All Things Fishing, Equipment & Gear Nov 20, 2016
Do you love to cook shore lunch as much as I do? Well if you do, the shore lunch can be the highlight of any fishing trip, but for some, the work that goes into a great shore lunch can be quite daunting. Not only packing the supplies, but creating a fire ring (or finding […]
All Things Fishing, Trip Reports Oct 23, 2016
I’ve been fishing the Bayfield Inlet for almost three decades, and I’ve had some great times there. A couple years ago, a group of buddies who have done their own guys weekend for years were in search of a new destination, so I suggested they check the area out and consider basing out of the […]
All Things Fishing, Trip Reports Sep 19, 2016
Getting out on the water for fishing trips, be they for a week or weekend, are not about getting away from my family, but going to a destination to experience the outdoors. A few years ago my father, brother and I were joined on our first “couples weekend”, which not only allowed our partners to […]
Equipment & Gear Sep 10, 2016
I love a good cup of coffee, particularly when I’m off on a fishing adventure. When looking at my essential gear list, ensuring that I have what’s necessary to have hot coffee is as important as my safety gear. Whether you are flying into a remote outpost camp, or a more traditional lodge, you usually […]
All Things Fishing, Trip Reports Aug 28, 2016
Our family makes an annual trip to Tomiko Lake Lodge, which is in the area of Crystal Falls / Sturgeon Falls, between North Bay and Sudbury. On this year’s trip I accepted an invitation to do some fishing with a couple friends who live up in the local area. Since I like fishing, like the outdoors, […]
All Things Fishing, Trip Reports Aug 16, 2016
Recently my brother and I took what we called a “scouting trip” to the French River, in preparation for two other trips we have planned to the area: our annual August “couples trip”, followed by my annual “Father / Sons / Friends” trip in September. Our scouting trip would be our first time fishing this […]
All Things Fishing, Equipment & Gear Jul 30, 2016
It’s always fun to catch fish with a new lure, and this was the case during my visit to Shekak Lake with White River Air in the spring of this year. With a spring trip you are expecting cold weather and cold water, which means we were anticipating having to slow things down in order to […]
Trip Reports Jul 14, 2016
I’ve fished some bodies of waters for almost 3 decades, and I while I enjoy it, there is also something special about getting out onto a new body of water, and just trying to figure it out. That’s the situation I found myself in recently when I was travelling, and was given the opportunity to […]
All Things Fishing, Equipment & Gear, Trip Reports Jun 10, 2016
Opening weekend for Walleye and Pike was the 3rd Saturday in May for the area where Shekak Lake is located, and our group would be there the very next day, as the first anglers on the lake for the year.
All Things Fishing, Trip Reports Jan 2, 2016
This year our annual Father / Son / Friends fishing trip took place a bit later, it was the first weekend of October. A series of scheduling conflicts left us with few choices, but we at least found a common date. We’ve fished later in the season before, and had some of the worst weather […]