Ogoki Pike
Working at Wilderness North has always been an adventure in itself; from flying guests into Miminiska Lodge, to delivering supplies to our local northern communities, every day is exciting and different from the last. But the adventure doesn’t always end at work.
This March a couple of my friends and I got the opportunity we have been waiting for when Krista invited us to stay at one of our outpost camps for a truly unforgettable fishing trip.
The journey began with a lengthy drive up the Marten Falls First Nation Winter Road, where we arrived at our entrance point and unloaded the snowmobiles. From there, it was a 2 hour ride through a chain of neighbouring lakes, occasionally broken up by a narrow access trail. The journey in itself was fun enough but we were eager to get our camp set up for the night and get onto the lake for some amazing fishing.
Even in the winter months the Ogoki Lake outpost camp was more than hospitable, (once we got a fire going) and we knew this was going to be one of our more comfortable ice fishing excursions.
The following day we were out on the hard water and were experiencing one of the best days of ice fishing we had ever had. The only difficulty we faced when fishing Ogoki Lake was trying to find walleye under the 18 inch mark. Even still, we kept our limit of fish for a shore lunch and dinner that evening, but were not done fishing for the day as we were in search of big pike that afternoon. Sure enough, we hooked onto multiple 40+ inch Ogoki pike using nothing more than a simple jig and a minnow. Truly unforgettable fishing.
After another night and day of fishing, we were ready to pack up and close camp. None of us were all that eager to leave. We are all very fortunate to be able to take advantage of the amazing area we call home, and the great resources we have working at Wilderness North which made a trip like this possible.
I am looking forward to seeing Ogoki Lake thawed out and green this summer and cannot wait for the good times ahead, but secretly I’ll be thinking about it frozen over and covered in snow more than most.
