Seseganaga Lake Trout

Seseganaga Lake is an amazing lake.  It produces some of the largest Northern Pike in Ontario, Walleyes that are worth bragging about and some magnificent Lake Trout. 

Last week Seseganaga Joe, our camp attendant there was fishing for some small walleye supper guests when he latched onto a 33 inch Laker.  Joe is a hearty fellow, able to lift jerry cans and propane tanks with only a little effort.  He told me this  fish actually tired him out.  Of course the fish was released after the photo op, unharmed to fight another day. 

“Thanks for a great trip!”

“I thought you might like a pic of a 41 in. northern that Pete  caught June 20,21013 on Metionga Lake.”   Bud

Bud and Pete caught and released some nice walleye as well as northern on Metionga Lake last week.  They are already booked for the same week next year.

There is always a story

Steve and some buddies have been fishing Metionga Lake for many years.  These guys bring their sons and (daughters) along as a part of building relationships and sharing quality time together.  The young folks learn from the old(er) and do their best to keep up.  The older are pro’s however in some of the finer points of “fish camp”.  Part of the experiences are evening activities which sometimes go on until the wee hours of the morning sharing tall tales and a few quantitative and qualitative lies about the day’s fishing.  Usually some adult beverages are included.  In the morning the older get right back to fishing while the younger sometimes struggle for cognitive abilities.  The best fishing is often in the morning and an old pro will not let the time be wasted. 

Back to Steve and his son Brian.  Brian robotically joined his father for the morning fish and immediately fell asleep in the boat.  Steve latched onto the biggest walleye of the trip - 28 and 1/4/ inches – and explained to us that even harder than fighting this fish on light tackle was trying to wake Brian at the same time to have him handle the net. 

Once he achieved a cognitive state, Brian performed admirably and not only expertly handled the net but managed to take a reasonably descent picture.

There is always a story.

The other side of the camera.

Mike, from the previous two posts, can be counted on to get me some great fish pictures for this blog.  He doesn't take his own pictures though.  There is always someone else behind the camera taking the pictures and probably netting the fish.  She can catch some big ones too. 

I wonder how she managed to get Mike to take her picture for a change. 

Local knowledge

It sometimes takes years to learn a lake, and even then once you think you have it figured out, the fish whose IQ isn’t greater than the weight of your jig, will outsmart you.  Sometimes however those years of learning a lake can add up to some local knowledge, and we win the battle in intellect… right Mike.

Irene Lake is not known for numbers of walleye like Seseganaga lake, Metionga Lake or Hilltop Lake are but with a little luck, the big ones are there to be had. 

Bass Master

Mike just returned from a week at Irene Lake.  Besides being very diligent about getting me pictures of his adventures, Mike catches and releases a lot of nice fish.  The big bass were hitting and here is some proof.

Frying Saucer

On Friday my post featured a fish fry.  I was using a fryer called a “Frying Saucer”.  Several folks have asked me about them.  Here is the link to their sight (or click on the picture) and you can order your own.  

I have also added a link to the right hand side of the blog. 

These fryers don’t use much oil and the fish or what ever you are frying can be rested on the side so the oil can drain.  No more messy paper towels.  The fish on the side stays hot so every one can eat at the same time.  They are made in Minnesota so they should be rather easy to order and receive in time to bring on your fishing trip.  They also have a nice case in which the whole unit can be carried.  They are Brad recommended. 

June Desktop Calendar

Karen has her June desktop calendar up now.  Feel free to down load it and save it to your desktop.  The various resolutions are found here.