Mickey's Fishing Trip

[MickeyKnox]

I left home where it was a beautiful 27C (80F) and i woke up in Alaska! 1C (34F) and windier than the top of the CN tower in November! The weather was miserable but the fishing was pretty good. And we ate well.

On the return we were crossing a larger lake and i was able to traverse at approx 9 km/h (5.5mph knots...without putting my paddle in the water! I was solo in a Kevlar Fusion 16' Swift. What a beautiful craft! It weighted about 40lbs, if that.

My pack weighed 61lbs. And together with the canoe total weight with paddles and rods secured to the thwarts was about 110lbs (im still old school when it comes to weight). Our first portage was 2300 meters (1.5 miles) up hill! The rest were all under 1 kilometer, thank gawd.

We left the beautiful weather behind on Thursday and it took us all day to get to out lake and campsite. We weer approx 11 miles in the boreal forest in some of the most pristine waters in the world that hold native reproducing brook trout over 6lbs. We never caught any lunkers, but managed some 3 lb'rs. I also hooked into a decent lake trout paddling up the gut of one small lake we decided to investigate.

Then Friday inclement weather rolled in that threatened our fishing time on the water. It started raining around noon and didn't let up until sat afternoon. Then it stated snowing and hailing! It went from bad to worse..lol Fortunately my gear is top of the line and my experience far outweighs my common sense. Ha!

So we decided to build a big fire, get into the Spiced Rum, and call it a day.

Sunday was brutal! Mother Nature put us through the torture test. She was an angry biatch that day. But we're northern boys through and thorough and we just smiles and dug our paddles in and actually fished on our way out and caught fish in that blizzard! It was our way of flipping Ma Nature the bird.

A good time was had, and no one was injured. We all returned to our families.

Here's a few photos..

[Capebuffalo]

Looks like a great trip. Would love to make it to Alaska

[MickeyKnox]

Looks like a great trip. Would love to make it to Alaska

Alaska would be an awesome experience.

Here's a few more on the return home..

[Lunk1]

Unbelievably jelious!

[Rwy]

Looks cool. If I were to camp I would rather do it in the cold then during the summer. Although I would def need a gun cause I am sure their are bears and wolves and shit.

[MickeyKnox]

Unbelievably jelious!

Of my lake trout?

I actually caught some nice brook trout like the one my buddy is holding, but i never brought my camera in the canoe that morning..

Come on up anytime Lunk. Don't need anything but your clothes. I'll take care of transportation once you get here, the meal plan, canoe, hammock/tent, all your fishing gear, and i'll guide you through the boreal forest and over lakes and streams as clear as tap water leading to largest natural reproducing Brook Trout fishery on the planet. It's 2 hours from my place. Bring comfortable boots and determination, because anything this good is not easy to get to.

Looks cool. If I were to camp I would rather do it in the cold then during the summer. Although I would def need a gun cause I am sure their are bears and wolves and shit.

Heard a pack of wolves howling on the first and last evening. It was beautiful bro.

[Lunk1]

[QUOTE=MickeyKnox;6536663]Of my lake trout?

I actually caught some nice brook trout like the one my buddy is holding, but i never brought my camera in the canoe that morning..

Come on up anytime Lunk. Don't need anything but your clothes. I'll take care of transportation once you get here, the meal plan, canoe, hammock/tent, all your fishing gear, and i'll guide you through the boreal forest and over lakes and streams as clear as tap water leading to largest natural reproducing Brook Trout fishery on the planet. It's 2 hours from my place. Bring comfortable boots and determination, because anything this good is not easy to get to.


Careful what ya wish for......

[Euroholic]

Nice!!!!


Only thing i dont like is how you wrote the antiquated Imperial system after the metric.

[songdog]

Looks like a great time.I always wanted to go there to hunt Brown bear.But my buget says NO!

[tigerspawn]

Lucky I have always wanted to go to Alaska.

[Gaspaco]

Looks like a peaceful place!

Glad you had fun bro.

