Hardcore Fishing and Adventures

last day and thank you

2011-10-05T05:24:00.000-07:00

Well I took my boys out of school for the last day of the Brook Trout season and we only caught 1. We did manage to see a Bull Moose on the drive and later in the day while fishing we saw a Timber Wolf swimming in the lake. This was special as I had NEVER seen a Wolf swimming in a lake. My season was good with 273 Brook Trout in the boat with 42 over 22 inches and 4 25 inchers. I would like to thank all of my customers who fished with me this year and look forward to seeing some of you again in 2012. I also have some spots still open for next year if anyone wants a chance at a Trophy Brook Trout. More updates coming soon!!
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2011-09-22T05:54:00.000-07:00

Well I did my last group of the Brook Trout season and it was bizzare for sure. Dick and his Wife Jane came in the spring and we had snow one day!! They did catch some trophy trout and decided to come again this fall. We had severe weather for 2 days and we were chased by Water Spouts!!!!!! I had to blast wide open to stay ahead of the system and thankfully they went North. the fishing was tough as well, we only caught 7 fish. Well now you can tell the Lake Michigan boaters and fishermen that you know about water spouts!!! Dick and Jane are definatly Hardcore and I will see you next year for some more adventures.

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Ron and Kevin

2011-09-14T16:42:00.000-07:00

Here is Ron and Kevin who came for some late season action. We had great weather and some tough fishing. We only caught 13 in 3 days but had 4 over 22 inches. Ron who is a regular here on my blog also had a solid fish on but it spit the hook. See you in the spring Ron!!!!!!

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Big Pig

2011-09-09T18:37:00.000-07:00

Well Ken and Alice came up for a 1 day guide from Southern Minnesota and the fishing was really tough as it was 4pm before we put a fish in the boat. Ken did catch a 25 inch Brook Trout that his wife caught 15 minutes later and that was rare. Way to go you guys and enjoy your memories as that fish was a true trophy for sure!!!!!

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2011-09-02T20:17:00.000-07:00

Well I must admit that Dave and Geoff were one of my more interesting groups of the year. We had great weather and horrible fishing, but they did get a few trout. Dave was able to land a 22 inch Brookie and Geoff caught a 20.5 incher. We also caught some Pike and Walleye. What really made these guys interesting was the calibre of our conversations in the boat as we covered many topics from music, sports, history, religion, politics and more. They wre great company as I can't recall having disscused such topics without anyone getting upset as we got pretty deep and it was cool to be with guys who are so knowledgable and intelligent. Thanks guys and happy adventures in life!!!!!

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Birthday boy

2011-08-26T19:12:00.000-07:00

Here is Jacob who wanted to go fishing for his birthday and he came with his Mom,Dad and Sister. We only caught 4 Brook Trout, but the birthday boy caught 3 of them. After that we went for walleye and Jacob and his Sister caught 20 between the two of them way to go!!!!!

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nice fish

2011-08-26T19:07:00.000-07:00

Here is one of my regular customers with a solid 23 inch Brook Trout. way to go!!!!!

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10th group

2011-07-21T10:16:00.000-07:00

Here is Bill and his son Todd who came up to Nipigon to catch a Brook Trout as they had never caught one before. They did good as we caught 28 fish with 7 over 22 inches. The biggest fish was 23 inches and they each caught one!!!! Way to go !!!!
I really enjoyed my 3 days with these guys and we had nice weather and a good time. Hope to see you next year!!
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old times

2011-07-21T10:05:00.000-07:00

Here is Carl who made it up for a quick fish. He was a customer 4 years ago, and he had to get back. Ha, ha We caught 8 Brookies and Carl caught 5 of them. Way to go !!!!
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Jesse, Vince,"Timmy" and "Mac"

2011-07-08T06:21:00.000-07:00

These four guys came for a 6 day camping trip and it was a blast. The weather was good and so were the bugs. The Brook trout fishing was tough but we managed. We caught some Walleye, Pike, Perch, Whitefish and 15 Brook Trout with 23.5 inches being the biggest. Jesse caught the big one and also managed to land 3 on his new fly rod. Way to go Jesse! These guys were a real blast to guide and I really enjoyed watching these guys pitch in and help each other and get firewood. There were times when someone would miss a fish or see one and let the person who hadn't caught one yet take a cast , that is good sportsmanship in my books. You guys rock!!!!
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Jeff and Wade

