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Trolling For Trophy Pike; Jigging For Hundreds Of Walleye | Fish'n Canada
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Apr 15, 2025
In this episode, Angelo Viola & Pete Bowman travel to Brace Lake Ontario where the weather has put a damper on a successful shoot. With the skies parting and hardly any time left, they need to put Walleye and Pike in the boat! Don't forget to leave a COMMENT and give us a LIKE if you enjoyed what you saw. SUBSCRIBE for new videos and episodes released weekly! CONNECT WITH US WEBSITE: http://fishncanada.com FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/FishnCanada/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/fishncanadaofficial/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/angeloviolafnc/ One of Canada's longest-running fishing shows, Fish'n Canada travels from coast to coast in search of trophy fishing opportunities. First started by brothers Angelo and Reno Viola in 1986, The Fish’n Canada Show has been on the air for over 30 years. Today, Angelo is joined by lifelong fishing buddy, Pete Bowman, and the pair continue to travel across Canada educating anglers using the experience they’ve gained over the years #Fishing
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maybe we have one more time let's all
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back and then logically yeah that's a
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fish oh that's a nice walleye that ice
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ball right yes it's not that long
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sometimes you can't overlook the obvious
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if you absolutely since Oxford what
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we're doing
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I've been feeling like it's awesome like
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good thing we're not neat mode the fish
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national fishing energy magazines
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[Music]
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the grass is always greener on the other
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side this is the thing that's been
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around for many years and we as people
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tend to believe it on an almost daily
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basis now fishermen twelve we take it to
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the extreme if our quarry isn't
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voraciously spooling up and inhaling
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everything but throwing at them and we
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got to move in our heads the little
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voices sing that we did the topic of the
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link will be better or that rock round
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twenty kilometres away has got to have a
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school etc etc simply put it's human
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nature and it's part of fishing of
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course up in the remote north country
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where it's perceived as there are fish
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everywhere the grass is always greener
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rule has ever been applied right wrong
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granted these lakes do have a crapload
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of fish on them but finding quality it's
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more work than you might think
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we've traveled to a lot of fishing
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lodges in our lives
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and believe it or not the grass is
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always greener on the other side theory
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holds true in these fish factories as
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well to mine frame-up well let's get
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ready put up forty minute boat ride from
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the lodge because that's when the
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biggest best and most fish are is
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prevalent in almost every Lodge we've
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been to until today's adventure where
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briefs Lake Outfitters in Northern
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Ontario and according to Kyle poleski
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owner operator and head guide at the
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lodge the best fishing on the entire
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lake especially for big pike is directly
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in front of the lodge and we're not
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talking way out in front we're talking
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directly in front and in plain view of
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the dining area well a couple of
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knuckleheads like Anton I just can't
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comprehend such an obscure statement I
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mean come on we've got to cover some
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water burn some gas put in some time you
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know as you'll see in this show
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knuckleheads could be putting it lightly
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race Lake Lodge can actually access
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three bodies water bracelet being the
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obvious and then the connecting Lakes of
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meta and ARRA between these three lakes
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as well as the connecting river systems
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there are literally hundreds of
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kilometres of fishable water for walleye
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and pike but that doesn't matter right
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because we're fishing close to home
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right you know right after a quick talk
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as to a game plan we decided to run
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we'll take a shot at the river system
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first and then travel to the other lakes
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you know to orient ourselves with the
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area yeah that's a decent fish oh yeah
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it's like showing up on the screen right
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yeah that it shows that that it's great
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when we could do that now you can take
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them up on your fish finder so I see
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fish rising way up from the horizon up
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there yeah yeah while he's choking
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okay decent one yep
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they still sputtering up the pointer
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reads here perfect norm nowhere nice
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sans worm nice yeah they're great just a
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million million walleye little stretch
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of river easy yeah it's just it's so
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shallow yeah I mean you would think this
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would be a great Pike area which I'm
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sure it is at times but Wow includes a
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big hump here
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that ain't happy the water in kind of a
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funky bottom so nice fish but not
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beautiful
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I know these would I think that would be
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just may be legal for keeping yeah he
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may be a little might even be a little
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over legal they've got a really strict
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the slot limit it's actually not a slot
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it's a natural length anything greater
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than 18 inches 46 centimeter 46
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centimeters yeah okay so we tried up the
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river and got fish after fish after fish
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good thing we're not eating mode but no
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big boys you wanted that bad so we
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headed back to the lodge to preview
