Check with the Alaska Fish and Game for licensing requirements and bait and limit restrictions. And, when possible, practice catch and release.

An angler lobs his baited jig next to a submerged rock near the outside of a weedline. The bobber disappears, Tom sets the hook and a one pound Crappie dances at the end of his line. Time to bait the hook again. Two dozen minnows are not to many for four hours of Spring Crappie angling. My partner Tom and I do this every spring at Chautauqua Lake with my fishing club.

Usually not living more than 6 years this member of the sunfish family can be caught in water from 3 to 15 feet deep, depending on the clarity of the water. When spawning conditions are suitable and there is ample food supply a large brood of fish will survive. The Black Crappie matures in its second year and a 1/2 pound Crappie can lay 20,000 to 50,000 eggs.

The young feed on plankton and insects while a high protein minnow diet is essential for slab Crappie. The waters in the northeast have a healthy minnow population; therefore healthy Black Crappie. The result is big fish and plenty of them. Crappie can be aggressive, battle well and taste good. What more can an angler ask for?

Today, many are rented villas in Tuscany vacation from their proprietari.Talvolta be rented entirely, which makes them particularly suitable for families and large groups, but are often divided into several smaller apartments, also suitable for couples or smaller families.

Some historic Tuscan villas also have been turned into hotels, Sicily villas or bed and breakfast from the ‘family atmosphere, where guests can feel at ease, like visiting the house of a dear friend.

A little ‘history …

In the Middle Ages there were frequent clashes between opposing factions and political upheavals in the cities and on these occasions families prudently took refuge in their country estates.

The villas in Tuscany were built away from the villages and had no military function, so the houses themselves did not need any special defenses as needed instead of the castles or fortresses. So the traditional look of a fortress, with towers, thick walls and small windows was mitigated by the ‘addition of decorative details, approaching to simply plastered walls, arches and courtyards with well. The architecture of these castles became an example to copy and develop and the result can be seen clearly in appearance and elegant classical villas that have taken over time in Tuscany and then throughout Italy.

Treat Steelheads like rainbows. Steelheads are rainbows that moved to a large body of water at an early age, grew and returned to spawn. Steelhead feed on smelt and alewife and can weigh over 20 pounds in Lake Ontario.

Angeling Methods – drift fishing from shore, casting, drifting by boat and trolling.

GEAR

• ROD- Your choice.
• LINE- Use superior 6 to 8 pound test line with 2 to 6 pound leader.
• HOOKS- Short shanked hooks matched to the size of your bait.
• LIVE BAIT- Fish spawn in egg sacks or single eggs. In some area worms and
• wigglers are productive.

ARTIFICIALS- Small spinners. When casting use spoons, wiggling plugs and minnow emulating lures. Flat lining, running planer boards and down riggers will bring fish to the net.

Soon Steelheads will be staging at the mouth of streams and rivers for the spawning cycle.

A sled, an auger with a screw type head or motorized, food strainer and a plastic pail for bait and sitting. Also a portable depth finder, tip- ups and jigging poles with 4 pound test line. Choose you place to fish the same as in summer: docks, weedline and drop offs. Use your summer time map and core your hole; one by the weedline, inside the weed edge and one farther out.

LURES A tiny tear drop spoon tipped with a wax worm or minnow. A white or yellow jig tipped with a wax worm or minnow will put fish in the bucket. Jig either lure every minute or two. Keep your bait moving.

TIP Use Four to six pound test line with a small slip sinker and steel leader when fishing for pike or pickerel. Large minnows are the bait of choice. By now you are set for visiting until someone hollers, “Flag Up.”

TIP OF THE WEEK When ice fishing deep lakes the warmest water is at the bottom – good for trout.

When you feel the tap- tap of a strike set the hook hard, and use a steady retrieve to the net. In the spring perch will hit on a small spinner or small crank baits. Remember, perch are a schooling fish by age, so if you catch one fish you should catch a bucket full. I like an ultra-lite rod and reel, 4 to 6 pound test line, a # 10 hook, and a split shot. Once prepared, lower your line to the bottom and then raise it about 12 to 18 inches from the bottom. You are now in perch catching territory and remember perch are caught to eat so only take enough for dinner.

