Hey there! Any good shore fishing in a 3 hour radius around Toronto?

[MuskieBait]

A 3 hour radius is huge. That stretches from just on the outskirt of Windsor, over through the northern shore of Lake Erie north to Bruce Peninsula, through Simcoe, Muskoka, Parry Sound, Algonquin, Haliburton, Kawartha, Prince Edward County and into Kingston.

Sounds like a lot of areas? Yes, that certainly is.

There are too many fishing areas within 3 hour radius. There are literally hundreds of lakes and rivers with good fishing within that radius...and we haven't even gone into the US yet within the 3-hour radius.

But yes, I'd HEARD (but not personally fished) the Nottawasaga has good fishing. I've also heard about the hundreds of lakes and rivers within your area that has good fishing.

My suggest is just to pick a location that fits your family's need, read a lot of material on where and how to find fish, and just spend time learning and experimenting.

It is GENERALLY true that as you move away from busy cities, the fishing progressive gets better. HOWEVER, as you get into locations that are popular cottage destinations (which unfortunately these areas are spreading every year), increasing boat traffic and fishing pressure can make even these once great fishing destination quite mediocre.

Sometimes it is worthwhile to go off the beaten path and find your own low-traffic areas instead of going where everyone says it is good.