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Tikka270wsm
07-15-2013, 12:45 PM
Just finished a 9 1/2 week shift in Cambridge Bay, Nunavit and decided I'd share a couple of pics here. First one is the first Lake Trout I've ever caught. Not a monster by any means but cool non the less. I caught this fish on June 5th of this year through the ice. Never would have imagined that I'd be ice fishing in June.

http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww338/Bearhunter09/FirstLaker_zpseace1460.jpg (http://s733.photobucket.com/user/Bearhunter09/media/FirstLaker_zpseace1460.jpg.html)

This is the biggest of many Arctic Char I caught during my shift out there. Again, not a big fish but put up a spirited bout on light tackle and was a good eater. This fish was caught in the river that flows out of the same lake that I caught the Laker out of. It's amazing what a couple weeks of warm weather can do to the landscape. Not to mention 24 hours of daylight pounding on the ice and snow. This Char was caught in the first week of July if I remember correctly.

http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww338/Bearhunter09/FirstArcticChar_zps4cc848e4.jpg (http://s733.photobucket.com/user/Bearhunter09/media/FirstArcticChar_zps4cc848e4.jpg.html)

adriaticum
07-15-2013, 12:50 PM
Nice fish!
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pronghorn
07-15-2013, 01:36 PM
Looks like a great time

Sofa King
07-15-2013, 01:56 PM
awesome fish.
on top of the world up there.
very jealous.

greybark
07-15-2013, 07:21 PM
Hey Tikka270 , while serving as a Dive Officer in the CAF I had a dive team stationed in Cambridge Bay (a Centennal Projet looking for Franklins Ships) . Caught lots of Char , I remember for some reason they prefered a Red and White Thompsion spoon over the White and Red version .
Cheers

BuckNaked
07-15-2013, 08:01 PM
Love Char, dont forget a yellow/black or yellow/red 5-o-diamonds spoons, I used to hammer the dollys withem!

REMINGTON JIM
07-15-2013, 08:23 PM
Very KOOL - Ice fishing in JUNE ! Nice Fish ! :-D RJ

coach
07-15-2013, 08:58 PM
Great stuff! Sounds like quite the experience working up there.

The Hermit
07-15-2013, 09:51 PM
Ah yes the good ol days... loved the NWT. Spent a month in CamBay one weekend! ;-) Nice people up there too. I'll have to get back up north again some day... my daughter was born in Yellowknife Dec 84 and I promised to take her back to see the place some day.