Hound A Trout, Catch The Beagle

The Beagle is a safe, fully inspected, insured, and equipped 27 foot dual engine cruiser that weighs 4 tons. She has all rods, reels, and tackle to insure your fun and productive day’s fishing. She also has the latest safety and fish finding electronics. There is a stand-up, enclosed bathroom, cabin, and bunk for your comfort and safety. For the physically challenged sportsperson, we have a wheel chair ramp, rod holders, and fighting belt.

The dual engines supply all the power to tame any rough seas or inclement weather. We supply all the gear, clean your catch, and provide you with instant pictures for those long lasting memories. Limit catches are possible and many trophy fish are brought aboard. The state record steelhead trout at 27 pounds, and the largest salmon, at 47 pounds, were caught from our port. Many other trophies are caught at the most productive and consistent port on Lake Ontario. We are also well versed in catch and release for those wanting to preserve the future of this fishery. Come join the fun, catch some fish, and mount that trophy for the wall.

Capt. Ron LaGamba

A native of Niagara Falls, New York, Capt. Ron has always had a life-long passion for angling. For the past 25 years, he has been successful at fishing and boating on Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, the Niagara River and flyfishing all the local streams and rivers. Capt. Ron is a professional, full time, licensed Coast Guard captain who lives with his wife and beagles in Albion, New York. He is certified by the DEC and is a fishing, hunting, and wildlife expert. Capt. Ron will work his hardest to guarantee your trip to be unforgettable. He is one of the area’s best and hard working captains!

Working with youg people and the physically challenged are among Captain Ron’s fortes. With over 20 years of fishing and outdoor experience, he is often called upon to give seminars about the outdoors to area young people and schools.

When to Come

April is the start of the fishing here. It is the most productive time of the year for quantity and quality of fish. This is trophy Brown trout time, trolling close to shore using, planer boards and stick baits and the action is non-stop.

• May brings on the warmer weather and high jumping steelhead. The state record steelhead was caught in May. It also brings on the spring charged King Salmon.
• June is a excellent time for a variety of fish being caught, the calmest lake conditions, and is also the start of the Walleye fishing on Lake Erie, the Walleye Capital of the world.
• July is both the walleye pike prime season on Erie and trout and salmon on Ontario. This is the peak Steelhead and pre-spawn King’s month to go on a feeding frenzy.
• August is the drag-screaming, tackle-busting peak King Salmon season. Come catch some of these heavy weight “Slamming Salmon”.

Area Tourism

We are located in a quiet farm community a short drive from the New York State Thruway. This rich culture is located an hour’s drive from Niagara Falls, Buffalo, and Rochester. The mighty Niagara Falls, one of the natural wonders of the world, is an hour’s drive from our home. We have Bed and Breakfast Inns, farm markets, antique shops, cobblestone buildings, state parks, wildlife refuges, and an area filled with 1800′s charm. The night life and facilities are endless and the fishing is World Class!

Call or write: Beagle Charters
Capt. Ron LaGamba
2624 Oak Orchard Road
Albion, New York 14411
716-589-0005 / 1-800-TROUT64

The professionalism exhibited at dockside each morning defines organization as ten neatly uniformed guides emerge from the transportation ferry and enthusiastically converge on their skiffs with guest lunch boxes, rods, tackle, hand-held radio and a big smile. As a beginner or veteran bonefisher, your greatest asset is your guide, and the native guides at Deep Water Cay are the best in the business at fulfilling your fishing expectations. Some of the guides have been with the club over 20 years. The Guides are very personable and will go out of their way to teach and encourage anglers in any way possible. They have an uncanny ability to spot fish under the worst conditions and pole the skiff into a perfect casting position within seconds.

