Fishing at Scugog

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Hello Community!

I tried fishing at Lake Scugog this past Sunday. Went with a few friends who don't fish on a regular basis...they came because of free fishing week. It was raining for the most part but despite the weather, we trooped it out.

The night before, I went to a local bait store in the GTA and asked them if they had any tips for fishing Lake Scugog. They were persistent on pushing bright pink plastic worms. Unfortunately they didn't work. We were able to find pretty decent shore fishing spots but all we pulled out were sunfish. I tried a top water frog and I had a hit on it between lily pads but the fish knocked the lure in the air as it struck. I also tried a drop shot rig but i don't think I was punching through the forest of weeds they got going on in that lake.

I ended up speaking to a local fisherman at the lake who told me that they had a bass tournament the day before so fishing would be tough...and it was.

I've fished Scugog before and was able to pull out at least a few LMBass every trip. It was just unfortunate that this trip wasn't as productive.

Question: Do you think Lake Scugog is 'fished out'?

Cheers!