Let me start things off by welcoming Jan, David, Rohan, Charlotte, Tom, Terry, Hank, Mathew and Al, many of whom have been part of our Week #2 ensemble for years.

I hope that you enjoy this retrospective of what was our 1’st week at Arctic Circle Lodge, that took place from June 28 to July 4, 2024.

Enjoy this delicious recipe courtesy of guide/chef Christopher Langeman.

While perhaps an unusual way to start things off, I’m going to tell a joke, or rather provide you with a very broad outline of one.

Net Zero

In green speak, Net Zero is generally understood to mean:

This “Bear Tale” comes to us courtesy of Al Archibald, Great Bear Lake veteran, and in his own words “… a finely tuned athlete.” (lol) This tale clearly shows that fishing later in the season on Great Bear Lake, while having its challenges from time to time, can be otherworldly if you stay the course, and have the right attitude and approach.

Kenny and I were not the only ones who had fun getting to Bear, some of our fellow “Circlites” had their own harrowing tales to tell, particularly Barry Gold, who endured 33 hrs. of travelling and waiting, with only 3 to 4 hrs of sleep mixed in while enroute to YK.

But before going any further let me introduce you to “our gang”:

Having missed 2 consecutive years, the first by Government fiat with the second being self-imposed, despite numerous challenges which I will outline in due course, we finally made it – barely…