With over 250 square miles of flats between Grand Bahama and Abaco Island, it is home to many double digit bonefish and a tremendous population of four to eight pound bones. To chase the bonefish the club maintains a fleet of eleven specially designed Dolphin Super Skiffs, and there is a full-time mechanic on duty seven days a week to ensure that every boat is in top mechanical condition. Anglers go to Deep Water Cay for the bonefish, however, other species like barracuda, jacks, sharks and permit also inhabit these same waters and add a great variety to your trip.

Each evening brings the anglers to the Blue Hole Bar for the nightly exchange of fish tales and excitement for the next day angling. The elegant candle-light dinners are hosted (often by Paul and Alison Adams) in a congenial family atmosphere at a lively table complete with fresh Bahamian Androsia linen and a beautiful floral center-piece. The cuisine consists of fresh seafood grouper, snapper. lobster and that all-time favorite, conch. In addition to superb seafood, traditional fare like roast rack of lamb with crusty rosemary potatoes is served.
Deep Water Cay Club is the oldest and most exclusive bonefish destination in the world and is indeed a special place. A quiet remote getaway, rope hammocks gently swaying among the seagrapes, white sandy beaches, swimming pool, snorkeling Thrift Harbor, and Booktraders Paperback Library all offer diversions for the non-fishing companion.

Deep Water Cay offers packages of three, four and seven nights operating mid-September through June. Getting there is very easy with charters from Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, landing at the lodge’s 3200 ft hard-pan private air strip in the middle of a bonefish paradise.

Located at the junction of the historic Ottawa and Mattawa rivers the lodge offers the unique opportunity to fish and hunt in two Canadian provinces. This means twice the territory, expanded seasons and greater variety of species. For example Quebec allows a moose to be taken by bow during bow season and by rifle during rifle season. Ontario on the other hand has regulations for deer hunting much less stringent than Quebec. Our experienced management and guides will design annual hunts to ensure the best opportunities for each species in each province.

Small game and waterfowl hunting are great ways to spend some time after you’ve taken your big game animal. When you want to fish for fun you can catch Walleye, Northern Pike, Large and Small Mouth Bass, Muskie, Whitefish and Sturgeon off the dock. When you want to get serious we’ll take you into the ZEC MAGANASIPI. Just across the river, this three hundred square mile preserve offers three hundred and seven lakes. Rainbow trout, Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Lake Char, Splake and Sauger along with the others mentioned above can be caught in record numbers and trophy sizes. Just a forty five minute drive from the club (paved road) puts you in ALGONQUIN PARK. Four thousand and eight hundred square miles of protected wilderness, a thousand miles of inter connected canoe routes and lakes, fishing and wild life viewing without equal in North America.

Sound like your in the middle of nowhere?

The Mattawa Gaming Club is located just four miles from the village of Mattawa, Ontario. Less than three hundred miles from Buffalo NY or five hundred miles from Clevland Ohio.

Mattawa and area is a snowmobilers paradise. Ontario offers excellent snow conditions and the largest groomed trail system in the world, twenty two thousand miles. To access this system from the club just turn on your machine and go. Or go wild! We’ll take you across the river and into the Laurentian mountains, country so remote and breathtakingly beautiful you’ll remember it forever. Deep powder, 50 degree hill climbs and lakes not accessible in summer provide trophy ice fishing that combine to make these trips world class adventures.

Or how about a little boat ride?

Say two hundred miles along the Lake Temiskaming /Ottawa River Waterway. Accommodating boats up to thirty feet in length the route is a historical and cultural treasure. First used as the main exploration route to the west, then as a major fur trade route in Canada and then for the massive logging drives of the eighteen hundreds the waterway offers the opportunity to revisit our past and learn of the three cultures (Native, Quebecois, and English) that came together to open up this massive wilderness. Visit historic sites and museums, watch Golden Eagles soar and dive for fish to feed their young, camp on pristine beaches and fall asleep to the sound of loons, unconcerned with your presence.

