Ok…well not Canada but it was on our way to Canada so that counts!!! I got to visit Glacier National Park in Montana, and it was a blast. We mainly just drove through on our way up to Edmonton, but the sites were so beautiful that it was worth the extra hour it took to get there!!!!

The Fisherbabe and Fisherhubby

I saw the carved out areas where glaciers USED to be…and it was awe inspiring and sad at the same time.

I really love the scenic drives that come along with our trips up north. The scenery is always amazing. The little ponds and lakes on the sides of the roads always make me just throw my collapsible in the trunk and hit the road.

There were so many lovely waterfalls to be seen in Glacier National Park. They took a little walking to get to, but the beauty was worth the hike. This one is one that I did not get to, but my husband took my camera along on his hike and shot it for me. Isn’t it lovely?

We hiked along the riverbed to get to this little falls, and all I thought about the whole time was “I really hope a bear doesn’t get me…”!!! LOL

I am always worried about bears in Canada….even though I have never actually seen a bear in Canada. But it doesn’t hurt to be on the look out.

As we were leaving the park and heading down the road towards the Monster Fish, we stopped and looked back at the beautiful sunset behind us. I am so glad we did!!!!

This was one of the most fantastic scenes I have ever witnessed. The pink sky and silouette of the mountains made for a majestic site.

Kinda makes a person feel small…

If you ever get the chance to visit this beautiful National Park, I suggest doing so!!! On a more serious note, however, I suggest you go very soon. The Glaciers are receding so fast that I am very afraid that they will just be tales to tell my grandchildren.

Stayed tuned…tomorrow the post is all about fish porn. Oh yeah…I said fish porn!!!

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You know me…I never tell my trip stories in order I like to mix it up. But the above picture is on our first day at the camp. That’s me between the Inukshuk…which means Rock People as far as I can tell They are pretty cute I must say!!

Lots of crazy things happened on my trip to Mackay Lake Lodge in Northwest Territory, but it was by far my best trip EVER!!! The fishing was great, the company was awesome, and the sites were just beautiful. However, there were some adventures to be had on this trip for sure!!!

First of all, as many of you know, I was very excited because this camp offered a hot shower and running water. I was excited about this aspect because my Heidi Klum status definitely depends on whether I can shower everyday and wash my hair. Well…needless to say…we showed up and the water pump was sitting inside of the shower stall instead of inside the lake. Therefore, I was janked, and there was no shower…which also means there was no indoor toilet. So yeah…another outhouse for this Fisherbabe. All I remember thinking is…”The stupid (insert cursing here) fish better (insert cursing here) be worth this (insert cursing here).”

But overall…the cabins were alright. All four of us slept in one, and it was a cozy little home that made me feel like an explorer.

We got in late so we could not fish that first night. AND THEN…the next day, we awoke to the shouts of my father-in-law that our boat was under water!!!! It had SUNK, because the wind was so crazy and the waves crashed over the back. It was INSANE…to say the least!! Whew!! We all kinda just stood on the dock and stared at it for a while…then we decided to just let the wind die down and go grayling fishing. SOOOOOOOO…I CAUGHT MY FIRST GRAYLING!!!

Yes…that is my hubby holding up the dorsal fin on my grayling because those are slippery little suckers, and I was super afraid of it slipping right out of my hand while my photo was being taken. So he lent me a hand.

Isn’t it adorable…what a cute fish!!! I really enjoyed catching the grayling, and on a more serious note…those little suckers fight like the dickens. It took me quite a while to bring this bad boy in. It was very fun and challenging as I had to hop from wet, slippery rock to wet, slippery rock to keep it from getting away. WHAT FUN!!!

After grayling fishing, we decided to tackle the boat drama and finally figured out how to rescue our sunken ship. I should have taken a picture of that..LOL!!

That evening we went fishing but did not catch anything note-worthy that night. We were all tired so we headed back for some camp grub and some shut eye. The very next day we headed across the water to a spot called NoDinkaNarrows for some BIG MONSTERS. I was excited about this spot, because my hubby told me that the last time he visited Mackay, he had seen the biggest fish he had ever spotted on the fish finder. WHOOOO…

And wouldn’t you know it, the lucky man pulled out the biggest fish of the trip on his first try!!! My beloved caught a 34.5 pound lake trout. It was enormous. I was dumbfounded…our net was not even big enough to hold the darn thing. I had to sink down and scoop the crazy fish up and under the net just to get its fat head into the net…then we hurried and pulled it into the boat. I was so happy for him…the biggest fish he ever caught.

What a Catch!!

Then I’ll be damned if the crazy man did not throw out his stupid line and bring in the second largest fish of the trip. He caught a 30 pounder just a few casts later.

By this time…I was quickly going from proud wife to bitter wife!!! Okay that isn’t true…but I wanted a big one of my own, ya know!!!

My biggest this day was an 18.5 pounder which I was pretty proud of…but next to this monster, it looked pretty small…LOL!!!

