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| so got the go ahead for a musky trip to lotw next year. this will be my first trip so i am looking for a lodge to stay, i am also looking for info on bugs, how bad at what times of the year both mosquitos and black flies. and what the water temps can be in july time. we have a baby that will be 1 and a half at the time and wife would like to go too with her. so looking for mostly fishing but maybe something for wife and kid to do, play at beach, or other for them to do. thanks |
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Location: indiana | took my wife and 2 girls to lotw last year. the girls are 9 and 11 so a little older than yours. we stated at canadian haven resort on sabaskong bay. the lodge is right on the highway just outside of nestor falls. she could go shopping in sioux narrows and a little farther north to kenora. brian and kathy own the place and took good care of us. as for the fishing, well it is sabaskong bay. plenty of muskies right around camp. you don't have to travel far to find a good place to fish. the farther from camp the less boats you see, but there is always a place to fish. pressure is not that bad. even my wife got a 42 within a mile of camp. they have website at Canadian Haven Resort. bugs are not that bad there on the highway. the worst places are the camps nestled back in a weedy bay somewhere. it is canada so there are always mosquitoes. the black flies are hit and miss, sometimes bad sometimes nonexistent. water temps in july ,which is when we go, are usually lower to mid 70s. you can have malor swings either way depending on the spring they have. usually the mid part of july is beautiful weather, also with exceptions. last summer was the worst weather in 25 years for us. water was 62, 25 mph wind for 4 days straight, rain,rain,rain. caught some quality fish despite the weather including a 45 and 50. raised more than 50 muskies in the week . hope this helps. call me or pm if want more info. 765 427 5751 todd |
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| We go to Canada every year around the last week of July to the first part of August. As far as the skeets and black flies, when the sun starts to go down in the evening and you get back to the docks, don't mess around. Get to the cabin or they will carry you there. Like they said above, flies are hit and miss, just carry some high octane (deet) spray.
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Location: Birchwood, WI. | always SKEETERS up there,Like 4reukmuskies said bring the DEET!! we get the 100 percent DEET from wally world comes in a small bottle white& red, its in the camping section, We also use neted full body jump suites they are the cats meyow!!! then you dont have to spray that cancer S*** on ya!!! Black flys not to bad last 5 or 6 years, mainly there in the calm weedy coves! GOOD LUCK !! YOU WILL FREAK AT THE SIZE OF L>O>W *ENDLESS* |
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Location: St. Louis, MO., Marco Is., FL, Nestor Falls, ON | I live across from Canadian Haven and it is one of the best camps for people with children. Lots of water toys, game room, etc. Brian and Kathy have kids of their own with them also. Best time for muskies is from opener (3rd Saturday in June) to the third week of July. Bugs are not that bad daytime but mosquitos are bad at dusk and for an hour after. Black flies (ankle biters) require the use of Deep Woods Off on pants legs and/or socks. Canadian Haven has the best rental boats available if you have that need. Feel free to message me for more information. Heck...if I don't have company when you come, I'll be happy to take you out for some muskie fishing and mark up your map for you. No...I am not a guide, just a muskie fisherman who has been fishing LOTW for 56 years. Be glad to help you out. I love meeting people new to LOTW.
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| I know my father had years ago went to nw angle and said with so many islands wind wasnt to big of a factor, is there lots of islands in sabaskong bay also, any other suggestions??
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| Spend the money and get yourself a bug suit. As soon as the sun starts to set you can literally hear them come "buzzing" in from a long distance away. They will carry you away they are so bad!!! Then after a couple hours of draining your blood they are just gone!
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| wind not a factor in the nw angle - thats funny right there...LOTW is huge and while its true you can get out of the wind to fish - there are plenty of days (almost every week) you will get wet running even if you own a 620
Edited by IAJustin 1/31/2010 9:35 PM
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Location: indiana | last year the wind we had was close to dangerous until you got behind islands. and yes there are hundreds of islands on sabaskong. hello there mr. pieske. i enjoyed meeting you there lasat summer. seiser, when bob pieske says to look him up and go fishing, he means it. wonderful gentleman to talk with and has a world of knowledge about sabaskong. todd |
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Location: Omaha NE | My family and I took our first trip LOTW last year and we stayed in Sabaskong Bay. At first we were very overwhelmed with the amount of structure that looked good. Bob Pieske offered to take my brother and I out for a day of fishing. Bob also marked up a map and helped by telling us what we should look for in a spot. Bob is very knowledge about LOTW especially Sabaskong Bay and he was able to put us on a couple of fish. Bob is a great fishermen and great guy to fish with. He taught us a lot so I highly recommend taking him up on his offer. |
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