Trip Journals

16 August 2015

Monster Fish are a Fitting Tribute

by Harold

A great narrative by Jim Case regarding the 2 largest fish both he and his son-in-law Kevin ever caught.

11 August 2015

Cross One Off the Bucket List!

by Harold

Don Wiggans and Tim Walker made their "trip of a lifetime" to Great Bear's Trophy lodge this July - and what a trip it was!

9 August 2015

Trophy Lodge – July 18 to 25, 2015

by Harold

“The deep waters hide many things, many secret things that are never seen by those who abide in the shallows…”

8 May 2015

Vintage Great Bear Lodge Movie

by Harold

Shot in the early 1960’s on 16mm film, this 27 minute promotional movie came to GBLO courtesy of Lori Volp - Director, Knowledge & Insights Dairy Management Inc. - National Dairy Council; American Dairy Association.

28 April 2015

In the Beginning it Was Just Too Long! - Trophy Lodge, July 16 to 26, 2010

by Harold

This year’s trip started off with a bang as I walked up to the Air Canada check-in counter in Toronto in preparation to boarding my flight to Edmonton.

3 October 2014

Trophy Lodge - July 10 to 20, 2014

by Harold

You Really Can Get There from Here - Eventually

20 June 2013

The First One

by Harold

While it has always been my intention to write this story one day, recent events have given me cause to fast track it to the top of my "to write" list.

21 October 2012

Great Bear Lake Journal - Trophy Lodge - July 14 to 21, 2012

by Harold

While at times it seems to fly by, a year is actually a very long time – particularly between our fishing trips to Great Bear Lake. Anything can, and sometimes does happen that threatens to throw a wrench into our plans, but in 2012, not unlike the previous thirty plus years for many us, the fates were once again in our corner, we overcame the odds, and would soon be gathering in Edmonton on the first leg of our journey to the "Bear."

29 November 2011

Great Bear Lake Journal - July 14 to 23, 2011

by Harold

While our stay at Trophy Lodge would "officially" run from the 16h to the 23rd, we were compelled by circumstances to gather in Edmonton on the 14th. This was a precursor to flying to Yellowknife on the 15th where we would then catch the Plummer's Lodge charter to Great Bear on the 16th.

3 August 2011

Great Bear Journal - 2009

by Harold

Great Bear Lodge - July 11 - 18, 2009 And So it Begins.... To be precise, the adventure began on July 10 when six of us gathered in Edmonton in preparation for heading off to Yellowknife and then to the main lodge on Great Bear. Together with yours truly our group consisted of Art Ross, Ken Gold, Derek Ballantyne, Rodney Harback and his nephew Kevin. That gave us a cumulative total of well over 100 years of fishing on Great Bear - so there could be no excuses in the event we did not catch a truckload of big fish.

Trip Journals You Really Can Get There from Here - Eventually