Small Mouth on Minataki

[Canada Rookie]

Anyone fished Minitaki or other western ontario lakes for smallies??
I fished at Lac Seul this spring and enjoyed catching many nice walleye and northerns..I just couldn't get over not pitching a tube jig or lizard around the great wooden shoreline cover..Did catch a few hog walleyes on the lizard after going into withdrawl one afternoon..there's some big fish in those shallow woody bays!!! I'm kind of contemplating an early september run for Smallmouth..I've heard the rumor that parts of LS contain smallmouth, and that Minitaki is excellent..Can anyone point me in the right direction?? Thanks

CR

[FISHACE]

I have been going to Minitaki for 25 years. I have enjoyed catching 4 to 5+ lb. smallies on many occations. I have realesed all but 1, which has been hanging on my living room wall for many years. Along with my big Walleye also caught there. All the big ones were caught on the edge of deep weed lines. Numbers found along rock rubble.

[canada rookie]

Thank you very much for the reply. I've still got the bug to fish canada again this year..Can you recoommend a lodge or other lodging that would be on or close to minataki?? Thanks again..

[bosbar]

Call Pickerel Arm Camp, you won't find a better place to stay. New modern clean lakeside cabins, all housekeeping. The fishing doesn't get any better. My wife set a new record this year, 10 walleye in 10 casts. Good smallmouth fishing on any rocky point with deep water access. Probably won't be able to get in this year because they're always booked, but you can check for availibility for next year. 1-807-737-2499, Good Luck, tell em Bo sent ya, he'll charge you double!
Bo

[jrtfish]

Pickeral Arm camp is very nice been there twice now and was very impressed. Cabins were excellent and they have everything you need right there. Bring a minneow bucket that can be locked to keep otters out otherwise you will be feeding them every night.

[canada rookie]

Thanks for the info..I'll definitely contact them..

Thanks

[DonC]

I have fished at Minaki many times in September, and haven't been able to pattern and/or catch much smallmouth. If anyone has any suggestions on what the pattern is, and what presentations to use, that time of year, it would be most appreciated.
Don