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I know , I know .... the Leafs nation is now full of optimism , but it still feels good to get a shutout against the Habs could Optimus Reim be the real deal ??? ,,,, all we have is hope

more ice gear to test ???? my wife will kill me !!!

great pictures, those trout are all amazing !! really like the brookie pic ... well done

Never heard about this before, again where are the environmental watchdogs ??? I just don't understand how this kind of thing can get approved and we have to jump through hurdles to build a cottage closer than 100 ft of water. This is a mega mining pit that certainly will have adverse affects despite what crap they are telling us.

thats great Simon, very special to be out with fishing with your Mom

very nice , my favorite species for sure !!

Yup we were in school grade 5, all huddled around the tv ........ Still remember it vividly Had the pleasure of meeting him 2 yrs ago

Like I said in my humble trip log ,, there are some talented people here ... Moose you take the cake !!! Did i see a 10 pound speckled trout ????? tell me i am just dreaming !!!!! Please show and tell all you want ....

the yellow glove my buddy was using allows you to lip the walleye and pike, i had never seen one before, it is supposed to have some protective material against the teeth, made for easy releases, so i tried my cheapo work glove and it seemed to work, just held them by the lip and and quick release at the boat, yeah i guess it looks gay but we just didn't want to waste time catching and releasing .... LOL

Great way to put it " the wallet got lighter for life " yeah , never had them before, but I tried them and the meat was just like the fillets, plus pickeral cheeks ... were great we did fillets in different styles : Tempura , butter, blackened spice, fish crisp, bbq, it was all good , walleye are the best to eat in my opinion the eyes were not what i expected

OFC is a great community and I have read many amazing trip logs here. Many of you folks are quite talented at putting together your photos and thoughts and I really appreciate you sharing your passion with the rest of us like minded fishing folk. After reading many posts for the last few years and pm’s with some great people here I was able to convince 3 of my friends to commit to a trip. It has always been a dream of mine to do a fly in fishing trip. Due to many factors it always remained a dream until this year. I was fortunate enough to go on my first fly in fishing trip during labour day weekend of 2011. First I’d like to acknowledge (Mike ) SoloPaddler, and publicly send a big thank you for his tips and generosity on making this trip a success. Thanks to Terry as well for some great tips. So onto the trip report …. 4 of us booked 3 nights with Park’s Fly-In Fishing out of Hawk Junction with Hawk Air. We ended up heading into Abbey Lake, yes the same lake that Solopaddler and Terry went to this summer. It wasn’t intentional, it just happened to be the only lake that was available for the 3 night trip so we put in our deposit. As you have already heard from their trip reports, this lake contains plenty of decent eating sized walleye. We didn’t catch many pike. With the deposit paid it was a “GO”, so the 4 of us started gathering different fish recipes to try on the walleye. We emailed each other prior to the trip to make sure we had enough food so we wouldn’t starve …. LOL that wasn’t needed as we would soon find out …. On the way up … overcast Lake Superior We took the Trans Canada and the drive from the Sault to Wawa has some spectacular scenery. We stayed at the Beaver Motel (clean and affordable) in Wawa and had dinner at the Viking restaurant (good food). Wawa seems to be feeling the woes of the US recession as we spoke to a few business owners that said there were fewer US visitors making the trips for hunting and fishing. Our flight with Hawk Air was scheduled for 9:30 am so after a late dinner we headed back to the Beaver. The next morning was extremely foggy as we checked out of the Beaver motel and headed for a quick breakfast in Wawa. Arriving at Hawk Air base, about a 15 min drive from Wawa, we could tell that nobody would be flying for a while with the thick fog blanketing the lake. After our check in we confirmed that things would be delayed, so we started chatting with the other groups of fisherman that were waiting to head out as well. This dog was always looking for attention. Many of the guys we spoke to had been doing these fly in trips for many years and all had great fishing stories to tell. Seems like no one was disappointed with any of the lakes they had been to over the years. One of the other groups had a few extra beverages. After a 3 hour delay we were off to Abbey Lake. With the 1956 Beaver fully loaded it was a quick 30 min flight. What an awesome experience to be riding in this rugged bush plane and knowing its place in the history of the Canadian north. Our gear and weapons of mass destruction !!! Our destination … The young pilot Matti, parked the Beaver at the dock with ease as if it were a 12 ft aluminum boat. All gear unloaded he quickly showed us around the cabin and was headed back to do it all again with another group. What a job !!! I don’t think I even looked around the cabin, but headed straight to unpack my reels and get setup to head out. We were on the water by 2:00 pm and had our lines in the water by 2:10. By 2:11 we had a double header ….. it was that insane !!!! By 2:50 we had caught and released 11 walleye each. With a quick call on the 2 way radio to the other boat we decided to have a late lunch as we still had not eaten. We literally dropped our jigs to the bottom and pulled up a walleye each and headed in for a snack. The cabin had a little area out front to clean the fish and we put the remains into a bucket, which was later dropped into the middle of the lake. We quickly prepared a nice feast of walleye fillets only hours after arriving at this amazing place. After our feast we unpacked the rest of our gear and headed back out for a couple more hours of fishing. That night after another feast of walleye we enjoyed a nice fire, and a couple of refreshments. The next morning the weather took a complete reversal. The temperature had dropped and cold front had moved in. We quickly had breakfast and headed out expecting the fishing to be a lot slower. I need coffee !!!!! It was a little slower but still had no problem putting them in the boat. We changed up a bit and tried drifting with a worm harness as the wind was quite a bit stronger. It started off like this …. Later the same day after trolling for walleye all morning I caught this small pike. This day turned out to be a mixed bag of weather, as systems moved through all day with sun, cloud and rain. We all headed back for the evening meal which surpassed all of our expectations as we each prepared our different recipes for Walleye and accompanied it with steak, chicken and venison. We needed the extra protein….. LOL. We closed out the day with another fire and more refreshments. The final day turned out to be the coldest as temps dropped to 2 degrees overnight. We awoke to a bright but chilly morning. Fishing was a tougher bite but the last day as always passed too quickly and we ate whatever we had left in our coolers. Yeah we ate everything on the fish … The last night again around the fire was spent just enjoying the moment and realizing that life is too short to make excuses to not do this kind of stuff. Our fly out day we were all up at 6:00 am to pack and clean up the cabin and to get all our gear out on the dock for the arrival of the Beaver at 9:00 am. Well it was another foggy morning and we knew we would be delayed. As it turned out the fog delayed our departure to almost 11:30 , however we got picked up by the Otter which was a bonus for us. boats, cleaned and stored …. gear on dock …. waiting …. and waiting … The Otter arrives !!!!! The drive back home was uneventful and long. All in all it was an awesome trip , fishing was excellent and Park’s Outposts and Hawk Air were great to deal with. Hopefully my next fly in adventure will be for Lakers or Specks !!! Thanks for reading.

