HARDCOREFISHN ADVENTURES

In the past few years I have been going on a 4 day hardcorefishn trip with the boys from work. We normally try to find a lake that is good for fishing and fairly safe to camp, the past couple years have been a little interesting with the increase in the bear population.

Four years ago we started the annual trips with a fishing adventure out at Cheeseman Lake, we had a couple of Southerners join us for the trip and the fishing was pretty decent. The largest fish that weekend was about 2.5 - 3 pounds and the rest were all good eaters. We got an extra treat that weekend as there was a large forest fire in the area and we got to watch 5 waterbombers fill up numerous times, they were flying so close to us that we could see the pilots and their engines would rattle our oars in the boat.

Our second hardcorefishn trip was spent out at Brightsands, we were a little concerned about the 92 km treak up a logging road, but it really wasn't that bad. We camped on a point right beside the in flowing rapids (some call it a waterfall), this was one of the nicest camping spots that I had ever been to. The fishing was again very good, nothing huge, biggest again about 2.5 - 3 pounds and a lot of good eaters. There's nothing like a can of Bush Beans and some fresh fried Walleye. This trip was a little rough on me though, I lost my voice for the first 2 days (no one else seemed to complain) and then after a few beer and going for a swim, I may have drank a little bit of water which resulted in some possible Beaver Fever, I was very ill that night (I even stopped fishing). But all in all this was probably one of our most enjoyable and memorable hardcorefishn adventures.

Our third hardcorefishn trip was held at Majata, we had the usual 5 guys and we recruted one more. This trip was full of mishaps and misfortune, we had a bear that got into our cooler on the first night eating our cream and salads and a pound of bacon, while repositioning the vehicle that night to scare the bear away we accidentally ran over the chain saw. The next day we woke up to the bear again outside our tent trailer looking for food, he wasn't very aggressive but he definately was persistant. The two individuals from Southern Ontario didn't arrive until our second day out, so someone had to go pick them up at the airport, that took half a day. Oh, and we forgot to pick up gas while in town picking up the two from the airport so we had to run to the Kab Lake Store to get gas. More misfortune, while travelling to the store we got a flat tire, and to top that off, the store was closed so we had to go to Gull Bay. Besides all the bad luck, the fishing was good, nothing big just a bunch of good eaters. Did I mention the weekend was full of misfortune, the weather was also terrible, it rained, it hailed, it sucked!

Our fourth hardcorefish trip was held this year, unfortunately due to health reasons our group was short listed to myself and a new recrute. We decided to go back to Brightsands where we had to camp on an Island to stay away from the bears. The trip this year was good, no problems getting there, no problems while there, and no problems getting home. Again, the fishing was good, nothing huge just some good eaters and a few 30 inch Pike. I even had a large Whitefish on but I had no chance of bringing him in with the current we were in. The weather was nice, and good thing we were on an Island because the flies on the main land were brutal. Hopefully 2006 will be yet another successful hardcorefishn trip, and hopefully we can get the original crew back together.