How are Brookie Lakes in August?

[Manfred]

I am going to post two questions, with possibly some small amount of information. In terms of importance, this is the second.

How is the brook trout fishing on lakes like the Calabogie lakes in August?

I have found some lakes around Haliburton that are similar to the Calabogie lakes. I bought sinking line for my 5-weight. There are times when I am dying of boredom at the family cottage (the bass are not helping this situation like they did a couple of summers ago).

1. If I go to one of these lakes in August with my canoe and troll with the sinking line and, let's say, a wooly bugger, will I catch any brookies?

2. If I go to one of those lakes very early or very late in the day/night, will I be able to get any surface action in August?

[Salar]

1. If I go to one of these lakes in August with my canoe and troll with the sinking line and, let's say, a wooly bugger, will I catch any brookies?

Yes

2. If I go to one of those lakes very early or very late in the day/night, will I be able to get any surface action in August?

Unlikely

[Manfred]

Thanks, Salar.

My Royalex canoe is about 85 pounds and the trail into the lake is about 1 km. Your answers might well give me the gumption to carry it in to the lake when I am up there again a couple of weekends from now.

M

[Salar]

You're welcome and good luck with the brookies.

Save your back and buy a float tube

[Fishboy]

A 1 KM hike carrying an 85 lb canoe in mid-August heat doesn't sound like too much fun. A float tube is a whole bunch easier.

BTW - I caught bows and brookies in a 4 hour period on the weekend using full sink and small streamers (Hammill's Killer and Grey Ghost in size #10). I estimate that the fish hit at about 15 to 20 feet down. Some people in a canoe had a fish-finder and they said that they were marking fish at 10', 15', and below 20' all through the lake.

The surface water felt a tad warm in one lake, but the other's surface was cool...not enough for trout, but enough to indicate much more agreeable temps not too far below.

The fish I caught weren't big, but they took the flies so I can't complain.