Recently we published Mike Borger’s 2010 report to Eddie North’s Attawapiskat River Adventures. Here is Part 6 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…
The next day we navigated up a small inflowing river travelling for several km’s before being stopped by a small rapids. According to Eddie this was a walleye hotspot in the spring. Not so in the early fall but we did manage a bunch of walleyes working the well defined channel in the lower two thirds:
Upon entering the delta where the river spilled into the lake we slowly cast our bucktails in search of pike, weaving them in and out of the patchy but not dense weeds.
I managed to get on a bit of a roll:
After the action slowed and the chatter died down we heard something amazing in the back of the bay about 1/2km away. A pack of wolves obviously agitated began yipping and snarling with the odd howl thrown in. We were enthralled especially since it was mid morning with a hot bright sun. It’s just not something you normally hear at that time of day. As the pack edged closer and closer to us we suddenly heard a huge crash and a harried looking cow moose stumbled out into the bay not far from us.
As both Doug and Eddie later said it was probable that the wolves had already brought down the calfs as the cow moose was alone.
As we approached for a closer look the poor beast caught wind of us and you could literally see its indecision. Face us or the snapping wolf pack behind it. We backed off and the bedraggled animal managed to slink into the alders without making a noise. I suspect she didn’t go too far though.
What can I say? The rest of the day was a pike fest (with the odd suicidal walleye thrown in for good measure.
We had the experience with the wolves and moose, and Doug and his dad were fortunate enough to see a bear:
Did I mention this place was teeming with wildlife?
As usual the dynamic duo held their own on the fishing front:
That evening back at camp we had another tremendous feed of fresh walleye. Amongst all of the many amenities, Eddie’s got a propane cooker for outdoor use that we put to good use:
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
