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Canadian fishing trip well worth the work But still, fishing and enjoying the beauty of Canadian waterways is affordable, if you find folks like Dawn who have accommodations and the knowledge to tell newcomers where the fish are and how to catch them. The waters are full of fish and there are dozens of lakes to fish, many of them available only by portaging canoes, with no motorboats, no cabins, and no people.
Her husband Gabe is thinking about arranging canoe trips of several days in the real wilderness waters far from any roads. Gabe has spent 30 years as a wilderness park ranger, and he once worked along the Canadian border to Alaska trying to apprehend the elite trophy hunters who flew small planes across the border in search of giant grizzly bears. Some of Gabe’s experiences are going to be printed in upcoming issues of my magazine. Dawn doesn’t have a website, but you can e-mail her at rainbow@escape.ca or phone her at (807) 482-2110. She can give you information on fishing for bass and crappie, walleye, northern pike, muskellunge and lake trout. And she can arrange affordable accommodations for groups of two to eight visitors. There’s good fishing to be found anytime between now and mid-October. Jackfish Lake at a little cabin the Helseths once owned, now in the hands of a new proprietor, and it too is very economical for four to six fishermen. You can see it on the Web site www.jackfishoutpost.com and make connections with them through that site. I love the wilderness waters of Canada, and the old-time bush-country people like the Helseths. Spare me their government and their anti-hunter attitudes, and their tax systems. I am not much interested in the big-time outfitters who cater to the elite outdoorsmen looking for trophies. If you are a capable outdoorsman and a fisherman and you aren’t looking for something easy, you can find some fishing in those northwest Ontario waters that you will remember for a lifetime. And you can find the wilderness. You need to bring your own boat and or good canoes, and look for a way to get to the hard-to-get-to waters. It takes some work, but it is worth it. Address correspondence to Larry Dablemont, Box 22, Bolivar, Mo., 65613. Send e-mail to lightninridge@windstrea.net, check the Web site www.larrydablemont.com, or call (417) 777-5227. 
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