Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Not much longer before we see this again

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This scene could be a reality again within a few weeks Beautiful sunsets are why this is called "Sunset Country" Red Lake...
Sunday, April 28, 2013

Look and be outdoors savvy, always wear a PFD

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Angler Doug Billings brings his own PFD When you see Bow Narrows Camp staff operating a boat this summer or if you see a Ministry of Nat...
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Saturday, April 27, 2013

Home stretch for Red Lake's 2013 ice-out

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With just three weeks to go before the start of fishing season, this is the home stretch for ice-out on Red Lake, Ontario. It will take a m...
Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Spring scenes near camp taken on Tuesday

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Camp as seen from West Narrows West Red Lake Mining Museum Douglas Creek, Trout Bay Enid Carlson was on her way back from Viking...
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Sunday, April 21, 2013

Do northern pike eat insects?

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Absolutely! As definitive as that answer is, it still doesn't do the subject justice. Northern pike, Esox lucious, the water wolf , LOV...
Friday, April 19, 2013

Nolalu, April 19, two more feet of snow

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A winter storm has been raging in the Thunder Bay area and along the north shore of Lake Superior for 24 hours now and has left nearly two...
Thursday, April 18, 2013

How and when to best catch lots of northern pike

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Kim Gross hoists a beautiful, finely-speckled northern pike caught by casting These are two commonly asked questions. Let's look at ...
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Red Lake 2013 ice-out is going to be late

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With only a month to go before 2013 opening day, it seems a certainty now that ice-out on Red Lake and other Northwestern Ontario lakes wi...
Sunday, April 14, 2013

A story of the loon, its necklace and beautiful voice

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Loons are the world's oldest bird This incredible photo of a loon by Bow Narrows angler-photographer Doug Billings was just what I n...
Saturday, April 13, 2013

Late 2013 ice-out should mean extended season

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Mid-August anglers like Mike Boyer may find walleyes shallower than normal There is little doubt now that the 2013 ice-out on all lakes...
Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Geotagging puts angler's fish on the map

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Each dot represents a GPS waypoint, taken automatically Bow Narrows angler Tate Lundy passes along this map showing his GPS track for on...
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Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Turkey vultures are regular summer residents

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Turkey vultures join herring gulls and a raven in cleaning up some fish scraps on an island near Bow Narrows Camp. Turkey vultures, aka ...
Sunday, April 7, 2013

Wilson's Fine Foods, right on your way in Ear Falls

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Here is a grocery option available to our Housekeeping Plan guests that I bet many don't know about, especially those arriving Sunday mo...
Saturday, April 6, 2013

Cutting firewood draws an appreciative audience

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No sooner do I fell a birch for firewood than I spot a deer approaching There are five whitetail deer browsing here on the branches of...
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Thursday, April 4, 2013

How to use snow scoops to haul firewood

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Two snow scoops make a tandem-toboggan for hauling firewood I decided to take advantage of the late spring by cutting firewood on ...
Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Angler already catches big one in Green Bay

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Jeff Kinzenbaw just caught and released this 29 incher Bow Narrows angler Jeff Kinzenbaw just sent me this photo and e-mail. "I ha...
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Monday, April 1, 2013

Which fish species are the oldest?

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Lake Agassiz This map from Saint John's University shows the boundaries of ancient Lake Agassiz, a pro-glacial lake that covered ...
Saturday, March 30, 2013

Catchability, the new factor in fishing

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Kevin Tanko at the helm last year with depth finder mounted on stern, something all modern fishermen use Modern technological inventions...
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Thursday, March 28, 2013

Right at the edge of the world

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Lonnie Boyer's photo of Pipestone Bay ,  makes you wonder if there's anything beyond those islands. Great shot! Interestingly, t...
Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Weighing methods of communication

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I took my course on social networking today and it seems it could be a useful way of communicating after all, contrary to my expectations in...
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