Suggestions on Perfect Lake?

[EXTREME]

For the last couple of years, our group has been going to Lac Seul. The trips are fun, but the fish selection could use some improvement. What are some of your guys suggestions for a lake/resort that a guy can catch walleyes for supper, and be able to catch smallies, pike, muskies,and lake trout. The areas in Lac Seul were awesome for eyes, but we got bored with them. A morning trout fishing and a evening to get a meal of walleyes would be ideal. Anyway, any suggestions would be great. Thanks..oh ps it would be a July, August trip. Thanks

[Hemlock]

Tough to beat Lake of the Woods up here for that. Within a 20 mile radius of Sioux Narrows, all of that can be accomplished. Lakers in Whitefish Bay, smallies and pike, all over, and walleyes to the west towards Yellow Girl Bay. I've had many days of a multi species catch. Muskie, rock bass, perch and large mouth are possiblities too!

[igotem]

Minnitaki is a lake right next to Lac Seul that also has what your looking for. The walleye fishing is good, lots of smallmouth, pike everywhere of course, and the trout are big. Lac Seul is actually connected to Minnitaki, but I'm not sure how or the distance you have to travel. We stayed at a place on Abram lake last year that was also a part of the "chain". It was my first time to this particular area and I mostly fished Minnitaki. The guide at the resort did do day trips to Lac Seul. We got onto the lakers pretty good so we hit them hard and fished walleyes on the side for shore lunches, dinner etc. There were a lot of guys in camp just fishin' smallies. Sounds like they were doing good. We were only up there for three days, so I didn't get to fish all the species as much as I wanted to. It was my first time on this water so there was a lot of scouting to be done.

I've fished LOW also quite a bit and you can't beat that either.

Here's a couple pics from Minnitaki

[Abrams]

Minnitaki is actually not "right" next to Lac Seul it's a few lakes away, but it's close. You'll need to travel/portage the English river, Pelican and Abrams, then into Minnitaki. The lakes in the Sioux Lookout area are a good choice. Truthfully, any lake in Northwestern Ontario will offer something. Lac Seul is just the biggest and most famous walleye lake in the area. It also (Lac Seul) has huge muskie, smallmouth and of course pike.

[Cheers]

Check out Eagle Lake just out side of Dryden Ontario. I have never fished it but is a very popular multi species lake

[MuskyBrian]

It's kinda hard to find the perfect lake you describe. Mainly, because generally a good trout lake is not a good Musky lake. Trout water usually has larger muskies but much fewer in number. Your best best is probably LOTW Whitefish Bay as they mentioned, kinda boring but it does have all of em.

You could also take a look at Rowan Lake, although I hear mixed results from there.

The Clearwater/Pipestone chain has all minus great walleye fishing.

The words "perfect" and "Eagle Lake" are hard to put together. I usually try to find a resort with specialities in 3-4 species but has a portage lake to fish the other species you want. Gold Arrow camp has boats on 16 different lakes for example, all species covered.

[Hemlock]

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LOTW Whitefish Bay as they mentioned, kinda boring but it does have all of em.

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Kinda boring? Can you expand???

[Mad Mulcher]

Hemlock,

I can sense the hair on the back of your neck standing straight up while you make haste to rebuke a Whitefish Bay scoffer! Unless Musky Brian takes it back, I say he be (Contact US Regarding This Word) FOREVER from the Canada forum.

[Hemlock]

[EXTREME]

Thanks for the posts guys! I am not worried about Muskies/Trout in the same lake. All that I am concerned with is the multi-species thing. I want to eat walleyes, but not spend the entire week fishing for them. My friend was talking about Clay Lake? by Dryden. Any opinions on this lake? I think that is what he called it. Need to make up our minds soon before everything is booked up. Thanks again!!

[MuskyBrian]

LOL!! I don't think i said that right, By boring i meant that basically everyone knows about LOTW, meaning I can't provide some secret lake in the middle of nowhere that barely gets fished. I did not mean the actual body of water is boring, rather just my answer.

As for Clay Lake, it is part of the Wabigoon River Watershed, kinda similiar to Wabigoon Lake itself in that it is also murky water, however, I am sure it is loaded with fish.

[srj]

Clay has very good fishing but not so good eating--it may have changed in the last couple years, but Clay had a very restrictive fish consumption advisory on the eyes. The mill is on the outlet bay of Wabigoon and pollution entering the river has affected Clay over the years. Check it out.

If you haven't been there, Lake of the Woods from Nestor Falls to Kenora is a truly incredible body of water. The Nestor area--fairly shallow waters, lots of islands and reefs, lots of fish, water greens up in the summer. Sioux Narrows area--deep, very clear water, lots of islands and reefs, lots of fish (can be a bit tougher for eyes), awesome beauty. The area in between Whitefish Bay and Clearwater Bay (yellow girl bay, north and west)--somewhat stained water, lots and lots of fish, lots of islands and reefs. Kenora area--deep, clear water (Clearwater Bay), lots of fish, lots of islands and reefs, lotsa Manitobans.

Many resort choices, many other drive-to lakes. A truly fabulous area. Hemlock, you live in Paradise!

Good luck.

[Hemlock]

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Hemlock, you live in Paradise!

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Thanks SRJ....I believe I do too. Bemidji isn't too shabby. If the fam and I ever move back to MN, that would be where.