BTW are you on those pics??

[ppwc1985]

Nice fish, I know it was great. I did a tour at FT. Wainwright for 3 years. Best time of my life, such a beautiful place. My platoon leader would just say grab your poles and we would fly out to the middle of no where and catch some nice fish. He'll in the winter time they build dam houses on the lakes to ice fish. I took a lot back country trips and good ocean fishing too. I miss those days. Glad you had a good time mk.

[Capebuffalo]

Alaska would be an awesome experience.

Here's a few more on the return home..

Brown Bear. Can I borrow $12 k for the hunt. Buddy

[MickeyKnox]

Tigerspawn, I hope i haven't mislead anyone. My Alaska comment was tongue in cheek and in reference to the crazy cold weather. This is in Northern Ontario. Just wanted to be clear.

Lunk, I always travel solo for this trip but next spring you can be my partner if you like. I need 7 days from you and youre set. Stay at my place for one night before we leave and then one night after your return. We'll be in touch.

Gaspaco, Im the guy in the wool knit sweater holding the lake trout.

Thanks PPWC.

SD, no brown bears where i am. BUT, we had a recent record black bear bow kill 45 mins away. Over 700lbs.

Euroholic, force of habit from previous employment.

[MickeyKnox]

Brown Bear. Can I borrow $12 k for the hunt. Buddy

Will you take a cheque?

[Capebuffalo]

Will you take a cheque?

Yes. Even post dated.

[AXx]

I will sell you a plane ticket Cape!!!

[Gaspaco]

Looking pretty big than!

[jasc]

Lunk, I always travel solo for this trip but next spring you can be my partner if you like. I need 7 days from you and youre set. Stay at my place for one night before we leave and then one night after your return. We'll be in touch.

This has Brokeback Mountain written all over it

[jasc]

In all seriousness, that sounds like an awesome trip MK!

I'd love to catch me some of those trout.

[jimmyinkedup]

Hey Mick looks like an awesome trip. Glad you enjoyed yourself man!

[MickeyKnox]

Looking pretty big than!

Must be the sweater.

This has Brokeback Mountain written all over it

Ha! The only back that will be broken is Lunk's on the way in when he trips over a tree stump and tumbles down hill with his pack and canoe.

Hey Mick looks like an awesome trip. Glad you enjoyed yourself man!

Thanks Jimmy. Its was pretty good despite the weather.

[austinite]

What in the world is going on over here?

[kelkel]

What in the world is going on over here?

Made me laugh....

[Igifuno]

Happy St. Paddy's Day!!

[marcus300]

Fuk me I cant even comment, no wonder he got banned the fuking knob.

[lovbyts]

Fuk me I cant even comment, no wonder he got banned the fuking knob.

Some people just have no sense needs of humor.

[marcus300]

Some people just have no sense needs of humor.

I laughed my fuking head off when I saw these pictures, fuk me have you seen them. When you put a cvnt with a skinny arse with a hillbilly with a boat and they post pictures thinking he looks good you got to have a sense of humour, for fuks sake its right out of a horror movie. Sad cvnt comes to mind and Mickey if you reading this fuk off lol

[marcus300]

I laughed my fuking head off when I saw these pictures, fuk me have you seen them. When you put a cvnt with a skinny arse with a hillbilly with a boat and they post pictures thinking he looks good you got to have a sense of humour, for fuks sake its right out of a horror movie. Sad cvnt comes to mind and Mickey if you reading this fuk off lol

LMFAO lol

[BG]

I dont think it ok to Lmfao @ yourself........

[marcus300]

I do. Thought what I said was funny as fuck

[KINGKONG]

I do. Thought what I said was funny as fuck

It's ok I laughed to..iam a little lost as to wtf I just read though..scary

[KINGKONG]

It's ok I laughed to..iam a little lost as to wtf I just read though..scary

But for real anyone wanna go camping in the woods with me

[numbere]

Mickey had some great posts but he must have been a total boobs if Marcus gave him the axe.