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Last nights supper coming back to life?

Cant help with this but it sure sounds like a sweet motor.

No we didnt fish it but thats where the bigger fish were coming from. We explored the area and even went to shore to walk around the falls, it is very pretty but it is also a sanctuary untill June 15th. I certainly wasnt gunning for a trophy, just a couple of meals so I was happy to leave the bigger ones alone there. See my avatar, if I want trophys, I go with my buddies, Lloyd who owns u & me guide service, Wayne and Terry.

lol, no worries glen, just using him as cover. No animals were harmed or abused during the making of this report.... Terry...lol solo, yea, I forgot to mention it is a resorvoir.

And I couldnt help but notice you need to improve your reading comprehension skills..... Any questions champ?

Well I decided it was time for another spring trip, I hadnt had one in a couple of years and the last one was disappointing to say the least. This time however it was going to be different, I was going to bring my gal Fern with me instead of the usual suspects and it was her first trip of this type. I booked a week at Horwood Lake Lodge for the two of us not thinking of the Lakair gig....doh! Oh well, I thought we could pop in on our way home as it coincided with the Saturday we were finished. Saturday however, turned out to be wet so we just kept on trucking south, I hope everyone had a good time. We arrived on Saturday afternoon, it took us about 8 hours to get there, a relaxing scenic drive too, its usually dark when I head up this way so it was pleasant to see it in the daylight. Here is Fern unpacking the food, the cabin was clean and comfortable and had been recently re-done. Joe, the new owner of the camp is a great guy, actually all the people at the camp were very helpful and friendly, Gary (who knows TJ and had some good tales...lol), Bill and Michelle, thank you all for helping make this trip a success. We went with the housekeeping option but I took Fern out for dinner at the lodge one night for prime rib, it was delicious....pretty sweet to have that option! One of the reasons I picked Horwood was their pet friendly policy so I was also able to bring my buddy Beau, which was a real treat for both of us. The first day was wet and cool/windy and made for some tough fishing, we got into them nevertheless. Here is Fern with her first walleye ever, caught on a jig and gulp minnow. And here she is with her first ever pike on the first day as well, not too bad a start! A personal best for me, the smallest walleye I have ever caught .... The ubiquitous sunset shots.... Its a beautiful lake, sheer granite cliffs rise from the water in parts, it has a fair number of feeder streams/rivers, shoals, humps, shallow flats, deep flats, all kinds of bottom composition, standing dead wood, more structure than you can imagine. We travelled this lake a lot and probably put 400km on the boat just cruising around checking out spots we'd find on the depthfinder. We also saw a moose with calf and a yearling black bear that took off like a shot as soon as it realized we were there. Fern says this looks like a giant Coca Cola water fall. One thing about this body of water, it seems when the evening is calm, all kinds of logs make their way out into the lake, I couldnt believe it the first day I saw it, here is what it looked like on several mornings, we called it the Spanish Armada....coming home at night it was difficult to see them the way the light played on the water, I made sure to unlock the motor so it would kick up if we hit a semi submerged one. Fern and I (mostly Fern) pulled a big log out that had great big steel spikes sticking out of it, this thing was lethal, here is a shot of it on the dock at night, if you hit this, it would hole your boat for sure . The lodge had great little boats too, 16' Mirro Craft with 20 hp 4 stroke Yammies, here is ours at night. The fishing was OK, we never got into any big ones, but if you worked, you could catch walleye all day, we had three stable high pressure days that really got the fish going, we were catching them in 30 ft of water all day long. We used plastics exclusively, no bait.There are a fair number of cottages on this lake which surprised me but its big enough or early enough in the season that we never felt crowded, there is tons of water to fish and the walleye, at least the eating sized ones arent hard to find. Fern also caught a small little eye, these tough guys crack me up... It was a real treat having my buddy Beau come up with us, I was taking a bit of a chance as he had never been in a boat before. I brought up a life jacket for him just in case, it has a handle on it you can grab to lift the dog back into the boat. He was perfect in the boat and had a great time. We set up a shade area in the boat for him and had fun going to shore with him when he (and we) needed to attend to business.. Back on land, he figured out how to open the cabin door to let himself out and in and came and went as he pleased for the most part, visiting the other cabins at the appropriate times for free hand outs and head scratches. Heading back to the cabin on the first night with two of the most favourite things in my life. Hard to believe no one wanted him. Umm Lloyd, as per your phone message no offense, but if I have a chance to look at this in a boat all day.... or this..... pretty much a no brainer, sorry buddy...it doesnt mean I dont love ya....and to prove it, here's one for you! (note the hat....) A night shot of the bay off our deck, pretty much all the cabins have nice water views. All in all a wonderful holiday. Thanks for thaking the time to read my report.

