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Lakes and Reservoirs
Sunrise over Giles lake.
Sunset over Giles lake.
Canadians living in Quebec and Ontario are blessed with the most diverse abundance of lakes in North America. The provinces combine for over 1,000,000 lakes and reservoirs. Although many aren't accessible by road, and others have never been fished, there are a good 300,000+ that are accessible by car / boat. These lakes are inhabited by a wide variety of game fish including bass, northern pike, walleye, perch, landlocked salmon, and various members of the trout family including lakers, rainbow, brookies and others.
Pic: The3brother
Residents take advantage of extremely low rates for standard fishing licenses, boat rentals, and lodging, which give access to one of the most exciting natural fisheries in North America. Although some lakes and reservoirs have access points for shore fishing, most lakes and reservoirs are best fished by boat, which yield access to millions of miles of structure covered shorelines, swarming with game fish waiting to ambush their prey.
In addition, these clear water lakes provide great swimming, snorkeling and diving opportunities during the hot summer months, and are great for cooling of during the day when the bite slows down.
Quebec and Ontario offer great, unspoiled scenery, unharmed eco systems which will amaze nature lovers, and low fishing pressure due to the ratio of lakes to population, which help make fishing these provinces on of the most relaxing pastimes (until rods go down and the drag starts screaming!).
Lake and reservoir fishing tips:
Fish locations and depths will vary depending on the season, but generally speaking most species can easily be caught in 2-20 feet of water on most days, with a few exceptions. Prime times are usually the first (dawn) and last (dusk) 3 hours of daylight, which is prime feeding time for "the big ones". Most often, large predators will hide under structure and ambush their prey as it passes by. Try using topwaters on calm/mirror like surfaces, casting them directly over sunken logs along the shoreline, or use a bobber rig with a live worm, crayfish or live or dead minnow (where allowed).
