ol'crickety Does It Again!!

[Glenn]

@ol'crickety knocks out another terrific article!  Good stuff!

 

https://www.bassresource.com/fishing/bright-red-cheks.html

 

[roadwarrior]

 

 

                                              

[Tennessee Boy]

Very nice article.   Thanks ol'crickety 

[RipzLipz]

@ol'crickety

I was lucky enough to have experienced those same types of trips up north with my dad & many different friends but mostly in canoes. Started out as my HS graduation present & although we no longer do the canoe trip, we still try to get up there every year. Your article brought back so many great memories. Thank you.

[Swamp Girl]

@RipzLipz, the Canadian Shield is canoe country. I can't imagine a better boat for portaging AND carrying camping gear AND fishing. 

[RipzLipz]

Just now, ol'crickety said:

@RipzLipz, the Canadian Shield is canoe country. I can't imagine a better boat for portaging AND carrying camping gear AND fishing. 

We never portaged. Lake was right on Canadian/US border. We did a base camp in US & fished in Canada. Just a weeklong trip & was concentrating more on fishing rather than the portaging. We’re lazy & didn’t want to tear down & set up camp every night. Also, had to apply in advance (months) for camping permits & no one was interested in moving around. Still did plenty of exploring & saw plenty of sunset country. Go to Rainy Lake now - dad can’t do canoes anymore. More of a numbers lake but there’s still some 5’s in there, probably some bigger. Massive lake (240k+ acres).

[GRiver]

Thanks @ol'crickety great story. 

[Swamp Girl]

11 hours ago, RipzLipz said:

Still did plenty of exploring & saw plenty of sunset country.

 

I bet!

 

11 hours ago, RipzLipz said:

dad can’t do canoes anymore.

 

I know how that goes. Still, I called my dad yesterday and reread "Bright, Red Checks" to him again and he was so happy to remember the lakes we found and fished.

[jbmaine]

This post really has the " times gone by" feel to it. I'm old enough to have fished when we had A fishing rod and lures were held on by a snap swivel. Before electronics when there were stories of ponds with a bottomless hole . When your expertise with watercraft was measured by your skill in keeping your canoe on a straight line using a J stroke.

[Swamp Girl]

2 hours ago, jbmaine said:

This post really has the " times gone by" feel to it. I'm old enough to have fished when we had A fishing rod and lures were held on by a snap swivel. Before electronics when there were stories of ponds with a bottomless hole . When your expertise with watercraft was measured by your skill in keeping your canoe on a straight line using a J stroke.

 

When it comes to paddling and portaging, old school is the only school. Unless you're Marshawn Lynch accustomed to carrying cornerbacks on your back, I can't imagine carrying a sonar and battery into the bush. On such trips, keeping your canoe on a straight line matters as much as ever.