very nice, truly a special moment I am sure !!

I have had more skunked outings for specks than successful, thats what makes it worth while when you get one ... its always nice just to be in the park for sure ....better luck next time

thats a beauty

Still like my H bird ice 45, but this LX-7 looks pretty cool

yep thats a great video many years ago about 20, the wife and I were skinny dipping at a buddies cottage after dusk the next morning we went down to the dock with our coffees and we saw the biggest snapping turtle we ever laid our eyes on Both wife and i nearly had a coronary thinking that was in the water when we were skinny dipping, the wife has never swam after dark since

wow amazing fish ,

wow looks like an amazing deal ... I guess they only ship to the US

The old AP map that actually rated the lakes did have some good info at the time of publication, but those ratings probably don't refelect current situation. I also have jeffrey's Algonquin map, its the best detailed map of Algonquin for interior tripping. I don't use it as a fishing guide. Since you mentioned fishing the corridor lakes, I think if you get the list of stocked lakes and spend a some time checking them out you will find that there are some real gems. I agree that they can be hit and miss but you should be successful if you put in the time to perfect your techniques. As mentioned try late September and mid may trolling and casting spinners and small cleos. Algonquin is a beautiful place and I prefer interior trips when i can get the time.

Algonquin as you already know does have some world class brook trout opportunities. I think most anglers would be hardpressed to tell you where they go but AP publishes a book of their interior lakes and what they hold. The older version if you can get your hands on one even rated each lake, that version was discontinued for obvious reasons. I have been going on interior trips to Algonquin for many years and most of the big lakes hold brookies, you just need to troll the shorelines in early spring and you will be rewarded. (ie, Dickson, Lavielle) Along hwy 60 they have stocked many lakes with brookies and splake ,you can find the stocking lists online. I have caught 5lb brookies in these stocked lakes so you know they are thriving and doing well. Just make sure you read the regs carefully. You also cannot use and live bait in AP. Good Luck

thanks for sharing that story .. just love reading those old time fishing stories

wow those are fantastic pictures !!!!

Wow great report , you describe those special moments very well. cheers

amazing footage

Thats hilarious .... magnum of redwine and a box of Tampons .... what were you thinking !!!