Seine River Lodge / Fishing Web Log

Northwestern Ontario Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike & Lake Trout

Info & Observations

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May 14, 2008

Getting Ready for the “Opener”!

Well…here we are, just a few days away from the walleye opener….the date that really kicks off the fishing season.

We’ve been working at the cabin renovations…Cabin #6 now has a completely renovated washroom, kitchen, plus new flooring in the living room. Cabin 7 & 8 now have living room carpeting, making them much “cozier” feeling. Cabin #3 is getting new laminate flooring in the kitchen area, plus new paneling. Lots of “tweaking”, but making for some of the nicest cabins around! As usual, smaller improvements to the cabins will continue to be ongoing.

Anyway, it’s been kind of a nasty, cold spring. The water wasn’t out on Banning Lake until well into the 1^st week of May. The Seine actually opens sooner than many lakes due to the river current, so we’re lucky in that respect.

Many lakes still have lots of ice. I drove into Big McCauley earlier this week & it’s still at least 80% ice covered!

Not surprisingly, late break ups do affect the spawns. From what I’ve seen on the Seine, the pike are about finished, albeit they ran a week or so late this year.

Word on the street is that the walleye are at it right now….late as well. With the opener only a few days away it may be tough jigging for a few days.

Aside from that, we’ve had a couple days heavy rain, and the system is dealing with very high & fast water. It may make fishing in the narrows tough (with the quick current), plus be on the lookout for all kinds of wood & debris floating about that has been washed off the shore.

But hey…it’s opening weekend right? That’s the main thing – we’ll work around all the obstacles Mother Nature has thrown at us. That’s half the fun!

Talk to y’all soon!

March 18, 2008

Fishing Licences & Passport Info…

Ontario Fishing Licences / CDN $ (Non Resident) this year…..

8 Day Sport $42.22

8 Day Conservation $24.55

Seasonal Sport $65.77

Seasonal Conservation $40.26

As usual, we issue them at the camp….don’t forget, some of our fishing packages in May, July, August & September include an 8 Day Sport Licence.

Regulations…limits / slots etc the same as last year…we’ll fill ya in when you get here.

BTW…you DON’T need a passport for ground travel between Canada & USA this summer……proof of citizenship (eg Birth Certificate) & government issued id (eg Drivers Licence) is still OK.

We’ll keep you posted, but looks like business as usual this summer!

Quent

March 1 2008

The 1^st Winter Season

Just seeing a light at the end of the tunnel for our 1^st winter season.

Overall, this experiment has gone very well. As such we’ll be open for winter tourism in the future.

Although we welcomed groups as diverse as work crews working in the bush and hockey teams; we also welcomed our 1^st group of ice fishermen & snowmobilers!

Randy Flier & Dale Holgrimsom & the guys from Minnesota did very well ice fishing around the area – caught some nice lake trout and walleyes. The guys fished a lot of area lakes - many that they accessed by snowmachine.

The ice fishing on the Seine Chain has been minimal this year, as there was a problem with the Calm Lake Dam. To make a long story short, the water backed up into the Seine causing the ice to buckle & creating hazardous conditions. There are some guys doing some ice fishing on the system now though & doing well.

In any event though, lake trout are the fish of choice in the winter and many of the lakes that are hard to get at in the summer, aren’t as bad in the winter with snowmachines (or for the more ambitious, cross country skis & snowshoes).

We will be expanding some of our winter business and again look to welcome all kinds. After all in Atikokan we’ve got great ice fishing, and some of the best snowmobile & cross country ski trails in Canada!

Plus we’re going to offer American Plan as well as Housekeeping Packages. This meal package will kick off for the ’08 deer hunt be offered to fishermen in 2009!

January 31 2008

Thanks for a Great 2007!!!

A quick “thanks” to all of you who came to the camp in 2007. You made it our busiest season in the 40 years we’ve been here!

Again, some great fishing & adventures happened on the Seine Chain & throughout the Atikokan / Quetico Adventure Area. Look for many pics to be added to the sites very soon!

Fish populations on the Seine continue to look great for all species – walleye, northern & smallmouth. Continuing to “shock & awe” are some of the great smallies caught on the Chain in ’07. Lots of action and some real beauties!

Lake trout fishermen also had a banner year on the various lakes in the area. Guys were doing great with lakers well into the heat of the summer which was great to see.

We continued to develop the west end campgrounds which now feature a dock and one of the nicest outhouses around (!).

