Scott Lake Lodge - Index

Scott Lake Lodge - report - Index

Michael Ringguet with guide Greg Hamm.
It does not take such monster fish to create fishing memories.
Any big fish will do. Will fly fishing purist Ed Cutter ever forget
that the first pike he ever caught was 46"? Will Jameson Viljaste
forget his first 45"? How about the “Done in One” day of Patrick
Lynch who achieved a 100+ Club membership in just one day?
Almost as impressive as that accomplishment was his “capture”
of a trophy trout with his bare hands (check the Week 3 update
on our website for those incredible details but it was a healthy,
free swimming fish). For an
absolutely unforgettable day
how could anyone beat the
day Paul Turner and Rick
McMillin had at Smalltree
lake—15 trophy pike in one
day. Probably no smile was
bigger all season though than
Bev Paquet’s who landed an
exceptionally girthy 43" lake
trout. Some great days didn’t
even involve trophies. Terry
Walker caught a 45" pike this
season but his most memorable
day was catching 72
pike on a perfect fall day, not Garth Olds with a dandy grayling.
Mary Smith with guide Jon "J5" Wimpney.
2007
Continued
a trophy in the bunch. Many people caught dozens of “average”
24-30 inch lake trout in shallow water and found the experience
to be at the top end of their angling memories. Michael and Chad
Stanford have been coming to Scott for years and have caught
lots of huge fish but their best day ever was on Labyrinth this
summer where they each caught 23 grayling over 15" and had the
best father/son bonding they could imagine. Then there was the
fantastic father/daughter day on Gardiner Lake shared by Mark
and Heather Cross. Mark had a good day catching a 44.5" pike
and a 40" laker pulled off a three foot deep reef along with dozens
of other fish. Daughter Heather really made dad proud by landing
pike of 41, 43 and 45 inches and a lake trout of 41 inches caught
off the same reef. That same day on another lake Doug Roche had
his personal best day ever after many years at Scott with pike of 40,
41, 42 and 45 inches, all on a fly rod. On the following day Clint
Lohman put his fly rod to work. He threw a giant sailfish fly and
caught four trophy pike in less than an hour.
Martin Long with a his 48" pike held by guide Chester "Poacher" Porteous.
These stories of big fish or lots of fish could go on for pages. And
there are great stories that don’t even involve fish: the thrill of the
Ricketts’ party sighting two herds of muskox on a northern fly out;
the many “came to lunch” black bear events; the first views of the
northern lights; the sight of a white wolf patrolling a remote beach;
or even experiencing the calling of loons or the graceful flight of a
bald eagle. The north is a memory factory. And 2007 had a predictable
number of great stories. It was indeed a very good year. We
could have predicted it.
Yes,
A Very
Good Year