Kag 2010 #5 - Boats

Boats were 14 ft. Lunds with 15 HP Mercs. Padded swivel seats, emergency kits, and minnow buckets provided. We brought our own depth finders.

Kag 2010 #4 - Lodge/Cabins

Stayed in Cabins #1 (Dan, Joe, Crede, Frank) and #2 (Steve, Sean, David, Scott). Full kitchen, Indoor plumbing, Propane grill, full linens, wood stove. Made a fire in the woodstove the first morning. It was the only time we used the woodstove.

Kag 2010 #3 - Fly In

Gear came in at 15 lbs per person under weight. Flight left Nakina approx. 12:00 Noon. A nice easy flight in with a nice landing.

Kag 2010 #2 - Leuenbergers

Up early Saturday 6/12/2010. On the road by 6:00AM. Arrived at Nakina at 9:45 AM. Claudine Leuenberger issued us our conservation licenses and 3 - year cards while Malcolm put us thru the rigorous boat safety course.

Kag 2010 #1 - Travel Up

Left Powell, OH at 8:00AM 6/11/2010. Steve Hiestand and Dan Hiestand in Jan's SUV and Frank Hiestand, David Hiestand, Scott Minard, and Sean McIntyre in Frank's SUV. Met up with Joe Hiestand and Crede Hiestand at the Arby's in Flint, MI at 11:30AM. Little to no construction delay in Michigan. Sault Ste. Marie border crossing took less than 10 minutes. Stopped in SSM, ON at the LCBO, Wendy's, Beer Store, and The Trading Post (2 lb. of leeches, flat of crawlers). On to the Northstar Centre Inn in Hornepayne, ON. Arrived at 10:45 PM. Saw 2 bear and 2 moose along 631 on the way up.

March Updates

We currently have 10 anglers signed up for "The Big Adventure." If you look a couple of posts down, move Frank Hiestand from "?????" to "In". Move Matt Hiestand from "In" to "Out". Apparently his arm muscles still haven't recovered from reeling in all of those fish on his latest trip to the French River.

I talked to Malcolm Leuenberger. He says the cabins have 24 hour electricity (for recharging cameras, etc.).

I will be posting and emailing more details as well as packing lists and "trip assignments" soon.

Kag 2010 Bunk and Boat Assignments

Good news! Canadian Master Angler Crede Hiestand has once again decided to accompany us on our 2010 expedition to northern Ontario. He did, however, make a couple of requests which I elected to honor. 1st - He will get to choose his bunk before the rest of you non-Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame inductees. 2nd - He would like to be assigned a good boat captain. As "good" can sometimes be difficult to quantify, I have agreed to assign him "best available" and hope that it all works out. In other news, I will be calling Leuenbergers in the next week with a number of questions....just to make sure we are on the same page. You will need to bring a lifejacket with you. I will post on this blog and email everyone once I have all the info.

Food planning is 90% completed. More info to follow. Also working on a new salted minnow recipe for optimal lunker action. (Note - the salted minnow recipe is NOT part of the aforementioned food planning.)