Thanks to Garry & Dianne, Richard & Chris, Howie & Bunty and Daryl & Cora for all your help & tireless efforts throughout the year!

Our 2 big “new” cabins worked out great.

In 2008 we’re actually building a house for us to live in (rather than “cabin hopping”). With that house will come a dining room, which will allow us to offer American Plan Packages – something we get a lot of requests for but weren’t able to accommodate.

Of course, doing this in retrospect, I’m not able to mention everyone & everything that happened in ’07, but….a quick few things come to mind….

Lake trout & smallmouth fishing with Earl Blackwelder in April. First fishing (for me) of the season. Earl got me out earlier than I’ve been in years & it was great! Just after ice out, we had some god times fishing smallmouth on the Seine & a great afternoon of lake trout fishing on Big McCauley Lake. I had a blast, the fish was delicious and I’m looking forward to doing it again this April!

Did I mention that the Painter / Huset group was up 1^st this year for a couple days laker fishing? Our earliest anglers ever!

Opening week in May. The weather was miserable – cold, blowing rainy –just nasty. More noticeable due to the fact we had groups in from Florida & Kentucky. Most memorable line of the summer…Marc Thurman from Kentucky arriving in the blustery weather….I hadn’t seen Marc since ’06 when they were up….he gets out of the car, looks at me & says…”You guys gotta turn the heat on!”. It was hilarious…..but hey – we all caught fish!

Brian Milley Walleye Opener. Brian & Kris came in from Saskatchewan & did great. Better yet – Brian’s one of my best friends and I’ve fished more with him than with anyone (often it was when we were supposed to be in school – but that’s a different story). After some tough fishing, Brian the guys slammed the ‘eyes…..the trick was to follow my 12 year old son Wyatt. Maybe the torch is being passed…..Anyway, Brian is making the walleye opener in Atikokan an annual trip & I’m looking forward to May to do some serious fishing with him.

May was busier than usual – Ken Nelson & Co returned & did well as usual – especially with pike. Sharon Melbo & Co made it up again but had to cut it short due to illness. They made it up again though in September though.

The Popp group of guys did terrific walleye fishing on the chain…they didn’t have to go too far in to do so either! The Lockard group found that the smallmouth fishing stood out for them. Dobson’s mad it all the way from Florida to do some Ontario angling.

The Schaffhauser group were up in late May / early June / fished hard as usual on many different lakes, and, as usual, did great.

June was busy….as usual….Chad Milow came & tied some of his personal records on the Seine…Chad brought a huge group with him. Some have been here before, others were new to the Seine. On top of Seine Chain action, some of the guys….mainly Chad, Dan & Shannon also did some fishing on lakes like Marmion & Twinling.

Joel Ruppert & co did their annual trip – great to see them all – had a return to some “dam” fishing plus lots more….

The Murphy group made it back and did well again…..looking forward to seeing you all this June!

The Wayne group scouted the area for moose and, while doing so, also caught lots of walleye! The guys returned in October for some moose hunting.

The McLeery group caught some great smallies….unfortunately, the slot size restrictions are in effect prior to July 1, so the guys don’t have any of them hanging on their wall. Look for that to change this July as the guys are coming back for some trophies!

Killeaney’s were back and, as usual, did great. Sometimes Brian makes it look too easy for the new anglers in camp.

Late June, as usual was busy with lots of regulars….Rick & Rick did some great fishing – the first few days were particularly good.

The Scholl’s made it up from Bemidji and, had some great action…..one of the best stringers of all species I’ve seen in a while…the Boudewyns also made it back.

The Hill group started figuring out the chain; as did the Hedlunds.

Gerry Haulotte & co did some late June fishing….the Haulotte’s were back later in the summer for some fishing & blueberry picking.

The Gaertner group was up & the Halgrimsom / Segler / Miller etc group was here the end of June for the 1^st of several trips in ’07. As usual, they did great ….particularly Thelma’s trophy walleye…the pic will be us soon Thelma!

Rahnastos were up for the first of several trips this year….Jerry’s another one of those guys who makes it look too easy.

In July many of the usual July anglers were in camp…

The Flier / Schiller party did great as they always do….the guys really hit some great walleye fishing on a couple of occasions….

The Patricks were up for the 1^st time in a couple of years and it was great to see them. Randy’s has pretty much completely mastered the walleye fishing on the Seine and has made many friends here over the years teaching others his tricks. Many of those friends were sure to be here when they heard that the Patrick’s were coming up again. We really hope you continue to heal & we’ll see you out on the water hauling them in again soon!

