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Great pictures. Thanks for sharing. Looks like we both need a mini tripod for the self portraits. lol

Yes, they are born without brains. Many of them live here in Barrie and crash on their way to Toronto. Mostly when the road is clear, dry and in sunny weather.

Good work Spiel!

Let's see if we can get this thread to seven pages. Only four more post to go. Nice fish eh.

Good one LOL

It probably wouldn't hurt to to cast over shallow weedbeds(6-12 fow) near deep water first thing in the morning and late afternoon. Those big gators will move up to feed in warmer temps for short periods in low light conditions.

I let mine run out too. I had no idea until the police called my house to inform me of the situation. The officer also asked if he wanted me to have him come over and take my guns away. I declined on the offer and eventually got my license renewed. Only took me a year to get around to it.

Thank's for all the great comments. The more a go through all the pictures the more I realize how special it was. My Father is coming over to my place on Sunday so he can check out all pictures from Mike, Jason and myself. He loves to tell stories so I am sure he will be telling plenty of them of Beteau Lake for years to come and I think there just might be a little bragging involved. My Dad is the one responsible for my passion for fishing(with a little bit of help from Red Fisher). I can vividly remember him take us kids to Scanlon Creek Park in Bradford to fish from this huge stump on the shoreline with worm and bobber for perch, sunfish and bass. I was 4 or 5 years old but I remember it like it was yesterday. Jason and I took some pretty good pics of the sunsets but it was surprising how little colour there was. Probably not enough air pollution way up there to have the brilliant reds. Fisherman7; the flight to the lake was with Nakina Air Service, not Hearst. A good bunch of guys that do a darn good job.

I have several doubles and they have yet to catch me fish, even in Beteau Lake. A threw one for hours up there without a sniff.

My buddy Ren here shows how I feel after a day in the rat race.

That sure is a great start and it's only going to get better. Keep us updated on your success.

I would like to start with thanking Mike for including my Dad and I on this spectacular trip. It was of course on my "to do" list but I am sure I would not have made it to such an amazing place on my own. Jason was also a great guy to hang out with for the week and I look forward to being on the water with him again, perhaps chasing those pesky Walleye on Rice Lake. Of course my greatest highlight of the trip was being able to spend it with my Father. He has never been more north than Timmins and never on a fly in. He wasn't keen on going up because he was worried about cold temps and he is much too frugal to spend any money on fishing. After much peer pressure from me and also assuring him I would pay he said "I will take a chance and go". A decision he doesn't regret. His biggest pike up until this trip was maybe 28". His first large pike on the Attawapiskat was a 36"er. As he was bringing it in he just kept saying 'it's huge, it's huge'. A new personal best for him that was beaten the next day by a 40'er and by the end of the week a 42"er(which he caught in two feet of water). He also caught his new PB Walleye, 26". My wife was also a great sport about it knowing that this trip was an opportunity that couldn't be missed. Going to Doe Lake right after was a preplanned weekend trip so I got away with it. It didn't cost me too much in bribe money so she could go shopping while I was away. The reason for this post is more of a chance for me to put up some pictures I took that I really liked. Most do not have fish in them. I will start with some scenery shots. The lake was loaded with beautiful bays perfect for hungry gators to hide and wait to exploded on a passing meal. I also have some pretty good pictures of the moon rising and sinking. Purple skies Black flies swarming Jason A bear seemed to take a liking to my mattress before we showed up. Better it than me. My dad staying bug free My Dad patiently waiting for me to get my butt in the boat so we can catch some big Esox. A Garter Snake on the shore line. Lunch A few shots of Jason and Mike. Chillin' in the kitchen. Heading out on the Otter. A few more pictures of the Walleye we caught. The 24" and bigger walleye we caught had really big heads for their body size. Old fish. A really good picture of my Dads PB Pike. Not really a story but more great pictures of an incredible fishing adventure.

My first time posting from Photobucket. Had to make sure I had it right.

What's wrong Jef? Not enough fish in your lake to catch? Good to see you coming around here again. It's been so long Cupcake.

It's crazy how after fishing for a week and catching loads of fish we are still more than happy to fish hard all day for just a few. Did you do any Musky chasing on Rice yet?

Talked to the OPP on Doe Lake. They said less than half had their card when asked. $300 fine for not having it now

The bay in the picture coughed up a few small pike on Sunday morn. I usually catch smallies there. We fished the main lake on Tourny day hoping to catch some big pike on the drop offs like you suggested but they didn't cooperate. Solopaddler; I will be ready to fish again as soon as my arms stop hurting.

Great weather was the highlight. The fishing was tough as always on the lake. Only 27 out of 45 boats even brought in fish to weigh and there was no hogs brought in. A 6lb walleye was the big fish of the day and 12 lbs overall was the winners weight. We ourselves had boat problems and were at Katrina Marina getting fixed up when the 7:30am Shotgun start happened. We eventually got back in action and were washing our lures by 10am. Only two small pike graced us for the weigh in. The top 10 placements got cash and everybody received prizes. Ran into Reefhawg out there too. Fishing Doe was a far cry from Attawapiskat. I fished Fri morning, Saturday and Sun morning and only had 3 smallies and 8 hammerhandles to show for my efforts. I'm going to have to start saving for my next fly-in. Here are a few pics I took on the weekend including my Bro-in-law's Skeeter we burned around the lake on.

Very well put together Mike. Great report

The fishing looked great way down south there.

Where did you pick up that clearing blade Brian?

Yeah, that's nasty.

I also picked up the Eagle Cuda 300 Portable fishfinder to help find those stacked up walleye.

I bought a second, waterproof camera last night. I am going to take both my cameras to be sure I come back with lots of pics.