Water pH. When I fished Eagle Lake up in Ontario Canada I didn't think that much about the water's pH.
Today if I went back there that would be of interest to me.
Canadian Shield lakes may not be able to neutralize acids in the water do to the lack of Calcium Carbonate, limestone.
The Glaciers moved the top soil off those igneous rocks, (granite) and shoved them to the South.
Eagle Lake had a lot of submergent vegetation growing in the River that feed the lake. And the area surround the lake had good top soil. I remember going into the Pine Forests that surrounded the area and finding mushrooms. And there were plenty of wild blueberry bushes that grew in the area.
Eagle Lake was a good fishing spot so you might give it a shot someday.
Back in 1970 it was about 50 Miles South of where the roads ended in Ontario. So it was relatively remote for that time period.
But the fly in lakes would have better fishing as they don't see as much pressure.
I remember one of my first trips to Ontario Canada we fished Red Lake. We went down this narrow river at night and ended up fishing a more remote lake. We camped out that night on a small island on this remote lake. It rained that night but I was OK as I had a cover that protected me from the rain. I did manage to loose on of my contact lenses and had to wear my eyeglasses for the rest fo the trip that week. That sucked LOL
We caught lots of fish. Many walleyes and lots of Northern Pike. I remember having a shore lunch and eating fresh walleyes that we caught that morning. Best tasting fish I have ever eaten. But food always seems to taste better when cooked and eaten outdoors while camping
If you do stay somewhere see if they offer the "AMERICAN PLAN". That includes your food along with the lodging. That's how they did things back in the early 1970's. Things may have changed a lot by now but you never know.
Originally Posted by thebassman30
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