The Nonnekes family was up in early July….a few fished and did very well to feed a group that large. Others hiked, some kayaked & canoed….others did some birdwatching & spotted over 50 species. Plus there was an ongoing, very competitive game of bean bag toss….not sure who the eventual winner was, but Congrats to them anyway!

Don Hettich & the guys were up – did some awesome smallie fishing. Greg sent us some great pics which will be up shortly.

The Kreckman group did very well for the 1^st time on the Chain

It was wonderful to see the Benson’s again…always great to hear stories, and amazing to see all the kids grown up.

August was much busier than usual….

The Bowers spent a week fishing the Chain….the Konopliv party were back & did well…I hardly saw them – they always seemed to be out on the water.

The Daughetee group was back…..missed them in ’06 so it was great to see them in ’07. As usual they caught some great smallies in the August heat.

The Ross group fished in early August & the Lychek’s were over from Thunder Bay….great to have some T Bay folks in camp!

The Salusbury’s were u from Toronto….didn’t really fish, but had some R&R. It was great chatting with John & Linda each evening as dinner was cooking. Thanks for the great pictures – the ones of keene are great!

Of course it just isn’t summer without the McNabbs….finally saw them in mid August for a combo bear hunt / fishing trip. They did great both fishing & hunting….Hey Mike – thank’s for getting Wyatt’s big smallmouth mounted. It looks great! We’ll see you all in June this year!

Another great group is the Arnesons….Ken & the guys did great as usual….Ken’s another guy who has coached tons of our anglers to success. I regularly hear “Hey – Was Kenny from Eau Claire up yet this year….” Loads of times each summer.

Brian Milley made it back again – great to see the family this time around……the Milleys’ were at the tail end of a huge cross country road trip…from Saskatchewan to Cape Breton. As Brian quoted in our Registry on August 16 ….”FISHING WAS SMOKIN’!”.

The Kreifels group did their usual stellar smallie fishing. Hey Matt – the Atikokan Bass Classic is on Marmion this year….you guys in?

The Buckholtz group were up in late August….I was away that week, but apparently the guys had some good fishing on Eye Lake.

In September the Bagby group did some bear hunting & fishing…

Larry (& Aredell) Killeaney made it back…..J Muellner & co did some fall fishing as well.

The Brault group tried some later fishing & seemed to do well.

Scott Van Rooyen & the guys were in camp from Alberta. Scott went out in some really nasty weather….it’s great to see a fellow die hard!

I take sloppy notes all summer long of fishing highlights…..if I missed something, or if you have a great story from fishing at our camp, please email it to me & I’ll put it up here.

Quent

April 4 2007

Getting Ready For Another Busy Year!

Okay Okay – I know….last year I promised I’d keep the blog up to date, and as such, have a current, ongoing newsletter…..

Then, by mid June, as usual, I fell completely behind – my sincere apologies….BUT this year I’m going to give it another try.

The balance of last year saw some great fishing and adventures….watch our sites for pics…they’ll be up soon.

In particular, watch the “ seineriverlodge.com “ site. Gary, our webmaster extraordinaire is completely redesigning the site…new look, bigger pics, lots of info. That’s the main reason last years stuff isn’t up yet…. But it will be soon.

I thought I’d fire off some rapid fire imfo for ya’ll here in the meantime….

#1. NO – you won’t need passports to travel between Canada & the US this year by ground! This is one of the most common questions we get…you need them for air travel between the 2 countries but not when driving. We will keep you posted as news comes available via this site – there’s a lot of rumors and misinformation out there, so watch this blog for any new, breaking, pertinent info.

#2. Ontario Fishing Licence Rates for 2007….

Annual Fishing……………………….….$64.90 CDN

Annual Conservation Fishing….$39.64 CDN

8 Day Fishing…………………………….$41.62 CDN

8 Day Conservation Fishing……$24.28 CDN

The rates are a little wacky because the government actually cut one of our taxes last year. That’s right – believe it or not, they cut the GST from 7% to 6%, and since the licences had that tax included, the rates went from nice, rounded numbers to these cumbersome, weird numbers. But – hey – it’s still cheaper right?

Don’t forget, anyone booking one of our week long fishing packages in May, August or September gets an 8 Day licence included in their price (I had to get that plug in there).

#3. Yes, we will be opening 2 new cabins this year……

Cabins # 7 & 8 will be open this spring….I’m heading up this weekend to work at them….

