The main reason for the gigantic size attained by the Moon's walleye is the large amount of baitfish available during most of the year in Georgian Bay. Rarely will a walleye returning to spawn weigh less than seven pounds. Females weighing more than 20 pounds have been netted by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. The Moon is more than a top-notch walleye hole, it also holds monster muskie. The giant was the largest legally caught 'lunge ever taken in Canadian waters.
Pike thrive throughout the river.
Every weedy bay or shoal harbours healthy populations of these scrappy battlers, which can at times turn out to be true heavyweights ranging upwards of 25 pounds. Pike fishing is especially hectic during the summer when walleye and muskie have headed for deeper water. The entire shoreline of the river is populated by pike. Smallmouth bass provide another fishery that is almost completely overlooked by anglers. The rocky shoals and points of Moon River Bay, Blackstone Harbour, Port Rawson, and the North Channel, to name a few, are all alive with these spunky little fighters.