I have been to Canada the last 18 yrs in a row. Many of the previous posts contain some good information. We always fish primarily with nightcrawlers that we take in ourselves. As some said they cannot be packed in dirt but Bedding or similar material is OK. The lake we usually go to has only walleye and northern pike. When I take a new person I usually tell them to think crappie tackle for walleye and bass tackle for northern. Our most successful method, and I have tried them all, is a simple 3/8 oz painted head jig, a four inch curly tail grub in white, chartreuse, or pink (my favorite) and a piece of nightcrawler. Using a whole nightcrawler is a waste. We backtroll slowly and bounce the jig off the bottom. In a week's fishing an average day is 50 to more than 100 walleye per boat, per day (no fish story!). We go to a fly-in lake and it is loaded with fish. We went to a drive-to lake last year that was supposed to be great, but it was a great disappointment to us. We have been spoiled. Fly-ins are more expensive. The lake we go to is $975 US this year plus tax for 7 days and that includes nothing but a cabin, boat, and gasoline. We have to take everything from food to toliet paper. We normally always go the end of July. I have gone in June but it was the worst year we ever had.

Hope you have a great trip. The first time I went I was planning on a once in a lifetime trip now 18 yrs later I'm anxious to go again this coming summer. It gets in your blood, but it does spoil some of the fun when you come home and catch only a few fish.