When going into battle, the best thing to have is a variety of weapons to defeat your enemy. The more options you have, the better the odds of success. And the more refined your weapons, the more confident you’ll be when it comes to deploying them effectively. This weeks fishing at Pasha Lake Cabins glorified that very fact.
Early on, we were able to mass our forces and exploit (in a conservation sense) the unbelievable Lake Nipigon Brook Trout fishery, where catching 20” coasters is common place. Then, as the week worn on, weather forces mounted a counter attack and kept us in the bays, avoiding the nastiness happening in the main basin of Nippy. To put things into perspective though, the bays I am referring to are comparable to all of Mille Lacs. So, having to fish there can’t be considered a hindrance.
Weather, as any angler knows, can have a huge impact on fishing. When your stuck on one lake, that can be a very bad thing. But when you have 89 other lakes you can fish, your bound to find a body of water that produces, and keeps you fishing when, for instance, big water isn’t an option. Knowing that, we deployed our small lake tactics and flawlessly executed an attack plan that boated A LOT of walleyes, lake trout, brook trout and some trophy pike to boot!
My “fav” story from this week comes from the Ross group out of Michigan. They were a two man team committed to fishing bodies of water WAY back in the sticks. They brought up a MONSTER of an ATV and utilized to get to places no normal human being should go. And when they got there, it was Northern Pike bliss. I am fairly certain that if they wanted to, they could have beached the boat, and walked across the lake on top of all the fish… it was that good! What really makes this story special is that one of the guys has a degenerative health condition and requires crouches to walk. But he didn’t skip a beat when it came to fishing. In one instance they told me, “We don’t care what it takes, just tell us where to go and we’ll take care of the rest”. And that’s exactly what they did and were rewarded handsomely for their efforts. Way to go guys!
I could go on and on with stories like that, but of course the drum beat is sounding for me to get back to the troops and mount another days attack. However, I would be doing a disservice if I didn’t mention the Browning and Wagner group, who collectively have been come to Pasha Lake Cabins for over 20 years. Jamie Wagner (seasoned angler from Lake Mille Lacs) boated her biggest walleye ever at 29” and the Browning crew’s best fishing day boated them 96 pike. Not too shabby!
Looking forward, water temps are starting to creep in to the HOLY FISHING BATMAN area, where every species in our infested fish waters has one thing in mind… FOOD! Also, with warmer weather on the horizon and June knocking on the door, we are off to a FANTASIC start to an early season.
I, personally, am completely AMPED for what next week and the beginning of summer will bring to our battle harden guests at Pasha Lake Cabins.
Until Next Time….
Jamie, sis and her dad – 20LBS Lake Nipigon Northern Pike
Just another day at the office – inland lake fishing
More Trout – Lake Nipigon and Inland
Having to stay off Nipigon isn’t so bad after all!
Stop all ready!!!
Chad:
Thanks so much for all the detail, and the great photos….those brookies are beautiful! I’d be tempted to think that you summed up the experience there, with everything from trophy pike to brookies and walleyes, and more…..but from what James tells me, I know that its still scratching the surface. It’s on my bucket list to get up there and do some fishing with you, and reports like THAT make it all the more tempting to do it soon. Thanks for teasing us a bit down here, but also giving us good reason to check it out. Pretty tough to compare to anything we’ve got going here!
Joel
Joel – When he was here last week, James put on a clinic when it came to showcasing ALL the capabilities of the X Rap – from fishing finicky pike to aggressive walleyes. This was one of many that I landed using his “go to” lure… very cool. Add another weapon to our arsenal… for sure!!!
Awesome job!!
What a fantastic multi-species fishing report!
Brookies, Lakers, Northerns, Walleyes…. It just doesn’t get much better than that! 
Great job Chad getting your anglers on some great looking fish and keep the reports coming! 
Having only ice fished the Pasha area, I need to get up in the open water. Sounds like late May early June armed with lots of Raps would equal a awesome fishing trip…thanks for the report and making the work day go slower.