Joey

Thanks Jim, my fave place to fish also Thanks sweetie, and no need to comment, I know

I would never do that Will. Thanks hon! Thanks Pete!

Thanks bud, I actually took several leaf in the water pics until I got the one I wanted. That one fit the bill

Thanks Mike, I'm loving my new lens. And I'm sure Paul has a bit of Musky Mojo left. Me too for that matter Thanks Chris! Thanks Davey Buoy, it really is a piece of heaven up there, and Memquisit was a nice spot and would be great for summer with the nice beach too! Thanks Dan! Thanks Lew, I knew you were waiting. Love the new camera lens, it takes some pretty crisp pictures when the moment is right. I need to learn a few things tho, like taking pics in dark, overcast light etc. In time tho, all in time! I bet she'll love the shirt, I think it's hilarious. Thanks Spincast! We were not real sure we were going to be going either Rich, but the stars aligned for us. I wish you had of been with us too, I'm out of coke gummies We may have to coordinate our vacation times in 2013 eh!! Thanks Woodenboater, ya, I was a bit bummed but the rest of the vaca made up for it! I love that photo of Ralphie too

For the first time, Paul and I stayed at Memquisit Lodge on the West Arm of Lake Nipissing. We had a great week in the beautiful fall weather watching the trees turn colour and lose their leaves. And of course we fished I started preparing all week and on Friday, I went to Costco for the last of my groceries, some Big Steaks!!! Upon scouring the meat aisle at Costco, I noticed there were no steaks and asked what had happened. The meat guy told me that due to the e.coli recall of beef from XL Foods, they were not selling them that day and sales of meat were pending, hmmmmmmm. Okay, off to Metro and bought two big T-bones, went home and packed the cooler for the morning. Doing some last minute reading online, I see Metro had pulled all their beef aswell - Dang!!!! Okay, well I'll leave those steaks here and return them when I get back. Hit Longos first thing Saturday morning, as check in at Memquisit was not until 3 p.m., so we had plenty of time. I did ask the meat dept at Longos if they also bought from XL Foods and they said yes, but the steaks they had now (Saturday the 29th) were fine. Hmmmmmmm, okay, I'll take two Strip Loin please (they had no t-bones). Finally, some Turf to go with our Surf!!! We arrived around 3 p.m. and unpacked and ordered up some wood for the campfire and ice for the cooler. Spend a nice evening by the fire. Our home for the week! This was our wall art, looks to be about 55 inches: Got up Sunday morning and headed out for some musky fishing. As we're casting, I hear my cell phone ring, it's my mom "do not eat the steaks!!!" Apparently it was all over the news that meat up to and including the 29th has been recalled due to e.coli. Sheesh, can't catch a steak break In the freezer the Longo's steaks go for a return when we get home Anyhow, back to fishing, Paul caught a pike that morning. It was bitterly cold that morning aswell, poor Ralphie. I'll have to get him some proper cold weather gear. We went out for pickerel later that night and Paul caught 2 pickerel and a perch and I caught a bluegill. Then I caught something small, and as I'm reeling in, all of a sudden it felt huge. I get it almost to the boat and Paul has the net ready and it is a big pickerel that decided it wanted the perch on the end of my line more than I did!!! It quickly let go and all I ended up with was a chewed up perch!!! We headed out Monday morning again for Musky and had no takers, caught nothing, not even pike. Headed out for pickerel again in the evening and I caught 3 and a perch, Paul caught a clam Snapped a few fall colour shots. Saw the beautiful harvest moon on the way back and snapped a few photos. Had a nice evening by the fire with the guys in the cabin next to us. As per our usual routine, we went out for musky in the morning, but this time we were rewarded Paul caught a nice 46"er right off the bat. We continued casting and I finally got a nice fat girl on, I estimate 42 to 44 inches. As I'm reeling her in I see she has one hook barely attached to her lip. I was as careful as I could be reeling her in, but she did a dive under the boat, came up, went completely airborn, then dove again and was off - heartbreak!!!! Oh well, it was fun to fight her and watch her do her acrobatics!! I ended up catching a pike after that and Paul caught 3 more pike. Our pickerel fish that night produced only small perch. We went for a musky fish Wednesday morn with no taker, but it was a beautiful, crisp morning and I got a few pics of the mist on the lake and the sun rising. We decided to go into Lavigne for supplies, including hopefully steak. The clerk at the main store in Lavigne said there was a farm up the road about a mile that sold organic steak, so we beelined it there and were disappointed once again when they said they were sold out, but had some nice pork chops!!! No pickerel again tonight but small perch. Rained the rest of the night and all the next day off and on. Thursday we fished with the tarp up in the rain trolling and caught 8 pike. Only took a pic of one: Took a long troll all the way back to the lodge and noticed we marked alot of suspended fish, which we assumed were pickerel, so after a quick lunch we headed back out, this time using small gear for pickerel trolling. Of course, as we changed gear to 8 lb test and pickerel lures, I catch a musky I'm not complaining tho!! We continued to troll till dark but had no pickerel takers. Friday was our last day to fish and we headed out for musky once again in the morning. Got two pike each but it was very windy and we were limited to where we could fish. I did see an eagle tho That was the second eagle I saw up there for the week, but was surprised I didn't see one Osprey or heron?? Did some more pickerel fishing at night and I got a nice, decent pickerel for a change, but alas, in the slot I caught one more smaller pickerel, and Paul caught a mini pickerel and a perch. We kept no fish this trip, all returned to get bigger And, of course the sunset We called it a night as it was freezing and the wind had still not abated. Here are some random shots: One of the things I liked about this place were the many nature paths to walk on. Ralphie and I decided this one was our favorite!! My new shirt, it says "Largemouth" and then has an arrow to the fish and says "and a picture of a bass" Hahahahahahaha! Spent our last night around the campfire roasting marshmallows, then packed up this morning and headed back, enjoying the beautiful fall colours in the trees all the way home Was a great trip and I would return to Memquisit again. The owners were nice hosts and very accomodating!!! Hope you enjoyed the report and pics. Joey

Just awesome Lew We are up at Memquisit right now and the report will follow upon our return

Beautiful report Simon. You got the life man

Best of luck Sandy, you are an extremely strong woman to do this. Hope you exceed your goal girl

Congratulations to you and your family

Wow, what a day

Truely awesome, congrats bud. Nothing wrong with that net job

May aunt actually worked for Sam for many years. He will be missed. RIP!

Don't forget your pencil case for our next class Will, you dulled all mine already, not to mention I have no erasers left from all your mistakes

Awww, what a crappy place to be stranded waiting for the water to drop

I think it would Lunker, I've seen some photo's from it and know some people who went there and it looks like a complete blast. Take a cab from your hotel tho, then no temptation to drive! Have fun

Wow, nice chrome on that one Congrats on the PB!

Oh, and nice fish BigCreekDad, nice fatty

I find that hard to believe

Super report Rich, I have been waiting Tough fishing the first week but you made up for it the second week, even with rough fishing conditions, way to go

Yes Lew, that looks like we're in for a beauty day, now go find that pot of gold

You're right, that water is really low!! Love the Martha Stewart bathroom Looks like a nice trip up there for you again! Great to get up before the snow flies. Great pics, videos and report Mike

Wow, look at that hump. Nice catching Rich, beauty fish

That's awesome Brian. Gizmo looks great in that

yes, I have a feeling too