This is how I have things as of Sunday 9/20/09. Let me know if your status changes. I hope to have things confirmed by sometime this December. The possibility of flying in later on Saturday 6/12/10 or early on Sunday 6/13/10 is still up in the air. I will discuss that with Leuenbergers once we have our roster set.
IN:
1) Dan Hiestand
2) Steven Hiestand
3) David Hiestand
4) Matt Hiestand ("99%")
5) Joe Hiestand ("99%")
6) Crede Hiestand ("unless I go to Alaska that week")
7) Ralph Farina Jr.
8) Ralph Farina III
9) Mike Guertin
10) Scott Minard
OUT:
1) Jake Hiestand
2) Russ Woda
?????:
1) Frank Hiestand
2) Brian Hiestand
3) Jim Mertes
4) Nephews of Matt H.
5) Ken Minard
6) Dale Linebaugh
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Kagianagami Cabin #1 View
Crede Hiestand says that the view from Cabin #1 at Kagianagami Lodge is still one of his favorites in all of northern Ontario.
Another Chance to Happy Dance
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Joe says, "Kids Who Hunt, Trap, & Fish Don't Mug Little Old Ladies" especially if they are fishing Kagianagami Lake in June 2010.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
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Passports
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In order to limit the number of shady characters crossing into the USA, you are now required to have a passport to travel back from Ontario. As Canada does not want to be stuck with you if you can't cross back (and who could blame them), you must have a valid US Passport to cross into Canada. Therefore, get yours out and make sure it hasn't expired......and if it has, get it renewed now.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
New Government Regulations
Due to new government regulations all anglers will be required to use a boat in 2010.
Jaw Dropping Walleye Action
Jaw dropping walleye action awaits at Leuenberger's Kag Lodge in June 2010.
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Joe's Canada Fishing "To Do" List
1) Stick the point of a sharp hook, preferably a jig, into the meat of your thumb, but not up to the barb, just enough to draw some blood, all the while thinking to yourself, "one of these days that's gonna be bad."
2) Slip into the water so that at least one foot goes in far enough that the water rushes in over the top of your shoe/boot, saturating your foot/feet for the rest of the day. I usually try to get this done as early in the AM as possible.
3) Burn your mouth (and chin if you can) with a piece of hot fish.
4) See if you can get Dad to cut someones line with his boat while they are trying to free a snag.
5) Pull on the cord to start the motor while it is in gear, nearly dislocating your shoulder. Repeat daily.
6) Break off the tip of one of your favorite poles while going through cabin door.
7) Spill tackle box in bottom of boat.
8) Catch line in motor prop. (Optional : gun engine to peel off most of the new line you spent an hour putting on the night before.)
9) Burn hands with line that is peeling off of your reel. I prefer a good snag or the aforementioned gunned motor prop, but Jake likes nice fish, and as he can attest, that works just as well.
10) Hook a jig or nice lure, this time well past the barb, into an unforgiving textile such as your nylon life jacket strap or your canvas boat bag. The anchor rope is another, though less imaginative, option.
11) Play a fish for 20 minutes, then pull out a little one. (Optional : just before landing it announce, "Huh, not as big as I thought, but a great fighter.") Dad usually handles this one.
12) Panic, and break your line on the first (? best) fish of the week, due simply to your impatience.
13) Spend 10 or 15 minutes tying on your best pike bait, then fire the first cast irretrievably into a tree overhanging the water.
14) Monkey around and get snagged while your boatmate is fighting the best walleye of his life. Frank or Jake usually handle this but Dad will substitute if needed.
15) Confidently announce, "This is a good walleye," and then haul up a small pike. Matt can demonstrate this if there is any confusion.
16) Get a big and wild birdsnest involving at least 10 yards of line, look at it and mutter, "What the heck?!?"
17) Rev the motor and when it kicks out of the water because it is in reverse, panic, and do at least 2 0r 3 more VROOMS in a brisk staccato sequence.
18) If the "facility" is busy in the morning figure, "Ah....I'll just wait until we come back in," then take an emergency "nature walk" along the shore about an hour later.
19) Dry wet shoes on stove, stinking up entire cabin.
20) Toss bait bucket and/or stringer overboard without fastening it to boat.
21) Manage to lose at least one anchor in an as yet unthoughtof way.
