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The Mackenzie River Guide - A Paddler's Guide to Canada's Longest River - by Michelle N. Swallow

21.09.2011 by Harold Ball

For thousands of years the Dene have referred to this giant of a river as Dehcho – Deh meaning “river” and Cho meaning “big” or “worthy of respect.”

Kedgwick River Magic

19.09.2011 by Harold Ball

The pursuit of the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), or as some call it the King of Game Fish, has been referred to over the years as the “Millionaires Sport.”

Choosing a Fishing Lodge That's Right for You

1.03.2011 by Harold Ball

Spring – or more particularly the open water season - is fast approaching so it’s time to dig out your tackle box, blow the dust off and get started on the much anticipated spring sorting and tackle buying rituals.

Pike Heaven

20.01.2011 by Harold Ball

Heading back to the lodge after yet another day of remarkable Pike fishing on the Whitefish River, my fishing partner and I decided this was not the time to turn our backs to the wind, so we spun our seats around so we could watch the splendor of Great Bear Lake unfold in front of us as our boat cut a path across the glass like surface of the water.

Tackling Tackle

3.01.2011 by Harold Ball

While buying fishing tackle can be a very enjoyable experience, it can also be darn frustrating at times. The selections are mind numbing, everyone claims that their stuff will out fish and out last everyone else’s, and prices range from downright cheap, to the ridiculously expensive.

The Coleman Portable Camp Oven

23.11.2010 by Harold Ball

“Don’t let life put you back on your heels. Lean into it.”

Sheldon Coleman - Founder

You wouldn’t think that the Coleman Portable Camp Oven has much in common with a B17 or B29 bomber, but nevertheless they share a common history.

Mike's Esnagami Lake Lodge Adventure

14.10.2010 by Michael Brettell

This blog entry, which was written by my nephew, Michael Brettell, describes his trip to Esnagami Lake Lodge this past June.

Mikes parents gave him this trip for his 13^th birthday and, once he got over the initial disappointment of not getting an iPad, Mike had what he described as an “awesome” time.

He out fished and out ate all of us, and even learned a couple of new jokes that he could tell his mom and sisters without getting him, or his dad into too much trouble.

The Kinedyne Steadymate Transom Trapper

6.10.2010 by Harold Ball

This past spring and summer I logged over 7000 km between my two boat trailers.

Great Bear Lake - 2010

25.09.2010 by Harold Ball

And in the Beginning… it was just too long!

This year’s trip started off with a bang as I walked up to the Air Canada check-in counter in Toronto in preparation to boarding my flight to Edmonton.

Plummers Great Bear Lake Lodge - July 11-18, 2009

25.08.2010 by Harold Ball

And So it Begins....

To be precise, the adventure began on July 10 when six of us gathered in Edmonton in preparation for heading off to Yellowknife and then to the main lodge on Great Bear.

Together with yours truly our group consisted of Art Ross, Ken Gold, Derek Ballantyne, Rodney Harback and his nephew Kevin, which gave us a cumulative total of well over 100 years of fishing experience on Great Bear - so there could be no excuses in the event we did not catch a truckload of big fish.