chris.brock

the pelvic fins are getting pretty orange in the September pic

pretty cool, did you catch the fish twice from the same part of the lake? that's good proof of C&R working

gordy, give us a list (spreadsheet not required) of what's most important to you for your trip, I'm sure alot of people here would have some input that would be interesting, Mike especially

urghhhh, I'd still rather be watching live NHL right now, I wish they would settle, the weather's crap, the days are short, I love my Leaf games and look forward to them

very healthy looking fish, very nice

http://www.ogokilakeoutfitters.com/ pm me if you want more info too

John's outpost is top notch, new and clean, 3 bedroom, a bunkie also, 2 fridges work well, electric lights, hot water, shower Wilderness North's camps look very well kept too, Leuenbergers Kayedon camp is great- idyllic spot, all log cabin with porch I still prefer the older camps where you feel you don't have to take you boots off when you come inside, and you can feel the history of the place

I think the Guergis sign was patching a hole in the cabin, so it stayed put, it would have went in the fire otherwise

it was mid August, the water was super low, no bugs was a bonus, stayed at John Rich's camp, flew with Nakina air, we did get 5 pike over 10 lbs but I don't know where those pictures are, this was my 2nd time to Ogoki, the last time I was there the water was super high, the fishing was quite different in the low water, in August stayed at Twin Lakes the night before we flew in lots of decent walleye everybody having fun speckled trout rapids below Kayedon the owner John came in mid week, I got to fish with him for an afternoon, what a treat, he grew up on the lake, he showed us plenty of sunken islands and humps, after a couple drinks he started to chat more, great guy, great stories John could clean a walleye in about 15 seconds having a stretch break on a rocky island time to fly out, this was the weather, we were stuck in camp for 36 hours, no beer or booze left, if you're going to be stranded, Ogoki Lake isn't a bad place to be, I was fine if we were stuck for even a couple more days, we fished but stayed fairly close to camp in case the Otter came in

at a bar in Dawson, they have a "sour toe cocktail", there's some history behind it, that's a real human toe, it goes into your drink, you drink the shot and the toe must touch your lips, it was $10 including your alcohol of choice, and you get a certificate if you complete it

one thing I forgot to add, if you try the Burnt for a muskie, retrieve fairly slow, and steady, the burning, top-water skipping stuff won't likely work this time of year, just my opinion

cool, glad you like them, they're not quite comparable to a solopaddler report, I'll likely do a few more tomorrow, killing time

yeah, I hear ya, the Darth Vader sled, pretty cool classic sled, it runs like a scared rabbit when it's -15, I picked up a br250 longtrack that I've fallen in love with for bushwacking in Haliburton, I'm a Yamaha fan (like you're a VW fan)

another great trip, lots of pike, not huge, but tons between 8 and 14 lbs, we found a spot we called "craddle bay" because of all the times we had to craddle pike, seemed like an evening walleye bite, one evening while solo, I caught 30 fish in less than 2 hours, mostly walleye, steady action, we also discovered a 10 km, straight lake, isn't enough water to keep us amused for a week, some jumbo perch too (no pics though) loading up, dropped the canoe off at Mattice for a future canoe trip (that's another story though, a good one too) spent the night at Owen's, Dad and Cousin enjoying the sunrise, a possible, drunken bear sighting exactly in the direction they're facing, the night before the outfitter wasn't impressed with the tower of beer, because lots of beer = prop damage, cabins burning down, general destructiveness, etc, they spoke in French for awhile, then we boarded the plane (some type of cool, extended, turbo beaver (Irishfield?)) and we where off wow, even a Curado can get bugged up if you're careless, yeah, I know friends don't let friends use mono, but braid would have been alot worse then the pike came not huge, but decent and plenty, and shallow, and fiesty lots of solid pike bit of a beer belly on this gal craddle bay again, these are just my pics, the other guys did as well too no need to portage, ramming speed, no damage done, it's alot easier when it's not your outboard, this was the trip where my cousin coined the phrase, WGFUBWDFYSU, "we get _ up but we don't _ your _ up"

yeah, the Beaver is classic, the Otter is great too because a party of 4 can bring in alot of beer!

it must touch your lips to be considered a sour toe cocktail, if you swallow it (drunk already, they explain this before hand), it's gonna cost you (it wasn't cheap, I think it was around $400)

I'm only familiar with the Burnt River north (upstream) from Kinmount, if you're looking just to get a muskie (regardless of size), this would be a great bet, cast the shore and obvious cover with a small bucktail spinner, as for walleye, I'd guess you have an equal chance at the 50 million in lotto max tomorrow I'm pretty sure I caught my first muskie in the Burnt north of Kinmount

any of those lakes will likely be a little tough, I'd say Salerno would be your best bet for both walleye and skies, but it could be tough too

yeah, it was really specific where it hit, driving up, it was like somebody had drawn a line in the sand

It snowed 40+ cm's per day for 3 days, for a total of 122 cm, we came up at the tail end of the storm, the date in the pics isn't quite right the dog had to be carried while breaking trail getting wood from the shed the truck's stuck the phazer didn't like the deep powder, lots of digging to break the trail, I wish I had the BR250 longtrack back then pretty scene, we can relax after everything is taken care of

Simard Lake and Guoin Res. Caesars North Camps, great trip, great outfitter this little guy has some blue a fallfish a double the camp mascot this pic made the cover of Caesars brochure, sorry about the hold a craddle would have helped coming out a little scruffier, time for a shower

Alaska Hiway, Kluane Lake Takini Elk Betty's near Beaver Creek Looking for grayling, Stewart River tributary Let's see if anybody knows the significance of this picture, reply if you do

Has anybody ever put the left over treats aside for next year? I've got tons left over I'm considering this. I'd obviously eat some next October to see if it's ok. Has anyone tried this?

the Kawartha's receive a constant, high fishing pressure. They're shallow, productive lakes that sustain the pressure better than other lakes. But compare the Kawartha's for example, with a fly-in or portage lake, and you can really notice the difference. Fishing pressure makes alot of difference on the Kawartha's, the Bog, Rice or Simcoe. There is likely other population cycles working too, but the harvest pressure is definately significant.

I have to disagree with you on some of that BB I can't remember a stressed, heavily fished, fishery in Southern or Central Ontario, that suddenly corrects itself and produces bumper crops the heavily funded fisheries are basically put and take, mostly with non native or introduced species, it's sort of like fishing in the big swimming pool for rainbows at the Toronto Sportsmen Show.