As always, it’s hard to leave Victor in the heart of summer. The yard is cozy. I’ve been growing a hummingbird flower garden for years and it’s finally stunning and I have hummers buzzing around like mad. We also have two bird houses with clutches of tree swallows just about to leave us. It’s been … Read more
It was a cold night but it didn’t snow. We woke up to the same drizzle we went to bed with. It didn’t look like a fun day to go fishing in northern Canada but the wind had settled at least enough we could fish from the boats. High tide was at 2 PM. … Read more
Boat fishing wasn’t meant to be today. First of all, high tide wasn’t until midafternoon meaning we couldn’t launch the boats until 11 AM. And we’d need to be back by 3 PM before the tide got too low to beach the boats. Then we had a problem with Burts boat. The bilge pump was … Read more
It cooled down overnight. Then at around 4 AM the rain started. I’ve been getting up before 7 each day but the rain kept me zipped up in my mummy bag on my top bunk dreaming of Arctic char. The other reason to stay in bed was that the first high tide of the … Read more
The first high tide of the day wasn’t until 11 AM which meant we couldn’t get the boats in the water until 9 AM. Then there was a debate as to whether or not we could stay out all day until the next high tide. Days are getting shorter in the evening by about ten … Read more
If you read my post from July 22 than you know I am in the boonies of northern Canada fly fishing for Arctic char around Ungava Bay at Inukshuk Lodge. I have no internet until July 31 so the day by day accounts will not start posting until then. I can however post a … Read more
Paul Ostiguy and his staffs most difficult hurdle at Inukshuk Lodge is dealing with tides. Ungava Bay is the Atlantic Ocean and in this particular location the variation from low tide to high tide is one of the largest in the world. Its two days after the new moon (spring tide) and todays difference between … Read more
Today’s blog tells it like it is and my blog always will. If you don’t like the sight of a dead animal don’t read or look any further. Skip today and tune in tomorrow. Kuujjuaq is a nice little village up the top of Quebec in Nunavik however one night there and I’d seen … Read more
Let’s just say that travel to the coolest fishing places on earth can cause a headache or two at times. Me and my new friends, all on our way to Inukshuk Lodge, were officially stranded overnight in Kuujjuaq, Quebec because the weather wasn’t safe to fly our Twin Otter charter to the lodges landing strip. … Read more
It didn’t matter that I was on Idaho time. I slept lightly in my Montreal Airport hotel and got out of bed at 5:40 AM well before my wakeup call. I took one last look at email and set my Fantasy Baseball team for the week then broke down shop. I was as excited for … Read more
I’m on my way to Montreal today. Tomorrow I’ll fly up to Kuujjuac, QC Canada. Just in case you don’t know where this is (ha!) this is a town in Nunavik on Ungava Bay. If you still need help, look at a map of Quebec and go all the way to the top. Here is … Read more
July 18-19, 2017 I relish all my travels to some of the greatest fishing destinations on the planet but what I love the most is my annual 35 mile two day float on the Nunya on hot summer days with Granny. The Yeti is full of delicious food and cold beer. The wildlife is … Read more