manitou falls camp/english river

[jigmeister]

anyone have info on this resort??fishing and accomodation reports would help..jig

[bug]

anyones help appreciated

[mp]

Stayed there 5 years ago at the outpost. Nice people. The cabin, or more specifically, the dock needed work, but was satisfactory. We caught all the fish we wanted including a 51" muskie. It was a great trip- very beautiful spot. The only reason we did not go back is the Naughty Pines Camp. It is just up river from the outpost. When we were there that camp had burned. We had the river almost to ourselves. I am not sure how many more boats there are now, but we got spoiled.
The water was very low that year. We had our best luck in Johnson Lake.

I am happy to answer any questions if I can.

Good Luck.

[5th suit]

We fished it for about 10 years back when Dave and Sue owned it.
For a drive in we always caught a lot of fish, seemed to depend alot on the water levels on the English. The first lake Branston was a very good lake however most people cruise right on down the river.
It had good Walleye, smallmouth and Northern. By the dam alway produced walleye, and depending on water level across the bay from Fatty creek produced nice Bass and walleye. Also the bay by the small falls produced fish. Near the rapids was seasonal.
Wegg lake was where the Muskys lurk and if you find the part called moose head(look at map features) there was great northern fishing.
Clear lake was pretty but always a waste of our time.
Johnson lake was a little better then Clear.
Goose was a good smallie lake especally the southeastern part.
Wilcox lake, good walleye where the Longlegged dumps in, on the south side of this lake I caught my largest Pike 44". We also walked around by Oak Falls and caught walleye from the shore.
Unexpected lake on the west and north side is good for Pike and walleye however it is about 15 miles down stream.
We had a great time on this river system and caught some very nice fish, we also back packed into a number of lakes up the Longlegged and overnight road. We havent been back since 95, we just needed a change!

[jigmeister]

where is fatty creek and the small falls you speak of in your post?will be staying there in june(1st week), any suggestions about bait,lures,depths, as well as techniques.thanks 5th suit..jig

[5th suit]

Fatty Creek is located in the first bay to the right,dumps in from Fatty Lake, very shallow back there, fish the south and west part of this bay. Cast the large rocks for smallies, troll shoreline for walleyes. If the water level is way down dont fish this area.
The little falls dumps into the first bay to the left on the south side. As you leave the channel on the left side on the point, cast it for Smallies from there to the big rock ledge(there are a couple of private cabins Here).From there troll the bay for walleye around until you get to the liitle falls. Sometimes it is a steady flow,sometimes just a trickle. Orange, yellows and perch were good colors. If your into northern the Johnson weedless spoon and pork rind worked great on this river system.

[jigmeister]

anyone else with info on this system??

[Trucky1008]

Jigmeister,
I've been fishing the English River for the past 30 years, staying at Manitou Falls Camp each time. I will be at camp the first week of June staying in cabin #2. Feel free to stop by and we can talk about some of the good spots to hit. The English River offers some great fishing, even when the water level is low as it has been for several of the past years. Good luck and maybe we'll see you in June.
Don

[jigmeister]

i will indeed.i will be fishing with a buddy of mine and my son.i have been there once,the fishing was good,but the weather crappy.very good smallies,good pike and walleye.the year i went,502 washed out a day after we left.2001 i think.the last three days were miserable.i think the best fishing was in wilcox.the boys were casting rattle traps off the shore as i made shore lunch.alot of hoopin and hollerin'.igot a 22 5-1/2 smallie that year as well.played cards with a few fellas who burned the OFF misquito coils inside their cabin.if this is your group, i have met you before,and look forward to seeing you guys again. if not you,i still look forward to seeing you in june.stay in touch on this board.jig ouuuttt!!!