Big largemouth, feisty Musky and declining
walleye are my experience. All fast water is sanctuary in early
season. Typical presentations all work but for some reason I seem
to come back to blue rapalas for walleye anywhere in Karawartha
lakes including Rice. Worm harnesses always work when nothing else
does for walleye. From shore cast minnow baits into the pool at
the bottom of the fast water where Lovesick pours over the damn
into Stoney for decent walleye.... Musky seem to like larger gold
or perch rapalas.
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B11 noted by me on attached map as area 1. The area from the south
Black Duck damn to the main Lake is generally shallow and weedy
and contains mostly largemouth, except that at the faster water
coming out of the damn I have caught a few smallmouth. There
is a deep hole just out from the damn and I have caught a few
walleye's in it. You have to jig the hole.
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B12 noted by me as area 2. Mostly largemouth along the north shore
and a very occasional musky or 'eye. There is a hole middle of
the grid and there should be a few walleyes in it. Lots of perch!
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North end of grid C12 and south end of Grid B12 noted by me as area
3 ...again very weedy but I have found that trolling with a shallow
crank produces some decent Musky and a few bass.
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B13 noted as area 4. If the weeds are down low enough
this area is fishable. As the weeds grow, this area is brutal
to even get a motor through. The area has produced the most
Musky for me in the daytime and in the evening can produce
some really decent walleye. I normally troll a rapala through
here for 'eyes and anything that moves with a hook catches
Musky when they're on..
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C12 & C13 noted as area 5. Definetely a walleye area.
Fast and deep water from the damn seems to draw the walleyes to
the area. In the spring I try to jig the edges of the fast
water and definetly suggest drifting a worm harness along and
towards the first set of island in grid C13. There is a white
cottage on the tip of this island to use as a landmark. Use
the finder to your advantage here as the fish pile up at various
depths and you have to find the right depth contour to fish.
There is rock structure through the area so move around to
find 'em then fish 'em.
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C13 noted as area 6. This was 'til now my own secret spot that
no-one else seemed to fish! Its a small area just south of
the island and has a deeper weed bed in the spring. I've pulled
a walleye or two out of this area every time I've fished it.
Again blue floating rapalas or diving shad rap.
