Posts Tagged: Fly-in Fishing

Trip Reports Jul 5, 2026

Van Poele – The Trip That Tested Us Before We Even Landed

Spring of 2023 and it was time to try out another great fishing outfitter. This year we’d be heading to Van Poele Outpost camp. The camp is located on the Van Poele River, which feeds into Kagianagami Lake, Kag, which is a huge body of water with several camps on it. We were put onto […]

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All Things Fishing, Trip Reports Jun 6, 2026

Harrogate Lake – Cold Water, High Water, and a Couple of Firsts

Spring 2026 and it was time for the annual fly-in trip with Chris. After a great fall at Sunshine Lake, we were both eager to get on with our season of fresh water fishing. This spring we’d be at Harrogate through Leuenbergers. This was also the plan for Spring 2025, but I had open heart […]

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All Things Fishing, Trip Reports Oct 19, 2025

Sunshine Lake – Small and Mighty

Fall 2025 and our first fly in trip of the year. Our Spring Trip had to be cancelled to deal with some health issues, so both Chris and I were chomping at the bit to get out into the quiet of the bush to crush some Walleye (and hopefully a big Pike). It’s always tough […]

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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 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 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, Trip Reports Sep 30, 2018

Tomiko Lake 2018 – The Year of the Kids!

Only a few days back from our trip to Bulldozer Lake, it was time for us to head out for our week long family vacation at Tomiko Lake Lodge with a group of friends. This would be our 4th year, and our enthusiasm was high, looking forward to that perfect combination of relaxation, family time, […]

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All Things Fishing, Trip Reports Sep 3, 2018

Bulldozer Lake Trip Report – The Kids Were Alright

Having experienced multiple Fly In Fishing Trips over the past number of years, I was always wondering when it would be time to introduce my kids to the adventure. Through a series of unexpected events, it turned out that the summer of 2018 was going to be the time! My wife (Carolyn) and I, along […]

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All Things Fishing, Trip Reports Jul 2, 2018

Pike of the Attawapiskat

As a follow up to my first post on our Experience on the Attawapiskat, it’s now time to turn our attention to one of the two species of fish we caught, starting with Northern Pike. Our trip having taken place at the end of May, after a particularly cold / late Spring, we knew we’d […]

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