There are many lakes that harbor these legendary fish, Wollaston, Black, Athabasca, Nueltin, and Riou to name a few. It s a relatively easy trip. Fly to Winnipeg, charter a flight to Saskatoon, then on to your lodge of choice. Before dinnertime you're tweaking your gear at camp. There are miles and miles of cabbage over rock points and submerged islands that will offer the motivation to keep you casting all day.
Any cast can produce a trophy fish.
For a moment time stood still as I looked into the crystal clear water and watched a black shadow, a huge black shadow, trailing my fish. But by the time I could get my lure back in the water we watched the beast slowly swim away. We cast feverishly in silence for about a half an hour until we moved to another spot, only to return and cast again and again. We never saw him again. Well, when you see a native guide that has fished these waters for over forty years speechless and shaking, you know you ve just been in the presence of a legend.