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Be on the Lookout for Bears

If you’re driving from Thunder Bay, north to our McKenzie Lake cabins and fly-in base, for your “fix” of nature and of course fishing – keep your…

2013 Master Angler Program

As we get ready for the 2013 guest season, I get excited about this year’s potential Master Anglers. I know from past experience that at Makokibatan Lake…

By the way…

For those of you who didn’t know, Starting in February 2013, Wilderness North worked with Anishinaabek Employment and Training Services, Superior Strategies, and the Ontario Tourism Education…

Walleye on the Fly

Most anglers don’t associate walleye with fly fishing. But over the years I’ve caught a lot of walleye while fly fishing our northern rivers and lakes. As…

Spring has Sprung!

I have been harping on themes of unseasonable weather for ages this spring. This is not news to many of you but temperatures have been well below…

Shorelunch Surf n Turf

And they said that size doesn’t matter. But, we all know it does! In the fishing world, size is important for many reasons. The first and foremost…

Fishing Makok

‘MUH’ ‘COKE’ ‘UH’ ‘BAWT’ ‘IN’ (Makokibatan Lake) While you may struggle trying to pronounce Makokibatan, I can assure you there is no struggle catching fish from it.…

A Precarious Partnership

At Wilderness North, we often get questions about water levels. Both the Ogoki and Albany watersheds are managed to some degree by upstream dams. These dam systems…

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