2011-07-08T06:08:00.000-07:00

Well right after Frazer was a guideed trip for Brookies. We managed to get 7 fish that day here is Jeff with a fish. These guys were going on a Lake Nipigon adventure I hope all went well!!!!
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Frazer Lake Derby

2011-07-08T06:02:00.000-07:00

Well it has been a long time so here goes. My Dad and I fished in the Frazer Lake Walleye Classic on June 11th and we managed to hit the top 10 with a 9th place finish. Just like last year Dad caught the big one and had a good day. We have now fished this 2years in a row with 2nd last year and 9th this year I think we will fish together again next year. Giddy up!!!!!

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6th group of the season

2011-06-13T05:24:00.000-07:00

Well it was some tought Brook Trout fishing but they caught some just no monster fish, but some dandy's for sure. The prize here for Al and Dirk was the Walleye Bite . Al caught a solid 25 inch Walleye and Dirk caught a 36 inch Pike on Brook trout gear. These guys are some cool customers for sure as the days went fast and smooth. Al thank you very much for the snacks you had in the boat!!!!! I have to get to the Butcher Shop !!! Oh yea Al caught 6 different species of fish A Brook Trout, Walleye, Perch, Lake Trout, Pike, Whitefish. Way to go Al !!!
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wild ride

2011-06-08T06:31:00.000-07:00

Well what a trip this was as John and Jim were my 5th guide of this year and we had an adventure to remember for sure. We caught 21 Brook Trout with 8 over 22 inches with a 25 incher being the biggest. John caught a fat 6lber and Jim had a solid 23 incher. Jim also managed a dandy Pike on light tackle that was 39 inches good for 17lbs. These guys are awsome to guide and have great outdoor skills. Jim is a great cook and they help out alot around camp, thanks guys!!! We had a wild ride comoing home as there was a Thunder storm behind us and we spent 2 hours in 6 foot rollers. That was a long ride but we made it. John & Jim are hardcore for sure!!!
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4th group

2011-05-27T06:10:00.000-07:00

Well I just finished up my 4th group of the season and they did good. Dick and Jane are in their 70's and day one was cold with some snow and they are hardcore approved as they both caught a big Brookie on day 1. Jane had a solid 23.25incher that weighed in at 5.2lbs and Dick caught a 22incher just over 4lbs. Dick managed to beat that on day 3 with a 23incher at 5lbs even!!! Way to go you fisherpeople and congratulations on your fish and ability to deal with the elements. You are Hardcore approved for sure!!!!!!!
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3rd guide of the year

2011-05-23T16:58:00.000-07:00

Here is Ron and Joe and these are some regulars here as well and boy did they set some records on this trip. We put over 50 Brook trout in the boat over 3 days including a new record 25 in one day and the most fish for a group as well 54. they caught 30+ fish over 3lbs Ron had 3 just shy of 5lbs and Joe had a 22incher. I had the biggest at 25inches just over 6lbs. Sorry, no pic as the guide doesn't count for his own blog.
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2nd guide of the year

2011-05-23T16:49:00.000-07:00

Here is Mike and Rod who I took out for 1 day. You have seen Mike here before as he is a fishing junkie!!! We managed to get 12 Brookies and Mike caught a dandy Laker 11lbs his friend Rod caught the biggest Brookie 23 inches.
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First Guide of 2011

2011-05-23T16:27:00.000-07:00

Well it has been awhile since these guys were here and I have done two groups since then. Jeff and Martin were my first Brook Trout Guide of 2011 and they started with a bang. We put 24 in the boat with 2 7lbs plus, WOW! Jeff's fish was 24 inches with a 14 inch girth good for 7lbs. Martin's fish was a 22 incher with a whopping 15 inch girth good for 7.5lbs. They both now have a new personal best for Brook Trout. What a start to the season!!!!
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2011-04-04T18:26:00.000-07:00

Well we just had a Hardcore weekend of fishing Brookies as I took 4 kids winter camping they were 12,8,7,5 years old. Tyler is 12 and was my second in command and was a good helper his brother Cole is 8 and had fun. Simeon my oldest son was on his second winter camping trip and did good and Daniel my 5 year old was on his first one and did really good. I was impressed by these kids as they are tough. We caught 14 Brook Trout and Tyler caught the most (5) with the 2 biggest 16.5 inches, 16.25 inches. I was next with 4. Daniel had 3 including catching two at the same time (double hook rig) Simeon and Cole each caught 1. We missed lots too!!!!!

