Fishing - Kathlyn Lake

Kathlyn Lake is 4 km north of Smithers, British Columbia on Highway 16 not far from Prince Rupert on the coast. Here the fisherman can find Cutthroat trout.


Photo Credit: Ian BC North CC=nc-nd-flickr. Click to enlarge.

Fishing - Isaac Lake

Isaac Lake is located in Bowron Lake Provincial Park in the Cariboo-Chilcotin coast area of British Columbia. The lake is 31 km long with some white water. It has an average depth of 200 feet with its deepest point at almost 600 feet. The types of fish found here are: Kokanee, Mountain Whitefish, Lake Char and Bull Trout. A fisherman's paradise.

Photo Credit: gordmckenna CC=nc-nd-flickr. Click to enlarge.

Tuesday Fishing - Lake Ontario

For the fishing enthusiast who dreams of catching that 'big one' there are charter trips which can be arranged for fishing in Lake Ontario. Or, for the person who likes to have their own boat they might choose one like this:

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There is that intoxicating thrill when the line tightens...the fight between man and fish begins...





[2-King Salmon -click to enlarge]



...with the earned result...




[3-King Salmon catch]






Photo Credits; [1][2][3]-Oplotnik CC=nc-nd-flickr.

Tuesday Fishing

This photo is taken somewhere in Ontario where the fishing looks really good. The bend in the rod speaks for itself. (Click to enlarge photo).


Photo Credit: Martin Cathrae CC=nc-nd-flickr.

Fishing Tuesday - Cowan Lake

[1-Cowan Lake in the morning - click to enlarge]

Cowan Lake is north-west of Prince Albert in Saskatchewan.





[2-Cowan Lake - click to enlarge]





[3-Cowan Lake - click to enlarge]





[4-Northern Pike caught in Cowan Lake - click to enlarge]




[5-Sunset at Cowan Lake - click to enlarge]



Photo Credits: [1][2][5]-nicodeemus CC=nc-nd-flickr, [3]-dbuc CC=nc-nd-flickr, [4]-tkw954 CC=nc-nd-flickr.

Fishing at Silver Lake

[Fish jumping - click to enlarge]

Silver Lake Provincial Park is situated along the Fraser River Valley in British Columbia. The lakefront is largely undeveloped. The park size is 77 hectares, and offers fishing along with other activities. Silver Lake provides excellent trout fishing opportunities. Catch and release only with a single barbless hook. Licences are available for purchase in Hope/Silver Hope Creek approximately 8 km away. Anyone fishing or angling in B.C. must have an appropriate licence.

The BCParks website has provided a warning to visitors to this park about wood ticks. Wood ticks are most prevalent between March and June. These parasites live in tall grass and low shrubs, and seek out warm-blooded hosts. As potential carriers of disease, they should be avoided. See more information on wood ticks and removal on the link provided below.

Source: BCParks

Photo Credit: Tim Gage CC=sa-flickr.

Tuesday for Travis - Lake Mary

Lake Mary is adjacent to Lake O'Hara in Yoho National Park, British Columbia. Anglers are to have a Yoho National Park Fishing License.



Source: ParksCanada for Yoho

Photo Credit: Feffef CC=nc-sa-flickr.

Tuesdays for Travis - Maligne Lake

[1– Maligne Lake – Curly Philips boat house is a registered historical building - click to enlarge]

For fishing, full and half-day guided fishing trips can be arranged which included round trip transportation from all Jasper hotels with all the necessary equipment for a day of fishing with an experienced guide. Full day trips have lunch provided. For those wishing to rent boats and gear arrangements may be made at the Curly Philips Boat House. The lake is stocked with a self-sustaining population of rainbow trout and brook trout. The largest rainbow trout in Alberta was caught in this lake weighing 20 pounds, 4 ounces by sportfishing.

Maligne Lake is in Jasper National Park, Alberta, located 44km (27 mi) south of Jasper townsite. A daily Jasper shuttle bus service is available from several of the town’s hotels to Maligne Lake. The length of Maligne Lake is approximately 22.5 km (14 mi) long with its deepest depth at 97 m (318 ft), though it averages 35 m (115 ft) in depth. The surface elevation is 1,670 m (5,479 ft).


