Well so much for the weather looking excellent for today here at Gangler’s. At around 5 AM it started again – rain. And it was heavy and though it stopped around 7 AM, we were socked in bad and it was evident we weren’t flying to Courage Lake in the tundra anytime soon. Granny … Read more
If you’ve followed this blog for a number of years than you’re aware I have a horrific track record when it comes to flight travel and weather. Today was day three for trying to get from Gangler’s North Seal River Lodge up to Courage Lake on the tundra. Saturday we got delayed out of Winnipeg … Read more
We awoke to the freshest air imaginable. Air quality rating was 1. One! Canada wildfire smoke got blown far south of Gangler’s North Seal River Lodge here in northern Manitoba overnight. Morning light crept through the windows of our cabin at 6 am and Granny and I were so excited to be flying to the … Read more
It’s been a fantastic little visit here in the Winnipeg, Manitoba area fly fishing for huge channel catfish on the Red River with my longtime pal Stu Thompson and camping at Bird Hill Park with Granny, but today the main reason for our Manitoba visit commenced. We are here to fish Gangler’s North Seal River … Read more
Granny and I had a good sleep in the van at the Bird Hill Park north of Winnipeg, Manitoba. I pressed coffee early and caught up on email and wrote the blog for yesterday. Then we headed back to Lockport to meet Stu Thompson for another day of fishing on the Red River. While … Read more
Granny and I got an early start today departing our gorgeous little Minnesota campsite around 7 AM shortly after daylight. We eased our way along the MN border with Canada and finally made our crossing six miles north of Warroad in to Manitoba. The reason for this trip is eight days of fishing for northern … Read more
A long awaited trip commenced today. Granny and I began our journey to Gangler’s North Seal River Lodge in the far north of Manitoba. But we didn’t start by plane. I recently discovered that it’s a 7 hour drive from Hayward, Wisconsin to Winnipeg, Manitoba so we left a few days early in the Ruby … Read more
Granny and I are headed for Canada on Tuesday for ten days of fishing ranging from Red River catfish around Winnipeg to huge pike and lake trout up at Gangler’s North Seal River Lodge in Manitoba. It’s a trip we’ve been looking forward to all year and its finally around the corner. Being I won’t … Read more
Aug 22-24, 2023 I’ve fished an insane amount this summer and have a packed fishing schedule the next three months that includes two trips to Canada starting next Tuesday, Mexico in October and Borneo in November/December. Surely, this week I’d buckle down and catch up on work. Perhaps life? But then the forecast came. A … Read more
Every so often I over do it with fishing and not getting my work or the basics of life done. I’m in the dust this time and once you fall this far behind you need to decide, fish or write long detailed blogs. I chose fishing so today blog is short. Bob and I … Read more
Summer on my home water here in Northern Wisconsin is almost over for me. That’s because in a week I head for the Red River in Manitoba for channel catfish and a few other cool fish. Then its straight up to Gangler’s North Seal River Lodge. I should get home from Canada on September 12th … Read more
I planned a big adventure with Granny this week to pack up our Outcast Striker Raft and explore a new river. Based on my Google Earth research of the stretch I chose, there were plenty of shallow raft-dragging rapids, a potential portage and being this is a boggy location, one could expect an abundance of … Read more