Fellow blogger Brett from Apthorpes Fishing & Hunting Adventures, just got back from a late June 2010 fishing trip with Air Cochrane to their Nettogami Island camp. Brett has an excellent detailed report at his blog. He also has a lot of videos to give you an idea what the trip was like. Here’s a small excerpt…

That evening we helped our annual Lake Nettogami fishing contest by which the boat with the most total inches of fish caught in a two hour period would win. Big Shu and I were in a boat, Ben, Jake and Charlie in another, with the Wilkes comprising the third boat.. We headed to the place on the lake that produced well for us at the end of last year’s trip. Taking advantage of a North-west wind Shu and I drifted over the roller coaster shaped lake bottom catching 150+” of fish in the first 30 minutes.

This tranquil state of fishing utopia was suddenly interrupted by Charlie yelling at us while Jake drove their boat up to ours. Charlie complained that his fish had swallowed his lure and needed help getting it out. They were awed by our total fish count that I shared with them while big Shu removed the lure from the pike. Then Jake, with a devilish look in his eye, wished us well and told Ben to shove their boat off. This grin did not fade as he drove the boat 20 yards down wind from our boat where he stopped the boat and started fishing. Each boy promptly caught fish while drifting over our fishing hole!!!! They proceeded to always stay 20 yards in front of our boat, catching fishing, and quickly passed the 200″+ count. Shu and I shouted angrily at them, calling them unethical, and other such words that should not be printed in a public blog, and which only seemed to fuel their delight. Needless to say, when the two hours were up the boys contended to be victorious while Shu and I claimed it was a victory shrouded in controversy!

Doesn’t it sound like a great time? So, check out Apthorpes Fishing & Hunting Adventures for more details on the report.

This is part 5 of a photo essay of a trip by Fishing Traveler friend Mike to Eddie North’s Attawapiskat River Adventures. If you haven’t read the intro, please check it out for more details on the trip report. This part features some of the walleye that Mike caught on his trip. Remember that Mike was focused on the pike and not walleye.

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This is part 4 of a photo essay of a trip by Fishing Traveler friend Mike to Eddie North’s Attawapiskat River Adventures. If you haven’t read the intro, please check it out for more details on the trip report. This part features some of the many trophy pike that Mike caught on his trip.

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This is part 3 of a photo essay of a trip by Fishing Traveler friend Mike to Eddie North’s Attawapiskat River Adventures. If you haven’t read the intro, please check it out for more details on the trip report. This part features a number of non-fishing pictures of what awaits you on an Attawapiskat River fishing trip. I have to say that Mike’s pictures under the heading Serenity Defined are just incredible!

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This is part 2 of a photo essay of a trip by Fishing Traveler friend Mike to Eddie North’s Attawapiskat River Adventures. If you haven’t read the intro, please check it out for more details on the trip report. This part features their trip into the outfitter with some commentary from Mike.

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This is a very well done video, which was shot from Snare Lake in Ontario. Snare Lake is one of Air Cochrane’s fly-in lakes in Northeastern Ontario. The thing I really like about this video is that it clearly shows how these guys were catching northern pike on the lake. I love the excitement as they catch a very nice pike.

I recently emailed Mike Borger about using his incredible photo essay of his trip to the Attawapiskat River with Eddie North’s Attawapiskat River Adventures. To say this trip looks incredible is an understatement. Many of you may have viewed this report on other forums. If you haven’t get ready for a giant “I wanna go now!” reaction. Mike and friends caught a ton of big pike and really nice walleye during their trip. They primarily fished for trophy pike. You will see that many of their walleye aggressively latched onto the oversized pike lures.

This is primarily a photo essay with some brief comments from Mike. There are a ton of pictures here for your vieiwng pleasure. Slower download speeds beware but the wait will be worth it. I have divided the report into 5 posts to make it a bit easier for those of you with slower internet connections. Continue reading »

Our friend Whitney just got back from Eagle Falls Lodge. This is what she said in her 5 star review…

In the twelve years of vacationing at Eagle Falls Lodge, I have never been disappointed. The fishing is phenomenal. There are several trustworthy places to catch walleye for shore lunch. There are also many spots that have a history of producing large northern and walleye, but every year we find new coves, flats, or creeks that produce many fish, large fish, or both. In one week of fishing it’s possible to catch enough fish to feel like an expert about the lakes, but with both Red Lake and Parker to explore, I’ve never gotten bored with the area. There’s always new fishing holes to find. The current owners have made the trip the best experience yet. Our boats are gassed and free of water each morning. They have purchased new 20 hp motors to replace the 15 hp ones on Red Lake. The 9.9 hp motors on Parker are being replaced by 15s. Fresh fruit is now served with breakfast and ice cream makes an appearance at dinner even though we are 3 miles by boat from town. The scenery is a breathtaking expanse of trees and water which means plenty of fresh air and wildlife including ducks, loons, eagles, bears, beavers, deer, and moose. This trip equals the most exciting week of my year, all at a surprisingly reasonable cost.

She was kind enough to send us some great pictures of her June trip to Eagle Falls Lodge. Hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

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The reviews are starting to add up here on Fishing Traveler. We just received one that was quite unique. It certainly speaks to the quality of service that you will receive at Expeditions North Lodge. I’ll let Matt’s comments speak for themselves. But if you think every outfitter would do this for someone, you are wrong.

My dad & I returned for the second straight year because of the quality of the camp, boats and fishing and of course the personable staff. Unformately our trip was cut short due to the illness of my grandmother so we had to fly out after being there for only 24 hrs. David took the time to arrange our fly out with the neighboring camp, took us over there the next morning and waited with us until we flew out (2hrs later), all while he had 26 guys in camp. To me that says two things, one he cared about us to make sure we were taken care of and that he complete trust in his staff to handle things while he is gone.

But onto the fishing, in the one day of fishing we caught perch that average 11 – 12″ with the biggest measuring 13.5″ along with about 10 pike and who knows how many walleyes. Based on that success, the fun we had last year and the way they worked to get us out quickly the next morning we have already mailed our deposit for next year. Within our group I believe we will increase from the 12 guys we had this year to 16 or 18.

I would highly recommend this camp to anyone.

For more reviews of Expeditions North Lodge, please check out their page here at Fishing Traveler.

Our friend Erie recently spent June 5 to June 12, 2010 at one of Silver Water Wheel Lodge’s outpost cabins. They stayed at an outpost and not the main lodge. He sent me a bunch of pictures. So, I have put them into a picture report.

Erie gave Silver Water Wheel Lodge all 5 stars and you can read his review on their page. But if it is true a picture tells 1000 words, here’s several thousand words to get you introduced to Silver Water Wheel Lodge.

Thanks to Erie for sharing his trip with us.

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