Greetings from Jim and Julie’s Wabaskang Camp. We are steadily moving through our 27th season here at camp and the time seems to just fly by. Let’s talk about the 6th week of the season, 6/20-6/27 to be exact. Our walleye fishing was once again a week of giant trophies and tougher fishing for smaller eater sized fish. The best bite was in shallow water, usually around 12’ to 14’ and in areas with new weed growth and current. A crawler and small jig worked well along with plastics and even a slip bobber and minnow. Leo Vraniqi released a beautiful 24 1/4″ walleye, Rhett Lammers had a great week, he released walleyes of 27″, 27 1/2, 28″ and a giant 28 1/4″ trophy, Nick Katsaropoulos released a trophy 29 1/2” beauty. Once again Reid Lammers was the man to beat in camp, his second week here was just as productive as his first. Reid fished current areas and also rocky humps, Reid released walleyes measuring 27″, 28”, two 28 1/4″ fish, 28 3/4″, and a hat winning 30 1/4″ monster.
We had some experienced trout fishermen in camp this week. Most fish were caught in 60′ of water at a depth of around 50′ using trolling rigs and flashy baits. Braden Lowe’s came all the way from Texas but it was worth the drive when he caught a chunky 23″ and 24″ trout, the biggest trout of the week was skillfully caught by Mark Versteeg under the watchful eye of Brent Minett, marks trout was a whopping 27″, and a hat winner.
Northern fishing was great for fish under 27″ and decent as well for the giant trophies. The big brutes were hitting crank baits and giant stick baits. The best areas were deep weed edges and rocky humps. Kelsey Lammers released a chunky 38″ pike, Rick Zender came to be our guest all the way from Spokane Washington, he was really excited to tell me about releasing his 40″ beauty. Bodie Inselman was the young man to beat this week, he released a monster 40 1/2″ pike, his fish won him a hat which I found in his bed sheets after he left camp Saturday morning, no worries Bodie I’m saving it for you until we meet again next season.
Bass fishing really took off this week with many supersized fish being caught. Most of the big bass are roaming the shorelines looking for an easy meal and also guarding their newly hatched fry. Zayden Inselman, Mark Versteeg, Bodie Inselman, and Zach Warners all released a bass of 18 1/2″ but our big winner was Will Lowes, his 19 1/4″ bass was a hat winner for Will.
Remember to bring us a copy of your fishing license that we can keep here at camp. You can pick them up at Clark’s Bait and Tackle in Dryden or Vermillion Bay, also Dutchies General Store here in Perrault Falls can hook you up with your license. Try to make time to visit the Whiskey Jack Restaurant just a few minutes from camp, they serve the best barbecue and other great sandwiches so why not let Laura and Graham do the cooking for a few meals.
That’s all for now, this is Jim from Wabaskang.
