Rod Caster

No limits in zone 11. Barbotte fishing is a free-for all. And not popular at all. .

You should be ok parking for a week at the access point...it'll get busy though. I have no real experience successfully fishing the lake, so no help on that front. Try the forums on Ottertooth.com or the FriendsofTemagami website...they make an incredible adventure map of the area...they also maintain and report on portage/campsite locations. I bought my FOT map at Lefevres in North Bay...the FOT website will show you other retailers.

probably a much better area is your really looking for seclusion and great fishing. Enjoy!!

She's got no fear of fish at all...I'd show this to my wife, but I doubt she'll take away the right message.

haha I was kinda thinking that too. Good stuff Mike, now you have bass-fishing as an option too!!

Couple weekends ago we threw fish carcasses near the rocks and checked them at night (was like smelting). We caught several big crawfish and had a crawfish fry. They are super easy to catch at night....

how are the blueberry's this year? Probably a bit early, but is it gonna be a bumper crop?

more walleye curtains. Nice stuff... looks like nice day too

hahahaha, touchee. I'm not sure my diet had anything to do with the horseflies...they are sooooo bad this year (as are skeeters)...driving around a bush road today, everytime I slowed down there were hundreds of them trying to bite my paintjob.

Very cool Camill! I've got long-term plans to get my prospector's license and try to find a small group of guys who can take the abuse of staking. There are lots of areas that are geologically significant that have expired claims. For now I'm just trying to fill my office shelves with nice stones! Do you use the a compass or do you rely mostly on GPS? One the first things I'm doing on my new property is getting my Dad to show me how to properly use a compass and cut some trails. The best stuff I've seen on the reports are the when people say things like "the bugs are THE WORST I'VE EVER SEEN" hahaha...I feel for them.

Fantastic report. One of my favorite posted by you!

The hideaway lodge is nice, with nice owners. ...but its on the big lake.. so.....

hmmm, banana's you say? I gotta try that next week before I cut some wood... I have so many horsefly bites from the last two days its ridiculous. edit: my wife just told me the opposite. Now I don't know what to eat hahaha.

I download this really cool overlay map for Google Earth that shows abandoned mine sites, mineral deposits and anything geology related, including access to the actual geological reports as written by the guys in the field. I must say, reading 40 to 60 year old information from people exploring/surveying/mining in my area is really interesting! If your interested, google the words "ontario geological survey google earth"...you'll be linked to some very useful overlay maps. One of my favorites/most used is the administrative boundary map that shows municipal, township, lot/concession and regional boundaries. Really cool and handy. So, I went out today, looking for an amethyst deposit near one of my speckie lakes (I call it that but I've never caught anything). There were reportedly two small mining areas (2x20 meters) within a 400 x 400m old claim, an old prospector cabin and some "trails". All this stuff is nearly 40 years old, so the trees/brush were expected to be grown in and trails non-existent. I drove to within 2 kms of the claim and then took it by foot.... ...horsefly's SUCK! I found some areas of general interest, a few cool looking rocks and eventually I saw the cabin! I was surprised how non-descript the area was. No trails at all, no other markers....but a few cool looking cliffs. I walked around like a dog sniffing for tracks, another kilometer or so through thick forest...got KILLED by flies....felt like someone drowned me in hot soup and got many scratches. I was completely beat by the time I got back to the cabin, I almost felt like taking a floor nap. Anyway, I found a few quartz crystals, but no actual amethyst. I don't think I found the actual mining areas...either that or I missed them below the thick carpeting of moss. Here's a picture of Chaga mushroom growing on a yellow birch tree. This stuff makes a very tasty and super healthy tea. Not sure what these are... I gotta cross reference with my field guide Mama partridge with some babies! Next generation!

The weather has been great the last couple days. Glad you guys got to enjoy it.

They are saying "popular" routes. Lots of less known/less used routes out there. If you like the temagami area (again try looking at wolfe lake area) then also look east of temagami, maybe Rabbit Lake Road. 4.5-5 hrs north of Toronto I'd say. I wish I could show you my Friends of Temagami map but its like 4 feet tall. It shows ALL the portages and significant areas.

Have you ever looked at the wolfe lake old growth forest reserve? Miles and miles of portages, protected areas and historically significant places....oh, and good fishing I'm sure! Check out Friends of Temagami. They make an extraordinary adventure map; Ottertooth.com is also a great resource for portaging routes in the Temagami area (which wolfe lake is considered a part of).

yup, sweet boat. I was glued to the screen looking for that strike!

another great outing for you! Crazy about that pike. I've seen them attack my fish, but never actually landed one that did that.

Glad to hear they are keeping up with their already good reputation!! Also glad to you are not at a loss

Great read and photos! Man I'd love to make it up there sometime. Love the north I like how there wasn't a single veggy, peice of bread or fruit haha

That thing that allows me to move my canoe without moving my arms....Trolling motor!

My homeowners insurance covers up to 1mil for anyone on my property (can purchase more if I want) hunting, fishing, walking etc. That person may have his/her own liability insurance as well. My understanding is that OFAH insurance is in addition to my homeowners policy or their liability policy...so my policy is always the first guard, then the other persons liability insurance, then OFAH (or like) insurance would kick in as the others are exhausted. This explains why you get a hat, a knife a subscription and other gadgets AND insurance for very very cheap, because it's very unlikely that it ever gets initiated unless there is a BIG case, or if its criminal and the homeowners policy doesn't cover anything. I suppose that if anything were to happen involving hunting, that it may likely be a criminal case, which means that the OFAH coverage might be handy...I'll have to read up on that some more. the biggest difference between a cash deal and bartering agreement is that a cash deal is business, therefore your personal insurance won't cover anything related to business activities... I'd need to get business insurance.