Have boat will travel!

[BigChief]

So I finally bucked up and bought a boat. We will be at TBL on 17JUN and we have never fished the lake much below the Narrows.
Looking to explore the lake a little more. Any recommendations now that I can hit other parts of the lake with a quicker/more stable boat?

[RHYBAK]

Travelling far to explore is one thing, but wasting gas to basically catch the same stuff is a waste to me.

If you know your fishing spots and have great success, then stick to them.
You're likely to travel miles and miles away to hit new spots and not catch anything.
To me, a week is short and get the best out of it.

I am bringing my boat but I will be traveling and fishing in comfort not looking for new spots.
15 years have taught me enough spots to stick to.

[puckster_guy]

I have all my goto spots near my camp. Now I'm spending about twenty minutes "commuting"and fish Grindstone for an afternoon. Or maybe up thru the chutes into the Kipawa river. I'm starting to like day trips. However BigChief I find on this lake no matter where you go you find fish. A day trip with a shore lunch is brilliant. Easy to find spots being the only boat in the area.

[T-Bone]

15 tears have taught me enough spots to stick to.

You said it Mr. Rhybak...crying all the way back to the cabin after getting skunked again. 

Just kidding...I know you're a fantastic fisherman. And with that new rig, the fish may just jump in the boat to be part of the comfort.

I'm expecting AT LEAST double the fish count out of you this year...200+ for you alone....20% keepers.

How are those last 36 hours going? [he he he he he]

I'll betcha slowly...

[crackers42]

BigChief,

Depending on what end of the lake you are on you will find different patterns.

Such as the east end tends to heat up quicker in the spring (June / now)  and the west end tends to be better in the fall.

Don't be scared to travel and like others said take a shore lunch.

That is how we have experienced  this whole watershed with many other portages and other lakes and there are still lots of spots to explore.

Understanding you only have so much time but you are missing out on a wonderful watershed.

[BigChief]

Crackers42 we are at Taggart Bay Lodge which is the NW end.


RHYBAK, no need to put me down for trying to find new spots. We are going up for two weeks this year. We have been contemplating on finding other camps or just renting from someone who has them up for rent since we now have a boat. Problem is we don't want to make that commitment without trying out those areas first.

[RHYBAK]

Sorry if it sounded like I was putting you down
I didn't mean it that way.
I was just giving my point of logic.

Again, sorry

[T-Bone]

RHYBAK, no need to put me down for trying to find new spots.

I'm confident he wasn't trying to put you down, but rather save you some time and a little gas money. And this won't be a surprise to some that I differ with Mr. Rhybak on this, but I think different parts of the lake are wholly different in terms of fish catching opportunity...especially depending on time of year. I applaud your desire to check out new areas, but there's an awful lot of water to cover...can't possibly endeavor to test it all...it'd take months...probably years. I think of the lake in about 6 key areas:

- NW / Laniel Area
- NE West Area: Taggart Bay / / Moose Bay Queens Bay area
- NE East Area: Smith Bay / Chemagan Bay
- Central Area: Lac Sunnyside / Lac Audoin / Lac Hunters
- SW: From Kipawa to Narrows toward Corbeau Island
- SE: Lac Bedout / Lac Grindstone / Lac McLachlin[/li][/list]

Massive areas in those descriptions...massive. In the Central area alone, I'll bet we focus on 25 or so key areas for fishing. There is, no doubt, 525 that would produce quality fishing...plus 1,000.

PM me if you want some direct skinny.

42!

[BigChief]

T-bone, I hope to have months to explore years down the road. A camp in Kip is one of my retirement goals. So by then I will have the time. Will PM you.

[Greg]

I agree with you BigChief - explore - we pick a day or two out of every trip (each year) and go to an entirely new area of the lake to just explore, and fish a little.  Pack a lunch and eat in the boat or shore lunch BBQ, etc.  Some of my best days on Kipawa were going for a "3 hour tour".  Last year, we went to the old Church at hunters point - amazing day.   Two years ago we fished the back part of Hunter lake and took a drive down to Grindstone.

Each time We were back to Alwaki by 3pm or 4pm to cook supper and we caught some fish and swam at a few different places along the way (...both trips were beautiful hot days).

Our destination this year - I have heard about Canal bay from a few different people.... I am going to check that out, and I have never been past the east side of Mackenzie island - might head up that way.

Enjoy your exploring...
Greg