Thursday, December 29, 2011

Down jacket on sale at Cabela's great for fishing

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I mentioned in a previous blog about what to pack for a Canadian fishing trip that Cabela's makes a great down jacket that is the ultim...
Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Perfect weather for kicksledding and ice fishing

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I've been out ice fishing on Whitefish Lake several times now and caught one real jumbo perch . It weighed at least a pound. Conditio...
Friday, December 23, 2011

Merry Christmas from our family to yours

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We have about eight inches of snow at our home in Nolalu which is about 30 miles from Thunder Bay, Ontario, so it seems certain that we will...
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

What makes a great fisherman?

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It is our good fortune to have many truly great fishermen at Bow Narrows Camp. So what is a great fisherman? In my opinion, a great fisher...
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Saturday, December 17, 2011

Requests for deposits are in the mail

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Every group with tentative reservations at camp for 2012 will be receiving a letter from me in the next week or so asking them to confirm th...
Thursday, December 15, 2011

Fishing off the dock can be a good technique

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Every summer a number of our anglers "discover" how good the fishing can be right off the dock at camp. Usually they fish for wall...
Monday, December 12, 2011

Tips on renewing Non-Canadian Outdoors Card

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When you go to renew your non-resident Ontario Outdoors Card on-line, you are going to find a lot of pages of info to wade through first. H...
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Saturday, December 10, 2011

Renew your Outdoors Card when notified

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The first non-residents to get an Ontario Outdoors Card , back in 2009, are beginning to receive renewal notices . The card cost $9 and was...
Wednesday, December 7, 2011

The best top-water lures for northern pike

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More and more, it seems, anglers are discovering that top-water baits can be an excellent choice for catching northern pike . There are som...
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Sunday, December 4, 2011

Buck and Sam the best of buddies

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Our outside worker, Ben Godin, brought his two-year-old black Lab, Buck, with him to camp last summer and he and our chocolate Lab, Sam, ins...
Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Still one of the most affordable fishing trips

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Our 2012 rates are now posted on our website. It's the first change in rates we've had since 2008. As you can imagine, a lot of our ...
Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Tim Horton's is up and running in Red Lake

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No sooner do I write about Tim Horton's restaurant in Red Lake being nearly completed than I see in the Northern Sun newspaper that it...
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Monday, November 28, 2011

Our Boreal Forest world's largest ecosystem

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When you come to northern Canada such as Red Lake in Northwestern Ontario, you will be immersed in the world's largest ecosystem -- the ...
Saturday, November 26, 2011

Walleye fishing to be incredible for years

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Walleye fishing on Red Lake is going to be spectacular for years, based on the fish we caught last summer. There seemed to be a million wall...
Friday, November 25, 2011

Tim Hortons, Super 8 coming to Red Lake

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Red Lake is getting two renowned food and accommodation franchises: Tim Hortons restaurant and Super 8 motel. Both will be located along Hig...
Thursday, November 24, 2011

"Lifejackets." Learn from Professor Popsicle

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At Bow Narrows Camp we provide comfortable PFDs for all our guests. PFDs are personal floatation devices which most people would call lifeja...
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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

North shore of Lake Superior -- awesome!

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There are stunning scenes like this at every bend on Hwy 17 between Sault Ste Marie and Thunder Bay. Brenda and I took this route around the...
Monday, November 21, 2011

Gorgeous cross fox visits our home

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Caught this photo of a beautiful cross fox at our home in Nolalu this week. It comes by every few days. It isn't very afraid of our ch...
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Sunday, October 30, 2011

Cabin 7 gets a real, below-frost-line foundation

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Our brother-in-law Ron Wink and staffer Ben Godin turned into gophers to put in a superb foundation for Cabin 7 in September. This entailed ...
Friday, October 28, 2011

Many, many thanks to our great 2011 staff

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Steph Aires, Ben Godin and Jenn Bucci were our spectacular staff in 2011. On behalf of Brenda and myself and all of our guests I would like ...
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