Hello everyone, we trust you will enjoy this site. So many wonderful times, had by all...who wants to start ? Please click on the word "comments" to include your words of wisdom. A lot of guests ask us about the hot spots on Nagagami Lake and what types of lures to use. Does anyone have a special spot or lure they would like to share?
posted by Nagagami Lodge at Tuesday, November 15, 2005
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Congratulations, ZoE, on adding a blog to the Nagagami Lodge, already outstanding list of reasons why I love Canadians-grin.
As you develop this blog lets ask the Nagagami seasoned visitors what they want to read about, what would be important to us to know about Nagagami Lodge, its future plans (like when can we expect to share and enjoy the sauna???), post their "easy to prepare" menu's, tips on reducing fly-in "over limit" charges, etc. We could really have some fun with this!!! Boca
Hey ZoE. Gald to see this added format. As you are aware, Andy and I were present for the week of the Hockey players and film crew. We did lend out some of our wool gloves, as the oven mits we witnessed looked a little light, but I'm sure were used because of their similarity to hockey mits. We had a great time once again at your lodge. Over 450 fish caught in 7 days, we had some to eat and two for home. 10 Pike over 36" and 5 over 40"
We are looking forward to the week reserved for next spring, and hope winter treats you as well as you always treat your guests. Don
10 MORE COMMON FISHING TERMS EXPLAINED
Angler: An obsessed individual who owns a house that is falling down due to neglect, a truck whose color can best be described as Rust-Oleum, and a pristine boat that he chamois' down methodically before and after each trip.
Knot: An insecure connection between your hook and fishing line -- or -- A
permanent tangle on your spinning reel which forces you to go out and buy a bigger, better, much more expensive rig.
Landing Net: A net used to help drag a large wiggling fish, or an inebriated fishing buddy, on board.
Live Bait: The biggest fish you'll handle all day.
Quiet Water: Your surroundings after you stop cursing your bad luck and fall asleep at the reel.
Skunked fisherman: One who returns to the boat ramp many, many hours after his buddies have gone home so that there are no witnesses to his catch or lack thereor.
Sinker: A weight attached to a lure to get it to the bottom. (2) The nickname of your boat.
Thumb: A temporary hook holder.
Treble Hook: Triples the odds of your catching a fish. Quadruples the odds of your getting the hook caught in your thumb.
Trolling: What you do after you've lost a $500 rod and reel set-up overboard.
Hello Everyone,
We will be attending three more exciting Sport Fishing Shows. Please come out and say Hello!
Spring Fishing Show, Toronto, Feb. 16-19, 2006.
Outdoorama, Novi, MI, Feb. 23-26,2006.
Ultimate Fishing Show, Grand Rapids, MI, Mar.16-19, 2006.
Hope to see there!
Pullen's Nagagami Lodge
By Ron Johnson
This article will chronicle my annual fishing trip to Ontario. Until the passing of my good friend, our party consisted of six anxious fishermen. The last two years, four of us have continued the journey north. The camp we visited this year is called Pullen's Nagagami Lodge. This is just their second year of ownership and they are doing a very commendable job of whipping the camp into shape. The past owners were not very kind to the facility and a lot of work had to be done. Pullen's were gracious enough to donate a trip to their lodge for this past February's fundraiser. A 100% donation, I might add. Our group has been to Nagagami Lake many times. I think next year will be my twentieth visit. We have stayed at three of the four lodges on the lake, which is fly-in only. The time-line of our trip is as follows:
We left the Greenville area shortly after 6:00 am on June 11th. The 500-mile drive north to Hornepayne, Ontario, normally takes us around 100 hours with our normal stops for breakfast and lunch. We spend the night in Hornepayne because our scheduled floatplane flight requires us to be at the base by 6:30 am. The base is only about 6 miles from town. The twenty-minute flight to the lake is very scenic. It is always fun to greet old acquaintances on the dock as we arrive. We all value these new owners as very good friends. Our seven-day trip (Sunday to Sunday) is in a housekeeping cabin. We prefer to do our own cooking and set our meal schedules to accommodate fishing outings.
