Fishing. Lake Michigan/Canada-Where ever it is you fish Thr

[jakobeast]

Re: Toews Lake - Plan your vacation now

[quote name="Chaps"]





That can't be it, its a in the middle of Saskatchewan.[/quote]



You saw that too?



My Pops, a friend and I are headed to Rainey Lake in Sept. We are actually looking for a fourth.



He wants to do a fly in, and I am not too keen on that. I have seen the equipment used, and the abuse it takes and the maintenance not performed, and I am frightened.



I may do a fly in to Toews lake though.

 

[jakobeast]

Re: Lake Michigan Fishing

[quote name="IceHogsFan"]



I shall be crossing that body of water enroute to Sturgis for the Rally.

Ironically, I gave up my fly in for eyes and hammerhandles in Canada

to head west to dem dar hills that appear to be black. My wifes family

is from Gettysburg which is just east of Oahe. A very interesting body

of water to fish.



I fish in the Carolinas offshore, northern Wisconsin for skis, Canada for

eyes and pikes and many places in between but I have never fished

Michigan. Add me to the list that would be interested in trying that.

Maybe get a group and charter a boat for a day?[/quote]



I would be up for that.

 

[Tater]

Re: Toews Lake - Plan your vacation now

[quote name="FlyChicaga"]Holy shit it looks cold there.[/quote]



Can you fly AND LAND a float plane?

 

[Chief Walking Stick]

Re: Toews Lake - Plan your vacation now

[quote name="JOVE23"]Here it is:



http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Toews+Lak ... 4&t=h&z=14[/quote]



So they give their golden boy a lake in the middle of nowhere :clap:

 

[canucklehead]

Re: Toews Lake - Plan your vacation now

[quote name="Chaps"]





That can't be it, its a in the middle of Saskatchewan.[/quote]

Yeah, that's most definitely NOT the location (funny that Sask has a Toews lake already though )



Great fishing up there though.

 

[Guest]

Re: Toews Lake - Plan your vacation now

[quote name="Chaps"]



Sept-Oct is when the big ones starting feeding before winter... Thats when you start catching the 10-12lbs walleyes.



I've never heard of Reed Lake, I am from Red Lake Ontario though. Pretty sweet fishing up there, 150km highway north from the trans Canada is jam packed with fishing lodges all the way up to Red Lake. I used to make a killing in my high school years working at a friends fishing lodge guiding guests to all the fishing spots.[/quote]



Depends though. Early Sept is when the lake overturns. If you are there during that your'e screwed as nothing bites. We've been unfortunate to hit that a couple of times. The absolute best time is when the ice first breaks. Fish are dying to eat and the Lake Trout are still up because the water is cold.



[http] Above is the lodge on the...t that's right along the Saskatchawan border.

 

[Tater]

Re: Toews Lake - Plan your vacation now

[quote name="R K"]

Depends though. Early Sept is when the lake overturns. If you are there during that your'e screwed as nothing bites. We've been unfortunate to hit that a couple of times. The absolute best time is when the ice first breaks. Fish are dying to eat and the Lake Trout are still up because the water is cold.



[http] Above is the lodge on the...drive to other lakes the whole week. :evil:

 

[IMuser]

Re: Lake Michigan Fishing

I fished a forest preserve pond a couple times this summer and caught some tiny bluegills, but ate them anyway. Very tasty, even when fried.



While swimming near Adler Planetarium the lifeguard, when asked, said he has seen fishermen having success catching perch in the vicinity.



I'll probably get around to trying that soon.

 

[canucklehead]

Re: Lake Michigan Fishing

I've always wanted to learn to fish. Fresh fish is so much better than anything you can find in the store.

 

[Tommy 0]

Re: Lake Michigan Fishing

[quote name="IMuser"]I fished a forest preserve pond a couple times this summer and caught some tiny bluegills, but ate them anyway. Very tasty, even when fried.



While swimming near Adler Planetarium the lifeguard, when asked, said he has seen fishermen having success catching perch in the vicinity.



I'll probably get around to trying that soon.[/quote]

If they are over 16 years old and catching perch in Illinois during July outside the reciprocal waters they are POACHING.

 

[IMuser]

Re: Lake Michigan Fishing

[quote name="Tommy 0"] If they are over 16 years old and catching perch in Illinois during July outside the reciprocal waters they are POACHING.[/quote]

Wow.



I'll have to visit the Illinois DNR site regarding fishing in Lake Michigan.



It has been about 40 years since I've fished in Lake Michigan (Illinois shores only).

 

[mill500]

Re: Lake Michigan Fishing

[quote name="Ymono37"]I know it's usually a you and your dad thing - but let me know, I'd be interested in fisting there.[/quote]



Corrected.

 

[IMuser]

Re: Lake Michigan Fishing

[quote name="Tommy 0"]If they are over 16 years old and catching perch in Illinois during July outside the reciprocal waters they are POACHING.[/quote]

I was considering going perch fishing from shore on the south side this weekend, Tommy. I would have been nailed, because I probably would have gone to a spot straight from home with bait ready.



I'm not sure if it's called poaching, but -- like you mentioned -- it's against the regs. See page 20.

 

[Tommy 0]

Re: Lake Michigan Fishing

[quote name="IMuser"]

I was considering going perch fishing from shore on the south side this weekend, Tommy. I would have been nailed, because I probably would have gone to a spot straight from home with bait ready.



I'm not sure if it's called poaching, but -- like you mentioned -- it's against the regs. See page 20.[/quote]

It is poaching its closed for the month of July it is the same as fishing without a license = poaching it was a rough rough perch season so far they started biting and really turned on the last few days of june and then the july closure happened lol lucky perchies

 

[Guest]

Re: Lake Michigan Fishing

[quote name="Tommy 0"]

It is poaching its closed for the month of July it is the same as fishing without a license = poaching it was a rough rough perch season so far they started biting and really turned on the last few days of june and then the july closure happened lol lucky perchies[/quote]



Aren't the Smelt almost gone now? Man we used to have a blast when I was young. Hanging out drinking with the old guys railing in the Smelt.

 

[JOVE23]

Re: Toews Lake - Plan your vacation now

One of my friends who is a Reeve in MB got me better coords:



http://maps.google.ca/?ie=UTF8&ll=54.85 ... 28374&z=12

 

[Tim]

Re: Lake Michigan Fishing

[quote name="R K"]



Aren't the Smelt almost gone now? Man we used to have a blast when I was young. Hanging out drinking with the old guys railing in the Smelt.[/quote]





I think the mid 80's brought the last of the smelt catches. Last time I went was in the late 70's.



Perching might be in season in Wisconsin.

 

[canucklehead]

Re: Toews Lake - Plan your vacation now

right beside Flin Flon, eh? if anyone wants to go there, it'd be faster to fly into Saskatoon than Winnipeg.

 

[mill500]

Re: Lake Michigan Fishing

[quote name="R K"]



Aren't the Smelt almost gone now? Man we used to have a blast when I was young. Hanging out drinking with the old guys railing in the Smelt.[/quote]



We used to smelt back in the late 70's. Stay up half the night, net a couple of 5 gallon buckets of them, cook up a mess of them right there and drink beer. Then get 3 hours of sleep and go back to work. We'd usually go around Burns Ditch and the harbor in Indiana.



Haven't done it since.

 

[Ymono37]

Re: Lake Michigan Fishing

[quote name="mill500"]



Corrected.[/quote]

Jealous?