Camp Cherokee
Just an hour from Toronto on the north shore of Rice Lake, with some of Ontario's best fishing. Panfish, pickerel (walleye), bass and muskie, we've got 'em all.
Contact us:
Camp Cherokee
RR 2,
20 Paudash St.
Keene, Ontario
Canada K0L 2G0
(705) 295-4404
Fax: (705) 295-2932
Sunset on Rice Lake.
Fishing at Camp Cherokee
on Rice Lake
Rice Lake is home to some of the best pan fishing in the world. And Camp Cherokee's location, right by the abandoned railway bridge which spanned the lake for a few years in the mid-19th century, is the best of the best.
The bridge formally opened in 1854; it was destroyed in the winter of 1861-62 by shifting ice.
Photo courtesy Library and Archives Canada
What the ice didn't destroy was the numerous stone pilings which supported the bridge. Those submerged stone piles make a perfect fish habitat, and the ideal place for you to try your luck.
Rice Lake's pan fish population also supports some bigger fish; we've got pickerel (walleye), smallmouth and largemouth bass, and muskie.
So whatever you're after, you have a good chance of hooking it in Rice Lake. Why not give it a try!
There have been som major changes to Ontario's fishing regulations for 2010:
Sunfish: Sport Licence - quantity 300 with 30 over 18cm. (7in.); Conservation Licence quantity 15, any size.
Walleye: Sport Licence quantity 4, must be between 35-50cm.(12-20in.); Conservation Licence - quantity 1, must be between 35-50 cm.(14-20in.)
Crappie: Sport Licence quantity 30; Conservation Licence quantity 10.
Perch: Sport Licence quantity 50; Conservation Licence quantity 25.
Starting January 1st, ice fishing will be legal for crappie, perch, sunfish and bluegill and will be open all year.
Bass season will be extended to December 15th (no changes to opening date and quantities)
Full regulations are available at: www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/LetsFish/2ColumnSubPage/264442.html
2010 Fishing Season dates
Crappie & Panfish |
Walleye / Pickerel |
Muskie |
Largemouth & Smallmouth Bass |