The first fishing report!

The first people out today were from Cherrington. And the fishing was Good. Both groups having fished there before, they did well. The largest walleye was a 26.5 incher with a couple of 25's on the side. Not a bad start to another season. Weather is pretty warm today and sunny. Good Northern weather. The Cherrington fisherman said they were smaller but getting more active with the sun. I will let you know more soon.

These are the faces you will see when you get to our base in Red Lake.


There are a few lakes with ice on them yet.



This is the Mayor of Loree lake. She was not really happy to see us, but she milled around like we were not even there.

Here is a video from a friend.

Sometimes people do not want company and chase them away. This guy was just being neighborly.

New Video of the Otter taking off from Blackbirch Lake

One of the dockhands took this video of me taking off one evening from Blackbirch.

Crank up the volume and listen to the Power!!!

A Late Start but almost have Half the Camps ready to go!!!

We are going at opening camps hard!! We have an excellent crew of young pilots working for us this season and the camp opening has been going well. We have been getting lots accomplished and the camps are in excellent shape.

We have some fisherman in the "Bush" but no fishing reports yet. I will put them up when they start to come out. Temps have been decent and the sun has been shining. I hope everyone is catching the Monsters.


Morleys was the first one to be prepared. Just barely had a path through the ice and by the afternoon the wind had changed and blew all the ice into us. Wish I could have gotten a video of the sound the candlesticked ice makes when the wind is blowing.

Cobham Daniel was next. Open close to camp, but the bigger part to the south was pretty iced up.
Here is Bruce giving direction to our dockhands to ensure things are done right.

We try to keep a good and happy working atmostsphere. The days were long to get the first few done. Up at 5 am and eating supper at 10 pm. I am so happy to be back in the bush. I seem to be getting more energy the harder we go.
Loree Lake had a Caretaker this winter. A cow moose! She has been there for years and years but this year she must have had 2 calves. I know this because of the nipped of young trees and the size and shape of the droppings right on the boardwalk.LOL Almost all of the trees are nipped off and many of the bigger trees are pulled dowm and broken around 6 or 7 feet high. She must be a big moose. I have never seen her, but moose love a south facing browsing area in the winter to get away from the Bitter North Wind.

Another Season Begins

Well we are here in Red Lake for the summer now and the Ice is on the lakes still. It looks like there will be a late ice out, but alot can change if Mother Nature decides to help out a little.

BEER

Now that I have your attention, I have a few different options for you for your fishing trip. There are some more reasonably priced Beers available as well. These beers priced around $30, where Blue and the big brands cost $45. I will give you my humble opinion. I know beer:) Rena will find out to make sure that they are all available in cans.

James Ready, 5.5% alcohol Good Beer nice flavor, lager
James Ready Honey, Good beer too, a little lighter than the above.
Lucky Lager, 4.5% alcohol Ok Beer, ok flavor, not as good as James Ready but has some flavor.
Lakeport has a few different flavors but I have never been fond of this brand but some people like it. I am not sure if this one is available in cans or not but the others are for sure.

Also there is construction on the causeway past Fort Frances so there will be lengthy delays due to that. We are suggesting you go West on highway 11 to highway 71. Go north on 71 through Sioux Narrows and then travel East on Highway 17 until you reach Vermillion Bay. Then north on 105 to Red Lake.


Here we go again, Are you Ready?

The Cut for Cancer Research.

As a last team function we went to watch the last Regular Season game of the Vancouver Canucks farm team, The Manitoba Moose. Before the game though there was a fundraiser for Cancer research. Shaving your head. I have a lot of respect for these kids for doing this with me. Overall ther was $14 000 raised in 3 hours. Then our Moose beat up on the Toronto Marlies 6 - 0. Nice to watch, lots of scoring, a couple fights and a lot of hard bodychecks. Great game!

Most of us got to go at the same time and the hair fell to the floor.

Now we can all go 5 miles per hour faster!LOL These boys got to go on the radio with the local morning Dj's and chat for a bit.

Moose Players Mike Keane(has a couple of Stanley cup rings) and Jason Jaffray( an up and comer for the Canucks) spent some time with the kids and I. They really enjoyed that. Getting to tell professionals their hockey stories was cool.

Suggested Tackle Boxes for your Canadian Flyin Fishing Trip

A lot of Fishermen think that when it comes to fishing, you need a ton of tackle... this is not the case when you fish with Amik Outposts!! All you need is a soft sided tackle box with 3-4 individual compartments. There are pockets on three sides that can hold various other things like your stringer, pliers, jaw spreaders, and extra Powerbait etc.



Here is an example of what not to bring... This is a totally un-necessary amount of tackle to bring. Unless you have all the tackle for three or four people in this tackle box.



This is the size of tackle box you need to go to Canada. Everything for a weeks fishing will fit into this approximately 16 inch long bag. I do not endorse Berkley over Plano, either one is as good as the other. Check em out.