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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: ribka on June 02, 2010, 07:40:40 PM

Title: Walleyes, Pike and Brookies, oh my! ( And a few bear too)
Post by: ribka on June 02, 2010, 07:40:40 PM: 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:
Title: Re: Walleyes, Pike and Brookies, oh my! ( And a few bear too)
Post by: ribka on June 02, 2010, 07:47:36 PM: 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
Title: Re: Walleyes, Pike and Brookies, oh my! ( And a few bear too)
Post by: ribka on June 02, 2010, 08:13:22 PM: 3 cubs in the tree
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Post by: markts on June 02, 2010, 08:15:22 PM: Looks like a great trip, that first bear is a pig. Mark
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Post by: lokidog on June 02, 2010, 08:16:39 PM: 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.
Title: Re: Walleyes, Pike and Brookies, oh my! ( And a few bear too)
Post by: ribka on June 02, 2010, 08:53:30 PM: a few more...

My brother carves all of own lures. He caught a lot of pike and walleyes on them
Title: Re: Walleyes, Pike and Brookies, oh my! ( And a few bear too)
Post by: ribka on June 02, 2010, 09:02:38 PM: a few more images from the trip...

more bear

snapping turtle laying its eggs

The drink of kings

weather front coming in
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Post by: ribka on June 02, 2010, 09:26:33 PM: walleye on the fly ( clouser)

Pike on a popper

Casting to some brook trout

Plane just dropped us off
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Post by: BLKBEARKLR on June 02, 2010, 10:09:13 PM: 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
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Post by: MtnMuley on June 02, 2010, 10:15:44 PM: Very nice pics! Thanks.
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Post by: robodad on June 02, 2010, 10:26:00 PM: 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 !! :EAT:
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Post by: jackelope on June 02, 2010, 10:38:20 PM: hardy......

:)
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Post by: Forrestrover on June 02, 2010, 10:43:02 PM: Hey, great pictures! Looks like a great trip.
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on June 02, 2010, 10:43:45 PM: 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 :drool:
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Post by: saylean on June 02, 2010, 10:44:46 PM: 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~
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Post by: bowhunterforever on June 02, 2010, 10:46:22 PM: Awsome pics :tup: Looks like some really good fishing. Whats the biggest walleye you guys caught?
Title: Re: Walleyes, Pike and Brookies, oh my! ( And a few bear too)
Post by: ribka on June 03, 2010, 06:44:59 AM: Ontario has a slot limit. Can keep from 12-18". Most walleyes we caught were over that. We caught a doz around 24-25 inches. 4-6 lbs.

Caught quite a few pike over 36 inches. Biggest around 42" I lost a huge one close to 50 " ( around 30lbs)

The Brit Steve broke his new Hardy rod ( $400 Brit quid- $500 American) on a big Pike. He was not happy. Overall he could not stop smiling during the trip. When he saw the bears he wanted to go out and pet them :o. I said probably not a good idea.

Fish count for 6 days was around 400 pike and walleye for 3 guys. A dozen Brook trout. My brother caught a brookie around 25-26 inches. Close to 7-8 lbs.

Ate walleye for lunch and dinner every day. Fried walleye, grilled walleye, stir fried, curried walleye, walleye chowder....
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Post by: robb92 on June 03, 2010, 07:34:26 AM: Great pics, thanks for sharing them!!!
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Post by: Dustin07 on June 03, 2010, 08:40:32 AM: cool story and pics, thanks for sharing.
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Post by: littlemac on June 03, 2010, 08:48:44 AM: Gotta love it up there. Great story and pics, always good to have family time.

I have spent a lot of time on the Manitoba and Saskatchewan border and had similar results to yours in Ontario.

Bummer about the bear season, Manitoba is still good for bears in the spring.
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Post by: jordano on June 03, 2010, 10:33:00 AM: WOW! looks like an unbelievable trip! awesome pics! thanks so much for sharing!
Title: Re: Walleyes, Pike and Brookies, oh my! ( And a few bear too)
Post by: NRA4LIFE on June 03, 2010, 10:39:28 AM: Awesome. Fellow ex-Cheesehead here too. Consumed mass quantities of Lienies in college. I love those pictures. Takes me back to when I was younger fishing pike and walleye in WI.
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Post by: Machias on June 03, 2010, 01:39:21 PM: Great photos, thanks for sharing them!!!
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Post by: Austrian Hunter on June 03, 2010, 02:00:28 PM: Awesome, man, that looks like a blast. Thank you for sharing, nice pictures!
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Post by: FISHBOY on June 04, 2010, 08:10:48 PM: Great report and pics. I'm leaving for Seperation Lake, Ontario in 2 hrs for 7 days of fishing.
Title: Re: Walleyes, Pike and Brookies, oh my! ( And a few bear too)
Post by: ribka on June 04, 2010, 08:23:40 PM: Have fun. Look for weed beds in 6-12 ft of water for the pike and wallaeyes. Walleyes love weed beds up there. Jigs, golden rapalas and my secret lure I used last day to win the most fish tournament

sshhh!
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Post by: ribka on June 04, 2010, 08:24:53 PM: Don't forget to fish drop-offs by rocky points. Pick up walleyes and big pike.

Have fun
Title: Re: Walleyes, Pike and Brookies, oh my! ( And a few bear too)
Post by: ribka on July 15, 2010, 07:21:40 AM: Brother caught a big brookie on Fly.

The brook trout spend the winter in the lake and then make their way out to the Albany River system.

http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab186/ribka123/brookie2.jpg (http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab186/ribka123/brookie2.jpg)

Another pike

http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab186/ribka123/goodpike.jpg (http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab186/ribka123/goodpike.jpg)
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Post by: Woodchuck on July 15, 2010, 07:30:53 AM: WOW, nice brookie