Fly-In Fishing

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Trip start
September 5, 2018
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Heading north
September 5, 2018 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
Started the morning early flying out of Madison. Met up with Dad at the Minneapolis airport, and took another short flight to International Falls, MN. The float plane leaves tomorrow morning, so we killed the rest of the day with a nap, some beers outside in the sun, and eating barbeque at a food truck (the only food option for many miles) in fort Vermillion. Off to bed early so we can get up early to catch the plane.Read more
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Arrival at Oak Lake Lodge
September 6, 2018 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
Another early start to the day. Stocked up on snacks, and quaffed a few cups of coffee before heading to the air field. Lots of fog over the water, so we had to wait for the sun to come up and burn it off. It set us back about two hours, but the ride over was pretty killer.

When we got to the lodge, it was a mad scramble to unpack so we could get on the boat in time to catch some fish for the shore lunch. Forgot to bring my phone, but we snagged two or three keepers pretty quick which ensured that we didn't go hungry. Fried walleye and French fries hit the spot, and it was back on the boat to catch another half dozen walleye each before we switched to trying for Pike on the ride back. Dad caught two of those, and I snagged one to cap off the day.

It's the end of the season and we're one of the few guests they have, so we have massive four bedroom cabin to ourselvesRead more
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Full Day of Fish
September 7, 2018 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
After watching the sun rise with a pot of coffee, we are breakfast and bundled up for the fridged ride over to the prime fishing spots. We did okay in the morning, catching enough for shore lunch, but watched some other boats haul in more fish which got our competitive spirit going to land lots and land big in the afternoon.

Shore lunch was divine, with a delicious chowder that accompanied the fresh fried walleye. Mr. Bear smelled the cooking oil and paid us a visit, and posed for a picture (though we were careful to keep our distance).

We killed it in the afternoon -- I don't think we caught a walleye smaller than 20", and Dad landed some large Pike.Read more
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Trip end
September 9, 2018

Heading north

Arrival at Oak Lake Lodge

Full Day of Fish