The Great Canada Fishing Trip

Once again, another great trip to the Silver Water Wheel Lodge in Ontario Canada.  Many thanks to Mike Willems and his outstanding staff for yet another memorable trip!

Mike, Cam and our crew

 

The Pictures

You can view the pictures of our trip here.  Not all of the 300+ pictures made the cut.  Do we really want to see Brian grabbing his...well, probably not. 

The Stories

Of course a fishing trip just wouldn't be fun unless we were 1.) telling stories, 2.) making stories, 3.) having a great time.  So with that in mind, here are a few of the memories from this year's trip north.

One minute, forty seven seconds:  that's how long it took us to clear Canadian customs.  We were a little nervous and decided not to risk additional alcohol purchases...something that would later come back to haunt us.

Dawnita vs. Brian:  Winny got a little lippy with one of the casino dealers.  Fire shot from her eyes...

Awesome Biker Nights in Sioux City:  Next year remember to bring out black Harley Davidson t-shirts...we will fit right in.

Fort Frances food options(?):  meaning their aren't any!  Note for next year, arrive in Ft. Frances early...so we can get a decent meal.  Or better yet, bring burgers and brats to grill at the hotel.

Nicknames:  Torring kicked off the nickname trend with his "walley-moto" story (walleye).  Mike started calling Smallmouth Bass a "Winny" because they are both angry and testy.  Mike also coined a new nickname for a snag...a "Doug" or a "Daubert" (I don't see the humor in this :) 

Other nicknames included Bass-asaki, and something Pike-ish.

Poker:  Ol Daubert channeled the luck of the Don during this trip taking first place each of the first two nights of Hold'Em.  No poker night three, and Pat won the last night.  Overall only Doug and Pat finished in the money for the week.

"Larry JOHNSON!":  Are you sure it's Larry Johnson?

"My back hurts!":  If we were giving out awards for best story, this would certainly have taken the cake.

Caution-flying lead:  Mike got beaned by a lead-head, but later redeemed himself by catching a smallmouth that was harassing a fish Torring had hooked and was landing near the boat.

"Get your hair gel Pat":  Mike may win quote of the week for that line!  He did have a good line about house decorations, but I still have no idea what he was talking about.

"If I had a ____ ____ I'd have it out all the time":  You will have to ask Winny to fill in the blanks from this now famous quote.

Mr. Smooth Award:  Ask Bruce about his dismount from the boat.

Note to self #1:  One should now refer to it as a "favor" not a "job."

Note to self #2:  When Mike's fishing line hangs in the air instead of lying flat on the water it is NOW time to get OFF THE WATER!

Fish Counts:  Total fish counts for the week look like this:

-  Pat Keane = 45 on the board including the only MA of the week!

-  Doug Daubert = 36, a surprising finish for the relative Eye-rook

-  Bruce Truman = 33, would have had 34 if he only could have...

-  Todd Torring = 31, the rookie comes through!

-  Brian Winfield = 28...sorry Winny

Of course we won't look at Mike's total of 46 now will we...

Items to bring for SWWL 2009:  A few things we need to consider for next year's trip:

-  Ice trays

-  Food for grill in Fr. Frances

-  Good rainwear (only applies to Doug)

-  More 1/4, 1/8 & 1/2 oz. jigs (mud-brown color of choice)

-  Audio cable for the DVD player

-  Card shuffler (it seems drunk people have trouble shuffling cards)

SWWL 2009

Mark your calendars, dates for the Canada fishing trip are penciled in -- June 21-26th, 2009!