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Crappies in the Muskoka's
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Posted 17 February 2012 - 09:45 AM
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#2
Posted 17 February 2012 - 11:31 AM
#3
Posted 17 February 2012 - 02:17 PM
Have you heard of lake trout or whitefish there? My buddy was heading to Joseph on Monday.
There are plenty of Lake Trout in all three lakes. Also apparently Whitefish, but I have never fished for them or would know where to go. These are huge lakes if you have never been here. Rosseau and Lake Joe are probably the most accessible to walk out. If you have an ATV or Snowmobile, they are all good. Have heard there is still open water on all three so be careful. Trout have been taken mostly on minnows this year. If you have any maps of the lakes just look for humps and points rising out of deep water and fish in the 40'-100' range.
#4
Posted 17 February 2012 - 04:16 PM
#5
Posted 18 February 2012 - 01:01 AM
I believe that these fish are more commonly called rock bass and you catch plenty of them.I was on an MNR site last night that when you clicked on a lake it displayed some stats about it including the sport fish in contained. The site noted there are Black Crappie in Lake Muskoka, Lake Rosseau and Lake Joseph. Ive fished all three for years and have never seen or heard of anyone catching Crappie in these lakes. Can anyone confirm the fact?
#6
Posted 18 February 2012 - 07:54 PM
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Posted 18 February 2012 - 08:06 PM
#8
Posted 18 February 2012 - 08:35 PM
#9
Posted 19 February 2012 - 12:22 AM
Drifter, you are correct that I am out to lunch on this one! I stand corrected........do you know where I can get some more meds? lolar u on drugs spinning? som stuff you say is out to lunch bro.
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Posted 19 February 2012 - 02:34 AM
#11
Posted 19 February 2012 - 05:50 PM
Hope there's no hard feelings.....just sayin. Crappies are an under rated sportfish and can be quite challenging to locate and get to bite. Havent fished the big three much J but have caught them suspended over 50+ fow usually somewhere about halfway down
No problem!
I have a cottage in muskoka and back in the 70's some one to put rock bass in our lake and for years, all that you could catch were rock bass. They completely took over from the small, largemouth and perch we had in the lake. So needless to say, I am not very fond of them.
#12
Posted 19 February 2012 - 05:56 PM
Drifter, you are correct that I am out to lunch on this one! I stand corrected........do you know where I can get some more meds? lol
Early onset of alzheimers
We're all headed the Spin, no worries brother!!
#13
Posted 19 February 2012 - 06:30 PM
#14
Posted 19 February 2012 - 11:04 PM
Early onset of alzheimers
We're all headed the Spin, no worries brother!!
\you got Chrome. My head is a spinninnreel. LOL
#15
Posted 30 April 2012 - 10:15 PM
Now there are afew other lakes in the Area with Crappie in them, the Most populer is Healy Lake where there at one time was 2lbs crappies being caught BUT then everyone and there uncle came and fished the lake out,
This year on Dollor Bay, a Large side bay off Healy Lake, I only got 30 Crappie all winter and only kept 6 with 10 perch for a mall meal, teh largest Crappie I seem caught was only 10" and it was the only "LARGE" one I seen.
theres afew others in the Area, but I keep my spots for me and My close friends.
#16
Posted 07 May 2012 - 03:03 PM
I live near teh town Of MacTier, with is right by Lake Joe, its a 5 min drive, I have not heard of anyone getting Crappie on Joe, Muskoka or Ross.
Now there are afew other lakes in the Area with Crappie in them, the Most populer is Healy Lake where there at one time was 2lbs crappies being caught BUT then everyone and there uncle came and fished the lake out,
This year on Dollor Bay, a Large side bay off Healy Lake, I only got 30 Crappie all winter and only kept 6 with 10 perch for a mall meal, teh largest Crappie I seem caught was only 10" and it was the only "LARGE" one I seen.
theres afew others in the Area, but I keep my spots for me and My close friends.
Thanks for the information and I understand your reluctants as well. If you post it here you may end up with another Healy Lake. If I hear of a spot I'll send you a PM.
#17
Posted 09 May 2012 - 12:22 AM
p.s SPINNERREEL.>> Rock Bass and Crappie are two different kind of fish totaly for them releasing the rock bass in that lake "rumour", not reality. Rock Bass are native to pretty much every lake in this region the Crappie on the other hand well that could be the story of someone releasing them but I hear the same story about this lake and the next about how the Crappies came to be in this region ...but its always some yankee who had a cottage brought them up and released them in the lake for years...back in the day same story on my lake too which has some descent Crappie fishing now...
#18
Posted 30 October 2012 - 08:00 PM
On a Side note I had a Great Jumbo Perch Spot, 14" Perch where the Norm, 16" Perch Where Big for this Backwoods Marsh Chain, but I estamate by the size of the Bass and Crappie someone illegaly stocked Bass and Crappie in teh Marsh Chain about 4 years ago, Last summer I did not even Get 1 Perch out of the marsh, I did Get 3 Bass over 4 Pounds though and 2 Crappie Over 1.5 pounds. Now I coudl see teh Crappie Stocking but there is Bass in Every Lake up here why bass
Its very sad, I only KNow the Perch where in they Becuz my Dad told me. HIm and my Grandfather used to walk back the Old Trail and fish it back when he was a Boy in 1960's, very sad that the Perch are gone now,
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#19
Posted 31 October 2012 - 11:30 AM
Just found this old picture on my computer, its from afew years ago, maybe 2010, on Dollor bay, Healy Lake. its my friend Sam holding up are largest Crappie of the Day a 14" Slab, all others where under 10" though, I sent them all Hoem with her since her Father had not had a feed of Crappies in liek 10 years.
AS I stated somwhere else on teh forum, maybe even higher on this topic, the crappie fishing in Healy has gone downhill, but then again Crappies can make a comeback very fast, hopfully they do cuz they are a nice eatting fish.
#20
Posted 31 October 2012 - 01:48 PM
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