A visit north.
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 1:07 pm
So many guys go to fishing locations like Nipigon, Fraser River, Great Slave Lake, ect to fuel their fishing egos and the hero shots....but for me, there's no better place on earth to refuel your soul then the east arm of Great Slave Lake. The remoteness and living with the rawest of nature just isnt possible in a lot of other places.
My cousin lives in Yellowknife and this would be my 2nd trip to enjoy his hospitality. Rounding out or 10 day vacation crew would be 2 more cousins, a best bud from home in NS and 2 family fiends that also live in Yellowknife. My cousin just purchased a new boat and we were thrilled to help him rig it up and break it in.
All packed, we headed out of Yellowknife and made the 5 hour boat ride to the east arm. We had planned to leave the following morning, but the lake was flat when we walked off the plane, so we walked right onto the boat.
Fishing was what you'd expect from a trophy fishery like this - monster trout, monster pike, beautiful grayling, double headers, triple headers....
Camp life was the highlight of the trip. We set up tents on a small island and when we werent fishing, we were eating. Lunch was always a fresh fish fry and supper was a protein we brought from NS.
The scenery up there is breath taking. The cliffs were my favorite....you could fish right up to them and the water was still 100 feet deep.
My soul was recharged and i'll be looking forward to getting back again in the future. Sharing these trips with family and friends makes it that much more special. I'm blessed to have such great friends and life long bonds with people who are so like minded.
My cousin lives in Yellowknife and this would be my 2nd trip to enjoy his hospitality. Rounding out or 10 day vacation crew would be 2 more cousins, a best bud from home in NS and 2 family fiends that also live in Yellowknife. My cousin just purchased a new boat and we were thrilled to help him rig it up and break it in.
All packed, we headed out of Yellowknife and made the 5 hour boat ride to the east arm. We had planned to leave the following morning, but the lake was flat when we walked off the plane, so we walked right onto the boat.
Fishing was what you'd expect from a trophy fishery like this - monster trout, monster pike, beautiful grayling, double headers, triple headers....
Camp life was the highlight of the trip. We set up tents on a small island and when we werent fishing, we were eating. Lunch was always a fresh fish fry and supper was a protein we brought from NS.
The scenery up there is breath taking. The cliffs were my favorite....you could fish right up to them and the water was still 100 feet deep.
My soul was recharged and i'll be looking forward to getting back again in the future. Sharing these trips with family and friends makes it that much more special. I'm blessed to have such great friends and life long bonds with people who are so like minded.