Welcome to Skipper Kory's of Black Lake, single cottage rental since 2015. Your hosts, Nancy & Alexander Korycinski (also known as The First Mate and Skipper) would be pleased to have you spend your vacation in the 1,000 Islands/Black Lake Region, staying at our little piece of heaven. If you're looking for a convenient base camp for full-on fishing on Black Lake, or day-trips to Alexandria Bay and local attractions, this is it! We've bent every effort (and we come from a long line of effort-benders) to design the Bowfin Bungalow with the wants and needs of fisher-folk (our gender-neutral term in this day of political correctness) in mind. We strive to keep the Bungalow neat and clean, and with a sofa (no old ratty thing where you sink in up to your knees) and 2 recliners we feel the place is cozy and comfortable too. We have full kitchen facilities, an apartment-sized washer & dryer, and a large deck overlooking Fish Creek with tables and chairs to enjoy the view from. There is a 20-foot dock, a charcoal grill, a campfire area and a fish cleaning shack steps from the Creek.
We're located on, what's considered to be, the quiet side of Black Lake (no Rte. 6 road noise here!). Making our location even more tranquil, we're on a private road, D Young Road. Whereas some camps have only one way in and one way out, D Young is a loop road, so you have two points of ingress/egress to NYS Rte. 58. There's even a bait and tackle shop (Fish Creek Bait and Tackle) at the southern end! We hate to turn anyone away, but we cater to the fishing crowd, not the party crowd. Please do NOT come here if you want to party all night (or even part of the night). We live on a lovely quiet road with great neighbors who all enjoy the peace and tranquility of the Great North Woods as much as we do.
Our camps fronts onto Fish Creek, one of the two main tributaries to Black Lake, and it's aptly named. There's a shallow sand bar (1-3 feet depending on water and weed levels) at the mouth of the Creek, and from there it's entirely navigable all the way up to the Rt. 58 bridge. Bass fishermen love to troll the entire length of the creek. When they're biting (and all fishermen know there's no rhyme or reason to that), good-sized crappie and bluegill (“pumpkin seeds”) are plentiful right off our dock. We've also landed bullhead, bowfin and pike.
We're about 100 yards from the mouth of the Creek, along what's called “The Cut”, just opposite Bigge Island in the large southern basin. There are great fishing locations to the north or south of the island, and when the lake gets wild with wind and waves (as it can do!), it's a relatively short boat-ride back to the protection of Fish Creek, where the fishing can continue hassle-free.
So, if it's peace and quiet and world-class fishing you're after, we would love to have you put into port at Skipper Kory's of Black Lake.
The Noble Bowfin: A bowfin is a fish that hasn't changed in millions of years; they look the same now as their fossilized ancestors. It has one long, low dorsal fin running the length of its back, and a paddle-shaped tail instead of a forked one. As catfish do, the bowfin frequents muddy and shallow areas; maybe that's why they're also called dogfish. If you catch one, admire it for its persistence as a species, but release it back! We're told that when cooked, bowfin has the consistency of oatmeal. Honestly, we call the camp “Bowfin Bungalow” just because we like the way it sounds.
We're located on, what's considered to be, the quiet side of Black Lake (no Rte. 6 road noise here!). Making our location even more tranquil, we're on a private road, D Young Road. Whereas some camps have only one way in and one way out, D Young is a loop road, so you have two points of ingress/egress to NYS Rte. 58. There's even a bait and tackle shop (Fish Creek Bait and Tackle) at the southern end! We hate to turn anyone away, but we cater to the fishing crowd, not the party crowd. Please do NOT come here if you want to party all night (or even part of the night). We live on a lovely quiet road with great neighbors who all enjoy the peace and tranquility of the Great North Woods as much as we do.
Our camps fronts onto Fish Creek, one of the two main tributaries to Black Lake, and it's aptly named. There's a shallow sand bar (1-3 feet depending on water and weed levels) at the mouth of the Creek, and from there it's entirely navigable all the way up to the Rt. 58 bridge. Bass fishermen love to troll the entire length of the creek. When they're biting (and all fishermen know there's no rhyme or reason to that), good-sized crappie and bluegill (“pumpkin seeds”) are plentiful right off our dock. We've also landed bullhead, bowfin and pike.
We're about 100 yards from the mouth of the Creek, along what's called “The Cut”, just opposite Bigge Island in the large southern basin. There are great fishing locations to the north or south of the island, and when the lake gets wild with wind and waves (as it can do!), it's a relatively short boat-ride back to the protection of Fish Creek, where the fishing can continue hassle-free.
So, if it's peace and quiet and world-class fishing you're after, we would love to have you put into port at Skipper Kory's of Black Lake.
The Noble Bowfin: A bowfin is a fish that hasn't changed in millions of years; they look the same now as their fossilized ancestors. It has one long, low dorsal fin running the length of its back, and a paddle-shaped tail instead of a forked one. As catfish do, the bowfin frequents muddy and shallow areas; maybe that's why they're also called dogfish. If you catch one, admire it for its persistence as a species, but release it back! We're told that when cooked, bowfin has the consistency of oatmeal. Honestly, we call the camp “Bowfin Bungalow” just because we like the way it sounds.
