Stomp's Guide to Fishing Long Point Bay
Purpose
I make no claim to being a fishing expert, but, I have some experience fishing the  waters of Long Point Bay. Through this
page, I hope to let you know where and when you might find fish and describe some
techniques that may catch them. This information comes from both my personal experience
and, hopefully, from the submissions of vistors to this site. If you would like to pass on
a successful angling technique or a favourite fishing spot, please make an entry on the
Channel-68 Fishing Report page.
Fishing Overview
Long Point Bay is home to a wide variety of fish species. It is most famous for its
bass fishery, however, many other species such as walleye, perch , pike and crappie
inhabit these waters. This diversity is one reason why Long Point is a great place to
fish. It has much to offer both those who enjoy fishing in the shallow waters of the Inner
Bay and to the more adventurous souls who rig for salmon at depths exceeding 100 ft. off
the Point's tip.
It is often difficult to decide which species to go after. I usually decide to fish for
what the lake and weather offer on a given day. I spend windy days fishing for smallmouth
bass or perch in the shelter of the Inner Bay, waiting for calmer water to pursue trophy
walleye in the Outer Bay. In the winter, if the ice on the Bay is thin, I forego the perch
and head for the channels of the Point in pursuit of crappie. I would encourage you to
make safety your primary consideration whenever fishing on Long
Point Bay.
What's Biting When
| Month(s) |
Species |
Location |
Technique |
| December - March |
perch , pike |
Inner Bay (ice permitting) |
- live bait (minnows) |
| March - May |
crappie |
channels of Long Point, and Turkey Point |
- live bait (minnows) |
| pike |
shallows of the Inner Bay |
? |
| May - June |
perch |
off the Old Cut in May |
- live bait (minnows) |
| at Bluff Bar in June |
| rock bass |
off the Old Cut (taste good when the
water is cold) |
- live bait (minnows) |
| pike |
inside the Bluff Bar |
- trolling -casting
|
| south of Pottohawk beach |
| Courtright - between Pottohawk and the
Bluff Bar just past Doctor's Inlet (submitted by Troy from K-W) |
walleye
|
Gravelly Bay (submitted
by Troy from K-W) |
-flat-lining or planer boards. |
| July - August |
smallmouth bass |
Inner Bay (favourite spot: the flats off
the Millionaire's Island) |
- live bait (softshell crayfish,
hardshell crayfish, minnows, leeches) -trolling (many lures will work, I like a perch
finish Rapala)
-casting
|
| try Bluff Bar in August using crayfish |
| largemouth bass |
Inner Bay - just about any weedbed seems
to hold these fish |
-flipping, casting buzz baits, spinners,
topwater plugs |
| walleye |
Outer Bay - 40'+ of water, listen to VHF
Channel 68 to determine where to fish |
- downriggers (relatively long lead
behind the ball); favourite lure: blue'n'chrome Rippl'in RedFin - planer boards with
deep diving lures or worm harnesses
- flatlining with deep diving lures
- Dipsey Divers
|
| rainbow trout coho, chinook salmon
lake trout
brown trout (rare)
|
In the deep water around the end of Long
Point |
- downriggers (shorter lead behind the
ball); favourite lure: holographic Luhr Jensen Dodger with a Green Fly - cheater line
running a small spoon often produces a rainbow
- for morning 'bows try running a Manistee at 50' and popping it out of the release
when you start marking fish (submitted by Troy from K-W)
|
| September - November |
perch |
Inner Bay off Old Cut |
- live bait (minnows) |
| off Turkey Point Beach |
|
