Lake Athabasca, here I come!
I’m just heading out the door for the airport. This afternoon I fly up to Fort McMurray, Alberta, where I’ll catch a floatplane in the morning for Lake Athabasca. My destination is Spring Bay Lodge, run by Lakers Unlimited. The plan is catch my personal record pike (over 45 inches) and lake trout (more than 37 pounds). And to make things even more interesting, I’m bringing my nine-weight fly rod. I even took a crash course in fly tying to bring up my own streamers; thanks go to my associate editor Scott Gardner for the great lessons (and tying materials). Anyway, I’m looking forward to getting back up to the North and into some giant fish — for an entire week, no less. And please stay tuned: I hope to have satellite access, which will allow me to blog and post photos.
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