early reservations at algonquin park: where to fish?

[Duchenelovestofish]

hi internet! I'm booking a weekend of camping in mid may and i'd love to do some fishing for some brook trout and some pike. Maybe even bass fishing. ANy suggestions on where to fish?
P.S. I don't want to canoe a whole ton to get to a good fishing spot.

[jsdx]

Check your dates against the fishing regs. Mid may - only trout would be open. Forget pike, most lakes don't have pike and bass season won't be open until summer.

If you want to car camp, super easy and you can fish the hwy 60 corridor lakes - see the stocking lists - but no portaging and easy access and a good time of year for trout - brookies and splake.

If you want interior and new to algonquin - one suggestion is to start at Smoke, go south to Ragged - good fishing there. if you want to go further, go to Big Porcupine . again - good fishing and not too hard to get to.

good luck

[Duchenelovestofish]

I checked the stocking list. They stocked alot of small lakes near whitefish and rock lake for example, coon lake. They stocked that lake with 3000 speckled trout in 2016. should i shore fish for them or do i need a boat? Also, my only trout lure that i have is a blue fox vibrax. is there any better lures that i should buy?

[Lenny]

Fork Lake off of hwy 60 apparently has great splake fishing. Otherwise for brookies your best would be to go up to the brent access. Best part about going to Brent compared to 60 corridor is the trout are wild and there is more wildlife and significantly less people.

[zippyfx]

I had the same idea. Looking to go after the cold but before the blackflies.

I ordered the Fishing Set and the Backpacking Trail Map

good suggestions all around.

[jsdx]

I checked the stocking list. They stocked alot of small lakes near whitefish and rock lake for example, coon lake. They stocked that lake with 3000 speckled trout in 2016. should i shore fish for them or do i need a boat? Also, my only trout lure that i have is a blue fox vibrax. is there any better lures that i should buy?

I like the inline spinners for brookies, (#1 or #2, bluefox is good, so is the black fury). If you can find a "double loon" inline spinners, get some of those. My favs.
Get some Little Cleo spoons -- if you're in canoe, easy fishing, toss back, paddle slowly around the lake, make sure your rod cannot fly out of the canoe, easy fishing.
For easy shore fishing - slip-bobber and some hooks, and worms. The fish will come to you (eventually).

We've had luck (shore fishing) *all* the stocked lakes around Rock. (FYI Coon has stocked Splake). Some lakes are portage to lakes so if you want to take it easy, you shore fish those. Of course, if the fish decide to be on the "other" side of the lake, then tough luck. FWIW, nothing like watching from shore, guys in a canoe loading the boat while you sit. If you have a canoe, bring it, or if not, rent one, even for one day - and try out a few lakes.

Otherwise for brookies your best would be to go up to the brent access. Best part about going to Brent compared to 60 corridor is the trout are wild and there is more wildlife and significantly less people.

Agreed, but I assumed that "not wanting to canoe a whole ton" comment, the portages or amount of work to get to Brent area lakes could be at least a "partial ton" or easy depending on your canoe experience.