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Marten

01/20/2019 04:53PM

Captn Tony: "mpeebles: "What fish spices are in that part of the river and the series of lakes along the route from Burntwood to Thicketwood. Wondering if anyone out there has actually fished it?

There are no natural spices on that route, you'll have to pack in your own! "uote>

Spell check wind another round in the on-line spelling bee. Make that two wins for spell check.

solotrip

01/09/2019 10:17AM

Hey Mike, what would you like to know?

mpeebles

01/09/2019 01:54PM

OR....fly into your lake and then south and frog around Young and Linge area for a while.

mpeebles

04/06/2019 05:16AM

Thanks Mondo! That's one of the routes we're considering other than staying up in that part of the park and flying. Still looking at Musclow heading north out of the park to a lake we didn't make it to last year and then turning around and head up to Job and Robert for a look see. Traveling today so I'll get back with you for more details.
Safe travels.......Mike

Castaway

02/05/2019 10:01AM

Castaway

02/05/2019 10:05AM

mpeebles

07/03/2019 01:59PM

Has anyone been to the lake just west of Banana? It's the one that looks more like a banana than Banana. Wondering if there's a trail going int there?

Thanks.......Mike

mpeebles

08/19/2019 01:37PM

Thanks.

Promise to get one out within a week. Need to figure out the pic thing as well.

Safe travels.......Mike

HighnDry

02/02/2019 10:30AM

Captn Tony: "mpeebles: "What fish spices are in that part of the river and the series of lakes along the route from Burntwood to Thicketwood. Wondering if anyone out there has actually fished it?
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Trying to clear out the italics but failing at it obviously! Oh well, not the end of the world. Sounds like a nice route though!

Mondo63

04/04/2019 04:42PM

mpeebles: "OR....fly into your lake and then south and frog around Young and Linge area for a while."

I flew into Big Shell last summer and then down to Olive, Linge, Young and then paddling out thru Douglas to a boat pickup by Harlan on Red. Humongous walleye, as well as lakers, caught on Big Shell at the outflow and below we caught a lot of eaters. Olive was great fishing. Linge was mind blowing. Multiple sessions of nonstop action. Young was fantastic as always.

Aslowhand

02/05/2019 03:48AM

mpeebles: "Spice(d) fish are a cross between walleye and Old Bay Seasoning. They are generally found in the frying pan section of my kitchen but their range seems to be expanding. Just wondering if they made it that far north yet? If not I'll be doing a lot of cross breeding up there this year.

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Ha, Ha, Ha, that's funny! Now I'm curious. I'm planning to paddle the Dutch River in July. What kind of creatures will I find up there? Probably I'will be a bit too early for a meal of your cross breed. Or do they grow fast? Anyway I'll bring my own spices....

Somewhere on the internet I found a pdf. to download. 'LAKES N'FINS' Woodland Caribou Provincial Park. They note Northern pike (walleye) for Burntwood and for Thicketwood Lake Northern pike, walleye and smallmouth bass. But maybe you already know that.

André

mpeebles

01/09/2019 07:28AM

Does anyone have fishing information on the Dutch River between Burntwood and Thicketwood?

Thanks.......Mike

Castaway

02/05/2019 10:13AM

mpeebles

03/18/2019 04:28AM

ASH.....If I catch any pre seasoned fish I know that you'll have been there. We're heading in July 28 - Aug 18. Still not sure of our final route. That's why I got married.....so I don't have to make any decisions. Perhaps our paths will cross and we can compare fish recipes ; )

Safe travels.......Mike

mpeebles

08/19/2019 01:35PM

Thanks.

Promise to get one out within the week. I need to figure out the pic thing as well.

Safe travels......Mike

mpeebles

01/09/2019 01:51PM

Thinking about a loop from Burntwood west to Thicketwood then back east on the Sobourin to Bigshell.

sns

08/19/2019 12:33PM

Welcome home!

