Carp Fishing

You can always enjoy your fabulous fishing holiday at Lakeside Cottages, with the fishing spot just yards from you cottage door!

The Best Place To Catch Canadian Carp!

Lakeside Cottages locates only 90 minutes north east of Toronto, where Carp fishing is at its best. We are considered as one of the finest award winning cottage resorts to catch Canadian Carp, offering the best quality Carp fishing holiday you can ever image to experience.

Pete Bowman Fishing at Lakeside Cottage

With its spectacular scenery, Lakeside Cottages Resort has a beautiful location on Katchewanooka Lake in the heart of Kawarthas. The regularly pre-baited fishing area is easy to access within stepping distance, and you can fish right next to your cottage throughout your whole stay at Lakeside Cottages.

The season starts from mid May and continues all the way through October. Our knowledgeable angler Mike Williams who knows the lake and rivers well is on hand to advise tactics, bait, spots, etc. Mike has been well known for finding carp for his guests, and many of the guests achieved their personal best record with Mike giving top advices!

Carp to FORTY have been landed, and bigger fish are also presenting. On a good day you could expect to catch into double figures or more, with a good possibility to catch thirties or even forties among them.

Mike’s tips:

A really good strong catapult is A MUST, bring two with spare pouches and elastics ·Trevor Tomlin’s whopper dropper would be perfect for carp fishing
Carp mats are essential, make sure to bring them with you!

Tackle suggestions:

Bring strong sufficient carp hooks, bait runner reels and both braid and mono fishing line
Braid and mono can be purchased locally at reasonable prices
Bring plenty of inline method feeders and 2oz to 3oz leads

Bait suggestions:

A row boat is provided for baiting up for all of our guests
The fishing area will be pre-baited, but feel free to make and use your own maize mix
Boiled corn or boilies both work well

Mike Williams

Carp can eat vast quantities of bait when feeding well. These fish fight really hard, so the fishing will be very exciting and truly fabulous. You will catch more fish in a week or two weeks than you’ll probably catch somewhere else in a season. With the hard fighting quality carp, the scenic water of Lake Katchewanooka makes Lakeside Cottages the finest wild natural carp fishing area in the world. Come and experience a holiday of a life time! You will be well looked after by Mike who knows Carp Fishing better than anyone in Ontario!

Remember – It’s Never Too Early To Book!

 5/5

Dear Mike & Eileen , Thank you both so much for a great week at your beautiful cottage, you have combined everything and made us your very happy guests more completely you were so welcoming and most helpful! Carp off the lawns, eagles nesting on the island, musky ,chipmunks,Charlie the raccoon and of course Labatt's - What a great trip!! See you both again soon.

Chris Tarrant Toby Tarrant & Les Weber

 4.8/5

As usual Marvellous!! 64 fish in one day on Friday 30th August best ever, next year cannot come soon enough fished the garden swim before going to the airport and finished with a 32lb...does it get any better. Cheer's.
Paul had the 32lb... but on my rod... all good fun and end to a fab holiday total fish for the week 2300lb between us.

Steve - Leeds England

 5/5

Had a marvellous time once again at Lakeside Cottages. Fishing in June was fantastic caught 150 fish in 2 weeks 3060lb See you again in August.

Steve & Paul - Leeds England

 4.5/5

Thanks for helping us with all your advice over the past week Canada is a great place to spend a week the fishing has been good and the resort is excellent!

Stewart & Adam - Surrey England

 5/5

My first trip Marvellous had a wonderful week and the fishing great fun will be back for sure Thank you Mike & Eileen all the best Mick Hughes

Mick, Paul & Steve 32lb

 4.9/5

Thank you for a yet another lovely holiday at Lakeside will be back for more and the big one next time! Best wishes

Fliss & Steve

 4.5/5

Had a fantastic trip May/June caught not one... but six 30lb carp and landed a 33lb the last morning at Lakeside fab trip. Thank you Mike we will be back for the forty!

Lee & Simon - Manchester England

 4.7/5

After 30 years plus fishing together we can safety say this is the Best holiday for us!

Ken & Steve

 4.5/5

ts lovely in Paradise!! Had a another brilliant holiday lovely hosts so kind and thoughtful helping Stewart with the fishing and supplying cups of tea on the early morning shifts!

The Brightman Family

Des Taylor,
What can I say? I have been around the world fishing for all the species, in top hotels, but I have enjoyed this as much if not more then all, it really has been that good.
Mike has been an excellent guide and Eileen has been a excellent host and made it a holiday to remember for Margaret.

Des Taylor,
Chris Tarrant, Bob Nudd , Mick Brown, Baz Smith, all have stayed and fished at lakeside cottages and enjoyed the brilliant fishing that we all love so much here.