Ontario Fishing Tips 
Before ice forms, panfish on Pigeon Lake gather into massive, tight schools in deep basin zones. Discover how to locate these pre-ice panfish holding areas and refine your ultra-light finesse techniques.
Cooler autumn weather triggers intense feeding activity in river carp before winter dormancy. Master simple pack-bait strategies, hair rigs, and shoreline positioning on the Scugog River.
While shallow pads die off, deep coontail beds on Lake Scugog remain green and hold trophy fall largemouth bass. Learn how to punch heavy jigs and Texas-rigs into thick vegetation.
As fall approaches, lake trout on Drag Lake follow roaming schools of cisco along deep basin edges. Learn how to troll lead-core line and deep crankbaits without expensive downriggers.
Rice Lake’s famous jumbo perch move out to deep main-lake mud flats in late fall. Discover how to locate massive schools in 15+ feet of water using spread-rigs and live bait.
When autumn rains boost current flow in the Scugog River, walleyes stack up behind bridge piers and river bends. Learn how to pitch heavy bucktail jigs and blade baits to lock into river walleye.
Escape lake traffic and wade or kayak the Burnt River for aggressive autumn smallmouth bass. Learn how to read current seams, drift tube jigs through deep river pools, and locate feeding bronzebacks.
Fall musky fishing isn’t just a deep-water game. On Buckhorn Lake, giant muskies slide onto shallow rock flats and remaining green weed patches to gorge on panfish. Master large rubber baits and heavy bucktails in the shallows.
When autumn water temps drop below 60°F, Sturgeon Lake crappies gather into dense, vertical schools around deep wooden cribs and rock piles. Learn how to pinpoint these structures on sonar and vertical-jig micro plastics.
As river temperatures drop, northern pike on the Otonabee River move out of deep summer holes into shallow river bays and current breaks. Master the spinnerbait and swim-bait tactics needed to land aggressive fall pike.