But what about the club?
The club is dedicated to avid sportsmen and comes fully equipped to help ensure your fishing and hunting success. Members have use of one of three fully furnished lodges. Boats and motors are supplied as are two A.T.V.s to get you to your hunting grounds. Two camping trailers are provided for use during extended hunts. Block and tackle assemblies for game removal and cleaning are also provided. Fish cleaning stations and big game cleaning quarters are on site as are minnow tanks, freezing facilities and on site fuel pumps for your convenience. The club has a total of twenty seven boat and float plane slips for those members wishing to bring their own craft. Year round storage is available and on site management provides security. A full range of guiding and outfitting services are provided to ensure you bring home what you came for. It’s a small private club in a big big land. A total of only eighteen members are allowed to bring up to three guests each time they visit.

Our experienced hospitality management team is on site year round to coordinate bookings and ensure your satisfaction. Individual members have an opportunity to put forth changes to the clubs rules and regulations on an annual basis and such changes will be voted on by the membership. Memberships are legally transferred by way of a ninety nine year lease registered in the Ontario Land Transfer Registry. Memberships are fully assignable and may be transferred, willed or resold at any time. Our American members can take advantage of current monetary exchange rates that reduce membership costs by approximately thirty five percent. For less than the cost of a new bass boat, you, your children and your children’s children can secure your place in the finest wilderness area in the east.

If you are looking for unforgettable adventure, trophy big game hunting, world class fishing and a place in God’s Country call today for more information.

Trevor Warkentin
(705) 744-5127
Email Address
CANSURV@ONLINK.NET

Transportation to and from the camp on the Denali will be provided from the Fairbanks Intn’l Airport. From camp to the fishing areas will be done by your own personal 4-wheeler (ATV) which we will provide. Instruction will be given to those who are unfamiliar or uncomfortable with the operation of these ATVs.

Our guide will escort you to spectacular fishing areas, while traveling through the pristine Denali highlands!

• To photograph some of the most majestic country and scenery that Alaska has to over!
• To capture on film the rich and varied wildlife that you will encounter during your trip!
• To record the highlights of this most unforgettable experience!
• To help recall to memory in years to come the pleasure, excitement, and emotion of this adventure into the Alaskan wilderness!

Relax and enjoy the simple pleasures of rustic country living at our cabins. Eat nutritious home cooked meals every day!

Trips available from June 15 (after the ice melts) to Sept 15 (before the road closes).

SPECIAL!!! (for 3 or 4 people)
5 day adventure (Mon – Fri)
$1500.00 per person
$750.00 down at booking and the other $750.00 due 30 days before your arrival date.
Call for more information & openings.
1-800-895-4281

Includes:

• Transportation to and from Fairbanks International Airport.
• Use of your own 4-wheeler for your 5 day adventure.
• Room and board with home cooked meals.
• Use of all facilities and “toys”.

Equipment you should bring:

Bring your own fishing gear! It’s always better fishing when you use tackle you are familiar with.

Warm clothing is a must (snow flurries can occur at any time), hat, gloves, rain gear, hip boots, sleeping bag, back pack, camera, film, toiletries, special medications, and firearms (if preferred).

Nice to have items, such as, plenty of dry socks, mosquito repellent, sun glasses (polarized), extra hiking boots, pillow, any alchoholic beverages you may favor, Ben-Gay, maybe even a good cigar!

Remember, we don’t promise you many modern conveniences,

We have seen the need for an “off the beaten path” fishing camp designed for people that want to get out and experience the real Alaska and that love fishing! We go back in to the mountain lakes and streams that the normal “highway tourist” only hears about. Our goal is to offer more individual attention and to cause less environmental impact by llmiting the number of guests we take out to a maximum of 4 at a time. We do mostly fly fishing and ultra-light spin fishing for the “big ones” up in the headwaters. Each trip is taylored to what you want to do and the type of fishing you like. We have literally hundreds of lakes and streams in the area to choose from. And this may not be like any other trip you have been on as I consider it unusual to see other people at any of the places we go in to! One word of caution; make your reservations early due to the limited number of people we schedule! Be one of only a few!

Denali Highlands Adventures
P.O. Box 444
Delta Junction, AK 99737
Phone: 1-800-895-4281