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a 6-pound test if adidas still insistent
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about having to get away from the crowds
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we decided to make the long trek south
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to Metta and I relate there are only 45
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plus minutes away I mean what the heck
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right bud
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it's only a mere 45 plus minutes each
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way it's not like we have anything
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better to do like fish maybe I don't
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know how good a hook said I got on them
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all you might want a little head shake
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there's I see little head shake too
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walleye but he's very big just bite me
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okay like that like that hey is that we
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go out of here we were trying to figure
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out why we couldn't get any of the big
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girls that this place is noted for to
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fight this is too cool and now we see
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why in typical Northern Ontario fashion
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mother nature threw us directly into the
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midst of the dreaded mayfly hatch
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this doesn't mean big walleye won't buy
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their offerings but when the hatch does
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occur expect about a twenty to one ratio
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of small fish to quality fish I like the
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sound of that
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no yeah not really
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Oh Pike oh yeah and I have a feeling
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with the butter fish look at this gills
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hanging out of the side of his face yeah
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look at this oh whoa look at that that
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showing if they live through some of
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that stuff wonder what happened to him
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yeah this has got a Gill ripped out of
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them
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Wow yeah and he was speeding I met yeah
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that's all good right it's not like it's
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brushless no no it's been around for a
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while huh
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it's crazy so on our adventurous tour
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that took us all the way down to Meadow
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Lake and then into our LA we started to
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get a little better average sized fish
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but not the big walleye ant bike this
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Lodge is known for and certainly not
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what we drove 45 minutes in the boat for
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back to home base to regroup again did
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you know that early spring can offer up
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some of the best pike fishing in Ontario
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renowned writer hunter angler and
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outdoorsman Ernest Hemingway once told
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his son you make your own luck on
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fishing Canada we use this philosophy a
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lot and it's definitely true in the
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early spring when Isis just melted on
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Ontario lakes looking for some luck
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catching monster northern pike you can
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easily make your own by heading to the
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shallows of these frigid waters
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particularly where streams and rivers
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enter the lake creating nutrient-rich
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habitats it's the perfect spot for both
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feeding and spawning as an added bonus
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the moving water from these inflows also
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attract walleye perch and a host of
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other sport fish a good fisherman knows
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that the fish won't come to you but with
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a better understanding of Ontario spring
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fishing conditions you'll know exactly
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where to go to them it's all a matter of
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getting luck on your side just another
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reason to go fishing Ontario today
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hey answer here's a great idea let's
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fish this little area just so little
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eyes I've heard there's some fantastic
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structure with great regrowth
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surrounding a giant bowler in the middle
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of nowhere
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oh that's a nice walleye nice walleye
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yes look I'm quite mad at my buddy no
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warm by the way no worm look at you I
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did giggling up behind the ball let's do
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you see what nice I'll keep an eye on it
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for you oh that's nice sometimes you
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can't overlook the obvious like this
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great big old Boulder sit in the middle
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of a bay like this good one
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oh yeah right by that rocks a place a
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place cold ice fish that's the quality
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fish quality Wally that's what I'm
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talking about
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right beside the rock very true business
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right where he should have been right
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where the other three or four where the
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Hurons named one could be could be a
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recatch okay look at perfect beautiful
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wallet a humpback race Lake walleye
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we're looking for yep right there look
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at this rock what a crazy little it's
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just the crazy one of those you know you
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got efficient kind of spots our first
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couple of fish in this area are some of
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the best walleye of the trip things are
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looking up but remember where there's
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walleye there's heightened kamikaze
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craving for racism northern pike whoa
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did you see this
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did you see girl I don't water my gosh
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that's a six pound test line did you
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guys look oh my god I do see anything
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with that hot no leader little bit
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jigging he swallowed the jig it's God
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how can he just that in the air like I
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don't know it was out of the water
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they're gonna take a ride you animal
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yeah let's go yeah
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this tree a 6-pound test tip of Davey
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look at him being very cooperative and