22) Grow bad looking facial hair.
23) If you have a slow day and don't catch much, claim to have spent most of the day trying to catch a ling.
2) Slip into the water so that at least one foot goes in far enough that the water rushes in over the top of your shoe/boot, saturating your foot/feet for the rest of the day. I usually try to get this done as early in the AM as possible.
3) Burn your mouth (and chin if you can) with a piece of hot fish.
4) See if you can get Dad to cut someones line with his boat while they are trying to free a snag.
5) Pull on the cord to start the motor while it is in gear, nearly dislocating your shoulder. Repeat daily.
6) Break off the tip of one of your favorite poles while going through cabin door.
7) Spill tackle box in bottom of boat.
8) Catch line in motor prop. (Optional : gun engine to peel off most of the new line you spent an hour putting on the night before.)
9) Burn hands with line that is peeling off of your reel. I prefer a good snag or the aforementioned gunned motor prop, but Jake likes nice fish, and as he can attest, that works just as well.
10) Hook a jig or nice lure, this time well past the barb, into an unforgiving textile such as your nylon life jacket strap or your canvas boat bag. The anchor rope is another, though less imaginative, option.
11) Play a fish for 20 minutes, then pull out a little one. (Optional : just before landing it announce, "Huh, not as big as I thought, but a great fighter.") Dad usually handles this one.
12) Panic, and break your line on the first (? best) fish of the week, due simply to your impatience.
13) Spend 10 or 15 minutes tying on your best pike bait, then fire the first cast irretrievably into a tree overhanging the water.
14) Monkey around and get snagged while your boatmate is fighting the best walleye of his life. Frank or Jake usually handle this but Dad will substitute if needed.
15) Confidently announce, "This is a good walleye," and then haul up a small pike. Matt can demonstrate this if there is any confusion.
16) Get a big and wild birdsnest involving at least 10 yards of line, look at it and mutter, "What the heck?!?"
17) Rev the motor and when it kicks out of the water because it is in reverse, panic, and do at least 2 0r 3 more VROOMS in a brisk staccato sequence.
18) If the "facility" is busy in the morning figure, "Ah....I'll just wait until we come back in," then take an emergency "nature walk" along the shore about an hour later.
19) Dry wet shoes on stove, stinking up entire cabin.
20) Toss bait bucket and/or stringer overboard without fastening it to boat.
21) Manage to lose at least one anchor in an as yet unthoughtof way.
22) Grow bad looking facial hair.
23) If you have a slow day and don't catch much, claim to have spent most of the day trying to catch a ling.
Dinner Insurance
No need to worry about having enough for dinner. Crede will be along to insure that there are plenty of walleye fillets for all.
Housekeeping Plan
Going with the Housekeeping Plan will save us approximately $500 per person over the American Plan ($300 per person over the "dinner included" plan). Here is a typical Housekeeping Plan dinner from a recent fly-in trip.
Kagianagami Lake 2
Kagianagami Lake :
1) 20,000 surface acres.
2) Clear water.
3) Lodge coordinates 50 59' 05.74" N, 87 51' 14 29" W (Look it up on GoogleEarth).
4) 10.5 miles north to south, 3.5 - 5 miles east to west (not including Humble Bay).
5) Approximately 40 islands as large as or larger than Makokibatan Walleye Alley shore lunch island. Another 50 or so smaller islands.
Distances :
6) Kag Lodge to southern inlet - 7 miles.
7) Kag Lodge to Van Poule River inlet - 4.3 miles.
8) Lag Lodge to Humble Bay inlet - 7 miles.
9) Makokibatan Lodge to Walleye Alleye - 11.5 miles.
10) Makokibatan Lodge to Big Sandy Point - 6 miles.
11) Kag Lodge to Makokibatan Lodge (by air) - 32 miles to the northeast.
12) Nakina to Kag Lodge - 75 miles (by air).
1) 20,000 surface acres.
2) Clear water.
3) Lodge coordinates 50 59' 05.74" N, 87 51' 14 29" W (Look it up on GoogleEarth).
4) 10.5 miles north to south, 3.5 - 5 miles east to west (not including Humble Bay).
5) Approximately 40 islands as large as or larger than Makokibatan Walleye Alley shore lunch island. Another 50 or so smaller islands.