BUT WAIT…what do you know…my luck changed a bit, and the next day I caught my biggest fish ever. I threw out the Lucky Strike Half Wave (thats what the 34.5 pounder was caught on, as well) and BAM…a fish hit like a ton of bricks. I was so nervous and anxious. It was SO HEAVY and was fighting and sinking like dead weight. I thought I was going to lose the monster, and I could feel that it was heavier than anything I had caught before. WHAT A FIGHT!!! After about 20 minutes of reeling and fighting, I pulled in a 25 POUND LAKE TROUT!!!

And then…the very next day…I caught another monster. Wow…I was so excited!! The second fish I thought was not as heavy. My hubby asked, “you think you need the net?” I said…”oh…I don’t know. Maybe you can hand net it…LOL.” Um yeah…I got it up to the boat and the hubby yelled…”Uh no…don’t think I will be hand netting that one!!” We got that baby in the boat and it weighed a whopping 23 POUNDS!!!!

Overall, I caught a 25 pounder, a 23 pounder, an 18.5 pounder, two 18 pounders, a 14 pounder, and two 13.5 pounders. So yeah…I caught some amazing fish on this trip, and Mackay Lake is such an amazing Lake Trout Fishery that there are not words for how great it is.

Another great thing about this trip was the new and interesting experiences that I had. There were lots of firsts for me on this trip. For the first time, I got to see the tundra and step on it. It’s squishy, by the way!! I got to see the Northern Lights and go to Yellowknife. I got spermed on by fish (more on that story later…believe me, it is worth the wait), and I got to visit Northwest Territory and go farther North than I have ever been!!! I saw a Caribou up close and personal, also!! It was such and exciting trip!!!

The views in this place were the most extraordinary of any of my trips. I felt so alone and so isolated in the tundra…like perhaps we were the first humans to step on some of the islands that we ate lunch on. When you shut the boat engine off…you actually heard the silence. I had a lot of time to reflect and center. The one thing I was able to figure out is that life is truly precious…and that I am a very lucky fisherbabe!!!

More to come soon~

Happy Fishing~

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A new law has just been passed. As of Tuesday September 15, 2009, anyone behind the wheel of a powered watercraft must be licensed with a Pleasure Craft Operator Card (more simply known as a Boating License). The penalty for not complying starts at a $250 CDN fine.

So get our there and get your boating license if you don’t have one yet! The test is just simple 36 questions which take about 1 hour to complete, so there’s really no excuse not to take it. You wouldn’t want anything standing in the way of catching your next big fish, would you?

This is a slideshow that we posted on GetREELed a few months back but it’s still funny as heck. Let us know what you think and if you have any funny photos contact us so we can make the next version.

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Last year, after wishing we had a boat, cause fall was approching and the fish were heading into deeper water. My uncle gave me and my partner Nate a project boat. It was fire engine red, the floor was rotted, and she had no steering wheel or motor. But we did not care, we had a boat. So we went on craigslist and purchased a motor at a reasonable price, 25hp and in excellent condition, what he Failed to tell us was there was an adapter that conected the fule line to the motor, more on that later.

We worked for months fixing this boat the redneck way. Creating our own control panel, laying a new plywood floor and patio carpet. When it came to the motor we were clueless, We knew it could be wired to the battery so we tried that but something was a miss seeing how the engine would crank when we connected the battery cables. We did some research and found we needed a solenoid to keep the engine from turning over until the key was turned. We decided we would just hand crank it and not bother with the key start for now.

Thinking we were ready I invited my pops to come out with us. My mom dropped pops off to us in the morning, and we loaded the boat with all our gear and headed off for the lake. We stopped by Dockside bait shop to get our bait then proceeded to the sandbar. We prepped the boat, conected the fuel line and got pops in the boat as I started to back down the ramp there was a CRACK, THUD! when I got out to see what the problem was I noticed pops was missing. The seat screws didn’t hold and the seat fell backwards and poor pops was laying on the floor. After a good laugh we began to lower the boat, but Nate made the mistake of unhooking the boat from the trailer before starting the engine. Nate quickly Climbed aboard the boat and tried to start the engine while i parked the truck.

When I returned to the ramp they had drifted 25 feet out, I could see Nate yanking on the cord trying to get the engine to turn over. I laughed for a moment before realizing they were drifting further, Nate gave up on the engin and began to frantically look for the paddles. “Trow the anchor!” I yelled Nate Threw the make shift anchor, a heavy scissor car jack tied to a rope, and he yelled “Were are the paddles?” Thinking to myself Oh No ” I holared back “Left them at the house.” Nate slapped his forehead and gave a Homer Simpson “DUH!” “You’ll Have To Swim Out Here And Get us.” Nate Replied.

I began to Strip down to my shorts and walk out. The Stones on the floor of the lake hurt like hell, as i got up to my chest i couldn’t go any further. Nate then grabbed the anchor line and pulled the boat forward, then he lifted the anchor and gave it a toss in my direction and pulled the boat closer till i was able to grab the rope and walk the boat to shore. After all that excitement we just fished from shore and laughed at ourselves and our first boat adventure pops comment is and will always be “At least she floats.”.

Since our adventure We found the problem and fixed it, but I don’t think I’ll be taking on anymore project boats anytime soon. This is one of our favorite stories, and I’m glad to be able to share it with you.

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