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he's very much like I see you buddy ah I
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didn't like me to do that
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it hit me here buddy we got it I hope we
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got that I'm nothing better than that
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piece this fish came over the water
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cleared the water can straight up and
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swallow the jig in midair like oh yeah
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that's a lot of water boo buddy
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they aren't really fond of eating crow
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but if the shoe fits well maybe we're
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fishing a bit too far garage maybe Kyle
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was right he's come tough flu it's a
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nice big fish that's it
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about what any place areas hey there you
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see him he's on the top like a log look
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at it looks like a log
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Wow you okay now the fun begins
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you're going to bring that guy into me
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head first
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you can swallowed the bait epiphany the
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motor there you go no I got it yes
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serious oh look at the base hopped out
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99% here hang on to that barring their
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fate I'd think wow it's not that long
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yeah you're not that mega faster he's
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kind of picky like that you know it
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they're so cool all right let's get a
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bit of the rain yeah quandary back maybe
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idea rolling big plugs spinners screws
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or swim bait is by far the most
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effective way of making contact with
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these big large oriented northerns as we
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do as per usual once the fish are
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located be persistent it's all a big
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grid pattern run some figure 8 patterns
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zig and zag do whatever it takes at that
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ant and I run around like a couple I had
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less ticket
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today's hot spot is directly in front of
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brace Lake Lodge the waypoint on your
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screen will get you right there
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as we stated earlier in the program this
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is a very well-known and consistent area
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to catch big northern pike and if you're
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lucky a chunky walleye or two could be
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in the mix as well
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trolling big wobbling plugs is your best
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bet here as you can cover a vast amount
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of water in a limited amount of time
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make sure you vary your trolling speed
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and throw in the odd turn
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even the figure eight with your boat
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once you make contact with a big fish
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mark the area and try a few more passes
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close by as these monsters could be
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working a school of baitfish in the
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vicinity casting or drifting or
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secondary options but are overall less
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effective than trolling for more hot
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spots like this one check out fishing
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Canada calm
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don't know yet but he popped me and swam
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with it
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the little they know oh Allah oh yes
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that's a lot of water moving buddy dice
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fish that's a quality fish he's got the
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beat completely now this is a single
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ultra lucky on that yeah oh that is
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gorgeous there we go we got them trained
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pretty good right here at bracelet folks
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this big semi nice plate now got one big
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hook in them yeah it's not gonna be bad
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if you opera
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try to get a hold of Gill plate is what
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he's doing without getting his hands on
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the gills
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you know sometimes big fish like this oh
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we have a funnel of it he's having fun
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with you okay actually yeah give me the
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rod he's just feeling underneath for the
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guilt plate trying to get a finger there
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you know thing yells there you go and
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then use your hand under the belly first
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good the fourth or belly looks like that
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yeah he's gorgeous so I think I put them
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back real quick yeah that for a bracelet
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beauty folks Wow okay the Sun is down
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because it's all my time and local heavy
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a broad head if we can give you one
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lesson out of this fishing Canada
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episode it's that grass isn't always
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greener on the other side when it comes
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to fishing be smart and check all areas
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as my old wood shop teacher mr. hilts
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used to say huh bring all the pages in
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the book my onna collimator we have one
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more one more
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let's all back and then logically fun
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we get to today's non-stop walleye and
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pike fishing on brace Lake we took
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highway 400 north to highway 11 we then
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headed Northwest to highway 584 at
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Geraldton from there we drove north to
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the town of Akina
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and finally the accordingly Lake Road to
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the nakita Air seaplane base from there
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it was a short flight into brace Lake
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Outfitters
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but the key locks oh my hate when that
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happens
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there's something to take note a lot of
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you and myself included attempt to throw
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that right back in there especially if
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you're in a hot area with a big bike but
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there's a reason that that think works
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and it's got to have all the parts on it
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to do so that's what doesn't any voice
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will change it up manufacturer makes
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them every day of the week the fish in
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