Bassblaster
Active Member
Well, Winter seems to be officially here which means spending more spare time at the keyboard and less time on the water. So with that in mind, what was the best fishing trip you ever had and why was it the best trip? No limits on this one. Could be a day out with the kids, or the time you caught a Marlin.
Mine was a fly-in trip to Namur Lake in Northern Alberta. I was 8 years old and a friend of mine invited me to go with him and his dad for a MONTH! I'll never forget it. First time in an airplane, a Harvard Trainer on floats, First time piloting a boat, first time getting drunk with a bunch of guys, and we caught and released hundreds of trophy class fish. My best of the trip were a 4 foot Northern Pike, a 36 pound Laker, and a 2 1/2 pound Grayling.
The most memorable fish was the Northern. Buddy and I are in our own boat, a 14' Lund, and a couple from Arizona were keeping an eye on us as chaparones in a second boat. While fighting a monster Northern as an 8 year old was amazing, the real fun started once we got it in the boat. When Danny went to help me unhook the fish it did a forceful flip and grabbed him by the pant-leg. Pandemonium ensued as he tried to get out of the fishes grasp while I was trying to make it let go by hitting it with one of the boat oars! He's screaming like he's going to loose a leg and I'm smacking the fish half the time and his leg the other half. Eventually the brute was subdued and we both practically collapsed into the bottom of the boat.
The American couple are rolling around in their boat trying not to pee themselves. Not much help to a couple of panicked kids, but intervention would have ruined the memory.
My only regret of the trip was that at the time cameras were a luxury that many families couldn't afford, especially to give to an 8 year old, so the only pictures I have from the trip are those locked in my head. Still, it was my best fishing trip ever, and probably always will be.
Mine was a fly-in trip to Namur Lake in Northern Alberta. I was 8 years old and a friend of mine invited me to go with him and his dad for a MONTH! I'll never forget it. First time in an airplane, a Harvard Trainer on floats, First time piloting a boat, first time getting drunk with a bunch of guys, and we caught and released hundreds of trophy class fish. My best of the trip were a 4 foot Northern Pike, a 36 pound Laker, and a 2 1/2 pound Grayling.
The most memorable fish was the Northern. Buddy and I are in our own boat, a 14' Lund, and a couple from Arizona were keeping an eye on us as chaparones in a second boat. While fighting a monster Northern as an 8 year old was amazing, the real fun started once we got it in the boat. When Danny went to help me unhook the fish it did a forceful flip and grabbed him by the pant-leg. Pandemonium ensued as he tried to get out of the fishes grasp while I was trying to make it let go by hitting it with one of the boat oars! He's screaming like he's going to loose a leg and I'm smacking the fish half the time and his leg the other half. Eventually the brute was subdued and we both practically collapsed into the bottom of the boat.
The American couple are rolling around in their boat trying not to pee themselves. Not much help to a couple of panicked kids, but intervention would have ruined the memory.
My only regret of the trip was that at the time cameras were a luxury that many families couldn't afford, especially to give to an 8 year old, so the only pictures I have from the trip are those locked in my head. Still, it was my best fishing trip ever, and probably always will be.
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