Nipigon Specs, Pasha Pike and walleye

Ladies and Gentleman, “START YOUR ENGINES”!

Something special is starting to happen here in the Pasha Lake Region of Northwest, Ontario Canada and that’s called Walleyes. Well, I spouse you could call it “Walleyes and Brook Trout”.

But before I get to the walleye bite, I have to circle back to last week. In my week ending June 1 report, I promised juicy details on Lake Nipigon. And after spending several days out there, I can most certainly report the brookies are biting. 5 Days collectively landed our guests north of 50 brookies, the biggest was an absolute toad, landed by Mr. Kelloway himself, a 24”er. The cooler water temps still play a tremendous role in locating active fish. Find the warmer water and you’ll find the fish.

For the lure of choice, some say a Yakima Rooster Tail Spinner, some say a cleo, I say a white jig tipped with a white B Fish Tackle Moxi-cyllin cut in half. (Side Note: In 3 weeks of fishing, I’ve landed pike, walleye, brook trout and a sucker on the white Moxi – something’s happening here!)

Lake Nipigon Brookies? As fantastic as that is, I can happily report dense schools of walleyes being found daily by guests. While I’ll admit things sure started out slow, it appears we’ve turned the corner. I anticipate walleye fishing only getting better in these typically walleye action filled June days that lay ahead.

Probably the most significant news this week has to do with Onaman Lake. The shallow trophy filled walleye waters have really turned on. I’ve been told there was a major bug hatch, and while I don’t know if that has anything to do with the red hot bite, old faithful has once again lived up to her big walleye legendary name. Lake Black Friday at Walmart, guests have been flocking to the lake in search for those hog walleyes. In fact, Jeff D of Alabama has been fishing Onaman for over 30 years. Now that he is retired, he booked two weeks and is out there EVERY day. So far, it sounds like 28” is the biggest, with a high probability he’ll break 30” this upcoming week.

3 Solid days of fishing with me. That’s what the Darrell K group wanted when they booked their June trip this past winter. After day 3, they have yet to kill me and in fact, it sounds like they are very happy. And why not? We hit two of my top 3 lakes and the fishing was outstanding.

Cold was the understatement for Sunday, most likely due to the falling snow and mid 20’s windchill, but the walleye action was blistering hot. The boys limited out in 30 mins and a shore lunch with fire was needed to warm up. Day 2 we hit Nipigon, the winds still impacted us early, but by day’s end, it laid down as we boated several quality specks, including Darrell’s big one. Day 3, well, sometimes things go as planned and sometimes they don’t. My typically hot walleye lake reluctantly produced spotty action and no predictable pattern. With a less than stellar start, we regrouped after lunch and started noting active fish near deep rock to mud transition lines. Once we cracked that code, we landed three 26” or better walleyes and plenty of eaters.

In three days of hard core fishing, its safe to say these guys experienced what we are all about – Action Packed Fishing, Adventure and lots of Fun.

This week we welcome back some crusty ol’ Pasha Lake Veterans, including the Dave M crew from Eau Claire, the Hokstra crew and more hardcore Onaman fans. The last 3 days have been 80 degrees or better so let’s make the call and say summer is here to stay.

Finally, don’t forget to check out the updated Pasha Lake Cabin’s blog… Michelle is posting daily updates on camp life and fishing

Until next time…