| If you're looking for fantastic perch fishing action, | | | | are modern and are totally self contained, |
| Lake of The Woods in Ontario, Canada is the | | | | motorized base camps. All you have to do is load |
| place for you. Yellow perch are delicious to eat, | | | | them up with your supplies, tow your boats or |
| fun to catch and alive and well in Lake of the | | | | rental boats and drive them out to one of the |
| Woods. There are 14,582 islands which have | | | | numerous designated landing sites on the many |
| rocky outcroppings and underwater shelves, | | | | islands of the lake. Because the lake is so vast |
| where perch and walleye thrive. Not only is there | | | | with so many islands, a GPS unit with a map chip |
| great fishing but the lake is very relaxing with | | | | of Lake of the Woods is an absolute necessity to |
| beautiful scenery and much wildlife. | | | | find your way out, fishing, and find your way |
| Lake of the Woods borders Minnesota, Ontario | | | | back. |
| and Manitoba. It has approximately 65,000 | | | | A great way to find concentrations of perch is |
| shoreline miles. It is 90 miles long and 55 miles | | | | bottom bouncing with a crawler harness. Use a |
| wide. A great place to get onto Lake of The | | | | bait casting reel, equipped with a flipping switch, |
| Woods in Ontario is at Sioux Narrows. This little | | | | spooled with power pro line and a medium action |
| town has plenty of lodging in resorts, cabins and | | | | rod, so you can feel the bottom and the slightest |
| campgrounds. You can transport your own boat, | | | | nibble on your line. The bottom is full of rocks and |
| rent a boat or go out with any number of guide | | | | boulders filled with snags, so the better control |
| services available. There is also another unique | | | | you have the more rigs you'll save and the more |
| way to fish the lake, which is by houseboat. | | | | fish you will catch. Some of my favorite islands to |
| Floating Lodges offers several different size house | | | | fish are Cliff, Chisholm, Bath, and Gull. |
| boats to rent for the week. These house boats | | | | |