Whirlwind through Central Canada

[MuskieBait]

Is his name The Bearded Angler by any chance?

You should hit Winnipeg on the way there or back for an afternoon. Nice break for the drive...let the family go shopping for a bit and give you some time to fish. Honestly, it was not difficult finding some respectable Channel Cats there. Actually, all the fish we hooked would be considered respectable by Ontario standard. George and I hooked 3 each in the span of 3 hours of fishing. We could probably catch more if we used other bait and other gear.

I wonder why S. Sask. River was so lifeless. Any idea? Looks to be a great river.

I actually had some of those juvi suckers tapping on the worm...but they were just too quick and their mouths too small to hook. I actually felt one on the "hookset" and lifted it off bottom, but it came off quickly. Probably the fish was just sucking on the bait and not actually hooked.

If you want to stop in Thunder Bay and try for Ruffe, I have a spot to recommend. They are best targeted dawn or dusk though. Study shows that they feed most after 6pm. Maybe you can make Thunder Bay an overnight stop...arrive around 5pm and then try for the Ruffe in the evening.