Fishing Pakwash for first time-help

[jamie]

Its our first time on this lake and was wondering if anyone out there had fished this lake before and if so how was the fishing. Also wondering where i could find a good detailed map of this lake (need all the help we can get). Thanks in advance all your suggestions and fish stories greatly appreciated.

[Fritz (with the Crestliner)]

Jamie,

I haven't fished it, but I considered it last year. I bumped into a guy at Fleet talking about Canada, and I butted into the conversation. He has been going to Packwash for years and had trips planned last summer.

His advice was to troll Lindy/Little Joe spinners real slow. He mainly used crawlers. Also, get out of site of the camp. He said a lot fisherman did not. He also cautioned me on rocks which are just below the surface.

I am sure the resort where you are staying will want you to catch fish and will mark maps as to where to try and what to use. If it was me, I would contact them now and ask what is the normal hot bite at the time of year you are going. Then contact them again a couple of days before you go and see what is hot.

Sorry I don't have more,
Good luck

[mn--hook setter]

Fishingmaps.com may have a map for you. Havent personally fished pakwash but i do fish the redlake area. good luck to ya

[Fish-Dog]

Fished there last June out of Northwoods Bay Resort. The water was very high last year but we got fish. I got and excellant map from Red lake maps sales. I know I found the website but can't now.
G. Worral
Box 345
Red lake,ON
POV 2MO (807)727-3005

It's water proof,same as fishing hotspots maps.
Most walleye's came in about 8' of water. We also brought home alot of nice perch. My son caught a 42" northern on Lost lake,(which is at the bottom of Pakwash).I was told by the resort owners later that a 54" was caught later.

[Roger]

Jamie, have fished the lake approximately 20 times. As with any lake, have had excellent fishing, and also tough fishing. As mentioned before, there is alot of structure, and some is near the surface. Some days all you need are jigs with plastic. Other days you might have to use live bait on slip sinkers. If the walleye won't cooperate, the smallmouth alway's seem willing. E-mail me, and let me know where you're staying, and time of year you're going, and I'd be happy to give you directions to all the sunken islands I have found. Good fishing canaloon

[weezer7mm]

roger this will be my 4th time up there we stay at north woods bay resort we all ways go the first week of walleye we hit the mouth of the trout river and that bay out in front of the resort last year was tough but we still did pretty good i think the may flies were hacthing? any suggestings about jigs that time of year we have good luck on small chart. bullet heads jamie what time are you going and were are you staying maybe i could help?

[TLC]

Havent fished the lake in some time but when we did the fishing was slow--fished it three times.