Where I Wuz

I have been away on vacation for 2 weeks getting back home on Wednesday. I was in Canada fishing on O' Sullivan Lake in a remote part of Quebec Providence. The location is about 200 miles above Ottawa. I have been going there for the last 5 or 6 years fishing for Northern Pike and Walleyes. Fishing was good and the weather was much more to my liking than back here in good ole Baltimore. While Baltimore was sweltering with temps reaching 103 degrees with the humidity to go with it, I was enjoying pleasant weather. On 3 occasion we had to turn the stove on to take the chill off the cabin. It was mostly sunny during the day with temps in the 70's and low 80's.

My largest Northern Pike on this trip was about 18 lbs with many more in the 8 to 15 lbs range. These toothy critters were well filled out and heavy. They have plenty of forage fish to feed on to get that way. My fishing partner and I are catch and release anglers, so all of the Pike we caught are back in the lake to grow and for others to have fun catching.

We also caught our share of Walleyes, which is one of the premier fish that fisherman are after. They are way more plentiful and are about one of the best tasting fish to be had. Though they are more plentiful than the Northern Pike they can be elusive to catch if they are not in the mood. Weather has something to do with that.

We stayed in one of the 10 cabins on this lake and is not much in the way of amenities. It does have a toilet and a hot and cold shower. The beds leave something to be desired in size, but are
are ok for the time we are there. The cabins have a full kitchen if you want to bring food with you. We had our 3 meals in the lodge and the food is plentiful and good. No skimping in this department. Actually they pack us our lunch and we eat it while out on some remote part of the lake.

It's an overnight drive to get to the Lake. We have the longest part of the drive the 1st day, stay in a motel then drive to the Lake the next morning. The last 75 miles to the lake is on an logging road and it takes about 3 hours for that 75 miles. We usually get to see some wildlife on the way into the lake. Bears, Moose, Deer, and Wildcats is what you get to see if you get lucky.

We always meet some of the same people in the cabins next to us every year at this same time, so it is like old home week when we get there. If you don't fish you better like to read, because it is not much else to do. At times we get out to pick fresh Blueberries. They are around in quite a few places on and off the trails. When they are growing wild they are actually Huckleberries and they look and taste the same as Blueberries. Nothing like Blueberry pancakes for breakfast.

You never know when you will run into some of the wild animals mentioned above, but they are there. The will avoid humans as much as possible.

We had a great trip again, but was glad to get back home safe and sound. Besides I missed all my bloggers friends.