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Old 09-10-2014, 03:52 PM
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Hi all, once again Liz and I were able to enjoy what has become an annual event for us, our fly-in trip to Ryan Lake with Mikisew Sportfishing. This year we were there from Aug 19th till the 27th.
As usual we went as far as Gregoire Lake the night before we flew up and made our way to McMurray Aviation on the morning of the 19th. We were able to have a nice visit with Tim Gillies at the airport as he happened to be flying up to Fort Chip that morning as well. After we got our stuff loaded we boarded the 206 this year and headed for the lake. The trip up was safe and wonderful as usual and it is getting to be even a bit boring for Liz as I've done it 9 times now and this was her 7th trip.



After dropping us off, our pilot Cody gave us a quick fly-by,



so we packed our gear into the cabin, put down the flaps and once again we were 'Home Alone'.



We headed out onto the lake and were soon into some nice fish, some so nice that Liz couldn't even get her hat on straight.





A couple of days later we had our the first visitors we actually got to see as Brian Lepine stopped by with a group on their way up to McLelland Lake and dropped off some extra propane and lantern fuel for us. After a brief visit they were on their way again and we were alone in paradise again.



As usual we found lots of these,



which led to more of these,



and for the first time, 2 awesome batches of these.



We of course saw some of the locals,



and had some new visitors.



We also had a close encounter with a family of spruce grouse which obviously had no fear or understanding of what we were as we were able to get quite close to them.



More to come.
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Old 09-10-2014, 03:55 PM
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As usual we spent hours trolling around and enjoying one spectacular sunset,



after another.



Of course we were able to catch more than enough walleye like this,



and this.



We ended up with plenty of stringers like this,



which led to way too much of this.



Liz even had an interesting double header of her own, as she hooked a small walleye and hauled in a decent pike that latched on to it as well.



We also made our annual visit to our inukshuk Brian, who is named after our handicapped son who is unable to join us on these trips.



But all good things come to an end and the 27th arrived way too soon, so we pulled up the flaps, shut off the propane and put out the unwelcome mats as there was no one coming in to take our spot.



Were fortunate enough to get the royal tour on the way home as we dropped Brian Lepine and a helper off at Barrow Lake on the way out as they were on their way to put a new roof on the cabin there as well as at Ryan Lake.



We then were on our way to McLelland Lake to pick up the group that had stopped on their way in to drop off our propane, and were soon on our way back to Fort McMurray.



We drove back as far as Touchwood Lake where we spent one more night and made our way home the next morning.



As usual, we would like to thank Tim Gillies and Brian Lepine from Mikisew Sportfishing for making it happen flawlessly year after year and of course the people at McMurray Aviation for getting us there and back safely. And as always we are astounded that we can pretty much spend as much time as we like there in August, as once again there was no one there when we arrived and no one coming in as we left. You folks are welcome to vacation wherever you please, but it is awesome that you are willing to leave us such awesome opportunity to spend time in such a special place as this! We'll send another report next year and share our experience with you.

Liz and George Noel
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Old 09-10-2014, 04:02 PM
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Looks like you had a great trip. I can't wait to take my son on his first fly-in to Loutit next year! Pure solitude up there.
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Old 09-10-2014, 04:56 PM
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Great report and pics, gunna make it back to Ryan sometime soon.
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Old 09-10-2014, 07:55 PM
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Brilliant thread, pics , story line and food. What more could we need. thank you for the fine work . Congrats on the fantasic trip . Might have to look into a trip up that way.
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Old 09-12-2014, 12:40 PM
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George,

Thanks for sharing. I've always enjoyed your Ryan Lake update. It looks so peaceful up there.

Chris
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Old 09-12-2014, 08:38 PM
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Those are some neat pictures. Thanks for sharing
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Old 09-12-2014, 09:27 PM
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Excellent picture thread!! Very much enjoyed that
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Old 09-13-2014, 03:38 AM
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Sounds like a piece of heaven!!
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Old 09-13-2014, 09:57 AM
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Great pics and report. You must count down the days until next year.
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