Harold

28 October 2014

Bear Tales

I’m pretty sure that anyone who has visited Great Bear Lake, either as an angler, guide, canoeist, naturalist, prospector or whatever, has a story to tell, and in this section we are going to be featuring your short stories or anecdotes - and by "short" we mean about 500 words or less.

28 October 2014

Lunchus Interuptus

Published in Bear Tales

Never let it be said that a Great Bear Laker will ever pass up a meal.

28 October 2014

Born to Be Caught

Published in Bear Tales

One evening while guiding at Nieland Bay, Gayle Renner and I decided to do some fishing not too far from the lodge.

We hadn’t been fishing all that long, when she hooked a small Laker, maybe 4 pounds or so, and as she was bringing it in, I saw a large shadow pass beside the boat.

17 November 2014

Tea...for one

Published in Bear Tales

Lying in my tent on Ekka Island one morning, I could hear people laughing, and then someone quite clearly said, “Let’s see if any of them notices.”