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| Going to Temple Bay Lodge for the first time July 5th-11th. First time in Canada and can't wait. A couple of questions.
1)We are using their rental boats. Do the IPilots have spot lock? Are they foot controlled?
2)What are the graphs like? 1 per boat? GPS? Down or Side Scan?
3)Is there good Muskie fishing close? We have to hire a guide day 1 but I need to learn to run the lake as I hear it's dangerous.
4)Besides Muskie we want to catch a bunch of big smallmouth. How is the smallie fishing in that area and that time of year? Bait suggestions/cover suggestions etc.
5)Do they give you a net big enough for muskie and a measuring board?
6)What should we expect for bugs and weather that time of year? Any tips on either?
Thanks in advance. We don't care about walleye at all except to catch just enough to do that shore lunch every day. Is it a pain to get the shore lunch kit in the boats?
Edited by kscatman76 5/13/2026 1:11 PM
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| I’ve been to Eagle a few times , never stayed Temple but you’ll love it ..most of your questions are best answered by the lodge, you can catch plenty of muskies near the lodge, that’s true of most lodging on the lake… the trick is being at the right spot at the right time , ha! Expect mosquitoes at sunset, weather who knows might be 90’ or might be 60’s anywhere in between is probable… good luck, won’t hurt to get a guide first 2 days if you can! Running around eagle in a camp boat never being in Canada will feel daunting if you want to get more than a couple miles from camp, good luck |
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| Thank you for the info I appreciate it. REALLY looking forward to the experience. |
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| Was at Temple Bay two years ago. Very nice resort. We had our own boat, so can't answer those questions, but I am sure if you contact them they will be happy to provide all the information you need. The shore lunch equipment and food is a little bulky but you will appreciate the large propane burner set up. All you need to do is provide the fish and some elbow grease to peel and slice potatoes, onions. We were on the meal plan so we only did shore lunch one day, other days they packed lunch for us. I really enjoy a hearty breakfast and having 8 or 9 choices every morning was great. Plus there was always fresh fruit and juice at breakfast. |
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Location: Brighton CO. | It's been a long time since I've fished in Canada once at Lake Of The Woods in 1993 and 2000-04 Winnipeg River so my advance may be out dated. We used to buy Canadian Hydrographic cart for the Lake we are fishing. In 1993 at Red Wing lodge the resort owner sat down with each fisherman mark all the hazards not on the map and he also marked a few land marks for navigational purposes along with some good muskie spots. The first day we're motoring back to camp and Dad stops and "I think we missed the cut off back to camp"? On large Canadian Lakes there are navigational buoys and on the map shows where the buoys are and what number is on the buoy. So we found a buoy got the number off it and plugged it into our map and we were way off course. So we figured out witch direction camp was and we made it back no problem. Large Canadian Lakes lots of structure so pick small part of the lake and learn where every rock ,weed and current in that section and you will catch fish. Three of the four fishermen in our group has caught there largest Muskie in Canada. I've never been to Canada and not caught a least one Muskie over 30" , however I'm the one who has screwed and lost every big muskie I've hooked. My largest Canadian Muskie 39.5 but have netted big fish for my fishing partners. I have bigger fish in both Minnesota and Wisconsin. I need to get a passport and get back Canada to get a new PB. Enjoy your trip and do as my fishing partners do and get a new PB. You'll catch a ton of Smallmouths and Pike along with the harder to catch Muskie. Good luck! |
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| Thank you guys for the answers so far, really appreciate it. |
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