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So I booked this camping trip without looking to see when our long weekend was...

Well the boy will miss two days of school and I get a REALLY short work week! Two pluses in my books

We are camping at Finlayson point and will launch from there. Anyone fished this lake in awhile? Any tips?

It's a full moon weekend too! The weather will be cooler than this weekend but that keeps the bugs away

I will post a breakdown of our trip upon our return.

Never been there but iVe done alot of research on the lake. From what i hear there are some deep holes full of trout. Most of the islands are private but most of the shore line is untouched. Make sure you have a good map as well beause there are alot of peninsulas and points that may look like islands but are not. If you havent yet, take a look at ottertooth.com as its a dedicated form and resource to the lake. Ic you dont mind a good detailed report on your trip would be awesome of you can pm me your account.

As mentioned by Andrew, a map is a must on this lake if you are going any distance away from your launch point. I would recommend the shoal map which is surely available from some of the local retailers. Not only can you get lost easily amongst the islands and points, but there are hundreds of rock shoals, many of them unmarked, that can very easily take the lower unit out of your boat if you aren't aware of their locations.

I fish this lake a few times a year, usually in the fall, so not sure what to tell you for spring locations. Try the shoals for walleye in the morning and evening and you should be able to get lake trout by flat line trolling this time of year, especially with the cold spring we've been having.

Good Luck,

Dobinsk

You should get 'em up high flatlining favorite laker lures behind the canoe. They "just" had ice out and that's a giant cold lake. Troll shorelines and the dropoffs of any large feeding flats that fall into the main lake depths. At least that's a place to start. Good luck.

So the weekend camping was cold, but fun.

Fishing was NON EXISTENT!

The bite was off due to the NE wind, and the passing storm. Just our luck. I had talked to several fisherman over the course of 3 days, and they had nary a nibble...

Better luck next time...


Black Donald Saturday for me