As many times as I have been to the lake and experienced the great fishing, you really had to be there this year to understand how good it was. There were times that we were truly tired from catching walleyes in the 18" to 22" class on the morning outing. Since the slot size limit was put on this lake, the fishing just seems to be better every year. We had a couple of days that we encountered some good yellow perch. Our boat caught two nice stringers of 9" to 12-1/2" fish. While fishing walleyes we caught several northern pike up to 36". Many times when two boats were near each other, we would all have fish on at the same time.
Some of the highlights of the trip include a wine and cheese reception in the lodge the first evening in the camp to meet new fishermen and renew past friendships, a mid-week picnic / shore lunch that the whole camp participates in, and 18' cedar strip boats with 15hp Honda four-stroke engines. You sleep in beds with sheets and have a mid-week towel and bedding change. Hot showers are available anytime you want and each cabin has flush toilets with 24-hour electricity provided by a diesel-powered generator.
The week went by very quickly. Our boat caught and released our largest walleye ever from the lake on the last day. IT was 28" long and must have been around 8-9 pounds. Next year maybe it will be even larger. Our boat also caught the largest pike - 36" - which we released as well. During the week the wildlife we saw included black bear, moose, loons, osprey, bald eagles, otter and many different ducks.
After eating fresh walleye for seven days straight, we were picked up at 7:00 am on Sunday morning the 19th by a Beaver floatplane with four anxious new fishermen aboard. The dock crew quickly unloaded their gear and reloaded ours. We bid our friends goodbye until the sport fishing show in Grand Rapids next spring. They have a booth and we will look forward to seeing them there. The drive home was uneventful and we arrived at Brookside Golf Course shortly after 6:00 pm.
Of all the trips I take hunting or fishing, this one seems to go by the fastest. If you have any interest in this trip or want any information, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Hey, you have a great blog here! I'm definitely going to bookmark you!
I have a Pier Fishing Guide site. It pretty much covers pier fishing related stuff.
Come and check it out if you get time ;)
The description above gives a lot of detail and it "spot on" with the week I just encountered at Nagagami Lodge!! In a nutshell - Lots of big walleye and pike, and the most fun, hard-working "hosts" imaginable made my most recent trip - June 25 through July 2 - the most memorable fly-in fishing trip ever!!!! In addition to several other lodges in Northern Ontario, I have now visited Nagagami Lodge under all three different ownerships, and I won't waste time comparing. It is amazing what the Pullen family has accomplished in three "short" years! I highly recommend Nagagami Lodge to anyone interested in great fishing, great service and friendly people! I suggest you make your reservations early, because with the improvements they are making the camp will be filling up fast!!!
"Right On!!"
Nagagami Lake froze out in 2007... So, I would recommend going somewhere else for 5-10 years....the fishing will be very hard to find and catch fish for a long time......
Sincerely,
20-year Nagagami fisherman :-)
Funny....It freezes every year...didn't seem to effect the fishing last year or the year before......We're going back and the fishing will be on! FOR SURE!
Hi Guys,
I can't wait untill I can make another trip back to the lodge to see you all. My fishing experience was nothing short of fantastic. Great quality fishing but more so was the hospitality of our hosts.
Harold and Bill make a perfect team. Keep up the good work. I know your clientel will grow quickly.I'll try to make it back in September of 08. Looking forward to my fill of walleye dinners.
Hello everyone.Lets go fishing!!!!! We are currently at the lodge getting ready for opening day. The weather is warming up and the fish ready to fight. See all of you soon. The Pullens.
As winter is just starting I think back to the wonderful time we had at Nagagami Lodge the past 3 years. We missed ZoE this year. I hope she finds her way back to greet her old friends. We also missed William this year. He is quite a card player! We have caught more walleyes in the past three years than I ever thought possible. This trip has been a family get to gether for me as I have had as many as four (all) of my sons accompany me on the trip. The weather has ranged from hot to cold to just right on the trips. What has stayed the same is the abundance of fish we have caught every year and they just seem to get bigger and bigger. We missed Ron's group this year. I know they have had some health issues and I hope they are doing well. Hope to see you next year.
Russ Rogers
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