Recently we published Mike Borger’s 2010 report to Eddie North’s Attawapiskat River Adventures. Here is his Part 3 of his 2009 report that he took in September. The pictures of big fish still abound but they are also accompanied by more narrative about the details than last time. We again have divided the trip report into multiple sections. Make sure to check out each of them.
Here’s Mike…
Once we settled in and readied the boats it was time to fish. We were all dog tired and didn’t have a lot of time with the sun falling quickly, but the pull was strong.
Doug and his dad had about an hour head start on us. They were working a bay directly across and within sight of the camp. We motored over to chat and it seemed Dougie had had a decent start. Throwing small bass sized spinnerbaits he managed a couple of chunky monkeys:
The boys were a wee bit stoked.
Suitably encouraged Jason and I set forth on the hunt.
The walleye in this river system are not particularly fussy and they’re pretty much everywhere.
Casting a 11/4oz Silver Minnow I nailed the first of many incidental ‘eyes:
Shortly afterwards slow rolling a musky sized bucktail above some deep weeds Jason hit this beauty:
Jason popped a decent pike then the walleye fishing really picked up:
With an almost full moon and a beatifully clear, calm night we stayed out a bit longer than anticipated. Trolling back forth in front of a main lake point we hit fish after fish, Jason reeling them in with obvious sadistic pleasure.
Finally our bodies began to falter as the allure of some warm food and a comfy bunk called to us.
It was time to wrap things up, but man what a great start!
Part 1 – Introdcution
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
