I am ready for my 14May trip. Too ready.

Originally i was taking my son and a few friends of his and my daughter and her boyfriend up to EP47. We decided on the opener since my son was planning on joining the national guard and was gonna ship a little after finals but now he is signed up to leave during finals week (and got a bonus to do so!).

But the boyfriend and I have been getting excited about maybe hitting some big northerns at the opener so...we could change the date to more predictable weather...but we aren't.

I plan on basecamping on Horseshoe...I know, boring, but I think that fits my group best.

I am thinking 1, 2, 5, 7, 8 in the afternoons...depending on wind direction. And 10, 11, 6 in the mornings.

My thinking is that the sun will warm the water during the day and draw them up into the shallows then they will retreat to deeper water at night.

What do you guys think? and why?

Had luck with some eyes in the 10 area. Also saw some people fishing off the rock in your 6 area. Stayed at the site right in the 6 area. Was a large site, open & woods, nice landings, gradual rock out front... Would stay again. Can always day trip into Gaskin or Vista.

I've not been to that lake, and from google maps it doesn't look like much of an "inlet" on the NW corner but if there's actual inflow of water I'd spend a good amount of time around that.

Then where it says outlet...take the little portage and fish that first nice looking pool below the rapids on what's now the Brule river to the east.

As for the lake itself...looks like you've got her dissected. See what the wind and weather does but not a bad plan. Seems like a shallow lake overall

OMGitsKa: "Had luck with some eyes in the 10 area. Also saw some people fishing off the rock in your 6 area. Stayed at the site right in the 6 area. Was a large site, open & woods, nice landings, gradual rock out front... Would stay again. Can always day trip into Gaskin or Vista. "

Absolutely. It would be fishing malpractice not to fish that 10 area!

And 6 looks like a good ambush spot.

cyclones30: "I've not been to that lake, and from google maps it doesn't look like much of an "inlet" on the NW corner but if there's actual inflow of water I'd spend a good amount of time around that.


Then where it says outlet...take the little portage and fish that first nice looking pool below the rapids on what's now the Brule river to the east.


As for the lake itself...looks like you've got her dissected. See what the wind and weather does but not a bad plan. Seems like a shallow lake overall"

I was looking for confirmation on that Brule river area. Where I am from, the only fish in that shallow are carp. Thanks

When I was there a few years ago, there was a lot more water flowing in at the portage from Vista than there was flowing in from your section 1. We caught some nice fish below the Vista portage. Our biggest landed pike and bass came from section 8 near lunch time. Lost a good pike in section 7 on evening. And walleye were always in section 10. Moose were in Section 9 every day for us.

Yeah, I saw that google maps labeled that the Brule river coming from Vista....so if that's the real "inlet" into the lake and then it flows right back out to the east I'd be there. If you find current you will find fish. Fish there instead of the far NW corner.

And no...up there it won't be carp. It'll be pike, walleye, smallie, etc. Even if it's just a cascade of water down into a swirling 5' deep hole (river or lake) fish the heck out of it for a bit and you'll be surprised. Leech under a bobber, jig and plastic, jig and leech, slow reel a crank across the current, you name it.

That first little pool on the river down from the lake, try it from shore or take the canoe. You'll be there long enough I'm sure you'll carry the boat across at least once :) You might be surprised what you find.

100% of our late June walleye came from Area 2.