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2011-02-18T11:40:00.000-08:00

Wow, I just completed my angler diary from last season we put 176 Brook Trout in the boat with 37 over 22 inches. Of the 37 over 22" 9 were 24 inches or bigger with the biggest being a 25.5 incher. And we missed a true monster last year as we almost had it in the net (27-28 inches0 it was the biggest Brookie I've ever seen!!!!!!

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last guide of the year

2010-12-24T10:08:00.000-08:00

Here is Kathleen with her first fish ever caught it was a Northern Pike and she also caught some Walleye. Geoff also caught fish but no pics and we had a nice shore lunch and some nice weather for early October and I hate to say that it took until CHRISTMAS to post it. It was a good year and I would like to thank all of my customers and friends who I fished with. Have a Merry Christmas and a happy new year.

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These guys are Hardcore dudes!!!!!!!

2010-09-09T19:49:00.000-07:00

Here is Gary and Doug these guys came camping and fishing for 5 days and we had some nasty weather as well. We caught Brookies, Pike, Walleye and a sucker!! Gary caught a solid 23 inch Brook Trout that was over 5lbs. This was my last group with reservations this year and we had a blast for sure. Thanks guys!!!!

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Attention Moose Hunters, Grouse Hunters, Bear Hunters and Fisherman!!!!

2010-08-08T19:29:00.000-07:00

I have only two spots left for fishing this season. If you are interested, please contact me as soon as possible.

If you are a hunter, contact me if you are interested in a trip this season.
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Made the most of a tough bite

2010-08-04T20:28:00.000-07:00

Here is Dan, a Guide from Manitoba. We had slow fishing, but Dan was awesome and hooked 8 fish and landed 7 pretty good numbers. We ended up with 9 fish between 18inches and 22.5 inches. Dan is a well known Guide on the Red River and does MONSTER Catfish and Walleye for more info visit http://www.cateyeoutfitter.com

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Olsen Gang and Charlie continued

2010-07-28T20:06:00.000-07:00

I had this group for a five day camping trip on Lake Nipigon. Gene Olsen(grampa), Jim Olsen, his two sons Tim & Chris and their friend Charlie. Go Back To My Site

Olsen Gang and Charlie

2010-07-28T19:51:00.000-07:00

Here is the Olsen Gang and Charlie with some of their fish. Gene Olsen, 87, caught this 40 inch Northern that was over 20 lbs. The biggist brook trout was caught by Tim and was 23 inches long. These guys are hardcore for sure, as we swam in Lake Nipigon and dodged the weather, got poured on, and made it through everything easily. These guys were a super group to guide and we had a blast.

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nice fish

2010-07-28T19:43:00.000-07:00

Here is Ray with a 22.5 inch Brookie his friend Sheridan also caught a Brookie about17 inches sorry no pic. We had a good day on the River. Thanks guys.
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2010-06-23T20:23:00.001-07:00

Here is hardcore and his Dad getting our cheque as we took second place at the Frazer Lake Walleye Classic. I then went to Dubreuilville with my partner Joe and we came 9th and collected a cheque as well Giddy up!!!!

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Nice ones

2010-06-23T20:14:00.001-07:00

Here is Larry and Jerry who caught some trophy Brook Trout on their trip. Way to go guys!!!!

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2010-06-13T19:05:00.000-07:00

Here is Dan and Gail with some Brookies taken last week. Dan has a solid 23incher that was 5lbs for sure and Gail has a nice 20incher. They had a nasty first day and rain......but they were hardcore and fished hard.

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Nice ones

2010-06-04T20:34:00.000-07:00

Here is Bill and jim with some nice brookies Bill has a 24 incher and Jim has a 23 incher . Sorry for the bad picture Jim. These guys are awsome.

