Recently we published Mike Borger’s 2010 report to Eddie North’s Attawapiskat River Adventures. Here is his 2009 report from a trip that he took in September. The pictures of big fish still abound but they are also accompanied by more narrative about the details. We again have divided the trip report into multiple sections. Make sure to check out each of them.
Here is the introduction. Hope you enjoy. Here’s Mike…
Earlier in July of this year I was fortunate to become aquainted with Eddie Guergis. Eddie had aquired an old run down camp on Beteau lake, a widening of the Attawapiskat river 260km north west of Nakina from the natives in Lansdowne House.
As many of you know it’s difficult if not impossible for outfitters to open up new bodies of water as the MNR is not giving out any new land use permits. The only way new waters are opened up in Ontario is by flying further north and leasing from the natives.
Eddie hit the jackpot with the Beteau lake camp. It’s an absolute fish factory with tons of water to fish and explore and huge numbers of both trophy walleye and northern pike.
He started reconstruction of the old native camp earlier this spring and by August it was mostly transformed: A large separate kitchen cabin with all the amenities, 2 very comfortable sleep cabins, a storage shed and a fish cleaning shack. There’s still work to be done, but the bones are there already…
After speaking to him at length I was compelled to book a trip for prime time in June of 2010. What completely caught me off guard was an offer from Eddie to come up and fish the 1st week of September. He was flying in several planeloads of materials and promised we’d be able to squeeze in with our gear and hitch a ride.
I started looking for others to go. Skud AKA Doug was keen to go and asked if he could also bring his dad. In his mid 70′s and an avid angler in his own right, Gerd had never before been on a fly in trip. With Doug stepping up to pay for his pops as well I couldn’t say no. (You’re a good son.)
So the cast of characters was set: Myself, Jason (Basskicker on the board), Doug and his dad Gerd. The excitement was palpable as we loaded the truck in the early morning hours of September 1st and hit the highway for the long drive north to Nakina….
Part 1 – Introduction
Part 2 – A Flight Down Memory Lane
Part 3 – Getting Our Feet Wet
Part 4 – A Land of Plenty
Part 5 – Gluttonous Cannibals and a Trip Upstream
Part 6 – Wolves, Moose, Bears and Giant Pike
Part 7 – Intensity Rewarded
Part 8 – Plane Late? Not A Problem