What they are is 2 large “portable classrooms” – basically the “shell” is all done & we’re putting in an all new interior.

They’ll be large housekeeping units, with all the bells & whistles our other HK cabins have. We plan on them accommodating 10 people each – one 3 BR & the other 4 BR.

In order to get them in place, we burnt down that rickety old shed that was in the middle of the yard, moved the shower house down the hill a bit, and hauled in tons (literally) of gravel for a good, solid pad.

I’ll try and post some pics of them as we get them going…..and YES – they will be winterized……

#4. We are flirting with the idea of opening in the winter….

Call it temporary insanity, but we’ve played with the idea for a while. The problem is, up until now, we only had 2 cabins (#5 & #6) that were winterized. With the 2 new cabins, well, maybe we should give it a go…

Atikokan hasn’t really caught on for winter sports, despite the fact that we have great snowmobile trails (that aren’t crowded), great cross country ski trails and great ice fishing. It’s really just a matter of time.

And we’re very fortunate to have many of you guys & gals that come in the summer who say that if we open in the winter, they’ll be here.

I’ll keep y’all posted with this latest brainwave of mine….

#5. Water levels may start out low…..

Looking that way…we need rain….(preferably rain & not snow!)….we closed last year with low water levels, snow levels were so so this year – not real deep…

Aside from that, it’s shaping up to be another great year! As usual, we have lots of regular guys making the trip up this year and lots of new groups….plus we still have good availability throughout the year (thanks to those new cabins)….

Walleye nettings (the first in 7 years) on the chain last fall showed good, stable levels…the bass were spectacular as usual, as were the pike.

Our guided trips made their debut, and our guides “wowed” a number of anglers on Atikokan area lakes….

I can hardly wait for it to get going again next month….

Talk to you all again soon!

June 17 – 24 – Sometimes Spotty but Good Overall…

Kind of a funny week of fishing – some guys did really well; others found it a little slow. Lot’s of wind shifting…water levels are really starting to drop on the Chain…

Travis Graf & Marty were in for the week. They found the walleye action a little tough, but caught some bass and they really nailed the pike. They had a great day in Miranda Lake fishing pike and followed up with a lot of pike out on the Seine Chain. The got some really good action on Little McCauley Lake in particular.

The Alexander / Babcock group was up fishing. Terry, of course was up the same week in ’05 and found this week in ’06 slower, but they still seemed to do very well.

Tom & Jake Thoma & Jeff Pfliger were back from Wisconsin (4^th year? 5^th year? – something like that). As they always do they did great. The changing winds didn’t seem to affect them too much. They had some really good walleye action on a couple different occasions (including one time when they were getting a walleye pretty much on every cast out on Calm Lake when a huge wind came up and forced them back to camp). They also had 2 great days on Big McCauley Lake and caught lots of great lake trout.

The Witt group have fished the general area for some time, but this was their 1^st year at our camp. Like our other groups from Little Falls MN, they know how to catch fish. They had some good fishing out on the Seine Chain, and are starting to figure that out – when things got slower out here they did some day trips – I think to Finlayson Lake, Big McCauley Lake, Dashwa Lake (?). Spent the last evening back out on the Seine Chain where I hear they did well.

Joe Sell & Co. found it tougher fishing this year, but still managed a couple trophy bass (22” I hear – send me some pics Joe) plus great laker fishing again on Big McCauley (pics to follow).

Mike Murphy & Co did very well – especially for the first time on the system. They worked hard and had some good action. They hit some really good walleye action in Banning Narrows – lots of action & a good shore lunch. Denny Murphy caught a 34” pike & Mike Murphy caught a 31” pike on Miranda as well. Congrats guys!

Like I said, this was one of those weeks when fishing was inconsistent. Winds were shifting like mad, and with our warm spring, many fish were deeper than expected. Despite that the guys in camp all worked hard and most got some well received action.

I think the real trick is to keep an open mind. Keep trying different tackle, techniques – eventually things will get back on track. The guys that are locked into the “this has to work – it always works” idea really limit themselves. I’ve seen every one of those famous fishing theories broen thousands of times.

We always encourage networking with other anglers in camp – with that many lines in the water, there’s always someone doing well. No one seems to mind “cherrypicking” ideas – over time you’ll likely be offering up ideas as well.

Still looking forward to many more months of great fishing – I’ll try & get more details for ya’ll as well…

Also… rumours of a 7 lb lake trout caught in Banning Narrows on Saturday June 24. That’s wild as we’ve never had a laker come out of this system in the 39 years we’ve been here.

