MOOSKIE LOCKDOWN.

MOOSKIE LOCKDOWN.

As time, work and fishing trips often go, it’s not until usually the fall that my muskie season begins. Between Arctic char and lake trout while on a July contract in Nunavut, coming home first week of August I’d see the boat into CP Marine, sort fishing...
A SOLO ROADY NORTH IV.  “Every Which Direction.”

A SOLO ROADY NORTH IV. “Every Which Direction.”

Nothing there between them but long periods of silence. She’s quite pretty, and he’s a grub. A young couple they didn’t much match and I guess hadn’t figured that out yet. When the waitress came to take their order she was about to speak until...
A NUNAVUT NOMAD VI.  BY WAY OF NETSILIK.

A NUNAVUT NOMAD VI. BY WAY OF NETSILIK.

Touched down June 29th in Taloyoak same time as a rare Arctic thunderstorm. Some folks on the flight had been hooting and hollering on approach, the turbulence giving a little fright. Many aboard the half empty plane were destined for Gjoa Haven, a few pissed off that...
SPRING’S SOCIAL FISHSTANCING.

SPRING’S SOCIAL FISHSTANCING.

Hard to begin this one. Been sitting here at the computer awhile at a loss for words. Spring 2020 for all of us has been a most strange and trying time… Returning home from Nunavut early May was a huge relief. When I landed in the Arctic on March 18th, Canada...
NIPIGON WARNING IN EFFECT!

NIPIGON WARNING IN EFFECT!

The second round of Mojitos, Brenda and I settled into a game of Rummy with our friends from the north country. The Agent Stevie Zebco and I would once again be reunited for another Mission Fishin’ Impossible but this time, like last time, and the time before...