bucktail Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 (edited) Well as some of you know I had 2 weeks planned out in Northern Ontario. The first week was spent at Lake Biscotasi between Sudbury and Gogama. The drive in is brutal! The fishing was VERY slow with many excuses why the fisihing was slow. Mayfly hatch...cold front...etc..... But with the help of my wonder guide Ms. Kathleen we were able to connect on enough eyes to have a good fish fry every day. She is a native of the lake and a humble great guide. The last 3 days were full of high winds from the north and rain...rain we havent seen in southern Ontario in 2 months. The Sirius radio was a god send as the Vothman and I couldnt stop laughing to the bloodhound gang and Ms Kathleen go go dancing in the back of the boat. Memories are made of these and not the amount of fish you catch!!! Here are a few pictures of our adventure. I ended up breaking a bunk on my trailer and a 200 dollar St Croix rod, but would never trade it in for the life of me! Good friends and good times is all that matters. ill add some more photos later. Week 2 was on Lake Nipigon on a charter with Captain Buzz Taisley. We spent the first 2 days cruising to the north end of the lake trying to out race the nasty tornado laced weather that eventually caught up with us. Along the way we did mange to hit a few beautiful specks such as Brians 5 pounder. The funny part was it hit a gang troll figured 8ted at the side of the boat....... I am not kidding! We did manage a night of trolling for lakers. I managed a 36 inch 22 pounder trolling a husky jerk off of a tapered point in 22 feet of water. I lost a estimated 40 lber on a Storm 9 inch swimbait that broke me off of a point dropping into 300 feet of water. Truly massive fish that I couldnt even manage to move. As we headed up the lake we hit a pike bay and I managed 65 pounds of pike in 4 casts, The first fish was a 20 pound 40 inch fish on a spinnerbait! Pics to follow as they are on Brians camera. Brian managed a 20 pound 42 inch pike on a Zara Spook at the side of the boat....awesome sight...pics to follow. Unfortunatley the rains were so heavy that they blew the pike out of the coves onto the rocks where the brookies usually inhabit. We kept a few medium sized ones for dinner. This is when disaster strikes. Derek wasnt feeling good and after 2 days was so bad we had to run south 8 hours and take him to the Nipigon hospital were he was diagnosed with pancreitis. we had to leave him there as he was transfered to Thunder Bay and returned 5 days later. Of course we couldnt let him off without a few goof photos. Here is a pic of me and Derek on a better trip! A 14 hour drive later I was back in Burlington 3 days early and tired and dissapointed but everyone was fine...and that is all that matters!! Well I am back at work saving for next year! D Edited July 30, 2007 by bucktail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 (edited) Holy crap, but you can laugh about it now right Can't wait to see the pics bud. That rain storm look torrential. And the may flies, oy vey!!! Thanks for sharing, I think No really, great report!! Joey Edited July 11, 2007 by Joey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbayboy Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 (edited) Holy cow thats a lot of mayflys. Glad to see the smile on Dereks face, thats the right attitude. Edited July 11, 2007 by TbayBoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike the Pike Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 Wow you made the best of the worst .Crap weather costly repairs long drives to the hospital.Spending time with good friends PRICELESS. Thanks for the amazing report. MTP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunkerbasshunter Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 wow sorry about the trip, looks like you gus made the best of it anyway. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easton13th Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 WOW! You hit the nail on the head with Disaster. BUT at least you were not skunked. Better trips in your future. Easton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tacklebuster Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 unfortunately your friend became so ill, but it sure looked like a great trip. Nipigon is high on my list of lakes I want to fish. I look forward to more pics of your trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fly Me In Scotty Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 Great report! Glad everyone is o.k. and you managed some great fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 Losers would have packed it in then biatched about it for years to come. You did good. Some spectacular shots there too! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehg Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 Sounds like a memorable trip actually! Too bad about your friends illness, but you still caught a bunch of fish of a lifetime. Monster lakers, big brookies, and huge pike will be stored in your memories forever. Thanks for sharing, ehg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnsled Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 Sounds like a memorable trip actually!Too bad about your friends illness, but you still caught a bunch of fish of a lifetime. Monster lakers, big brookies, and huge pike will be stored in your memories forever. Thanks for sharing, ehg You took the words right out of my mouth. Great report and thanks for sharing!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 As I was reading your report I realized, you are an optomist and not a pessimist... Lots of things happen in the everyday, it just seems that yours all waited till you went on vacation. Nothing worse than being 8 hours away from a hospital when not feeling well. Glad to see your friend dealing with it so well. Glad you caught some fish, but even happier to read that you looked at it the way you did. Well written and I have to say, I love the pictures, specially the one of the rain coming down! Cheers, Jen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbuck Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 8 hours to get to a hospital, YUP, you were officially in the boondocks. At least you guys caught some quality fish up there. It's definitely a nice looking lake. I hope to try Nipigon one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmen Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 If you call catching specs like that a disaster I'll take it it any day. Nice catch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danc Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 Hah. I was going to pm you tonight and ask how your trip went Bud. Now I know. Too bad about some of the weather and the fact that your buddy became ill. You never know what might happen on an adventure like that. You guys did catch some nice fish despite things. By the way, I've figure eighted Brook Trout several times in the past. When they follow you to the boat and don't hit, it's definitely worth a try. Great report Bucktail. Hope to meet you up here some day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addict Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 me and "basskicker" have nicknamed them "issues" cant have a trip without em lol.one trip we blew a tire,lost a boat seat and had the tounge on the camper snap not once but twice we got it welded in cochrane and it broke again in martin river had to get his old man to come from oshawa to get are boat and gear home he was cranky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
setomonkey Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 Some tough breaks but sounds like you made the best of the situation, and got some awesome fish while doing it. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokey Posted July 12, 2007 Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 Thanks for the report. Even though it was a mess at times I bet you still enjoyed and will talk about it for years. You did manage some great looking fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucktail Posted July 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 New pictures added finally! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfisher Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 Great pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizzmo Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 i have fishied bisco many times, usually in the july. i found downsizing your lure bigtime is the key. there mind is on smaller amount then, i feel. sorry to here about the rest but some beauty fish though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 Man what a report! First off glad to see your buddy is on the road to recovery. Surprising to me that the Sultan Road was that bad, I drive it a couple of times every year and it's not usually that bad (I'm assuming you broke your trailer bunk on that road). Some real nice fish though, congrat's on that! As far as I'm concerned Nipigon is very much untapped for huge northerns. Very cool to see that you got into a few... cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuro Posted August 14, 2007 Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 (edited) Can't believe I missed such a fine report especially since it is about Nipigon and cruising Nipigon. I was up in that area at the same time and I can attest to the poor weather. Can you tell us a bit more about the cruise? It's something I thought of doing in the future. How did it work out with the smaller boats towed along? Did they do a lot of fishing off of the main boat? I actually got to see the boat at reflection lake resort. The cost was $1500 per person for 6 days. Any detail would be appreciated. Edited August 14, 2007 by scuro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Johnny Bass Posted August 14, 2007 Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 (edited) oops Edited August 14, 2007 by Johnny Bass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianguy33 Posted August 14, 2007 Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 Sorry to hear about your buddy. Glad to see you at least caught some nice fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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