Trip Reports

Choosing which outfitter to go with can be a real challenge. I know I like to read trip reports from people I trust, to help me choose my next destination. Hopefully some of my own experiences can do the same for you.

All Things Fishing, Trip Reports Oct 9, 2023

MarMac By Train

I’ve done my share of fishing trips over the years, and I’ve driven to most, and flown on bush plane to several, but in the summer of 2022 I mixed it up, and took the train! MarMac Lodge is located on Esnagi Lake, and is well known not only as a great fishery, but also […]

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All Things Fishing, Trip Reports Jul 12, 2023

Return to Makokibatan – High Water / Strong Wind and Big Walleye

I had a number of great fishing trips planned for 2022. I’d already completed my first visit to the Miramichi River, to fish for Striped Bass, and I was ready to get into some serious Walleye action. Our journey started out with a first for us, having to make an unplanned landing partway to the […]

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All Things Fishing, Trip Reports Aug 7, 2022

Fall Pike Success

Fall is my favourite time of year to fish. The fish are fattening up, the weather is cooler, and you can often more easily identify “where they will be”. When my brother and I decided to make a one-day run up to one of our go to spots at the Bayfield Inlet, we were hoping […]

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All Things Fishing, Trip Reports Apr 3, 2022

Best Walleye Fishing EVER!

It was summer 2019 when I was at Brace Lake Outfitters for my second time, and having another amazing trip. I was in the main lodge chatting with owner Kyle Poleski when he said he had something he wanted to show me. It was the location of an outpost camp he had just acquired on […]

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All Things Fishing, Trip Reports Feb 10, 2022

Rock Pine Resort – Father and Kids Fishing

Enjoy this trip report of my weekend fishing at Rock Pine Resort.

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All Things Fishing, Trip Reports Dec 31, 2021

We Took Gord Pyzers’ Advice – It Paid Off

My favourite drive-to area to fish has been my destination for over 30 years, and it keeps surprising me. In a summer where getting out on the water with a buddy was hit or miss (summer 2020), on a sunny day, with low wind, and the new phrase of “distancing” in place, Chris and I […]

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All Things Fishing, Trip Reports Nov 12, 2019

Return to Brace Lake Outfitters

It was opening weekend 2015, and our group was headed to Brace Lake Outfitters for what was to be an amazing week of fishing. The lodge was ready, the fish were ready, we were ready…but the weather not so much. A winter storm rolled in that provided multiple days of sub zero temperatures, frozen water […]

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All Things Fishing, Equipment & Gear, Trip Reports Mar 31, 2019

Camping on the Rocks – Buddies Fishing 2018

Fall fishing can be some of the best time on the water you’ll experience. The fish are putting on weight to survive the winter, the weather is often beautiful during the day, and there are no bugs in sight! The shorter days may limit the fishing time, but it does add to the amount you […]

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All Things Fishing, Trip Reports Dec 8, 2018

Wet, Cold, and Windy – Father Son 2018

Fishing trips, or weekends, or afternoons, for me are primarily about connecting with the people I’m with. Catching a trophy or finding yourself in a great bite is an added bonus that I’ll take, of course. Each summer, for about the past 30 years, I’ve headed up for a weekend of fishing with my father, […]

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All Things Fishing, Trip Reports Nov 3, 2018

Small Change = Big Results, Couples Trip 2018

One of the trips I look forward to most each year is what I call our “Couples Trip”. Three couples, three boats, two days, too much food and a few fish – what could be better? This year we returned to Bayfield Lodge, a familiar place and body of water for all of us. In […]

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