Words From the Wilderness 
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February 22, 2012
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Superior Weather 
           

 We have come across a great magazine article about weather.

 

It is, in fact, the cover story in the March issue of Lake Superior Magazine, published in Duluth our sister city in the U.S.

 

Here are some interesting topics covered:

 

 

* Lake Effect Weather 101 -   It's not the lake, but the location.

 

*The Point of No Return - where on Superior the "no shore in sight" zone is located with the potential of 20 foot or higher waves.

   

* Weather Terms: All factors that play into weather talk.

 

* Wawa Ontario's Naturally Superior Adventures, photo workshops.

 

 

The story is in the current edition of Lake Superior Magazine, and you may learn more at their website by clicking here.

 

The story is NOT yet available in the digital format, however it will be in about a 20 days, at which time we can send you a link to the whole story if you request it by clicking here.  

 

   

Duluth-

Our Sister City 

 
  

Less Than 100 Days... 
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... until our first guests fly in to officially start the 2012 season. And there could be 90 days of winter ahead.

 

While there is good snow cover up north ...we have NOT had the snow fall we are accustomed to here at our Thunder Bay headquarters, hanger, and trip planning center.  However, we have had some very cold days...and the lakes are frozen very deep. We have not completely given up on Winter 2012.

 

The Moose Hunt: 

Again in 2012, we are cooperating with the Ontario MNR wildlife conservation program to control populations of healthy moose. To that end we will be offering moose hunt trips to many of our camps and lodges.  

 

We have the tags, and Scott Earl Smith of Thunder Bay is serving as our resident hunt specialist. The hunt lasts from about September 20th to October 10th.  

 

We offer seven night/eight day trips. If you are interested in receiving more information and become part of a special Wilderness North moose hunters newsletter and information group, click here and leave us your request.

 

Fly In Fishing Trips:

Our 2012 reservations are on pace for our May 20th to September 20th season...and there is no better time for you to contact Joe Pichey our Adventure Trip Planner to insure that your dates and destinations are still open.

 

Feature Destination:
In the next few weeks, we will be featuring one adventure destination per newsletter to give readers more detailed information about an adventure to this selected location. Of course you can always click on the links to the left to go to our website and see what's in store at any and all of our destinations.

 

SO:  (drum roll please)... this week it is Ogoki Lake.

 

The Ogoki Lake is about 100 miles north and east of Armstrong, Ontario. Our three outpost cabins open up 16,000 acres of water with reedy bays, rocky reefs and plenty of islands for outstanding fishing. Regardless of which cabin you select, anglers find the fishing is remarkable. You may reel in a 45-inch plus Northern Pike and full stringers of fat Walleyes! Parties of four to eight guests can easily fish this area and never see another person. Some say it's the best fishery in northwestern Ontario, including North Carolina's Henry Lewer who has been a guest at Ogoki lake for over 20 years.  

 

Always enjoy hearing from you, send me an e-mail if you like.   

 

Alan Cheeseman

President, Wilderness North 

 

Joe comments on Ogoki Lake

 

A few of the questions that I like to ask guests when they are looking for a new lake or camp include:

  • What are you looking for in a fishery?
  • Are you looking for big Walleye?
  • What about trophy Pike?
  • Any interest in Brook Trout?  

And nine out of ten potential new guests answer the same. "We want lots of fish and the chance to catch a few wall-hangers."  (Who said fisherman aren't greedy.)

   

While most Canadian lakes offer good Walleye or Pike numbers with trophy potential, it is rare to find a lake that offers it all.

   

        Ogoki Lake is an exception.  

 

This big, healthy fishery has been producing quality numbers of trophy Walleye and Pike for decades and continues to be a top destination for us each season. After all it is moving water - a wide spot in the 460 mile long Ogoki River.

 

We have some lakes that produce 28 to 30-inch Walleye and some that produce 50-inch Pike, but Ogoki Lake can be counted on to produce both each year.  This is the main reason that guests re-book at Ogoki each and every year.  

 

Ogoki Lake guests will not even entertain the idea of switching locations and miss out on the opportunity of landing 45-inch plus Northerns - like the 53-inch Northern caught and released by Michigan's Jim Butcher in 2006 -  along with the countless numbers of 28-inch plus Walleye netted each summer.   

 

While Ogoki Lake is a wide open body of water, guests find success fishing the banks and timber when the water rises, and those great drop offs around rocky islands.  

 

Changing water levels will typically get the trophy fish going. Be prepared to cast, troll, jig, drift and even sit in the cabin while the storm passes.  

 

But one thing is for sure, be prepared to catch a good number of trophy fish! Both Walleye and Pike.

 

Joe Pichey, Outdoor Expert - Adventure Planner

Click here to e-mail me.    

 

 

Outdoor Card - License On Line

 

If you purchased your Ontario Outdoor Card three yearsCanadian Outdoor Card ago - you have likely received, in the mail, your renewal notice from the Ministry of Natural Resources.

 

These plastic ID cards are your master file record in Ontario's licensing computer and are required of all resident and non-resident anglers and hunters who practice their sport in Ontario. 

 

Now obtaining or renewing your card is just a click away. This is true of your fishing license as well. If you do not have a computer, you may call 1-800-387-7011 and obtain these two documents well in advance of your arrival.

 

If this year is your first trip to Ontario since 2009, you must purchase both the Outdoor Card ($10- and good for 3 years) and a fishing license (8-day conservation - $30.)

 

If you have purchased your Outdoor Card in the past two years, make sure you have it in your hand when going online or on the phone.Your unique number - as printed on the card - is the beginning point of obtaining your 2012 license.

 

 
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