It definitely is possible – McCauley Creek connects Big McCauley Lake with Little McCauley Lake on the Seine Chain; although Flora Creek from Flora Lake or Niven Creek from Niven Lake drain into the chain much closer to Banning Narrows.

Anyone who can supply any info on this anamoly let me know!

June 10 – 17 – Bouncing Back…

The first few days of this week were very good.

Jeff Gonce & Richard Brown were back for their 3^rd year and did great. They caught some beautiful pike & walleye, but the guys seem to really to be partial to the smallmouth. They caught a lot of smallmouth, including many trophy size 18” – 20”+. Thanks for the pics guys (they’ll be up on the site soon) – can you also email or call us & let us know the various sizes of the smallies you landed?

The Schwichtenberg family were back and had some good walleye fishing in various spots. The problem they have is that Wyat is a pike guy & Clem is a walleye guy; so there’s always good natured ribbing & friendly negotiations going on as to what they’re fishing for each time they go out. I’m not sure which side Gini prefers.

Anyway, it was one of those rare weeks when the pike were slow on the Seine Chain, so they had a great pike day on Miranda Lake. Watch for Wyat in the future to be landing some monster pike - he already has a few under his belt and has the skill & the passion to bring a lot more in the boat. I’ll have Big Bend Lake all figured out for you next time!

The Brault / Maas party had some good walleye fishing, but it tended to slow down nearer the end of the week. When the walleye started getting finicky on the Seine Chain, the guys & gals headed over to Big McCauley Lake and did great with lake trout plus caught some great pike (all in the protected slot). Lakers were apparently 60 – 70’ if I remember correctly(?).

The Severson’s came up for the first time and young Tyler caught lots of great pike & bass. Looks like he’s heading in the footsteps of Wyat S. as he seems to prefer catching the pike & his Grandpa tells us he has been proclaimed “The Northern King”. We’ll have your picture up on the site soon Tyler – thanks for sending us it!

Doug Hartman & his Dad Charles were up for the first time during this week. Their first afternoon they went out with guide Mike F and after that they were off & running. They didn’t seem to have any trouble catching lots of walleye and had a great time catching smallmouth bass as well!

The Kiesner group were up for the first time & did very well with walleye fishing. The guys fished hard, but seemed to catch lots. They did mostof their fishing in the “central part of the system – around the Chub Bridge / Chub Narrows, through to around Banning Narrows. Why go miles & miles if you don’t have to? The guys had quite an elaborate fishing contest going as well…haven’t heard the results, but if you want to email me them, I’ll post them.

June 3 – 10 A Little Slower…

Not a whole lot to report for this week, as we had a couple of last minute cancellations, and had fewer fishermen on the water (plus I did a bad job of taking notes from the guys that were here).

Anyway, the Radakovich group fished hard all week and seemed to do very well.

Rick Bronecki & sons also did well.

Richard Spilchuk & Howard Hawkes from Atikokan finally took some time to get out fishing and nailed the walleye out on Banning Lake. Rather than relaxing, these guys are often helping us out with camp stuff, so it was great to see them get some R&R and catch lots of fish!

Like I said, I did a bad job taking notes of any notable fishing moments so if you guys can email me & tweak my memory that’d be great!

May 30 – June 3 2006 – Starting to Pick Up

Nearer the end of May, Marc Thurman & his party came in & fished the Seine Chain for the first time. Mike Fogg was out to guide one day & gave them some ideas & techniques for walleye fishing. Mike did some scouting & pre-fishing and did great with some downstream walleye. The fishing was tough when Mike & the guys went out though – Mike called it well to go out for the p.m. bite as the ‘eyes didn’t really start hitting great until about 8:00 p.m.

By the end of the week the guys had really started to figure out the system. Paul worked on perfecting his walleye jigging technique and on their last night (June 2) it really paid off as he & Kerry had about 3 hours of great walleye action. Paul also landed a 20” smallmouth during his time here.

Despite Marc trying really hard, it turned out that Ryan won the fishing contest – not sure if it was based on size or numbers or both. BNot sure

I know I’m likely missing some stuff from you guys Marc so email me & let me know any other things to add. I’ll also make sure that we’ll do some “tree trimming” for y’all next year – you’ll swear it’s the Lake of the Woods(inside joke).

The Schaffhauser group had a great fishing trip and went on some really good day trips…..