Ha ha, great stuff guys, looks like a ton of fun!

Kinda like the salmon/rainbow fishery in the Great Lakes....

Durn thing has a mind of its own Roy.... Good times Wayne, glad you had that wash pump huh? Clear as a bell, thanks bunk! Lol, thanks guys, much appreciated.

I need to get a new tip top for one of my rods. My question is, how do you know what size it is? Any advice would be appreciated.

The ones we tried were like rubber. I wont do that again.

They make these things called ladders....... Sounds like a "Hold my beer and watch this!" incident.

Have a good time everyone...

All the best bud! Ya old fart....

Nice report Wayne, thanks again, I needed that.

Yea, it was a great time despite the weather, though we did have one absolutely gorgeous day where everyone fell victim to sunburn. We hit the lake hard, gritted our teeth and headed into the eye of the storm....several times. There were periods while I was driving the sled, following Wayne on the lake not more that 40 ft. back when he would completey disappear for quite a while.....digging sleds out, negotiating tight swithback trails while towing huts, freezing hands and best of all, great company. I'd do it all over again in a second. Enough of that, the trip into the speck lake was an adventure in itself.....both days. This was a great crew to spend the time with, thanks for letting it happen Wayne! I didnt take as many pics as usual, but here is what I got. Here is Capn' Lloyd, call him chefy, he supplied and cooked the food, thanks Lloyd! Keith, Terry, Joe and Wayne....Wayne, what are you doing? A night shot of the Chilcoot trail, looking down at the lake from the deck. Waynes beauty speck! Another shot of it A nice brace of brookies Wonderful memories. Joe was a nice addition to the crew this year and we all had a lot of laughs ( oh its well past that time Joe!). You know, one of the added bonuses of spending time with this gang is that I always come away a better fisherman because of it. It was nice to fish with you again too Keith. Terry, lol, I heard your rant across the breadth of Kokoko Lake, I said to Lloyd, uh oh, I think Terry just lost a fish...lol! Capn' Lloyd (buttercup) its always a pleasure buddy and Wayne, thanks for being such a gracious host. Sorry I missed meeting you Bunk, maybe next time. Cheers

Lol, no kidding Bernie, hell, I'll probably beat him there and Im not leaving till 2 am thurs morning!

There is no air in your lines charles, most probably a loose washer vibrating, a faulty ballcock in the toilet can do it too. Wish I could help more, but I am off to Temagami tonight.

Wayne, you have one too many "twenty"'s in the thread title. Lloyd, if you buy it, I will eat it. See you up ther fellahs, drive safely now.

Wow! Congratulations Lew, she looks like a sweeeet ride!

Oh, you'll be doing such Wayne. Dont kid yourself.

Ohhhh man, here we go.....this could be one dangerous trip. Last man standing kind of stuff. Thanks for the tips guys, Terry really....really appreciates it.

Man, would you guys/gals please start killing them when they come out of the water if you are going to keep them, cant be any fun dying slowly.....

Just a heads up, I was in Lebarons today and picked up an HT Polar Escape flip over 2 man hut. I know these arent the best units out there, but the price couldnt be beat $263 with travel cover. The guy said they had about 4 left and would be sold out before the weekend, so call first. When I got it all together, it wasnt too bad a unit at all, beats my crumpled Pac Shak, thats for sure.

I am sorry for your loss Lew.