Canadian Reports/Discussion
Silver Dollar Area Ontario
Still full on winter up there at the moment, Road construction and resurfacing starts May 8 on 599 North of Silver dollar, continuing North of Savant your guess is as good as mine on what direction they start from. I will be south of Silver Dollar in June, then North of Silver Dollar and Savant in August so hopefully by then they are a little more packed in.
My experience has been its been a rare year when I don't run into some type of resurfacing / bridge repair etc on 599. The newly resurfaced stretches are the worst, it really tears the heck out of stuff. For that very reason I have a full length mud flap (Towtector) on the back of the truck, and a Rock gard on the trailer / bow of the boat. Also don't forget to cover your transducers, the chips will rough them up so badly that they will not work at speed.
June I am mostly on dirt road and less than 30 mph, Aug Sep, I run up to, and past Savant lake and depending on what stage of resurfacing it can be a killer on gear as you know.
Have you heard of any construction occurring on 599 in 2023? From looking at some info from Ontario, it looks like there will be roadwork occurring on 599 north of Silver Dollar. Perhaps some resurfacing? Didn't see any specific start dates, just notations the work was going to occur in 2023.
Selbert, I've not fished Ellipse or Towers myself, but I have a friend who's fished Ellipse. He's not fished it in years, but if I remember correctly, he said he caught mostly smaller walleyes and the lake access was pretty good in comparison to the other lake landings in the area. Sorry that is the best I can do.
James Mac
I will be heading into Flatrock vis Arethusa 2nd full week of June, then first full week of August on the north end of Sturgeon lake.
Selbert, from you last post, I am not familiar with either of those lakes and I have fished a lot of them in this area over the last 30+ years.
Actually took care of my license on line yesterday and then started dreaming of chasing walleye and trout. Won't be long.
NWWisco, the last place I stayed in Canada was Lumberjack, which was 10 years ago. At that time it was a good place to stay, no complaints. We used it as a jumping off point, so no experience on Sturgeon. But if you like River fishing we did well on the English river between Barrel and press lake and we would go that last week in May.
NWWisco, Ok, Sturgeon is a different animal in comparison to the out lakes like Wintering, LOB, Watcomb, Young etc in that area. It is probably going to be 6-10 degrees colder than the out lakes at that time of the year. The lake trout will probably be spread all over the place, and or near the surface just depends on temps. Walleye fishing will probably not be very friendly on Sturgeon, if you can get into Jackpot or way back into Cobb bay / Mosquito bay or further up were the river and creeks come in you might have a fighting chance on Walleye. The lake is big, the south end is a lot more open. Watch the weather it get can get big and rough in a hurry. I typically fish the north end, its been a lot of year since I have spent anytime on the south end below the Sturgeon Narrows. There is a lot of water out there so hopefully your camp can steer you in the right direction.
What I am trying to say it is not a gentle lake for a new comer both from a fishing and with potential for some pretty rough water. It can also be very rewarding with plentiful lake trout, large pike, and some pretty nice walleye when you find them. Good luck.
