WesG Posted September 16, 2009 Posted September 16, 2009 Well for newbies that have never seen the summer photo show before. For the last 4 yeasr I have packed up the majority of my fishing gear and left to the Bush of Northern Ontario to guide from around the middle of May till the end of August. This year however things were alittle different then it previous years. It rained!! and rained and rained. Just after fathers day we had 6' of rain in a 48 hour period. Now this is Canadian Shield so the majority of water runs into the already higher then average lakes. Over the next 48 hours after the rain stopped the lake rose 12". For the next month the lakes continued to rise and flood out any low lying buildings we had. At its highest point the lake was roughly 28" above normal. From May 15th to August 1st we had 31 days of rain. Well I guess you'll see in the pics what I mean. As far as the fishing went, things were a little different this year. Pike fishing wasn't as steady as it usually is and walleye fishing was good at times, but at others they were downright hard to find. Small mouth fishing was rediculious. I caught the most smallies I have seen in a summer. Now not all fish in these photos were caught on flies, in fact most weren't, so dont get all offended, but fly fishing just isnt the best way to catch fish out there. Although I did still manage a couple nice northerns just over 40' on the fly rod. Anyway here are the summers collection of pics.... or at least some of the best ones. Enjoy There was still snow on the ground the day we left Red Lake, in fact we didint get intot he lodge till 2 days after the original plan as it snowed 12" 2 night before. The first of many smallies of the year The waitress caught one of hte biggest fish I saw all summer, this one was 44" Some crazy Moth, this things was huge!! Quote
WesG Posted September 16, 2009 Author Posted September 16, 2009 Ever seen a blonde Black Bear? Now like I said the water was rediculiously hig. This is a pic from a couple years ago thats about the normal lake level. These are some pics of what we had to deal with this year Me with a 40" Northern Quote
ggp Posted September 16, 2009 Posted September 16, 2009 Awesome pic's Wes....There really are some fantastic shots there! Quote
WesG Posted September 16, 2009 Author Posted September 16, 2009 Some of you may recall hearing about a Tornado that killed a bunch of Americans on Lac Seul this summer in Ontario. Well we had a bunch of funnel clouds the same night, thank god none were close enough to cause any damage, You could however see them from the Lodge. his was the aftermath. A few fly rod caught smallies Quote
WesG Posted September 16, 2009 Author Posted September 16, 2009 Lifestyle A few other notable fish as they were the biggest in my boat. This one a 43" This one another 43" And ths one a 41" caught by a 10 year old. My legacy Quote
cheeler Posted September 16, 2009 Posted September 16, 2009 Those are some nice pike! And some scary storms. Quote
Hawgstoppah Posted September 16, 2009 Posted September 16, 2009 cool stuff. great pics. I LOVE the shot of the DHC2 Beaver with the canoes on the 'toons. classic! Quote
WesG Posted September 16, 2009 Author Posted September 16, 2009 cool stuff. great pics. I LOVE the shot of the DHC2 Beaver with the canoes on the 'toons. classic! Norseman actually, but still classic. Quote
Guest girlsfishtoo Posted September 16, 2009 Posted September 16, 2009 Very nice pics, thanks for sharing. Quote
Taco Posted September 16, 2009 Posted September 16, 2009 Thanks Wes, outstanding set of photographs once again, no wonder you keep goin' back. Quote
flyfishfairwx Posted September 16, 2009 Posted September 16, 2009 WesG Are you back here in LA ? If so lets hit the Crow or something, and not wait until winter!! Quote
Jayhad Posted September 17, 2009 Posted September 17, 2009 Great pics, those pikers are pigs. Good work with the black and whites... thank you Quote
beedhead Posted September 17, 2009 Posted September 17, 2009 Stunning pics Wes!!!! Cheers...Jeff.. Quote
WesG Posted September 17, 2009 Author Posted September 17, 2009 WesG Are you back here in LA ? If so lets hit the Crow or something, and not wait until winter!! Hey Ray, yeah I'm back, been here since Aug 16th. Finally made it out to fish last weekend for the first time since I've been back. Got to experience the gong show they now call the Castle. Wouldnt take much convincing to get me back out again though, unfortunetly only weekends work for me though. Quote
Jeffro Posted September 17, 2009 Posted September 17, 2009 Another set of awesome pics Wes. Looks like you had another awesome summer! Quote
darrinhurst Posted September 17, 2009 Posted September 17, 2009 Seriously awesome pictures man. Wicked. Quote
Bandi Posted September 17, 2009 Posted September 17, 2009 Awesome shots, WesG. I especially like the macros. What camera/lens do you use for those? The silky flow of the river is also a great capture. Thanks for sharing. Quote
SteveM Posted September 17, 2009 Posted September 17, 2009 Wes, your "Summer Photo Spectacular" never disappoints; another fantastic set of photos! You have a great eye; thanks for sharing with us.... Quote
Heimdallr Posted September 17, 2009 Posted September 17, 2009 Wow, excellent photos! There's some big Northerns there...and moths... Quote
RDevonshire Posted September 18, 2009 Posted September 18, 2009 This is the third season ive seen your photos and must say they rock... l love the smallmouth shots and wish l had tried for them this summer but no ontario trip because of recession. Whats the name of the lodge you fish out of? Quote
WesG Posted September 18, 2009 Author Posted September 18, 2009 Awesome shots, WesG. I especially like the macros. What camera/lens do you use for those? The silky flow of the river is also a great capture. Thanks for sharing. I just have a Canon Rebel XTI. I used a 100mm f2.8 macro for all the macro shots. I am still playing with it though, its tough to get good crisp in focus macro shots. Quote
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