Top Fishing Destinations for 2009

Well the year is almost over and what a great year I had fishing, I went to some new water, some old water and caught a ton of fish. I have listed below the top lakes I went to this year and the reasons they made my list.

1. Quetico Provincial Park - This was an amazing trip to an area where I always wanted to go, the fishing is supurb regardless of what species of fish you like. We concentrated on bass and wern't disappointed as we caught 50 -60 fish per day. The campsites and facilities were clean and the park staff were courtious.
2. Shebandowan Lake - I had the oppourtunity to fish Shebandowan this summer with local tournament angler George Clark and we had a blast catching smallmouth bass in the countless bays and along miles of shoreline. George taught me how to fish with tubes and now I reach for a tube before I tie anything else on. The fishing oppourtunity in Shebandowan for smallmouth and walleyes is so great that you could spend a lifetime on this lake and still find new structure to fish.
3. Lac Des Mille Lac - Well this is my go to lake, my gaurentee fish for dinner spot, but this year is was kinda slow. I caught alot of fish but not near as many as I have in recent years, the weather was unpredictable and the fish were in deeper water and spots where I always catch fish where abandoned. Lac is still a fantastic fishery and I had to adjust my stratagies to accomodate the changes this year.
4. Batwing Lake - Batwing is a great lake for walleyes that is less than a hour from Thunder Bay, the only problem is the fish we caught there this year wern't very big 13"-15" was the average. Lots of fish were caught but the sizes were disappointing.
5. Hawkeye Lake - The only reason that Hawkeye made my list this year is that I saw proof of the huge bass population this summer. We held a B.A.S.S tournament this year on Hawkeye Lake and there were many 15lb bags weighed in.