| If you have spent any time walleye fishing at all, | | | | and eventually located a nice point where some |
| you probably know that Canada is often | | | | slightly faster current met the calmer water of |
| considered the Mecca of walleye fishing. The | | | | the main lake and was stirring up the bottom a |
| Canadian shield is covered with thousands of lakes | | | | bit. |
| teeming with fish of all species. If you haven't yet | | | | We went with jigs and minnows, a walleye fishing |
| had the chance, you really need to spend some | | | | staple on these waters. We started with a slow |
| time in Canada walleye fishing. | | | | back and forth drift and troll along the point. In |
| We have made several walleye fishing trips to | | | | pure Canadian fishing fashion, the bottom was |
| Canada, and have had wonderful success, but this | | | | pure rock, so we moved slow and kept as |
| past summer we made our first walleye fishing | | | | vertical as possible. Before too long we had our |
| trip to Lac Seul. Lac Seul is a 150 km long | | | | first walleye. Encouraged we continued moving |
| resevoir about 200 miles north of the U.S. border. | | | | from 8 feet to 12 feet, from the tip of the point |
| Well known for its tea-colored waters, Lac Seul is | | | | back toward the river, then back again. Our son |
| known to produce fantastic numbers of walleyes | | | | picked up a nice 20"+ walleye along with a few |
| from spring through fall. While many families and | | | | more eating size, but we returned everything |
| friends opt for a week-long houseboat trip, we | | | | back to the water, satisfied that we would be |
| decided to be adventurous and rough it for a few | | | | able to return in the morning to catch enough for |
| days over the Fourth of July. Destination, Ear Falls, | | | | dinner. |
| Ontario. | | | | Our trip the next morning did not disappoint. |
| Our initial destination was a camping area on the | | | | Although it was obvious that the mayfly hatch |
| south side of the English river, but a quick survey | | | | was still underway, we caught nearly 30 walleyes, |
| of the spot gave everyone in the vehicle a case | | | | all with the same jig and minnow combination... |
| of "Chainsaw Massacre" flashbacks. We ventured | | | | moving slow and working our way around the |
| a bit further north, right out of Ear Falls and | | | | point. We kept enough smaller walleyes for dinner |
| discovered Gold Pine Camp at the end of the | | | | that evening and made our plans for the next |
| road. A classic Canadian walleye fishing resort. We | | | | day. We decided to venture out a bit further and |
| set up camp and hit the lake. | | | | tested several points and islands, but never |
| For this trip I was fortunate enough to have a | | | | managed to catch more that a few small |
| chip for my Lowrance that had a decent map of | | | | walleyes. Our best luck was that silly little point. Se |
| the lake... at least for basic navigation. This was | | | | we headed back. We only stayed for three days |
| early July so we figured we would have a | | | | total, so we decided not to venture too far from |
| reasonable chance on any type of typical | | | | where we had our first success. All told, we had a |
| structure, so we ventured out a couple of miles | | | | great trip with several fish over 20". We tried |
| to a nearby river system where the water is | | | | lindy rigs and even some crankbaits, but by far |
| flowing into the lake. This area is a walleye | | | | our best success was with the jig and minnow |
| spawning area and is closed to fishing through | | | | presented slow. |
| most of June. We ventured down the waterway | | | | |