Muskie Bay Resort was ranked by In-fishermen Magazine as one of the top five spots to fish in there January issue.
Crow (Kakagi) Lake along with Steven's Bay on Lake of the Woods (just two miles from camp) and four other portage lakes are available for our guest's use.
Imagine waters loaded with world-class trophy muskie, huge northern pike, fantastic walleye, large lake trout, battling smallmouth bass and slab-size crappies. Fishing is at its finest at Muskie Bay Resort.
We feel guests that are sucessful fishing and hunting will be repeat guests for us. We don't have the attitude "here is your boat, and there is the lake. We have a comment box located at the entrance to the lodge. We encourage our guests to let us know how we are doing. We like good comments as well as creative constructive criticism.
Muskie Bay Resort's staff policy is to help our guests enjoy their stay. We will help our guests find fish, types of lures to use and best type of bait. We will mark the best fishing spots on your map.
World Class Muskie Fishing
We're home of the World Record 55" Muskie caught at Muskie Bay Camp on June 16, 1995 / 14 lb. Test Class as recognized by National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame.
Our Boats, Motors & Equipment
17 foot boats, three swivel seats, trolling motor, bait well, live well, 40 or 50 hp motors, net, and Lowrance 520 color monitor, with GPS and mapping chip built in.
FISHING GEAR
You may bring nite crawlers into Canada (pack in bedding only), no live leeches or minnows (frozen or salted are legal). We have gas (both mixed and regular), some tackle ,and live bait available at the resort. You can purchase your fishing license on line at www.anglersproshop.ca
If you have a trolling motor and portable locator you may want to consider bringing them, they are nice for remote lakes and fly-ins (we have a limited supply for rent, call ahead to reserve) they are included on upgrade boat packages. Guests bringing their own boats and or reeling motors are encouraged to bring the own chargers (electrical hook-ups are provided at N/C).
Suggested Fishing Tackle
WALLEYE - 6’ to 7’ spinning gear with 6-10# test line, optional bait casting gear with 10-12# test line for trolling and bottom bouncing, lindy rigs, spinner rigs and crawler harnesses (gold, silver, chartreuse, orange), jigs 1/16 to 3/8 for live bait, assortment of shallow and deep diver cranks (rainbow trout, silver, gold, perch or firetiger).
BASS - 6’7’ spinning gear with 4-8# test line, tube jigs, twisters, #1-#3 french or vibrex spinners, topwaters, chuggers, cranks, small spinnerbaits, 4" worms, craws, and slugos.
TROUT - 7’- 9’ trolling rod with level wind reel and 10-14# test line, (1/4-3/4 oz.) and flutter spoons or suttons (bl/slvr, wh, chart), cow bells and flies, husky jerks and other cranks in blue/silver. 6’ jigging rod with spinning or level wind and 10# test line, 1/2 - 2 oz. jigs (white, chartreuse, pink, blue, and gold ) swedish pimples, sonars, buzz bombs, zingers and cleos.
NORTHERN PIKE - 6’ - 7 1/2’ spinning or casting rod with 12-17# test, 1/2 to 1 1/2 oz, wire lindy rigs and 1/4 - 3/4 oz jigs for live bait, spinner baits, spoons, large cranks and jerks (fire tiger always good all around color for pike).
MUSKIE - 6 1/2’ - 7 1/2’ rod with high quality casting reel and 27-36# mono or dacron or 60-80# super line, 7’ - 9’ trolling rod with level wind reel and 20-40# test dacron or 60-80# super line, 7’ - 9’ trolling rod with level wind reel and 20-40# test mono, 12" - 20" - 100# mono or wire leaders for casting and 36" - 40" for trolling, large net or cradle, file for sharpening hooks, a long tape measure spinnerbaits, bucktails, topwater, cranks, jerks, and rubberbaits (some bright gaudy colors for sunny and natural and darker colors for overcast or windy days).
Ice Out Trout Fishing on Crow Lake
As the ice slowly melts away the ritual known as ice-out trout fishing is set to commence. Arguably one of the seasons most enjoyable fishing pursuits, fishing for lake trout just after the ice goes out is a real treat. Normally, these fish are down deep below the first and often second thermocline any where from 50-100 feet below the surface. While you can still catch them fairly easily at these depths (with the right equipment and a little know-how), it is just not the same as spin casting for them in 10 feet of water.
The charm of this time of year is there is NO thermocline on the lake right after ice out - the temperature of the water is uniform throughout the water column and the lake trout can roam at any depth they choose. At this time of year you don't even need a boat to catch lakers, just cast your line from shore and you may have a 10-pounder bite your hook. While what lure to use is often a personal choice, we recommend you have lots of "flash" in your presentation - silver and gold are probably the best choices but bright yellow or black and silver combos also seem to work well. You may also want to rig up a spinner "train" and put a frozen cisco on the end of the line - the lake trout just can't seem to resist it!
Whatever rig you decide to use, the idea is to just get out on the lake for the first time after a long winter, enjoy the warmth of the sun and catch a big fish. These ice-out lakers have beautiful firm meat and they taste excellent when you have them for shore lunch
Ice-out trout fishing is just one of the many reasons anglers from across North America and even Europe visit our ara. We really are Canada's premier fishing destination when you consider the number of lakes we have (70,000+), the multiple species of fish you can catch here - trout, walleye, bass, muskie, pike, crappie, whitefish, sturgeon - and the natural beauty of the area. We are relatively close to home for all you fishermen from the U.S. Midwest so if you've got the time this spring we've got the fish - c'mon up!
Canoe Trips
Our canoe trips will take you on a fully equipped and guided experience that you will not forget. The lakes we take you back to are lakes that most people fly to.
These waters are not heavily fished, they are beautiful remote lakes, with a lot of natural beauty. If you are into canoeing then you will want to experience this adventure!
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