Northern Ontario: 5 fishing hot spots
Here’s where the owner of Thunder Bay’s Riverside Outdoors goes for brookies, walleye and bass
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In 2004, Thunder Bay, Ontario’s Allan Trochimchuk started Riverside Outdoors because he was tired of ordering so much tackle, especially soft-plastic baits, from out-of-town retailers. Today, his best sellers still include the Senkos and other soft-plastics that started it all. Trochimchuk’s picks cover bass, coaster brookies (above) and walleye.
More info: Riverside Outdoors, (807) 627-0698, www.riversideoutdoors.ca
LAC DES MILLE LACS, ONTARIO
GPS: 48.851774, -90.404289
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FISH: Walleye
HIGHLIGHT: Sawmill Bay holds good numbers of eaters
WHEN: Spring
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LAKE NIPIGON, ONTARIO
GPS: 49708, -88.575
FISH: Brook trout
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HIGHLIGHT: Trophy fish can top 23 inches
WHEN: Early fall
NORTH SHORE TRIBUTARIES, LAKE SUPERIOR, ONTARIO
GPS: 48.395, -89.253
FISH: Steelhead
HIGHLIGHT: Big water, good numbers and large fish
WHEN: Spring
SHEBANDOWAN LAKES, ONTARIO
GPS: 48.646, -90.351
FISH: Smallmouth bass, walleye
HIGHLIGHT: Three linked lakes, with varied water and lots of bass
WHEN: All season
WHITEFISH LAKE, ONTARIO
GPS: 48.221, -89.997
FISH Walleye
HIGHLIGHT: Shallow and weedy, with lots of fish; slip bobbers are lethal
WHEN: Year-round