Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Do we become slaves to our technology?

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Most people would call this a depthfinder and they're common sights at Bow Narrows Camp. In fact I would say the majority of our guests...
Monday, November 23, 2009

Many reasons to give thanks for 2009

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Since it is almost Thanksgiving Day in the U.S. (in Canada we celebrate Thanksgiving in October) I thought I would recall a couple of our ma...
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Thursday, November 19, 2009

It looks like an El Nino winter ahead

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Virtually all of Canada including Northwestern Ontario is experiencing record high temperatures this November, apparently the result of El ...
Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Consider Lake Superior route to or from camp

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If you've never travelled the highway around Lake Superior you might consider adding it to your itinerary when coming or going from cam...
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Sunday, November 15, 2009

We clean all your fish for you

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One of the services we offer at Bow Narrows Camp is cleaning all your fish. You just bring your fish to the fish house, put your cabin numbe...
Wednesday, November 11, 2009

2010 reservation availability up, new HST ahead

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The 2010 reservation availability is now posted. Just click on it under Favorite Blog Entries to the right. You can also access Reservation ...
Monday, November 9, 2009

The things you discover while hunting

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I enjoy discovering things in the fall while I'm grouse or moose hunting almost as much as the hunting itself. Take this long-forgotten ...
Friday, November 6, 2009

Last summer's flood likely a boost for fish

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When you live and breathe fishing the way we do here at Bow Narrows Camp the conversation always turns to how whatever weather condition we ...
Saturday, October 31, 2009

Thoroughness my favorite northern pike technique

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Whenever I can get a chance to get away from camp for a couple of hours I like to head out northern pike fishing . My favorite system is t...
Sunday, October 25, 2009

Who's watching camp over the winter?

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Here's a quiz for you. What creature does the most damage to the buildings at camp after we close for the winter? Bears? Wolves? Wolveri...
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Thursday, October 22, 2009

There was a surprise in the sky tonight

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Some old friends came by to visit tonight -- the aurora borealis or northern lights . I had just gone outside for an armload of firewood to...
Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Season nearly over for Brenda, Sam and me

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The autumn leaves are finally falling and it won't be long before Brenda, Sam and I head home for the winter. The water systems are almo...
Sunday, October 18, 2009

Tiny grouse indicative of wet summer

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This little ruffed grouse that Sam and I got hunting the other day could be the result of all the wet weather we had last summer. It's a...
Thursday, October 15, 2009

Beauty around every bend

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Below-freezing temperatures, heavy frost and snow flurries have created beautiful scenes everywhere here. This is what greeted us at the end...
Monday, October 12, 2009

Snow is on and somebody is home

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My two brothers-in-law and I are hunting moose this week and we're seeing a great many impressive beaver houses around the lake. This on...
Thursday, October 8, 2009

Trout spawning project yields fewer eggs

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Despite a herculean effort by Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources staff they weren't able to gather as many lake trout eggs this fall ...
Monday, October 5, 2009

Lake trout spawning project is underway

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Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources personnel are here at camp to collect lake trout eggs to be raised in the Dorion fish hatchery and lat...
Sunday, September 27, 2009

The Lickety Split fits in the boathouse again

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The lake level has now fallen two feet and we were able to get the Lickety Split back under the boathouse again, just barely as the photo sh...
Friday, September 18, 2009

Haven't seen this for awhile -- our dock!

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The gorgeous fall weather we've received the past three to four weeks has done a number on the flood level to the lake. Yesterday our bo...
Tuesday, September 15, 2009

A beautiful day to be on the lake

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Sam and I and staffers Rosalie Tilley and Jeremy Baldwin got a chance to go fishing yesterday afternoon and what a beautiful trip it was! Th...