Kashagagwigamog - anyone else fishing out here?, Great ice - just can't find the fish

After my success with Gull on Sunday, I went to the cottage on Kashagawigamog.

Monday and Tuesday fished the upper area of the lake - deep and shallow and in between. Run and gun - no hut set up. Maybe marked some very small fish in a couple of the numerous holes drilled . . .

Took Wednesday off from fishing - looking at hunting properties. Back at the fishing tomorrow afternoon when warms up from the -17C expected tonight.

For the next couple of days I'll be doing the serious fishing with my brother. Warm afternoons will include our youngsters 5 and 6 year olds - we will target perch off from the Bonnie view . . .

If anyone interested meeting up - let me know.

Sunday - I may go back to Gull on the way home . . .

Completed 2 more days of fishing. Lots of holes. We went through a full gas tank on the auger!

Only 1 spot marked fish and that's where 1 lake trout caught - released at 8". My first ever laker on this lake - 3 years trying for them. Few people out fishing - those that we spoke with said was slow for them on the lake . . .

With lousy weather predicted for Saturday I've packed it in for Kashagawigamog for this hard water season. Will look at getting onto Gull Sunday.

Thanks for the reports.. That is tough fishing, unfortunately I can't offer much help as I have never fished the lake.

But with your persistence you will be rewarded.

Congrats on your first laker for Kash.

Just wondering, but the name of the lake - Kashagagwigamog, I assume it's native.
What does it mean?

Kashagagwigamog - long and winding waters.

I'd have to go into my history book of the area to state which language.

One of the last battles between Iroquois and Huron took place on the lake - south end on and around the only island in the lake.

Next hard water season will be better for the fishing - it can only get better!

For lakers try a little shallower then elsewhere on this lake .......like 25 ft.good starting point . Definitely more lakers in south end than North .....good luck ....

Sorry you were not able to catch more fish on your holidays. Here's wishing you good luck on Sunday.

The 1 laker I caught was 24' - on some structure in the south end of Lake.

Why would southern section be better than northern section for lakers? Both have deep holes? Yes southern is bigger / deeper.

Anyhow - the one caught was a southern . . .

It may take me a couple more years or more - will figure this lake trout fishing out!

The south end of the lake has a lot more deep water ..... Yes the North end has a deep area but no where near the size of the lake in the south end ....... They did put in about 1200 lakers about 2 yrs ago and they stocked them right at harpers marine . I really don't know how many lakers would travel though the shallow narrows in the winter .......maybe I am wrong just catch a lot more lakers down there ...... That being said we have caught some in the north end while walleye fishing just not the numbers .......cheers