The Fishing

1 July 2017

A Mighty Fine Week!

Paul Barta holding one of many "trophies"

As mentioned in the story, “The Numbers Don’t Lie” -http://www.greatbearlakeoutdoors.com/stories/fishing/item/91-the-numbers-dont-lie - we have had some weeks that were clearly better than others for catching trophy size Lake Trout on Great Bear Lake.

22 January 2017

You Caught That on a What???

by Harold

Lures used to catch Lake Trout, not unlike those employed to entice other species come in a mind-boggling array of shapes, sizes and colours, and while the manufacturers have given them “trade” names, those bestowed by anglers and guides alike, tend to be far more interesting and descriptive.

1 September 2016

Catching Pike on Great Bear Lake

by Harold

Check out Derrek Stewart and Bill Siemantel's video, as they fish Great Bear Lake during their trip Plummer's Arctic Circle Lodge outpost for some big Pike.

1 March 2015

Fishing the Kogluktualuk

by Harold

After many years of planning, the stars and planets were finally in their proper alignment, and I made my first trip to the legendary Kogluktualuk, or Tree River in Nunavut, to fish for what are arguably the worlds biggest Arctic Char.

25 August 2014

A Family Affair

by Harold

“Moby Dick seeks thee not. It is thou, thou, that madly seekest him!"

9 March 2014

The Numbers Don't Lie

by Harold

Over the 40 plus years we have been fishing Great Bear Lake, together with a number of friends who have fished with us from time to time, we have literally caught thousands of Lake Trout...

5 February 2013

Tracking Down "Ol' Marble Eyes" in the Land of the Midnight Sun

by Harold

I think it would be fair to say that when taking about the fishing on and around Great Bear Lake, the last thing likely to come up in the conversation are Walleye.

2 September 2012

My Best Day - Ever

by Harold

While Great Bear Lake can certainly frustrate you at times, it is also capable of producing the kind of fishing experience that most of us can only dream about. Please enjoy this story about one such experience.

4 April 2012

Pike Heaven

by Harold

Heading back to the lodge after yet another day of remarkable Pike fishing on the Whitefish River, my fishing partner and I decided this was not the time to turn our backs to the wind, so we spun our seats around so we could watch the splendor of Great Bear Lake unfold in front of us, as our boat cut a path across the glass like surface of the water.

8 August 2011

A Most Curious Catch

by Harold

The Original "Cameron Bay" Jig and Swivel

This particular fish story took place during my second visit to Great Bear in 1979. We fished out of Branson’s Lodge in those days, which was located in Cameron Bay on the McTavish Arm. The routine on our day of arrival was that after landing at the Port Radium strip, we were ferried over to the lodge by floatplane, enjoyed a sumptuous buffet lunch, received a briefing from owner Ernie Dolinsky, and then fished locally until dinner.

The Fishing Great Bear Lake