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Week 9 Recap: Let the Good Times Roll, Big Pike
“Let The Good Times Roll", Big Pike 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...
Week 8 Recap: The Heat Is On! Flyout Lakes are Hot
THE HEAT IS ON! FLYOUT LAKES ARE HOT 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...
Week 7 Recap: It Happens…Only 89 Trophy Fish
“IT HAPPENS” ONLY 89 TROPHY FISH 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...
Week 6: The Beat Goes On, Steady Fishing
WEEK 6: “THE BEAT GOES ON” WITH STEADY FISHING 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...
Week 5 Recap: So Close… to 200 Trophy Fish
WEEK 5 RECAP “SO CLOSE” TO 200 TROPHY FISH 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...
Week 4: Fishing Fun in the Sun!
WEEK 4 RECAP FISHING "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...
Week 3: Much Better Than OK Fishing
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 Catch Trophy Fish
WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH CATCH TROPHY FISH 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...