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World Record Walleye - Catch and Release Winter Division - Caught in Saskatchewan
February 2011 - The Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame and Museum has confirmed the new Winter Live Release World Record for Division #4 Line/Pole Ice Fishing has been broken, and, it happened in Saskatchewan by a Saskatchewan angler!...
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Surprise Fish
In August 2009, my father Rex Dayton and I were out fishing at Gardiner Dam (Lake Diefenbaker). Wed been fishing for about 3 hours with hardly a nible so I lit the barbeque and cooked some burgers....
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Foster Lake Lodge
Who would ever expect a fine dining establishment way out in the wilderness and accessible only by floatplane? Well, we found one, most likely the most remote five-star restaurant in North America, and we even got to fish between meals...
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Pine Island Resort
Check out this accessible, accommodating resort surrounded by great fishing. You'll have to really work at being disappointed...
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Selwyn Lake Lodge Offers Luxury and Great Fishing
You get it all at Selwyn Lake Lodge - fine dining, great hospitality, unparalleled fishing and scenic grandeur....
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Cree Lake Lodge, Pike Capital of the World
When you walk into the main building at Cree Lake Lodge, thats the sign you see on the wall, Pike Capital of the World. Actually, to be fair, a lot of fishing lodges justifiably call themselves something similar, but after visiting more than my share, Id have to say Cree Lake Lodge deserves the title....
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Great Fishing at Cree River Lodge
It was pike fishing at its best! Last year, my son Myles and I visited the Cree River Lodge in northern Saskatchewan. The lodge is situated on the Cree River, south of Stony Rapids, which is a small settlement east of Lake Athabasca...
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Fly Fishing for Saskatchewan Pike
Northern pike are a common gamefish throughout the Northern Hemisphere, and their aggressive nature makes them prime targets for fly rodders...
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Fly Fishing for Canadian Grayling
Fly fishers venturing north to Canada will likely encounter a quarry so friendly to their efforts, they may wonder why they never visited the north country sooner...
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Northern Saskatchewan Home to Some Monster Pike
The mosaic of deep blues and greens drifted by the aircraft window and extended beyond the horizon to the north. It was the greens of the boreal forest broken by the cobalt blue of lake after lake, some only separated by a thin strip of land dotted with spruce and pine...
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Shore Lunch: More Than the Worlds Finest Fish and Chips
Many people haven't even heard of shore lunch, but if somebody started a restaurant and served it, I suspect he or she might be quite successful...
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Largest Walleye I Ever Caught
My friend and fishing partner, Bert Jenkins, were dead line fishing on the North Saskatchewan River at the airport landing at Prince Albert...
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Konrad Brothers' World-Record Breaking Rainbow Trout
Fast cars and fish tales! The two seem to go hand in hand when discussing the lives of identical twins Adam and Sean Konrad from Saskatoon. Their most recent achievement is a world-record breaking 43 pound rainbow trout....
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Saskatchewan Fishing Dream
As the Cessna 185 banked to the left, I caught my first glimpse of the Oliver Lake Wilderness Fishing Lodge. It was tucked into an island cove that protected it from the wind...
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Fly-in Fishing at Oliver Lake Saskatchewan, Canada
Anglers spend a nice chunk of change to go to a fly-in fishing lodge, and the primary reason is always the terrific fishing. But fly-in fishing lodges offer more than fishing....
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World Record Walleye Pulled from Saskatchewan's Tobin Lake
Tobin Lake, located just northeast of Nipawin, is an extremely popular lake that draws anglers from across the continent year after year in search of trophy northern pike and walleye...
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World-Record Breaking Rainbow Trout Pulled From Lake Diefenbaker
Lake Diefenbakers warm waters are an excellent environment in which rainbow trout growand grow...and then grow some more....
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Giant Northern Pike Reeled In
When Stan Pokreywka of Saskatoon and a couple of buddies recently set out for a day of fishing, little did they know that they would encounter what might be the largest northern pike ever caught in Saskatchewan...
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Trophy Lake Trout Pulled from Northern Saskatchewan Waters
The first time I met Wayne was in June, 2006 and was member of the Kevin Grypuik Group that year. This group of guys are an outfitters dream, great fishermen and just the best guys you could have the pleasure of meeting...
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Walleye and Northern Pike Fishing in Saskatchewan
Walleye and Northern Pike are two of the most sought after fish offered by over 90,000 lakes in Saskatchewan. With this many lakes to choose from you can imagine the number of Walleye and Pike caught through out the year...
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Fishing in Northern Saskatchewan, Canada
When it comes to fishing in Northern Saskatchewan, I can only think of one place, Bills Lake. Bills Lake, actually on Baxter Lake is 150 miles North of Otter Lake by air, and can be flown into from either Otter Lake or...
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