Basskicker Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 (edited) Well it all started on May 25, my annual northern pike spring trip. The excitement was intense this year as my buddy John and myself were heading to a new lake in search of some monster pike without all the cost of an expensive fly-in trip and we were not dissapointed. It was an amazing trip, completely surrounded by pristine wilderness, wildlife, solitude and serentiy for 8 days. The fishing was incredible.....I have fished all over this country but nothing came close to what we experienced.....easily 500-600 fish ....not alot of huge fish.....but the numbers were incredble. We left at 3:00 A.M. to beat the traffic, half way up we watched a transport driver dragging a large deer off the road which he hit.....time to slow down. Eventually after 7-8 hours we made it to cochrane The weather was beautifull but it was gusting to 60 km. With another 200 km to go, we departed Cochrane as quick as possible after grabbing our last Tim Hortons and leaving civilization as we knew it. It wasn't long before we encountered our first bear, one of many!!!In the next 200 km we passed 5 bears.....real hard to get pictures as they spooked before we could get pictures. They really need to have the spring bear hunt up there. We finally reached the launch with the anticipation of loading the boat and travelling the 18 km down the lake in search of the a campsite, but it was not meant to be. There was huge waves crashing into shore with the wind gusting from 40-60 km. So we decided to wait until the next morning and try the crossing when the weather permitting. So we set up our tents, launched the boat and spent a couple hours fishing close to the boat launch nothing huge but we probably caught 30-40 pike. Typical size pike for the trip. The next morning we awoke at daylight and the winds had subsided....finally. Before we left I saw this little guy smoking a cigar I think..... After an epic 18km ride down the lake we finally found our home for the week. An absolutely stunning beautiful sandy beach with a nicely wooded area with soft moss for our tents. Probably one of the nicest spots in the middle of nowhere I have ever seen. After setting up camp we went fishing for a few hours and we not dissapointed. We caught so many fish we lost count rather quickly. Here's a sample of some of our fish.... I usually don't keep fish to eat, but fresh walleye straight out of the lake couldn't be resisted. In total we keep 11 small walleye during the week for 2 good meals. The weather wasn't very good, it rained 5 of the 7 days, but we had a total of 2 sunny days with some beautifull sunsets Each and every day we consistently caught near or over 100 fish, mostly smaller one 3-5lbs range but we did manage to catch 7 fish over 10 lbs and a couple pushing or over 20lbs. Unfortunately I didn't have a OFNCommunity.com logo...stupid me. Sorry Team #7. Anyway here a couple more pics... This was the state of my Ripplin Redfin after 2 days....brand new out of the box...they destroyed it!!! Here our 2 largest fish..... After 4 days of continous rain we had enough and decided to pack it in and make the trip home, once again the road home was full of bears...seen 6 more on the way home and a moose. Overall it was the best fishing I have ever experienced, the beauty of the great far north....2 moose, 11 bears, rabbit, grouse, loons, geese.....simply priceless!!! Jason.....only 360 days until next year.....what am I going to to....hmm....FISH!! Edited June 5, 2007 by Basskicker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wask Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 Wow. That is incredible. Congrats on the awesome trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
douG Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 A great achievement all the way from concept and planning thru execution and even reporting! Way to go, guys. You are rightly entitled to those big grins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markystang Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 Awesome! I'm more than a little jealous... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbayboy Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 Wow, thats impressive guys. Good job on the planning and the execution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntervasili Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 WOW nice gators, great pics and thanks or sharing with us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 Wow Jason, what an epic trip! I can't believe you guys saw that many bears during the day...there really must be a lot up there. Looks like a pretty substantial boat you guys used, what was the launch like? Was it tough to get the boat in the water? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuhaman Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 Outstanding!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mepps Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 wow, great report!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snag Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 Yup, What Clive said up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Clemens Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 Now that is one awesome reports and some great looking pike. That's a trip I'd love to be on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerritt Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 WOW unbelievable! some breath taking shots there! Nice to see your friend has good musical taste too! (His Toque) Gerritt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokey Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 Great trip report, thanks. Nice to have fishing like that as it keep you going and they are all great size fish to keep you entertained. Thanks for the pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelley Cooper Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 Just amazing... I am so in auhhhh! Thanks for sharing...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Johnny Bass Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 Excellant report!!!! Those pike have HUGE heads!!! Ripplin redfin hey? I've had one in my box and never use it. I think that will change soon. Dont morget the bear mace next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosebunk Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 WTG Bass and crew. I'm racking my brain trying to think of 18km long lakes, that are drive too, remote, and 200km north of Cochrane. Heck man, you could have been in my backyard. Good job on those pike. Some brutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 Those are some amazing pics and nice fish! It is a trip of a lifetime indeed. Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishergirl72 Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 Wow, that sure is a trip of a lifetime! And the pics are about some of the best I have ever seen! The fish you caught are amazing, WAY TO GO!!!!!! I love the rabbitt pic with a colt hanging out of the mouth, priceless! Thanks for sharing. It sure is beautiful there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyk Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 wow, amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
express168 Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 WOW , Nice report and those are some great pics. May I also say hi to a fellow member wearing a Local 183 toque( assuming he is a member of course.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
express168 Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 WOW , Nice report and those are some great pics. May I also say hi to a fellow member wearing a Local 183 toque( assuming he is a member of course.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 Wow...fantastic report and pics basskicker! Fish in the hundreds...must have been a real thrill. You had some great scenery shots there...and those last few pike pics were great! Congrats on a great trip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 That has to be some of the best photography I've seen in a while, very nice. What an awesome experience that must have been, thanks for sharing. Joey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frost Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 Damn ,looks like a super trip , congrats!! Cheers, Frost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easton13th Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 Great report looks like an amazing adventure! Easton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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