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Big brookie

2010-06-04T20:27:00.000-07:00

Here is Mark and Mickey with some Brookies we only caught a few but Mickey managed a 25.5 incher that was 5lbs 40z WOW what a beauty!!!!!

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Little pig

2010-06-04T19:47:00.000-07:00

Here is Joe and Ron With some of their Brookies. Joe managed a 23 incher and a 21 incher that was 5lbs 6oz a pig for sure.

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Big boys

2010-05-22T09:58:00.000-07:00

Here is John and Jim with some of their Brookies. They caught 9 fish with 5 being 22"or bigger two 23"ers and 2 24"ers. WOW!!!!!~ These guys were awsome with their outdoor skills as we were camping.

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My Second Group

2010-05-22T09:54:00.000-07:00

Here is Roger and Bruce who caught 16 brook trout. The biggest being 21.5" and several nice northerns. These guys are definitely 'hardcore' as the first day was miserable weather.

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First Guide of the Year

2010-05-22T09:47:00.000-07:00

Here is Mike with some of his brook trout. He caught 3 fish that day, a 20", 21", and a 22". Not bad for a day's brook trout fishing.

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2010-05-04T18:30:00.001-07:00

Here is my son with his first brookie on a rod and reel and he caught 3 this day. Here is my mom with her brookie and I have a 23.5incher that was 6lbs. Water is really low and we need rain.

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2010-04-26T16:51:00.000-07:00

Here is one of the seven Brookies that I caught on the opener, the smallest was 17inches and the biggest was 22 inches.

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Michigan Show

2010-03-26T19:11:00.000-07:00

Here are somepics of my show in Michigan. The Nipigon booth was busy and hardcore was getting all kinds of questions and some bookings too! Paddle to the sea was also popular down there as well. Here are some area booths that were also doing well at the show. Malcum and Ross were busy at the Leuenberger booth from Nakina and they have a great place with awsome fishing and good Walleye for sure. Also from up hwy11 is Hearst Air with their fly in fishing and Moose hunts and they have a couple of Moose hunts available as well. Brook trout fishing on the Sutton River is good there too. And Michigan's own Doug Samsal who is a Pro Guide and Tournament fisherman. I have known Doug a few years and really talked to him lots this year and he really knows his stuff and can fish for TROPHY anything. And the people from Michigan were awsome!!!! See you on the water.

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Fishing at Gravel River Ice Huts

2010-03-15T18:09:00.000-07:00

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2010-01-19T13:38:00.001-08:00

Here is a Brookie that is 4lbs 11oz that I am getting mounted for display. This is my son who I took winter camping and fishing he is almost 6 years old and did awsome he even wanted to stay a second night.

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2010-01-11T18:11:00.000-08:00

Here are my boys with their first Brookies through the ice 2.5lbs and 3lbs
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Strawberries in November

2009-11-25T14:39:00.000-08:00

Here are some strawberries that my wife has growing when the ground should be frozen solid. This is our new world that we live in.

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2009-07-22T08:27:00.000-07:00

Here are some brookies and a laker from July. I was 28th at the Geralton Walleye Classic and won a free trip.

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Beardmore Lake Trout Hunt

2009-07-22T08:18:00.000-07:00

Here is my Laker from the Trout Hunt Derby in Beardmore. 42" 25lbs caught on a 1.5oz jig with my walleye rod.

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Some Hogs Continued!

2009-06-25T18:17:00.000-07:00

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Some Hogs!

2009-06-25T18:09:00.000-07:00

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Nasty, but we did it!

2009-06-25T17:59:00.000-07:00

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Big Fish

2009-05-26T16:32:00.001-07:00

Well I had my first groups of the year and it has been a good start. I had a guy from Minnesota for a one day guide this week and we put 16 brookies in the boat 8 each. Wow, what a way to start. My next group was a 2 day guide and they too took some nice fish. 27"Laker, 23"Brook Trout, 48.5"Northern they did alright. So far in May I have put 37 brookies in the boat including a 7.5lber.

