One of my favourite little trout lakes required a short hike in from a secondary road North of Sudbury. I love the lake because I can actually drive a small car near it, which is handy because there is no place for turning around and it makes for a tight fit with a truck.
The hike in is relatively short, depending on how you look at it. It takes about 20 to 25 minutes. There is one caveat. It involves going up a fairly substantial hill that tests the endurance of your heart in the middle section.
You have to shift yourself into beast mode to power up the hill and get to the flat section. I may be exaggerating slightly, but the hill does demand you work to get to the lake. I’ve had a few buddies make the hike up that hill and none of them likes it, or me, for a short period afterwards.
We usually get a few trout though and that wipes away any sour bitterness that may have lingered in the sweat and lung-heaving people experienced getting to the spot.
I love it. I really do. I love the walks in winter to places and the challenge.
Most of the times, I put everything (rods, lures, snacks, etc) in my blue backpack (which has been featured in this magazine before) and strap a six-inch manual ice auger to it and away I go. I keep one free hand open and my other hand carries the bait. You can also get a small sleigh to pull yourself. They
allow you to bring a few more items if you’re willing to do more work for things such as a portable shelter.
It doesn’t take much to get out there.
This is what a new season is about. Getting out there and experiencing everything it can throw at you. No season is the same. Experience as many and as much of them as you can.
Have fun this winter.
required a short hike in from a secondary road North of Sudbury. I love the lake because I can actually drive a small car near it, which is handy because there is no place for turning around and it makes for a tight fit with a truck.
The hike in is relatively short, depending on how you look at it. It takes about 20 to 25 minutes. There is one caveat. It involves going up a fairly substantial hill that tests the endurance of your heart in the middle section.
You have to shift yourself into beast mode to power up the hill and get to the flat section. I may be exaggerating slightly, but the hill does demand you work to get to the lake. I’ve had a few buddies make the hike up that hill and none of them likes it, or me, for a short period afterwards.
We usually get a few trout though and that wipes away any sour bitterness that may have lingered in the sweat and lung-heaving people experienced getting to the spot.
I love it. I really do. I love the walks in winter to places and the challenge.
Most of the times, I put everything (rods, lures, snacks, etc) in my blue backpack (which has been featured in this magazine before) and strap a six-inch manual ice auger to it and away I go. I keep one free hand open and my other hand carries the bait. You can also get a small sleigh to pull yourself. They allow you to bring a few more items if you’re willing to do more work for things such as a portable shelter.
It doesn’t take much to get out there.
This is what a new season is about. Getting out there and experiencing everything it can throw at you. No season is the same. Experience as many and as much of them as you can.
Have fun this winter.
-Scott
The hike in is relatively short, depending on how you look at it. It takes about 20 to 25 minutes. There is one caveat. It involves going up a fairly substantial hill that tests the endurance of your heart in the middle section.
You have to shift yourself into beast mode to power up the hill and get to the flat section.