Distances :
6) Kag Lodge to southern inlet - 7 miles.
7) Kag Lodge to Van Poule River inlet - 4.3 miles.
8) Lag Lodge to Humble Bay inlet - 7 miles.
9) Makokibatan Lodge to Walleye Alleye - 11.5 miles.
10) Makokibatan Lodge to Big Sandy Point - 6 miles.
11) Kag Lodge to Makokibatan Lodge (by air) - 32 miles to the northeast.
12) Nakina to Kag Lodge - 75 miles (by air).
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
361 Days
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In only 361 days some of the world class anglers pictured here will be once again on their way to writing another chapter in the walleye fishing record book.
Kagianagami 2010
A reservation has been made with Leuenberger's for 10 - 12 people at Kag Lodge 6/12/10 - 6/19/10 (Saturday to Saturday). Anyone who is interested in going should let me know in the next several months (i.e. hopefully by Christmas or so). They have reserved 2 cabins for us (Cabins #1 and #2). Each sleeps 6 and has a full kitchen. They do have a single cabin which would hold all 10 - 12 of us and we could change to that if we let them know in the next several weeks. While the single cabin does have some advantages (room to easily all sit together).....the lady taking the reservation pointed out that it only has one bathroom making for quite a "logjam" (insert pun here) at certain times - like when everyone wants to shower. For this reason she suggested the two cabins and I opted for that. However, if the idea of "all in one cabin together" trumps the reality of "two bathrooms", let me know in the next few weeks and I will make the change. In fact, I may make the change anyways just to see what hilarity might ensue.
More information regarding costs, travel, who's going and who's not, food plans, weight limits and distributions, packing lists, fishing tips, rod and reel availability, bait, beverages, etc. will follow at the appropriate times.
More information regarding costs, travel, who's going and who's not, food plans, weight limits and distributions, packing lists, fishing tips, rod and reel availability, bait, beverages, etc. will follow at the appropriate times.
Kagianagami Lake
Kagianagami Lake (Kag Lake) - or as Leuenbergers sometimes spell it - Kaganagiami Lake is a 20,000 acre lake approximately 60 miles northwest of Nakina, Ontario. It is known as one of Ontario's premiere walleye fishing lakes and was highly recommended to us a few years ago by Mr. Eli Baxter. It was at Kag Lake that E. Crede Hiestand uttered his famous quote, "If catching large numbers of big walleyes could ever become boring, I think we've just about reached that point."
Kagianagami is different from Makokibatan in a number of aspects :
1) Kag is a clearer, less tannin-stained lake.
2) Kag is not directly on the Albany River but instead drains north via the Opichiwan River to the Albany.
3) 3 other outfitters have fly in cabins on Kag in addition to the 5 cabins at the Leuenberger camp.
4) The lake has numerous islands providing both tons of structure and the opportunity to momentarily lose ones bearings if not paying attention.
5) The lake has some very deep areas and supports a good lake trout population.
6) Leuenbergers offer a choice of 3 different plans : housekeeping, modified American, and American plan. All of the cabins have kitchens.
7) The boats have 15 HP motors, but getting to the end of the lake takes about 20 minutes - the lake is much more circular than Makokibatan.
Further info can be found at www.leuenberger.ca
Kagianagami is different from Makokibatan in a number of aspects :
1) Kag is a clearer, less tannin-stained lake.
2) Kag is not directly on the Albany River but instead drains north via the Opichiwan River to the Albany.
3) 3 other outfitters have fly in cabins on Kag in addition to the 5 cabins at the Leuenberger camp.
4) The lake has numerous islands providing both tons of structure and the opportunity to momentarily lose ones bearings if not paying attention.
5) The lake has some very deep areas and supports a good lake trout population.
6) Leuenbergers offer a choice of 3 different plans : housekeeping, modified American, and American plan. All of the cabins have kitchens.
7) The boats have 15 HP motors, but getting to the end of the lake takes about 20 minutes - the lake is much more circular than Makokibatan.
Further info can be found at www.leuenberger.ca
Sunday, June 14, 2009
An Adventure Begins
June, 2007. After a night spent at the world class Parkbay View Motel in Geraldton, Ontario the lunker-hunters prepare to fly from Nakina, Ontario to Makokibatan Lodge.
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