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Springtime Specks

2009-05-26T16:25:00.000-07:00

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2009-03-02T14:57:00.000-08:00

No more backwoods camping in Alaska…

The downloaded pictures are of a man who works for the US Forest Service in Alaska and the bear he had to kill. (killed in self defense).

He was out deer hunting last week when a large grizzly bear charged him from about 50 yards away. The guy emptied his 7mm Magnum semi-automatic rifle into the bear and it dropped a few feet from him. The big bear was still alive so he reloaded and shot it several times in the head.

The bear was just over one thousand six hundred pounds. It stood 12' 6' high at the shoulder, 14' to the top of his head. It's the largest grizzly bear ever recorded in the world.

Of course, the Alaska Fish and Wildlife Commission did not let him keep it as a trophy, but the bear will be stuffed and mounted, and placed on display at the Anchorage airport to remind tourists of the risks involved when in the wild.

Based on the contents of the bears stomach, the Fish and Wildlife Commission established the bear had killed at least two humans in the past 72 hours including a missing hiker

The US Forest Service, backtracking from where the bear had originated, found the hiker's 38-caliber pistol emptied. Not far from the pistol were the remains of the hiker. The other body has not been found.

Although the hiker fired six shots and managed to hit the grizzly with four shots (the Service ultimately found four 38 caliber slugs along with twelve 7mm slugs inside the bear's dead body), it only wounded the bear and probably angered it immensely.

The bear killed the hiker an estimated two days prior to the bear's own death by the gun of the Forest Service worker.

Think about this:

If you are an average size man; You would be level with the bear's navel when he stood upright. The bear would look you in the eye when it walked on all fours! To give additional perspective, consider that this particular bear, standing on its hind legs, could walk up to an average single story house and look over the roof, or walk up to a two story house and look in the bedroom windows.

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2009-02-16T16:34:00.000-08:00

We did good in Chapleau at their pike derby. we finished fourth missing first place by less than a pound. Hank got the big one! Way to go Henry!

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2009-02-16T16:08:00.000-08:00

Well it has been a while so I will go back 2 weeks. These are some girls at the huts at Gravel River Resort. This is my son with a whitefish that he caught out there. Here are some guys who I guided last week for Brook Trout.

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2008-12-29T17:56:00.000-08:00

Took the family out today for some fishing. It was the first time ice fishing for my daughter who just turned 1. We caught 1 Brookie.

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2008-12-24T10:20:00.000-08:00

Geoff and Max are definately Hardcore as it was -30C and no warmer than -20C during the day. Max was rewarded with this Walleye as the sun was going down.

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Nice Lake trout

2008-10-28T17:02:00.000-07:00

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kids driving boat

2008-10-28T16:19:00.000-07:00

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A nice fall catch before season closes!

2008-09-17T18:58:00.000-07:00

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Lake St. Joseph

2008-09-11T06:39:00.001-07:00

Here are some photos of our catches on Lake St. Joseph.

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Kapuskasing Walleye Tournament

2008-08-26T15:41:00.000-07:00

Our first big tournament results are as follows:

Day 1: we came in 64th
Day 2: we came in 38th
Overall: 58th

It was a lot of fun. Thanks to my partner.

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2008-06-22T20:03:00.000-07:00

More nice ones!

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Caught 14 Brookies last week on a one day guide.

2008-06-15T13:05:00.000-07:00

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Another big catch!

2008-05-19T20:24:00.001-07:00

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2008-05-09T08:54:00.001-07:00

The Brook trout season is underway and the action was hot as we landed 20 fish over two days.

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Fishing on Superior was good

2008-04-09T19:37:00.000-07:00

Was ice fishing on Lake Superior on Monday and it was good. we managed 10 fish all whitefish and herring. we also missed 6 or so. We only fished for 4 hours. The ice is very thick yet.

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Spring might come late this year...

2008-04-04T13:47:00.000-07:00

There is still plenty of ice on the inland lakes and Superior. It looks as though we will have to wait for the upcoming rainbow season to get going. Until then, ice fish as long as you can as it seems the ice is still solid.

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River Fishing

2008-03-31T18:09:00.001-07:00

With spring just around the corner, river fishing will be at its best very soon. Why not, give Hardcore Fishing and Adventures a call from some awesome fishing.

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