Big Cedar Lake & Coon Lake

Big Cedar Lake is located along Hwy #28 just east of Burleigh Falls in Peterborough County. The lake has an irregular shoreline with a number of bays. Rock piles and deep milfoil weed beds can be found throughout the lake. Numerous points adjacent to deep and shallow water provide good fish holding structure. Lily pads, arrow heads and submerged logs can be found in most of the shallower bays. Maximum depth reaches 60’ with the average depth being approx.. 19’. Major fish species include large & small mouth bass and muskie. A public boat launch is located off of Julian Lake Road.

Coon Lake is located on the north side of Hwy #28 east of Burleigh Falls in Peterborough County. The lake reaches depths of 50 feet, the average depth is 22 feet. The lake has an irregular shoreline with a number of bays. The shallower weedy northwest end favours largemouth bass. Submerged logs and lily pads offer good cover for these fish. The southeast section has a number of steep rocky drop offs. Trolling along the drop offs will bring up muskie. There are extensive mil foil weed beds that extend in 12 feet of water and whose edges hold all the major fish species. A public boat launch is located off Fire Route #44. Major fish species include largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, and muskellunge.