[2-Spirit Island - click to enlarge}

Boat trips of 90-minute duration run to Spirit Island, a popular sight in the park well hidden at the southern end of the fjord-styled lake and surrounded by miles of wilderness. Passengers are allowed to get off the boat for a short walk to the viewpoint Lodge where delicious cuisine is available. The encircling mountains are known as “the Hall of the Gods.”

Maligne Lake is the second largest glacial fed lake in the world. The lake was discovered by Mary Schaffer, a female explorer of the region.



Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maligne_Lake

Photo Credits: [1]-Leto A CC=nc-sa-flickr, [2]-n willisley CC=sa-flickr.

Tuesdays For Travis - Cranberry Portage

[1-click to enlarge]

Cranberry Portage is located 48km south of Flin Flon, and 695 km north-west of Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is situated along the southern shores of Lake Athapapuskow, surrounded by lakes, rivers and streams in the western portion of the Grass River Provincial Park .

[2] Prior to 1928, it was little more than a portage route used by fur traders and First Nations people, known for its abundant beautiful lakes with excellent fishing and scenic landscapes. Cranberry Portage was an important trade route of the Cree and Assiniboin peoples during the fur trade, its location used as a campsite and portage between Grassy River at the head of a number of well-used routes from Hudson Bay and Lake Athapapauskow, which connects to the Saskatchewan River system leading through the prairies to the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.

The area is known for trophy fishing of northern pike, walleye, lake trout, rainbow and brook trout, white fish and tubilee.


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Sources:
http://www.norman-rha.mb.ca/CranberryPortage.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cranberry_Portage,_Manitoba

Photo Credits: [1][2][3]-brianwestcott CC=nc-nd-flickr.

Tuesday for Travis - Oxbow Lake

[Oxbow Lake - click to enlarge]


The view in this photo is looking north on the small oxbow lake on the Assiniboine River at Spruce Woods Provincial Park. The park is south-east of Brandon, Manitoba or 170 km west of Winnipeg.

For families the campground at this location has a nice beach for younger children. The park has well developed facilities including a snack bar, mini golf, hiking trails, cycling trails, horse riding, horseshoes, orienteering courses, canoe and paddle boat rentals.


Source: Spruce Woods Provincial Park , Manitoba

Photo Credit: Ted Sali CC=nc-nd-flickr.

Tuesdays for Travis - French River, PEI

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French River is between Cavendish and Kensington on the eastern side of Prince Edward Island.

French River is the site of an old fishing village where it is a quiet area except for the calls of seabirds and crows.




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Prince Edward Island (red spot) lies in the Gulf of St. Lawrence separated from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick by the Northumberland Strait.



Photo Credits: [1]-Tony's Outdoors CC=nc-nd-flickr, [2]-wikipedia.

Tuesdays for Travis - Lake of the Woods

Lake of the woods is comprised of 11,800 hectares, and is situated near the borders of Ontario, Manitoba, and Minnesota. The park lies within a transition zone where three distinct natural environments meet -- northern, southern and prairie. The forest is a jumble of species, with southern hardwoods such as elm, ash and basswood growing next to Manitoba maples, and northern spruce and jackpine.

The mix of species also shows up in the park's birdlife. The most far from home are pelicans, who have colonized several remote islands and waterways in the park as permanent nesting grounds. Other winged strays include the yellow-headed blackbird and the western meadowlark, both Prairie birds. You'll also spot the scarlet tanager, redheaded woodpecker and Baltimore oriole, all usually found further south.




Another type of waterfowl is the Common Merganser, male and female pictured here.

The Common Merganser is often nicknamed Sawbill as it has a long, narrow bill with serrated edges and a hooked upper mandible which helps the duck catch and hold onto fish. It dives underwater to catch its prey, chasing small fish and frogs, newts, and aquatic invertebrates. It is usually seen in large flocks and is generally found on fresh water. Its nest is built in a tree cavity or among the rocks and lined with down where 6-12 pale buff eggs are laid and incubated by the female. These hatch after a 28-32 day incubation with the chicks leaving th enest soon after but not flying until 9-10 weeks old. This species is common throughout most of North America at different times of the year.

