Well, I didn't fish for five years and then suddenly, this spring I got the bug and bought a fishing license. Things took off from there. Daniel, Jacob, and I started ice fishing brookies in May on Jessie Lake. Then we went up to Lake Nipigon a few times. My son Daniel started looking at the map at home and he started asking questions about Ombabika Bay. I told Daniel that I had been planning to go up on Ombabika Bay for over 10 years. When Daniel took out my maps, it got me excited, remembering all the old conversations and plans around campfires about walleye fishing Lake Nipigon. Well, we had the time and we decided to go. I made a phone call to Onaman River Resort, packed the truck, loaded our gear and away we went. We had never been up there before, and I had heard of Onaman River Resort for years. Our trip was great, and it was some of the best walleye fishing I had ever seen other then on Lake St. Joseph. Simeon, Daniel, and I didn't make it to the Little Jackfish River, but we did get some nice fish and we spent two nights out there. It was awesome as it was the first time in a long time that Simeon, Daniel, and dad all went fishing together. It was so amazing that when we got back, I turned around and went back again this time with Melissa and Jacob. This time, we did manage to get to the Little Jackfish River. And this too was so amazing as man again is changing the course of river and altered the natural landscape. Things get buried; the old campsites are gone. We had a great time; dad got his 30-inch Walleye, the biggest walleye I ever caught. I have had many 28’s, a few 29’s, but never a 30 incher. Jacob and Mama laughed as Papa danced in the boat after the fish was released and the pictures were taken. I am going back up there again and I'm definitely checking out the Onaman River Resort and spending more time out there on Ombabika Bay. It was super amazing and I'm glad I got there, but wow, what a new playground. It's amazing, Lake Nipigon is amazing and so is my family. The fact that I can take my children or my wife who had to back the truck up and help me launch the boat. I couldn't do these things without my family, and I know we're going back. We're gonna have fun because wow Lake Nipigon is God's country.
