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Odd year 2025. Fishing took "a bit" of a back seat to health, getting older and work at times so, the number of days dwindled down a little from the norm. That said, when the fall season finally ended in early November, there was this rather incredible body of fishing and adventures that had taken place. A rundown for travel was Kimmirut NU, Cancun Mexico, Nipigon, Grise Fiord NU, Home, Nipigon, Great Bear Lake NWT, Taloyoak NU, Nipigon and finally into a cottage for nearly two months before back to work in Arctic Bay NU before Xmas. Everything from Arctic char, longnose gar, some of the biggest lakers I've ever caught, brookies, pike, walleye, a PB whitefish, largies, smallies and some enormous muskies, few casts were left untaken. Friends and family alongside for much of the time. Anyhow, long gone are the days fishing reports are cool anymore to most but, I don't give much of a faaawk 'bout that. It's the way it's been and may always be. This link shares all that 2025 fishing and travel, packed with pictures from atop glacial mountains in the highest arctic community of North America to a sunny beach in Mexico or Great Bear of a trophy fish lake in the NWT. There's a video of the largest shoreline fish I've ever caught, links to all the full detailed reports and some thoughts on what it means to honour your story. Link here below if you're into that. bunksoutdoorangle.com 2025. Honouring The Fishing Story Happy New Year! Best fishes in 26. Bunk

Hi all, Got everything squared away for Xmas by 2:30pm and decided to get an hour or so on the ice. The whitefish finally showed up, but couldn't get them to bite, was fun at first and then just frustrating. Got a couple of decent walleye for my efforts and was able to sight fish a 30" Pike swiping at my bait 2 feet beneath the hole. Happy Xmas and Tight Lines!

Merry Christmas to all my friends and their families here at the Ontario Fishing Community. I hope Santa is good to yous all.

Just a few, same camera and it screwed up. 5722 pics of an open stubble field and no animals or anyhing of movement that should have triggered the camera.. Judging by the tracks there should have been a lot more deer pics. I swapped it with another one today

And all the best of the season to all the outdoors men and women on here

Pics are crappy as these are pics of videos on pause off the computer monitor. A couple awesome whitetail bucks, one in particular. As usual the computer is acting up so this is only a few of the pics I wanted to post. I haven't tended to the trail cams lately as for the past few weeks the temperature has been in the -20s with a near -40 wind chill and a lot of snow.

Two minutes ain't so long for something a year in the making. lol. Happy New Year John. Thanks my good man. You should make an annual report. It's always great to look back and bundle up your year of experiences and times spent with friends. I think doing so during the doldrums of November and early December is helpful for pushing through and motivating for the year ahead. There is sooooo much planned change coming for 2026 being the year I turn 50 that next years end should paint an entirely new picture. One constant should remain, there will be some arctic photos, those as you say, take themselves. lol I think we probably disagree on some things politically although little to none of that ever enters the storylines... or maybe you've digested every word salad and just grown bored of those same servings Chris? You've been supportive forever, been there since Snare, and thanks for that. Good thing about pictures only, they tell whatever story you want to imagine. I'll have to dig up those old photos cause those do go back to the very first fly-in. WOW! Pics can be brightened, surely gone through enough cameras and lenses to find what I like tho. Twelve hours from your house, jeez Glen, I'd drive up on Friday nights and call in sick to drive home Mondays if only that close. lol. Happy New Year dude!

Wow! That is awesome!

Updated my card for 2026 last week. The last time I will have to pay to fish! HH

I'm 3 years away from my old age card. I don't celebrate birthdays anymore. I celebrate 1 year closer to retirement.

Mine just came in the mail.

Hope you had a good one Barry. 🎅

I guess I better not send that pic to my friend that hunts and tell him it’s in my backyard. lol. 😂

I want one of the bucks in my back yards for xmas.

Yes. Tis the season.. the best gifts!

Hi All, Got back to the spot I got a bunch of walleye the other day for an hour and a half. Lots of fish cruising around, had a couple of nice walleye on but lost them half way up. I lost a lot of fish the other day too, I think i'm going to switch back to braid with a flouro leader for better hooksets. Only landed one small walleye but got a couple of pike too. The first pike hit before I even managed to get my camera on my head, it snapped me off at the hole and then 3 minutes later hit again on my other rod....got my other jig back!

Welcome and post a report of your next trip for those that can’t get out. We like pics.

Thanks again for the kind words . Busy with some new stuff . SQUIGS and HEAVY HITTERS Squigs are made of a soft gummy material the fish will hold on to . Same 7/32 tungsten beads on size 8 & 10 2X jig hooks . Ice grub heavy hitters are 1/4" tungsten glow beads on #8 2X jig hooks More to come . Just getting started on a few others .

I no longer have to worry about that as of this past September. What I want to know is how do I get my 3.5 months of over payment back.

Cabelas Guidewear. With any Goretex you need to do a bit of maintenance to reactivate the waterproofing. I usually do this once a year, been going on 6 years with my stuff and dry as it was on day #1.