Snowbirds

Posted by on Wednesday, May 26, 2010 at 7:00 am

The Canadian Armed Forced Snowbirds Jet Demonstration team were in Dryden for an air show last weekend. Yesterday, on their way to Thunder Bay for another show, they had to pass right by Ignace.

The precision flying demonstrated by these pilots is world class. I never tire of seeing them.

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They performed a “little fly by” over our base. ...read more.

What’s your preference?

Posted by on Monday, May 24, 2010 at 7:45 am

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Walleye or Northern, what a dilemma.  They both taste great, they are both plentiful and they will both make your day.  A few hundred walleye, a few battle tested northern, I know I would not scoff at either.  The first week at Ignace Outposts has been a lot more consistent than I’ve heard from other lakes in the ...read more.

Why go further?

Posted by on Saturday, May 22, 2010 at 7:27 am

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It is pretty handy being able to fish for walleye like these in sight of your cabin. No great navigation skills are required.

At Metionga Lake the river comes into the lake right in sight of the cabins. Of course every avid walleye fisherman knows walleye like following water.

Our first groups for 2010 are all ready on ...read more.

Pilot’s eye view

Posted by on Friday, May 21, 2010 at 7:37 am

I bought a “point of view” video camera to try and capture a different perspective of what happens around here. I am posting a first attempt at being creative with this new technology.

The following video is my view of a takeoff from Agimak Lake on Thurs morning. The lines in the video are the result of the refresh rate ...read more.

First reports

Posted by on Monday, May 17, 2010 at 4:18 pm

Walleye season opened on Saturday.  This year has been peculiar in the early ice out, low water and warm spring temperatures.  We were not sure what to expect for opener of walleye.  Word about town(other drive in resorts and local anglers)  is that fishing is really slow.  But… this is not from Ignace Outposts…

I was at Irene Lake yesterday and the ...read more.