Another week has come and gone here at Jim and Julie’s Wabaskang Camp. So far this season the weather has been fairly mild with very few hot and humid days hence very few severe thunderstorms. We do need rain here in our area but many camps north of us saw upwards of 4″ rain last week. The smoky days continue from time to time each week but there are no fires in the immediate area.
Walleye fishing was slow last week, our guests did manage to catch a few every day but early morning and late evening was the best time to fish for them, most of the “eater” sized fish were caught in the thick cabbage weeds in about 10′ of water. We are still seeing plenty of trophy sized fish being caught and released but the 17″-18″ fish are hard to come by. Jig and minnow or twister tails worked great in the weeds and even small crank baits caught eaters if you could keep the weeds from fouling up the hooks. The biggest walleye of the week was skillfully caught and released by camp junkie Ryan Waterman, his 25″ beauty was good enough to win him the free hat of the week, I’m sure his family was really impressed.
Northern fishing has really made up for the slower walleye fishing in the last few weeks. Our guests are catching the toothy critters on crank baits and large tube jigs. The cabbage weeds seem to be holding the greatest number of northern with the deeper rock piles also producing fish. Chad Heim and his family are always great to have in camp as our guest, he usually brings us over breakfast and even supper most days during their stay. He released a chunky 34″ pike, but his fish was only good for second place because Kyle Lerum was the hat winner with his beautiful 37 3/4″ trophy he released.
Bass fishing was decent for our guests that were casting crank baits and twister tails. Many nice fish were caught on the weed lines and over sunken rock piles. The biggest bass of the week was released by Brandon Schroeder; his 19″ brute was caught on a giant musky bait while he was casting for giant northern.
No crappies to report but a few small 12″ were caught in Aerobus Bay.
Some rain in the forecast so we are hopeful the fire situation in the area will improve. If you’re bringing your personal boat, be sure it’s clean and live wells are clean and dry before coming into Canada. Also eggs and poultry products are ok to bring but must be store bought in original store packaging. The Whiskey Jack Restaurant is just a few minutes away from camp so consider letting Laura and Graham do the cooking for you after a long day on the lake.
That’s all for now, this is Jim from Wabaskang.
