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Ontario Fishing Report -July 26, 2012

 
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Josh & his fishing arm 

adaptive outdoorsman products for fishing 

 

Krista's Recipe of the Week:
 

Walleye en Papillote

 

Ingredients:

1 walleye filet

2 tsp butter

Sea salt and Fresh ground pepper to taste

1 tbsp each: julienned carrot

Julienned red and green pepper

Julienned onion

Julienned celery

2 thin lemon slices

1 tbsp white wine

*fresh herbs if desired

 

Directions:

1. Cut out a piece of parchment in heart shape. The parchment must be big enough to hold the fish and still have room for crimping the edges.

 

2. Place the filet on one side of the heart. Season with salt and pepper (be generous!) and top with julienned veggies, and lemon slices. Put dabs of butter on the fish and pour wine over.

 

3. Fold and crimp the parchment all the way around to enclose the fish tightly so that no steam escapes.

 

4. Place on baking sheet & bake in oven at 400F for approximately 7 mins.

 

Serve immediately with your choice of side.
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Christmas in July

  

Christmas came early this year with the arrival of 6 Canadian soldiers: 5 from Newfoundland and 1 from Ottawa, accompanied by a medic from Quebec. Although seasoned veterans and grown men, they were all excited and anxious to get started -just like kids on Christmas morning. It was such a nice feeling to see how appreciative and thankful they all were to be given this opportunity. Being able to witness their excited babble and story swapping during the ride from the airport and while waiting in line to get licenses was a great gift for us here at home base. I can only imagine what the journey back will be like... I hope the American boys are ready for them! As "Healing on the Ogoki" takes place at Striker's this week, we will be granted with the opportunity to learn their stories and make some new friends.

There are many fantastic people who help make events like these possible and deserve some recognition for the work they have done. I would like to take this opportunity to share the work being done by two silent champions for the cause: Josh Levinger and Mike & Renee Error who strive every day for moments like these. Josh Levinger is an adventurer seeker who decided to combine his engineering and science background with his passion for the outdoors to design a fly fishing attachment that is easily adapted to any prosthetic arm. He has worked closely with Ted, Project Healing Waters, and Northeast Passage to develop a functional and practical design that is easy to use while out in the field. He even provides a list of parts and brief instructions on how to make your own on his website.

Other key contributors in the effort of making fly fishing, and fishing in general, more accessible to those living with a mobile impairment are the folks at Adaptive Outdoorsman. Mike and Renee are a husband and wife team who have combined a love for the natural environment with a strong commitment to helping others. Originally established to help one of their good friends return to fishing after suffering from a stroke, their research into the various products available for those with limited mobility is now available in one convenient location on their website based in Dublin OH.

Out at the lodges, our guests received some gifts of their own: with great fishing weather, plentiful catches, and a handful of trophies.

 Congrats to a fresh class of master anglers, and as always its nice to hear from you!

 

Keep in touch,


AC Photo 61023Alan Cheeseman,
President Wilderness North
Ontario, Canada
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Master Anglers Mim 26-07-2012 

Reports From the Wilderness

   

Good times had by all at Miminiska Lodge

Long time guests from Lacrosse WI, the Kempf's decided to try something new after 14 years of fishing and sure tested the waters at Mim. Ken, Dick, John, Leo, Lorne, and fishing newbie Steve hit all the fishing spots from the "honey hole" to Caribou Island, the west arm of Miminiska, "walleye mine", Wottam Bay, and Keezhik River. The six of them had a blast fishing for walleye, enjoying the wildlife and great shore lunches, and were even nice enough to bring back some samples for their families back home.

 

This past week we were also happy to welcome Mike Rowell and his son Austin back to Mim after a brief sojourn to another lodge. Apparently the fish missed this father and son team from Bristol TN and were only too happy to reward them each with master angler pins for their loyal patronage. Mike reeled in a 40.5in pike on a deep runner just a 'stones throw from the lodge' on his third day, and Austin landed a 27in walleye in Wottam Bay also using a deep runner. Congratulations to both of them.

 

Despite the hot fishing and nice warm sun, the two groups brought the heat back to the lodge challenging each other in an animated pool tournament that lasted all week. After 7 days of late night games Ken and Dick came out on top as tournament champions ...looks like there might be some rods for sale -any takers? It was a lot of fun to have them all here, and we hope to see them again.

 

Enjoying the solitude at Zig Zag.

This past week we welcomed the Jones party to Zig Zag. The boys had a great time, but were just shy of landing a lunker -the classic fisherman's tale of "the big one that got away".The Jones group caught lots of nice size walleyes in the 2-3 lb range jigging in 8-12 feet of water.  The guys had success with floating Rapalas and Mepps Syclops. Hot spots of the week included the falls up from the cabin, and the two islands in Crescent Lake. Zig Zag guests will be happy to know that access into Crescent Lake is now possible, due to rising water levels from the storms back in June.  

A great trip was had by all! Hope to see you boys again!  

 

Redemption at Striker's Point Lodge

After a rough start due to stormy weather, the Shapero party made up for lost time in a hurry, taking advantage of calmer weather to bring in the biggest catch of the season. Using worms and jigs the group had their lines taught all day as they trolled along the river near Striker's Point. Guided by Butch, the Knoble party had a blast on their first day reeling in pickerel and pike behind Best Island. Unfortunately no master anglers yet for these groups but with the sun coming out it will only be a matter of time... stay tuned for next weeks lodge report.  


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Krista's Corner  

 

This week I decided we should embrace Canada's bilingualism and learn about a french cooking term. "en papillote" is a method of cooking in which food (usually fish or poultry) is put into a folded pouch or parcel and then baked with your choice of herbs seasonings and spices. The parcel is typically made from folded parchment paper, but can also be made from a paper bag or aluminium foil. The parcel holds in the moisture and steams the food. The pouch should be sealed with careful folding. The moisture can come from the food itself or from added liquid such as water, stock, or my favourite...wine. Who doesn't like enjoying a drink, or two, while cooking?


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Ontario Weather - Graham Saunders Grfaham Saunders

Goldilocks Weather...

Last week's weather was great overall or as Goldilocks would say: not too hot, not too cold, but just right -of course, she was talking to bears about how to have porridge. There were some days that bordered on hot, but generally these were followed by cool overnights - and easy sleeping temperatures.

 

The next seven days look like a near repeat of last week. Thursday and Friday are likely to have temperatures in the low 20s (70*F) with sunny breaks, some cloud cover and light showers. The following days should see mainly sunshine and warmer weather, with temperatures reaching 27 to 31º C (high 80's) on Sunday and Monday.

 

A ridge of high pressure will be anchored over the region later in the week resulting in dry conditions and light winds. As daytime heat increases those winds will often pick up and occasionally become moderate-high in the later afternoon.

 

Wilderness North Weatherman Graham Saunders teaches weather at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, and writes a weather column for the Thunder Bay Chronicle.