this is a little overdue, but the lotw trip was a great time. after making it to the first gas station over the border with just enough time to buy our ontario fishing licenses before the place closed, i got the feeling things were going to go well. while technically staying on minnesota soil in the northwest angle (the part that makes mn the northern-most state in the lower 48), we fished the upper portion of the lake in ontario water. without a guide we would have quickly become lost amongst the hundreds of islands, let alone had any clue where to fish; it was worth the extra cost.
the fishing was incredible. i know i’ve never seen that many walleye before, and certainly not as many big ones as we caught. and the best part was that it required about 2 cents worth of tackle: a lead head jig tipped with a frozen minnow. our proficiency at setting the hook on the bigger fish improved as time went on, but i’d guess we hooked maybe 1 in 10 strikes. but that still meant we spent a lot of time reeling in fish, it was a lot of fun. the guide even caught a muskie (the first one i’ve ever seen in the wild), and i landed a pretty decent northern, easily the biggest fish i’ve ever caught. we managed to bring home our limit of walleye (4 apiece), as well as some monster perch and crappie. definitely looking forward to trying out some new ways to cook fish.
