Fishing in Golden Lake and the Bonnechere River

Fishing is one of the main recreational activities on Golden Lake. In the 1960s and 1970s the lake was famous for walleye, attracting sport fishers from all over North America.

Some Rules for Fishing
A column by Kathy Lampi

News Item: Walleye fishery reopens in January 2007 after a five year moratorium.

The walleye began to decline in numbers during the 1980s. In 2000 a study was done to assess the resource and to make recommendations. You can read the report here in pdf form:

Golden Lake Walleye Improvement Strategy
Prepared by Michael Radford
August 2000

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A huge catch out of Golden Lake during the 1930s. The photo was taken at Eady's Cabins in Deacon.