ackvil
07-27-2011, 01:23 PM
I just returned from a fishing trip to Lac Suel, located in Ontario Canada (approximately 200 miles north of International Falls, MN.
The weather and the fishing were erratic. We arrived to a heat wave: temperatures in excess of 100 degrees – a rarity to Lac Suel. The normal temperature at this time of the year should be in the low 60s. The weather was hot but the fishing was cold – at first. On the first day I did manage to get some nice Walleyes and a few Northern Pike.
However, the weather would soon change drastically.
Due to lack of rain a forest fire developed north of Lac Suel. On Tuesday I caught a nice small mouth bass and we caught some Walleyes and Pike but our fishing was cut short by smoky conditions that cut our visibility so much that we had a very difficult time finding our way back to Fisherman’s Cove.
At times our visibility was so bad we could not see the shore. A day later the smoky conditions were replaced by high winds that resulted in waves in excess of four to five feet. It felt as if we were in the Atlantic Ocean instead of a lake. Once again our fishing was cut short. This time our trip back to our cabin was treacherous. Our small boats struggled to make it back safely to the Cove. It took us 45 minutes to get to our fishing spot – but close to two hours to get back to our camp.
The good news was that the heat wave broke. We went from 104 degrees one day to under 60 degrees the next day – and the fishing became fantastic. Ontario has a size limit that requires all Walleyes over 18.1” must be released. We caught many Walleyes, over 100, most of which were well over 18.1 inches and many which measured over 25 inches. The Northern Pike also were hitting hard. The fishing for the remainder of our stay was fantastic and we took home our limit of Walleyes (four each) and Dale, my borther-in-law and I took home nine Pike.
It was a truly unique experience. We had every type of weather one could imagine with the exception of snow. Plus, we had some days of good fishing, a few days of horrible fishing, and a few days of fantastic fishing. I can’t wait to go back next year.
The weather and the fishing were erratic. We arrived to a heat wave: temperatures in excess of 100 degrees – a rarity to Lac Suel. The normal temperature at this time of the year should be in the low 60s. The weather was hot but the fishing was cold – at first. On the first day I did manage to get some nice Walleyes and a few Northern Pike.
However, the weather would soon change drastically.
Due to lack of rain a forest fire developed north of Lac Suel. On Tuesday I caught a nice small mouth bass and we caught some Walleyes and Pike but our fishing was cut short by smoky conditions that cut our visibility so much that we had a very difficult time finding our way back to Fisherman’s Cove.
At times our visibility was so bad we could not see the shore. A day later the smoky conditions were replaced by high winds that resulted in waves in excess of four to five feet. It felt as if we were in the Atlantic Ocean instead of a lake. Once again our fishing was cut short. This time our trip back to our cabin was treacherous. Our small boats struggled to make it back safely to the Cove. It took us 45 minutes to get to our fishing spot – but close to two hours to get back to our camp.
The good news was that the heat wave broke. We went from 104 degrees one day to under 60 degrees the next day – and the fishing became fantastic. Ontario has a size limit that requires all Walleyes over 18.1” must be released. We caught many Walleyes, over 100, most of which were well over 18.1 inches and many which measured over 25 inches. The Northern Pike also were hitting hard. The fishing for the remainder of our stay was fantastic and we took home our limit of Walleyes (four each) and Dale, my borther-in-law and I took home nine Pike.
It was a truly unique experience. We had every type of weather one could imagine with the exception of snow. Plus, we had some days of good fishing, a few days of horrible fishing, and a few days of fantastic fishing. I can’t wait to go back next year.