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Title: McAlpine Lake Fishing
Post by SaltedLeech on Feb 4^th, 2011 at 6:34pm

We are looking to go through McAlPine to Kasakokwog and I would like to kjnow if anyone has fished McAlpine and if so what species and size did you find?

Title: Re: McAlpine Lake Fishing
Post by Jimbo on Feb 5^th, 2011 at 12:47pm

SaltedLeech,

Furtman's book says "Trout, Northern Pike, Walleye".

It's been quite a few years since we passed through there. We didn't fish it at all but I seem to recall seeing a fair amount of shallows around the lake and a lot of downed timber. I'm a little surprised that the book says it holds trout. Didn't look deep enough to me.

Furtman's book doesn't say anything about smallmouth but I gotta imagine they're in there by now, too.

Jimbo 8-)

Title: Re: McAlpine Lake Fishing
Post by jimmar on Feb 6^th, 2011 at 6:46pm

Fished it on a pass thru a couple times, if the wind permitted, but only caught some smaller Northerns. Kasakokwog is a better lake to fish, IMO. LT, NP, SM and W for sure.

Title: Re: McAlpine Lake Fishing
Post by PhantomJug on Feb 6^th, 2011 at 8:14pm

I'm gonna get killed for saying this. McAlpine has trout but not the kind you're thinking of.

It also has SM - plenty of them. The walleye are few and the pike are plentiful but like jimmar mentioned, a little on the scrawny side.

Title: Re: McAlpine Lake Fishing
Post by SaltedLeech on Feb 7^th, 2011 at 1:03pm

Any size to the Smallies? [smiley=dankk2.gif]

Title: Re: McAlpine Lake Fishing
Post by PhantomJug on Feb 7^th, 2011 at 6:20pm

wrote on Feb 7^th, 2011 at 1:03pm:

Any size to the Smallies? [smiley=dankk2.gif]

Do I have to cast for you too?

Title: Re: McAlpine Lake Fishing
Post by SaltedLeech on Feb 7^th, 2011 at 6:27pm

As long as you let me reel them in I welcome the offer :)

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Trophy Quetico Smallie... Yes the Crankbait was bigger!!!

Title: Re: McAlpine Lake Fishing
Post by canoedad on Feb 7^th, 2011 at 9:06pm

we went into McAlpine mid-August 2010

really windy day, caught several suspended s/m on sheer wall drops and points

on a narrow lake like this, it was interesting when we got on fish & tried to hold our position

some decent ones--some small ones

good entertainment for a day paddle

Title: Re: McAlpine Lake Fishing
Post by PhantomJug on Feb 7^th, 2011 at 10:53pm

wrote on Feb 7^th, 2011 at 6:27pm:

Trophy Quetico Smallie... Yes the Crankbait was bigger!!!

Nice. They are a little bigger than that in McAlpine. ;)