OK I DID IT..BOOKED A TRIP ON WABASKANG LAKE..HELP

[wayne b]

taking wife on her first trip to canada wabaskang lake tall pines resort....june 10th to the 17th tall pines resort...have guide first day. what should i bring..tackle jigs lindy rigs ect.... schould i stay in dryden the night before where food where bait where
help me out any info will help................
wayne
wchug57@aol.com

[Stu]

I would suggest spending the night in Int. Falls, if that's where you cross the border. Check in isn't until 2pm so if you stay in Dryden, you'll have alot of time to kill that morning. Although, we got there early one year and the old owner let us take a boat and fish until check in. We usually pick up groceries in Dryden and bait in Vermillion Bay (leeches and ciscoes). I think Tall Pines provides minnows. As far as tackle, we usually do the normal stuff - jigs and lindy rigs. Get with trailer guy before you go. He always has the scoop on Wabby. Good luck - Stu

[Cough]

Cross the border that evening and stay in Fort Francis so you don't have to mess with crossing with the "hordes" Saturday morning. Going pretty early in the season so there won't be a lot of weeds up yet. If early spring and weeds are up and out to at least 6-8 feet...troll the outside edge of the weeds with Lindy rigs, floating jigheads tipped with minnows or if the weather is warm...crank baits. You'll get nipped off quite a bit from northerns on the Lindys but will pick up bonus pike and smallies with the cranks. Early am and late pm fish the narrows with slip bobbers, colored hooks, split shots and minnows. If the reeds are up and you see/hear fish chasing minnows...throw floating raps in and work them out slowly for smallies. If your up for a 30 minutes ride...head back past Lundy's into Gawleys Bay...fish the island at the entrance for smallies and pike and the "trough" that runs from the backside of the island all the way into the back of the bay. The narrows on the northwest side of Gawleys is know as the "hotel" as the 'eyes check in there in the evening.
Lot's of lake to fish and so little time,
Have fun above all!
Craig

[Dave B]

I say drive to Dryden and spend the night. That way you are fresher the next day as you will only be in the car for an hour. You can relax, grocery shop, and head to Tall Pines. Big IGA and a Safeway there in Dryden.

One thing I noticed when I started going to Canada was that the hooks used for walleyes were much larger (for obvious reasons) than the hooks I used when I was fishing in Wisconsin. If you are tying your own spinners, take note of this. If you want to buy spinners, then buy them in Vermillion Bay, not in the states.

Fish whatever way you are comfortable. This year on Lac Seul, the guys in the guide boat used jigs because the guide liked jigs. IN my boat we used spinners, and both boats caught fish about equal. We used mostly minnows but also caught fish when we used crawlers. Leaches were in short supply up north this year.

[rudy]

i asume that you will be fishing with steve the first day and he uses jigs almost 100% of the time.you'll know whats going on after a day with him,wise choice.we used lindy rigs and jigs this year will about equal results.when the wind blew hard into the bays we used slip bobbers with great success.this year the fish were laying in 'nothing'4-6 feet of water on the east end of gawley's.we didn't find that out until it was to late but the guys who were there caught lots of bigger walleyes there.they were drifting with split shot/hook rig with cralwers and minnows.the smallmouth are anywhere there are rocks.north bay,second lake and the big lake all have great bassin'. rebel pop-r's,bass assassin's[white] and husky jerks will catch them.good ring perch bays just 1/2 mile north of camp.good pike there too.we have also done well off of devils point for walleye but it was dead this year.it's not a hard body of water to fish once you have established what the fish are doing.
we always stay on the u.s. side and cross early in the morning.that puts us in camp at check in time.they are busy,busy,busy getting ready for new arrivals and really don't want to see you until then!i take my own boat so we asked if it was ok to show up early,launch the boat and go fishing until after 2 and they let us but asked that we not require any help from them.
good luck and have a great trip.

[wayne b]

thanks again going to stay in dryden maybe bringing my boat..
looking for a good hotel food store where to buy bait.. do i have to order leeces in advance
wayne try not to bother you till next year