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Week 9 Recap: Let the Good Times Roll
“Let The Good Times Roll” Right now at Scott Lake we have some good mojo going. The momentum of our record-setting prior week rolled right into Week 9. As if we didn’t know it already, it was confirmed: hot weather means hot fishing. The first three days of the group...
Week 8 Recap: The Heat Is On!
THE HEAT IS ON! Coming off a tough five days of cold, cloudy and rainy weather with matching challenging fishing, there wasn't a lot of optimism within the guide crew about Week 8. Getting big fish was a grind, but here in the far north you predict that things will be...
Week 7 Recap: It Happens…
“IT HAPPENS” Fishing is a lot like playing the lottery: you buy your tickets, and you take your chances. For several consecutive weeks we had a ton of winning tickets. Weeks 4 through 6 were particularly gangbuster groups, averaging 179 trophy fish per week with an...
Week 6: The Beat Goes On
WEEK 6: “THE BEAT GOES ON” We were coming off a record-breaking trophy week at Scott and it would have been reasonable to assume that our big fish needed a rest. But the bruiser pike, fat lake trout and acrobatic arctic grayling had no intention of taking a break:...
Week 5 Recap: So Close…
WEEK 5 RECAP “SO CLOSE” At Scott Lake Lodge our fishing is all about having fun, not setting any records. Over the years we have probably set a few International Game Fish Association (IFGA) line class records but we’re not into that. We’re into guests enjoying their...
Week 4: Fun in the Sun!
WEEK 4 RECAP “FUN IN THE SUN” It keeps getting better and better. We thought Week 3 was great fishing until Week 4 showed up. With abundant sunshine the big pike and the pike anglers were happy and energized. On 176 occasions a trophy fish brought smiles to our guests...
Week 3: Much Better Than OK
WEEK 3 RECAP “MUCH BETTER THAN OK” At Scott Lake Lodge there are OK Weeks, Good Weeks, Great Weeks and Fantastic Weeks. Our Week 3 anglers who made the journey to the 60th parallel in far northern Canada had one of the latter. The week had it all: an incredible total...
Week 2 Recap – When The Going Gets Tough…The Tough Get Fishing
Our second week at Scott Lake Lodge, typically June 14-19, can be absolutely idyllic with blue skies, warm southwest breezes, warming waters and aggressive, hard charging pike that just engulf anything that comes near them. Can be. However, that wasn’t the case this...