Envision preparing a fly-in fishing trip for walleyes and also northern pike then discovering that not one, however two of this province’s premiere fishing lodges are located on that very lake. Additionally, delight in the dream that both of those full-services lodges have made a commitment to giving your fishing event with a memorable, soothing, trouble-free angling holiday on a little-known, premier wild lake. Yeah, right. Can not be, you claim. Validate this data at Nagagami Lake.
Large Nagagami Lake initially drew my attention numerous years ago as we drove north of White River on highway # 631 towards Nagagamisis Provincial Park. Considering its sheer size, loved one isolation and proximity to Hornepayne’s lots of air services I believed it may have some potential for angling. However, it had not been till March ’90 at the Toronto Sportsmen’s Show that 2 extremely trustworthy angling lodges – Nagagami Lodge and also Timberwolf Lodge – were connected with the lake. Thereupon, like an arrangement of dominoes, whatever systematically formed and also prior to the program finished, an August reservation was mine.
As well as, so as to get a broad view of Liddle’s 2-lodge Nagagami Lake procedure, the trip would certainly see us split our time and also angling in between both camps. Dave Sauve, Ontario Fisherman area editor and also a regular angling partner, eagerly agreed to accompany me on this rather unique angling adventure.
NAGAMI LAKE
Nagami Lake, located about 15 air miles northwest of Hornepayne, is a medium-sized, kidney-shaped lake measuring 8 miles in length as well as 2 to 4 miles in width. The lake shows three unique areas – the eastern container, a superficial (20 to 40 ft. ), smooth-bottomed location; the western basin, a much deeper (10 to 90 ft. ), irregularly contoured location with islands, rough shoreline, shoals; a long, narrow, deep (10 to 70 ft.) northerly arm. Unlike several huge, varied lakes, Nagagami Lake has excellent fishing in all three regions: particularly for walleyes as well as north pike (although there is a healthy and balanced whitefish population and also some perch in the lake).
The lake is most unusual in that, in the huge eastern container, a really slim yet productive weedline can be located far offshore where the lake base falls from 8 to 12 feet. Due to the fact that it is well out in the lake and not continuous, locating it becomes on of the tricks to the lake’s terrific pike angling. A lot more on that later!The water is tarnished from the ever existing tannins seeping right into the lake from surrounding hardwood and dirts.
The lake heats up early for this part of the North and due to its size, can get really rough when the wind impacts. There are couple of boating hazards in the main lake, other than along the tough north-arm shoreline and also amongst the island clusters. Separated risks are noted by the lodge staff and also have been meticulously identified on a very thorough, hydro-contour map of Nagagami Lake generated by the lodges for their visitors. Trick-angling areas are highlighted.
Additionally easily accessible (by means of brief, very easy portages) are 2 ponds: Hiawatha as well as Pody. Both deal exceptional walleye and also pike angling. At Pody Lake, a catch & launch lake, beast northerns as well as larger than ordinary walleyes are caught routinely.
WALLEYES
With lots of water, diverse structural aspects, and also several inbound & outflowing major rivers, Nagagami is a walleye factory. And also, due to the fact that a number of lodges as well as camps operate the big lake, a river mouth refuge policy is in effect on the Foch and also Obakamiga (“Dollar”) Rivers until mid-June. Walleyes are discovered throughout the lake: in existing circulations at river sites, along weedlines as well as in the larger weedbeds, off islands and also pointes over crushed rock bottoms, and on mid-lake frameworks consisting of several timeless shoals, bulges, sunken islands, drop-offs and bars.
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