Finding the Best Fishing In Ontarios Cottage Country

The term "cottage country" is used in Canada denote areas, sometimes explicitly and sometimes generally, as regions with seasonal recreational homes and outdoor recreation attractions. The attraction may be just another of Ontario's several hundred thousand lakes, but its cottage country does have many spectacular areas that you can explore for something fun and adventurous to do. In Central Ontario there is the sprawling Parry Sound-Muskoka-Haliburton region as well as Kawartha Lakes, in Eastern Ontario there's the area around Rideau Lakes and in Northwestern Ontario there's the Kenora area. There are many reasons why the avid traveler will flock to these spots all over Ontario. There are a plethora of activities that can be enjoyed on the land and in the water. One of the most popular forms of entertainment for visitors and residents is the excellent fishing. Snagging a big mouth bass out the water can be a real rush for beginners and professionals alike.

Ontario is a wonderful place to take the entire family fishing. There are a vast number of species of fish to catch in the waters of Ontario's cottage country. You can charter a boat even in many of the remote lakes in the region, with the chance to find over 100 species of fish in any water you try out. Since Ontario has those several hundred thousand lakes, it will not be too much of a challenge finding a good place to cast a line. The lakes of Ontario's cottage country offer walleye, Northern pike, smallmouth and largemouth bass, muskellunge, bountiful bluegill, catfish, carp and so very many more.

Not many anglers realize how lucky they are when they fish in the lakes of the cottage country that Ontario is home to. There is some fishing in the Great Lakes, of course, but cottage country is typically regarded as inland, which is lake country. These lakes have been giving anglers the thrill of a lifetime for decades. The bass fishing seems to be the most popular and just keeps getting better. Some Ontario lakes are veritable gold mines that are home to huge bass that come out weighing over 70 pounds at times. Lake St. Claire is another haven for bass as well as the famous Kawartha Lakes of South Central Ontario. These lakes include Scugog, Pigeon, Buckhorn, Rice, Balsam and Sturgeon and they see more anglers per year than any others in the region because they supply the largest amount of great catches to the fishermen.

The waters of the Bay of Quinte have also become more and more popular as the bass here have become more abundant in numbers. The anglers that are looking for the prize-winning fish will come here to try their luck and many have succeeded with pro-level catches weighing in at the tournament podiums every year. Speaking of pros, professional anglers will also come here for a chance to reel in a bass that will tip the scales and can be worth big money and other prizes.

Ontario also offers other forms of fishing for those that prefer a bit of a different challenge. Fly-fishing is another form of fishing that some prefer and Ontario's cottage country can deliver the goods on that, too. Fly-fishing is affordable and since the region offers all those almost uncountable lakes, rivers and streams, fly fishermen have no problems finding places to try their luck. From Lake Superior all the way to the James Bay you will discover that wherever you cast your rod you will reap the rewards of the fly-fishing experience. You can go as deep as you wish into the craggy shores and towering pines. It seems the farther back you travel the better the fly-fishing becomes.

You will be in the midst of a thrilling experience when you are reeling in a trophy fish well before you have even had your morning coffee. The walleyes, Northern pikes and perch are bountiful in Ontario as well as the brook trout and lake trout, not to mention the ever-popular bass.

Fishing in the beauty, tranquility and peacefulness of Ontario cottage country is one of the best ways to make the catches that you desire the most. The more relaxed and in tune with nature you are, the more it seems that the fish simply swim right up to you and bite your line. This is what a fishing experience in Ontario's cottage country can offer you. So, get ready for a "reel" good time making those fishing dreams come true.