Hey bo, looks like most of southern/ central Ontario is under a bit of a gloomy 3 week weather pattern- doubt anyone can escape it.  The bugs are going to suck once it all settles.

ATVenture wrote:

I've been having a bit of luck in the North.. ;-) These were from Sunday.. I had to stop fishing after an hour or so because I didn't want to injure/keep any more.

You have exactly the same fishing knife as I do.  Nice catch to cook over a campfire.  It is 99.9% certain that I will be heading into Allan/North Depot Lakes this Sunday.  Haven't been here for over 15 years but I still know the best areas of these two lakes to fish.  And then you also have the North River as well to fish for specks.  I decided on these two lakes as they are not big and thus more safe for me to canoe on solo.  And only 1 small portage from Wendigo to Allan so my minor health problems should not be an issue going in here.  If you are in the area, my "signage"?? for my campsite is a Canadian Flag and a Nunavut Flag (look it up).  Drop in for a beverage and I will entertain you with my guitar playing????? as I plan on bringing in my guitar as like you I will get really tired of catching trout and need to find a way to spend some quality time.

Worst case scenario is I have to stay in Motel in Deux Rivieres and day trip into Allan and North Depot.  Actually, this might even be better than camping????????

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Trillium16 wrote:

Hey Bo, I may just take you up on that! I've been in something like the same boat as you (no pun intended) for the past week, trying to figure out where I'm headed for a five-day outing. The north end of the Park is by far my favourite and pretty much always the area I return to. The draw is just too strong. And Wendigo access has been high on my list this time for similar reasons, although I have no idea of the fishing hot-spots. My only issue is I'd like to avoid the rain to the extent possible while still getting in early to mid-May before bug-out. Still not sure of my departure date because of this but it's looking more and more like later next week when I check out the long-term forecast for the area (not that that's reliable at all LOL). How long are you planning to be in there for?

I will be camped on Allan Lake from May 7 to May 14.....yes....would be nice to meet you and share fish stories....I can share with you some good spots to fish on these two lakes.

Going in on Friday with a couple of friends, we're going to try to tough it. We might not be able to complete our original route as planned though 

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Buddies and I had a weekend trip planned to Pardee beginning Friday.  Between the rainfall warning and the crappy weather forecast for the whole weekend, we're pulling the plug.

Good luck to those of you going in regardless!  Stay warm!

Fred