Fall Fishing ?

[daytona14]

We were up to the camp this weekend for some duck hunting, and with the weather so nice and the Lake like a mirror I was amazed that no one was fishing. So we stopped to try and locate some minnows but to no avail. We pretty much had the whole Lake to ourselves and I was wondering, with all of the Walleye, Northerns and Panfish supposedly fatting up for winter, why is the Lake empty this time of year ? I read more stories in Field and Stream and Fur Fish & Game about the great fall fishing during November. But yet when we have tried it, we came up empty. Is this the normal for this time of year, or are they just heading into deeper waters when the weather turns for the worse ?

[Bassbuster]

How was the duck hunting? We were up early season and it wasn't that good.

[Phil]

We were up to the camp this weekend for some duck hunting, and with the weather so nice and the Lake like a mirror I was amazed that no one was fishing. So we stopped to try and locate some minnows but to no avail. We pretty much had the whole Lake to ourselves and I was wondering, with all of the Walleye, Northerns and Panfish supposedly fatting up for winter, why is the Lake empty this time of year ? I read more stories in Field and Stream and Fur Fish & Game about the great fall fishing during November. But yet when we have tried it, we came up empty. Is this the normal for this time of year, or are they just heading into deeper waters when the weather turns for the worse ?

U gotta find 'em. They are there and the fishing can be good. I was on the lake this past weekend - last time till it gets hard.

[daytona14]

Nope...The duck hunting was terrible. Talking to a few of the people who live up there year round said that this was a very tough Lake to hunt with any regular success. But after driving around Sunday, the vast majority of birds were enjoying time on the big water. Ontario and the St. Lawrence are much bigger draws this time of year.