Around June 1 or 2 they caught around 70 walleye not far from the camp, and were the first group to really hammer the topwater smallies, catching between 40 – 60 working the north shore of Banning Lake.

Also – George P caught a great 38” pike and the guys had some great daytrips to Factor Lake and Miranda Lake where (surprise) they did great with pike.

Brian & Larry Killeaney arrived in early June for their umpteenth year, and demonstrated their experience on the Seine Chain. All they guys consistently did great with walleye (as usual), noting they were hitting on everything – minnows, leeches & crawlers. The one thing they noted though, was that the ‘eyes were much deeper then they usually are at this time of year – they caught most aroud 20’ – 22’ + deep.

May 26 – 30 2006 – The Start of Another Year

Ice was out by mid April this spring – the earliest I’ve ever seen it – so things like spawning are on time or early.

Weather this week was unseasonably warm – water levels slightly high but nothing extreme.

Earl Blackwelder was one of the first up again – but this time he didn’t head in to the wilds of Quetico, but stayed in the (relative) civilization of our camp in a LHK cabin. This year Earl was joined by his wife Louise. It was great seeing them both. Darryl W was out from Atikokan while Earl was here, and while he tried to sell Earl on the merits of live bait & jigging it just never washed with the Blackwelders. They’re partial to more action in their fishing!

The Nelson group was in that week as well & Ken & the rest of the guys had a good time fishing. The first night in they did really well with walleyes upstream near Chub Narrows. As usual they caught lots of pike – particularly in a day at Miranda Lake.

Starting to see the bass hitting on some shallow topwater. Good pike not too deep – walleye still not too deep either.

April 1 2006 – Hello & Welcome to our Fishing Blog

Hello & “Happy April Fools Day” to all of our regular fishermen (& women), and many of you that are new to our camp & coming (or thinking of coming) in the next year or two.

In the past, as many of you know, I’ve done an Annual Newsletter. In it I would recap the years events, throw around stories about the fishing or anything related (conditions, observations, hot tackle etc), and give a bit of an idea about what to expect for the following season.

The newsletter worked great – but we wanted to do something more timely & current. Enter this blog.

We’ll try to update this on an ongoing, timely basis with fishing reports, conditions, hot tackle, observations and hopefully all kinds of great fishing stories.

Let me know ( qvbbbb@aol.com ) of any questions you may have, or anything you’d like to see here.

This blog will deal primarily with Seine Chain fishing, plus remote lakes that are fished by our groups. I’ll also add some Quetico lakes stuff as well, but the majority will likely be systems & waters fished by our base camp groups (for Quetico stuff check out our Quetico Blog).

Here’s a little blurb that I just posted on the Quetico Blog…

Some early & Late Season Openings for Camp Based Fishing Packages

Just a quick line to let you all know we still have a few openings for the “walleye opener” week – May 20 – 27.

Of course we’ll be in the middle of our Great Canadian Pike Hunt at that time as well. The pike are usually excellent that time of year.

The walleye can be great too. If there’s a late ice out, all the spawns tend to be late & the ‘eye’s action is sporadic. It looks like we’re going to have an early ice out this spring (it’s going already!), so it’s looking good for the opener.

Plus – if anyone likes topwater smallmouth action late May is usually wild. I’d like to see some people come with fly fishing gear to try.

You can count also on the lake trout not being too deep. So no matter what your species preference is, there are great possibilities for everyone!

Also still have some cabin openings for September fishing trips. Fall fishing can be great, albeit different than spring fishing – fish are deeper, lakers are in “pre-spawn” mode etc.

Still some openings scattered throughout the summer (although certain periods are full or filling up fast), so let us know what you’re interested in.

Still lots of possibilities for Quetico / White Otter canoe trips this summer. With the weather warming up, we’re starting to get a lot of canoe bookings. Remember – if you’re planning a trip into Quetico, entry is limited & you should book early to ensure your preferred entry station & date.

And here’s some rates for fishing licences….

New Rates For Fishing Licences & Quetico Park Camping Fees

Hi everyone – just a quick blog update to advise you of some new rates for licences and camping in 2006 from the Ontario MNR …

Non-resident of Canada

Seasonal Fishing Licence $64.00 CDN

Seasonal Conservation Fishing Licence $39.00 CDN

8 Day Fishing Licence $41.00 CDN

8 Day Conservation Fishing Licence $24.00 CDN

For the rates on the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Website visit:

http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/MNR/fishing/ocnonresopt.html

Like I said – watch this blog for all kinds of rants – from one fishing nut to another.

Quent