Well, last week DaveR, our buddy Joe from NJ, and I all traveled waaay far north to Canada to spend 5 days at a remote wilderness outpost cabin on a lake to fish for walleye and pike. I'll let the pics do the rest of the talking...
Our base camp at Wilderness North (that's our transportation in the back there.)
Ready to go..
Base camp from above
ONe of many big bluff things
Overhead shot of lakes
One more, just too cool
Home sweet home for the week
First to try the facilities..
Fookin' crocs in canada, eh?
The Legend with his first-ever walleye, about a size 9 there, eh?
Our first fish fry. Note the shorts, the weather was nice!
Thumbs up!
Joe with a walleye on the one day that it rained.
Me with a typical pike
Dave with a decent one
Dave and Joe fish the cliffs
Dave, drunk with excitement, falls over with his pike
Shore lunch
Pike rock
Walleye cove 2
And great sunsets to boot!
Although we caught probably over 150 pike and walleye, none were trophy size, but the walleye were the best eating fish I've ever had. It was a blast, will definitely go back to do it again.
Edit: I have to give credit to Joe for some of the pics in this post (his are the better ones. )
Trip of a lifetime! (Warning- picture heavy!)
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Beautiful pictures Mark. I know you will remember that for the rest of your life. It can be humbling to see so much pristine area like that. 8)
Any problems with the Black flies, or was it too early in the season for them?
Any problems with the Black flies, or was it too early in the season for them?
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Norm- We never broke out the bug spray or nets. No black flies and the only mosquitoes were pretty much wussies.
Redfisher - there were a few times we wished we had kayaks. The lake was fairly small and I'm sure we could have gotten around pretty good in them. There were a few places we found that were too narrow for boats to get through, and the kayaks would have been nice in these spots.
Redfisher - there were a few times we wished we had kayaks. The lake was fairly small and I'm sure we could have gotten around pretty good in them. There were a few places we found that were too narrow for boats to get through, and the kayaks would have been nice in these spots.
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Very Cool... Nice fly over pics...Pike Rock looks very fishy.
Glad to hear the black flies took a break
Fresh waldo on a stick,,,yum yum 8)
Glad to hear the black flies took a break
Jamacian me hungry...ehAlthough we caught probably over 150 pike and walleye, none were trophy size, but the walleye were the best eating fish I've ever had.
Fresh waldo on a stick,,,yum yum 8)
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I went to Wilderness North three years ago and stayed at the Strikers Point Lodge, it was full service with three meals a day. I know where DaveR's fingers have been, I would never let that guy near my food.
It was an incredible experience, beautiful country, great fishing and a staff that never let us down.
If you ever thought of doing a trip like this, do it, we had an awesome trip and would do it agian tomorrow if I could.
Cool pics Mark, thanks for sharing.
It was an incredible experience, beautiful country, great fishing and a staff that never let us down.
If you ever thought of doing a trip like this, do it, we had an awesome trip and would do it agian tomorrow if I could.
Cool pics Mark, thanks for sharing.
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Great post, thanks. I am heading up there in September, this will be the fourth annual. We fish a smallmouth/pike lake, very few walleyes. Those smallies are right tasty though and they fight like crazy.
Last year I fished in snow for the first time in my life, found some muskie, saw moose, many eagles and at night listened to loons and wolves in the distance. These flyins are a great experience, not to be passed up.
Last year I fished in snow for the first time in my life, found some muskie, saw moose, many eagles and at night listened to loons and wolves in the distance. These flyins are a great experience, not to be passed up.
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Well, hell, SOMEBODY has to catch lizardfish.
Well, hell, SOMEBODY has to catch lizardfish.