Outdoors: Paradise for the adventurous angler

Outdoors: Paradise for the adventurous angler

Have you ever thought about taking a fishing trip deep into Ontario's north? Maybe a place surrounded by pristine lakes, rivers and even a Great Lake? Are you looking for a place that boasts world class trout fishing year round? Do you want a sen

Have you ever thought about taking a fishing trip deep into Ontario's north? Maybe a place surrounded by pristine lakes, rivers and even a Great Lake?

Are you looking for a place that boasts world class trout fishing year round? Do you want a sense of adventure?

Well, Lake Superior Provincial Park is a destination for all of the above!

Fishing in the park is phenomenal for brook trout, lake trout and splake (lake trout/brook trout hybrid).

The tributaries that run into Lake Superior from the park are teeming with migratory rainbow trout in the spring and are accompanied by pink, coho and chinook salmon during the fall run.

Brook Trout

The brook trout fishing stands out as the most desired for anglers visiting the park. The options are endless with lakes found right off highway 17.

Many lakes are just short portages, although most of the interior portages can be quite grueling.

Brookies in the park range from 12 - 18" on average but anglers have a good shot at breaking the 20" mark on many of the lakes.

Open water tactics for brookies include both trolling and casting.

Spring usually calls for casting shallow puling fish off rocky points, boulder strewn shorelines, beaver dams and downed trees.

Summer fishing is best done deeper, targeting fish in the 15 - 20 foot depths especially on or near rocky shoals that have deep water access nearby.

Fall brook trout fishing can go either way.

Depending on the water temperatures, these fish will either still be relating to deep water or will begin to venture shallow; closer to the spawning grounds.

One thing that is for sure, they will be putting the fall feedbag on in preparation for the upcoming spawn.

Cast spoons in various sizes from 1/4 - 3/4 s ounces such as Little Cleos or other similar spoons.

A slow retrieve with the odd pause, flutter and pop retrieve will put brookies into your canoe or kayak all year.

Top producing spoon colours have always been silver/blue and gold/orange but don't be shy to experiment.

Inline spinners in size #3 - #5 have their days as do small buck tail jigs up to 3/8 of an ounce.

- Tyler Dunn