NLaferriere Posted January 12, 2016 Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 During the summer months I work above the Arctic Circle on Great Bear Lake, NWT and Tree River, Nunavut as a fishing guide. Here's a few pics from this past summer. August Northern Lights. Gotta love having to look straight up and south in order to see the lights. 20 lb lake trout caught with the fly rod from shore. My biggest I've personally caught on fly gear.Redfin Lake Trout (different morph) caught from shore on fly gear. Redfin release. Third Falls on the Tree River, Nunavut Tree River Sunset Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NLaferriere Posted January 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 46lb laker Moooooooose Arctic Grayling Young bull muskox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted January 12, 2016 Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 Great pics! :drool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NLaferriere Posted January 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 Wolf Sun finally setting in August. Sun doesn't at the end of June and first couple weeks in July.Arctic Char from the Tree River Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NLaferriere Posted January 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 Great pics! :drool: Thanks Jvision! It's a pretty incredible part of Canada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceturf Posted January 13, 2016 Report Share Posted January 13, 2016 Woa, thank you for sharing dude! Very crisp photos, do you mind emailing me full res photos ? I wouldn't mind adding them to my screensaver / background. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corrosionjerry Posted January 13, 2016 Report Share Posted January 13, 2016 Great pics.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syno321 Posted January 13, 2016 Report Share Posted January 13, 2016 Great pics! I've got 2 questions if you don't mind... What would be the estimated age of those lakers? How are the bugs up there at that time of year, and how do you deal with them? Oops, 3 I guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NLaferriere Posted January 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2016 Thanks! Bugs are bad for the first couple weeks, mostly just a nuisance at shore lunch and on shore. I just try to pick a windy shore lunch spot and use bug spray when needed. As for bugs while fishing, not really an issue. It's a giant lake. Age of the lakers, it's less than you'd think. The Redfins and even more accurately, the Butterfly Redfins live the longest, up to 70 years. The big piscivorous "Greys" are 30-50 yrs old. We have 7-11 different morphs of Lake Trout in Great Bear Lake. (depends on which biologist you talk to) All classified as the same species but each has evolved to occupy a specific niche in the food chain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geleen Posted January 13, 2016 Report Share Posted January 13, 2016 Thanks for the great pics. Those are some very big fish. Is it catch and release only or do you enjoy them for lunch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackerberry Posted January 13, 2016 Report Share Posted January 13, 2016 Awesome pics and great catches! Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NLaferriere Posted January 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2016 Thanks for the great pics. Those are some very big fish. Is it catch and release only or do you enjoy them for lunch? We keep a juvenile Redfin for lunch everyday, approx 4-6lbs. Redfins are the most abundant morph of lake trout in the lake and inhabit a lot of different habitats. From the shallow surge zone, to deep water troughs and drop offs to open water. I've seen them crashing on balls of ciscoes at the surface and even sipping caddis flies off the surface. They seem to be more of an opportunistic generalist feeder. The Greys are the largest and feed on whatever will fit in their mouth. They also have large heads, massive mouths and enlarged teeth. This combined with a long, sleek body and large tail make them the ultimate predator in Great Bear Lake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NLaferriere Posted January 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2016 Here's a few of the different morphs of Lake Trout in Great Bear Lake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostface Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 Sweet pics, that looks like a great time. I was out by Shearwater a couple years ago fishing for salmon and halibut, didn't get beasts like that though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomethingIsFishy Posted February 11, 2016 Report Share Posted February 11, 2016 Thanks for sharing :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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