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Canada Day – Brrr..
Canada Day was July 1. Normally we wear summer attire, battle mosquitos, host BBQs, view fireworks and sit around camp fires. Yesterday we donned jackets, couldn’t find a mosquito, wished for a warm bowl of soup, cancelled fireworks and lit the wood stove in the house. By supper time temperatures were a nasty 6 C (42 F) and dropping – ...read more.
Close but not quite
On June 5, I posted a picture of Tom’s northern from 2013 on Seseganaga Lake and his mission to catch another 50 incher. He tried his best but came up a few inches short this year. Tom had to settle for a 46 incher this year.
A valiant effort and the best part is the fish went back to ...read more.
Come prepared
This season has already been one for the record books. It began exceptionally late with water levels as high as we’ve ever seen. Docks are underwater and rivers are flowing fast. We seemed to go from winter to summer without spring and now the last few days we’ve seen more April weather with frost yesterday morning in some areas.
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Tags: Catch and Release, mosquito
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Tom and his buddies are flying into Seseganaga Lake tomorrow to try and beat the Northern pike Tom caught there last June.
Good luck Tom. 50 inchers is hard to beat anywhere.
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Tags: big fish, northern pike
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Getting camps ready is always a lot of work. When we get behind, we end up recruiting outside help. Pete and Pam are no strangers to our camps since Pete worked for us many moons ago, and over the years, he has brought Pam with him on several camp cleaning trips.
Of course, after the work, I guy has ...read more.
on the other line…
Today is the opening of Walleye season. This year, we have been “iced out” so our start is just a little late. BUT… since it is walleye season… I just may be out walleye fishing anytime between now and October. I may not get to fish often, but when I do it will be with Ignace outposts and I will not be ...read more.
Spring ritual
Every year before the props can turn, the pilots have to be re-trained in aircraft operations, government regulations and other various items of particular interest to pilots and the safe air transportation of our guests. Even though between them they have almost 3/4 of a century in aviation, Randy and Brad have been burning the oil so to speak. Karen ...read more.
Tags: the work
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