Would love a Trip Report if you are able...

mpeebles

02/05/2019 08:29AM

I'm going up in Aug. but I'm not quite sure where I'm headed yet. I have that same info on the lakes.

Thanks for sharing........Mike

Captn Tony

01/20/2019 08:37AM

mpeebles: "What fish spices are in that part of the river and the series of lakes along the route from Burntwood to Thicketwood. Wondering if anyone out there has actually fished it?

There are no natural spices on that route, you'll have to pack in your own!

mpeebles

02/03/2019 06:48AM

Spice(d) fish are a cross between walleye and Old Bay Seasoning. They are generally found in the frying pan section of my kitchen but their range seems to be expanding. Just wondering if they made it that far north yet? If not I'll be doing a lot of cross breeding up there this year.

mpeebles

08/25/2019 07:46AM

sns.....

I published a trip report. I didn't include pics yet . I'll try to edit some in. Kids are coming for dinner tonight so I'll have tech support.

Safe travels.......Mike

Aslowhand

02/08/2019 01:20AM

mpeebles: "I'm going up in Aug. but I'm not quite sure where I'm headed yet. I have that same info on the lakes.

Thanks for sharing........Mike"

Mike

I will not be back from my trip before 20th of August. Then I'll be able to tell you what fish species I caught and spiced up.

André

ghostrider179

07/04/2019 07:36PM

Mondo, I had started a thread on Olive. Did you catch any lake trout in there? Any tips you have would be great on where to start looking for trout in Olive. Thanks

Mondo63

07/05/2019 10:48AM

ghostrider179: "Mondo, I had started a thread on Olive. Did you catch any lake trout in there? Any tips you have would be great on where to start looking for trout in Olive. Thanks"

Ghost-
First, I hope you have a fantastic trip. We don't target lakers so when I catch one, it's generally as we are jigging for walleye. And given the time of season we like to go (late July to early August for the great swimming, weather and blueberries), the lakers are generally deep. I've been in the Quetico in late May and it's fun to cast for them in the shallows in the evening, but again, kind of lame when it comes to catching them.
I would recommend giving Harlan a shout as he has a place on Olive and fishes it a ton. If anyone can offer you the best advice, it's Harlan. And he's a great guy. Tight lines!!

mpeebles

08/18/2019 07:45AM

Just got back from our trip and I wanted to clarify the fish "spice" issue. Although we did not travel on the Dutch River we did frog around the N/E part of the park for nineteen days. These are my scientific observations as recorded in my journal. There are indeed several distinct "spices" or flavors to the fish. There are at least five and I'm sure many more to be discovered.

In the Bigshell, Little Bigshell, and a bushwhacked lake the walleyes have a somewhat cornmeal/flour, salty and peppery with a hint of paprika flavor to them and a crunchy texture. They seem to pair well with hash browns and a peach tea flavored water.

On Olive they seemed to have a Cajun flavor to them and are somewhat less crispy. They paired nicely with black beans/rice and a red raspberry flavored water.

On Linge they had a distinct Penze's Northwoods flavor (thanks Magic Paddler) and a somewhat smoked/grilled flavor to them. These fish paired well with a lemonade flavored water and any side dish. In a bushwhack lake off of Linge they seemed to have just a buttery flavor to them. Why this is I'm not sure as the lakes are connected by a small stream.

We also found that same Penze's/grilled/smoked flavor to the lake trout from Banana and Bigshell but these seemed to pair better with roasted garlic mashed potatoes and a cherry flavored water. I also detected a hint of maple syrup on this group of fish.

On Young the walleyes seemed to have a combination of all of the above. They would have paired very nicely with ice cream and a cold beer but I couldn't find any stores open in the area.

It was discovered that there are several different fish spieces in those lakes as well.

Now that the issue of fish "spices"/ spieces is settled it's time to start planning next years trip!

Safe travels........Mike

mpeebles

01/09/2019 01:45PM

What fish spices are in that part of the river and the series of lakes along the route from Burntwood to Thicketwood. Wondering if anyone out there has actually fished it?