Wild rice bays are excellent feeding ground for migrating waterfowl. Duck hunting on Lake of the Woods is among the finest in the world. Grouse, sought for their delicate flavor, are plentiful as well.

Aggressive Northern Pike can be found year-round lurking in weed beds and shoreline structures with reports of sizes in the range of 5 to 30 pounds. The best time for Muskie fishing is July, August and October, Top Dancing Smallmouth Bass, Schooling Crappie and Delicious Walleye are reason enough to make Lake of the Woods, Canada your next fishing destination. There are several outfitters who can accompany you to safe fishing locations.

The clear deep water of Whitefish Bay is one of the few habitats for Lake Trout on Lake of the Woods. This superb fishing area is a relatively short boat trip from many of the Island resorts in that area.

Research: Ontario Parks
Photo Credits: Lake of the woods by theXenon CC=nc-sa-flickr; water fowl - common mergansers by jackanapes CC=nc-nd-flickr.

Tuesdays For Travis

Travis Erwin likes to fish, and has made mention on another blog that he would like to know how the fishing is in other areas. As a response to that remark, on Tuesdays from now on I will be posting something that relates to this topic within Canada.


Manitoulin Island is located at the northern edge of Lake Huron in Northern Ontario. Manitoulin is the largest freshwater island in the world at 180 kms long (112 miles) and 50 kms wide (31 miles) an area of 1,068 square miles (2,766 square km). The name Manitoulin is derived from an Algonquin Indian word for “island of the spirits.”

Anglers can test their skills fishing Lake Kawagong for smallmouth bass, northern pike, jumbo perch and walleye (pickerel). The open waters of Lake Huron and the North Channel provide outstanding fishing areas for king salmon, lake trout, brown trout and steelhead. There are many local charter boat services to provide the fishing enthusiast with a fully equipped day of big water fishing.

The following information is from the Province of Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources website:

“Ontario is home to 2,000 lakes that contain lake trout, more than 3,500 lakes with walleye and 400 lakes and rivers that are home to muskellunge. Despite the abundance of Ontario's fisheries resources, they are in high demand.

Fish are an important part of the province's economy. Ontario's fisheries sustain the sport fishing and tourist industries, as well as the commercial fishery. About 1.4 million anglers fish in Ontario each year. These anglers spend more than $2.3 billon dollars annually on fisheries-related expenditures.

The Ministry of Natural Resources, as the manager of Ontario's fisheries, works to maintain healthy fish communities so present and future generations will enjoy high quality fishing and viewing opportunities. One of the ways we can ensure healthy fish communities is to manage our fisheries on a broad, landscape level.

Ontario has thousands of remote lakes where wilderness fishing opportunities abound. Tourist operators can fly you into a solitary retreat where your cabin will be the only one on the lake. Or, you can canoe into the interior of Ontario's magnificent wilderness. As an added attraction, you will have a chance to see Ontario's incredible wildlife in truly natural settings.

If you're looking for that absolutely unforgettable fishing experience there's plenty of trophy material in Ontario waters. Record fish are a real possibility here: muskellunge in Northwestern Ontario, brook trout in the James Bay Frontier or walleye in the Great Lakes. Fish in Ontario and you could be telling the tale about the one that didn't get away.

Some of Ontario's larger lakes and lake districts have become recognized as premier tournament waters, with anglers from across North America competing for recognition and some impressive prizes. These tournaments emphasize 'catch and release'.”



[Rice Lake, Ontario fisherman with muskie - click to enlarge - Derek Purdy CC=nd-flickr]

Ontario has Fly-In lakes that are truly the land of giants. A fishing enthusiast can test their skills and strength with huge Northern Pike and Muskie. Anglers in these remote locations boast catches of 50-60 pound Muskellunge and 30-40 pound Northerns. These catches are not anomalies but occur on a regular every day basis. Looking for deep water trophy fish action? Northern Ontario continues to produce one of the largest Walleye populations on the planet.