Honouring The Fishing Story. 2025's Year End Report.

[Moosebunk]

Odd year 2025. Fishing took "a bit" of a back seat to health, getting older and work at times so, the number of days dwindled down a little from the norm. That said, when the fall season finally ended in early November, there was this rather incredible body of fishing and adventures that had taken place. A rundown for travel was Kimmirut NU, Cancun Mexico, Nipigon, Grise Fiord NU, Home, Nipigon, Great Bear Lake NWT, Taloyoak NU, Nipigon and finally into a cottage for nearly two months before back to work in Arctic Bay NU before Xmas. Everything from Arctic char, longnose gar, some of the biggest lakers I've ever caught, brookies, pike, walleye, a PB whitefish, largies, smallies and some enormous muskies, few casts were left untaken. Friends and family alongside for much of the time.

Anyhow, long gone are the days fishing reports are cool anymore to most but, I don't give much of a faaawk 'bout that. It's the way it's been and may always be. This link shares all that 2025 fishing and travel, packed with pictures from atop glacial mountains in the highest arctic community of North America to a sunny beach in Mexico or Great Bear of a trophy fish lake in the NWT. There's a video of the largest shoreline fish I've ever caught, links to all the full detailed reports and some thoughts on what it means to honour your story. Link here below if you're into that.

bunksoutdoorangle.com 2025. Honouring The Fishing Story

Happy New Year! Best fishes in 26.

Bunk

[John]

Hey Bunk. Either the file is super duper mega, larger than my laptop has ever seen or there is a problem with it. Still waiting after 2 minutes.

 

Seems we're good now.

Edited yesterday at 02:32 PM by John

[AKRISONER]

bunk not to take away from your obvious incredible knack for photography, but the arctic really seems like a place where its impossible to not take an incredible photo. 

 

Thanks for taking the time to post this, in the days of instagram and social media its difficult to make an effort to sit down and really write a report, and post. I should take the time an post an annual report, its been a few years and the process of thinking back and writing about it is great in its own whether anyone reads it or not.

Edited yesterday at 03:34 PM by AKRISONER

[scuro2]

25 minutes ago, AKRISONER said:

bunk not to take away from your obvious incredible knack for photography, but the arctic really seems like a place where its impossible to not take an incredible photo. 

I knew the Bunkster when he was a yungen. His photography has greatly evolved to the point that I am enjoying the photography more then the stories! Sorry Bunk! The arctic, like any other cool place on earth only gives you more opportunity. He has the eye. 

[glen]

Great fishing trips.  I guess you like doing the more remote fishing.  
The pics seem to have perfect lighting.   
Nipigon is a 12hr drive from my house.

[Moosebunk]

On 12/30/2025 at 8:17 AM, John said:

Hey Bunk. Either the file is super duper mega, larger than my laptop has ever seen or there is a problem with it. Still waiting after 2 minutes.

 

Seems we're good now.

Two minutes ain't so long for something a year in the making. lol. Happy New Year John. 

23 hours ago, AKRISONER said:

bunk not to take away from your obvious incredible knack for photography, but the arctic really seems like a place where its impossible to not take an incredible photo. 

 

Thanks for taking the time to post this, in the days of instagram and social media its difficult to make an effort to sit down and really write a report, and post. I should take the time an post an annual report, its been a few years and the process of thinking back and writing about it is great in its own whether anyone reads it or not.

Thanks my good man. You should make an annual report. It's always great to look back and bundle up your year of experiences and times spent with friends. I think doing so during the doldrums of November and early December is helpful for pushing through and motivating for the year ahead. There is sooooo much planned change coming for 2026 being the year I turn 50 that next years end should paint an entirely new picture. One constant should remain, there will be some arctic photos, those as you say, take themselves. lol

22 hours ago, scuro2 said:

I knew the Bunkster when he was a yungen. His photography has greatly evolved to the point that I am enjoying the photography more then the stories! Sorry Bunk! The arctic, like any other cool place on earth only gives you more opportunity. He has the eye. 

I think we probably disagree on some things politically although little to none of that ever enters the storylines... or maybe you've digested every word salad and just grown bored of those same servings Chris? You've been supportive forever, been there since Snare, and thanks for that. Good thing about pictures only, they tell whatever story you want to imagine. I'll have to dig up those old photos cause those do go back to the very first fly-in. WOW!

18 hours ago, glen said:

Great fishing trips.  I guess you like doing the more remote fishing.  
The pics seem to have perfect lighting.   
Nipigon is a 12hr drive from my house.

Pics can be brightened, surely gone through enough cameras and lenses to find what I like tho. Twelve hours from your house, jeez Glen, I'd drive up on Friday nights and call in sick to drive home Mondays if only that close. lol. Happy New Year dude!