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!
Here’s Mike
After landing we quickly unpacked and settled into our new home for the next week. Dan and I lingered for a bit, unwinding and catching up while the other boys raced for the boats rods in hand. With our trip falling very close to the summer solstice we had over 19 hours of daylight to play with. Plenty of time to fish ourselves to exhaustion.
More on the fishing though in just a bit…It’s been said the Attawapiskat river and Beteau lake in particular is a truly magical place.
After experiencing it twice I have to say that I agree.
Untouched and literally teeming with fish and game, it has an ethereal quality.
Here’s a bunch of shots that capture the essence of the place and the experience we had:
Sunrise at Camp
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Burning A Bucktail Over A Broad Weed Flat
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Sunset Ride Back to Camp
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Navigating the Rapids
The Canadian Shore Lunch
Old Native Camp
In a very isolated back bay Dan and I saw this old pot hanging from a tree:
After beaching the boat and walking through some incredibly thick brush we found the remains of an old native camp.
Rainbow
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Serenity Defined
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Dan Goes For A Swim
On the 2nd day of our trip while navigating upstream my transducer suction cup came unbuttoned and before I could react it pulled my entire finder into the river where it sank in the tea stained water.
I figured it was gone for good. Dan insisted he jump in for a look. (You have to remember this water was cold!). He quickly shed his clothes, hopped into the cold river current and amazingly found the darn thing right away.
Part 1 – Introduction
Part 2 – Trip to Eddie’s North Attawapiskat Adventures
Part 3 – Exploring at Eddie North’s Attawapiskat Adventures 2010
Part 4 – Trophy Northern Pike Fishing at Eddie North’s Attawapiskat Adventures 2010
Part 5 – Walleye Fishing at Eddie North’s Attawapiskat Adventures
