Fishing Canada
 

I recently returned from a fishing adventure in Canada and was surprised to discover lots of Texans had discovered fishing paradise. The plane ride into Saskatoon, Saskatchewan was full of Texans. It was easy to tell with many of them wearing clothing with Texas sports teams logos. I had never been to Canada on such a trip and was looking forward to catching different species of fish as well as escaping our Texas heat. Turns out most of the folks from Texas had the same idea.

Our destination was Camp Grayling. This fly out fishing lodge is nestled in remote country only 300 miles south of the Arctic Circle. There is so much water to fish that it would take many lifetimes to see it all. Fishing season runs June – September and is surprisingly affordable with 3 day trips starting at $1,095.00 USD.

The first morning it was snowing around 6:00 a.m. and I anticipated fishing to be slow. It was just the opposite. The water was clear enough to see the bottom at 20 feet and fish were everywhere. We must have caught over 150 northern pike per person that day.

It stays daylight (at least light enough to fish) nearly 20 hours a day that far north in early summer. That means more time to fish. So after the evening meal I took advantage of the Artic Grayling. These relatively small fish (around 2 pounds) readily took a fly on virtually every cast. Time passed quickly and by 11:00 pm it still wasn’t dark. I was tired and it had been a great day but at some point we all need to sleep.

Day two was even better than day one. We got into the lake trout and the walleye where they bit on every cast. I even caught a whitefish which is considered the toughest species of all to catch up there. That night at the lodge I visited with my fellow Texans. They also had comparable success.