Great Pike Bite At Ice-Out

This is my first blog. I would like to add to it on a regular basis so that we can keep in touch. Hopefully, I'll have the opportunity to update it daily but my schedule can get very hectic in the summer months.
It's apparent that the conditions in the United States have put people off travelling. The war, the economy, high gas prices, the weaker greenback and border crossing issues are really cooling down the traditional rush to the great Canadian wilderness. It's a shame. I think these are all the more reasons to pack up and get away from it all. Folks need to cultivate a new prospective, re-adjust their priorities and simply rest. Fishing in the vast Canadian north can cure many ills. I guess it isn't just the fishing but the environment and the company. There is nothing better to heal the wounded soul than calm waters and the call of a loon. I've witnessed the healling nature can provide first hand. Nose to the grindstone, driving people begin to relax and let their tough hard exteriors fall away in the quiet and sunshine out on the water. How can people maintain their sanity in the constant din of noise and negativity everywhere these days? Pack up and go, what's really holding you back, nothing really as important as your piece of mind and personal freedom. We claim to be free but are we if other people, our jobs, or such absurd things as a stock market report confine us. Get away and live free for just a little while!
The pike are biting. Many of the largest fish are located in the extreme shallows. Some, I feel, haven't spawned yet. It may have to do with the water level control on Rainy Lake but that's a topic for later blogs. I caugth more than 40 nice fish on Saturday and about the same on Sunday. I had to work on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and tonight so lookout tomorrow morning! I haven't come across any smallmouth yet. As the water tempertures warm they should follow baitfish into shallow bays. I can't wait to catch my first smallie of the season. One interesting thing. We are about 2 weeks ahead of schedule. Spring came early and that is a real treat for us up here. The trees have began to bud and the insects are emerging. Well, so have the woodticks so if you come up bring repellent. Don't forget to check out my new website, www.jackfishhammy.com
Great Fishing and Stop and take a breath!

Some Great Books to Read This Spring

Three Day Road- By Joseph Boyden... The best I've read in a long while. You'll love it too.
The Lance and the Shield: The Life and Times of Sitting Bull- Sitting Bull was a true hero. Few better men.