Walleyes, Pike and Brookies, oh my! ( And a few bear too)

[ribka]

Just completed a trip with my twin brother, who works in England, and his British friend Steve. We all flew back home to Wisconsin  and then we drove to Armstrong, Ontario and flew into the back country about 70 miles on a float plane for a week of fishing. Kind of a bittersweet trip as I have not been fishing with my brother for over 15 years and our father just passed away. My father used to take us every year up to Canada fishing.

So a few pics and am waiting for my brother to email me some pics too of big brook trout we caught up there. Used fly and spinning rods. Story to follow.

A few teaser pics:   

[ribka]

We had a few visits from local bears.

One of them was a big boy. He seemed more interested in eating the the newly sprouted dandelions

The smaller bear brought 3 cubs with her

[ribka]

3 cubs in the tree

[markts]

Looks like a great trip, that first bear is a pig. Mark

[lokidog]

Nice fishing in Ontario, too bad they have made it very difficult and expensive to bear hunt, as well as eliminating the spring bear season.  We used to get a lot of bears near Ignace, ONT.  In fact, my parents are there right now at their cabin.

[ribka]

a few more...

My brother carves all of own lures. He caught a lot of pike and walleyes on them

[ribka]

a few more images from the trip...

more bear

snapping turtle laying its eggs

The drink of kings

weather front coming in

[ribka]

walleye on the fly ( clouser)


Pike on a popper

Casting to some brook trout

Plane just dropped us off

[BLKBEARKLR]

Sweet pictures. Looks like you had a blast. Was great you got to fish with your brother. I am planning on doing the same thing this year, all five of us have a little tournie. Have not fished with them for at least ten + years.

Joe

[MtnMuley]

Very nice pics!  Thanks.

[robodad]

AH Yes !!! "Squaw Piss" I grew up in Chippewa Falls and have put my share of Leinies away thats for sure !! Almost a right of passage as a kid downing a few with my uncles around the camp fire at deer camp after several deer drives durring the day, in fact I'll be headed there in just a couple weeks !!

Nice fish, I hope to put the hurtin on some walleyes this trip, man I love those things !! 

[jackelope]

hardy......

 

[Forrestrover]

Hey, great pictures! Looks like a great trip.

[carpsniperg2]

yeah some great pics, my cousin lives in alaska and says the pike are so bad up there. he says you can bowfish for them  

[saylean]

Awesome pics! I have never caught a pike, I think they look like such cool prehistoric fish. Great bears too. That first one looked none too happy to see you.

Congrats on a great time. I bet the brit loved it.

Cheers~