A rod doesn’t need to be 300 dollars either, most of the rods I own are less than 100 and they have done a great job for me. A rod I recommend is a 6.6 medium-heavy action spinning rod because the size and stiffness is pretty versatile for fishing any Ontario river and lake system. If your line stays wet and you have confidence in your lure, you’ll most likely pull out a few fish on the way.ģ) Rod Selection- Rods that can break down will save you plenty of headaches when portaging and loading the canoe. So in this case, pick a couple lures you know have a history of producing results and stick with them. Realistically you’re going to be casting a single lure as you paddle from point A to point B. Unlike a weekend trip to the cottage, you wont be able to sit on a weed flat all day trying a grocery-list of different coloured jerks, cranks, spoons, jigs and plastics to figure out the perfect lure for the fish species you’re targeting. Although fishing is a big part of the trip, its sometimes shadowed by the fact you have to make distance to reach your campsite each night. For example, if you’re in a northern Ontario lake leave your duffle bag of largemouth soft plastics at home, they wont do you any good up there.Ģ) Bread-and-Butter Baits- This is something that I still seem to forget. With this you can instantly reduce a large portion of your tackle and still sleep well at night knowing you’ll still have the appropriate hardware. So I write this to you from my own experience and heartache over the years trying to dial in my tackle game on interior camping trips.Ĭhoosing your tackle - A check list to keep your canoe light and your line tight:ġ) Target a species- The easiest way to lighten your load is to figure out what species your route offers. Growing up a bass angler, I have every lure for every condition in 3 different colours…its insane! If I didn’t spend my savings growing up on lures I may have already had enough to put a down payment on a house….okay, a bit of an exaggeration, but you can believe I have too much tackle for my own good. This is something I’ve always struggled with. This is a luxury that isn’t realistic when you have to portage and are constantly on the move in a canoe. When on a weekend trip at a cottage its really easy to take ALL your tackle and choose what you’ll use once you’re there. One thing that I’m sure other anglers can relate to when camping in the backcountry is tackle condensing. Its something that’s always weighed in when planning our route and usually sits as a pretty high priority. Fishing has always been a major part of our camping experience.
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