From Ronda Huston about their fishing vacation last week:
Attached you will find my 32+ a smidge Northern Pike that I forgot to put in your catch/release book. But better than that is the image of my husband Jeff in the background hanging his head in dispair.!!! Something wonderful is really going on at Wabatong---this will be my second consecutive trip that I beat him in NUMBERS and SIZE of fish. Funny, though, he always has some kind of excuse--much like a fisherman's tale.
Ronda Huston
Great Fish and Great Picture Ronda!
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Canadian Fishing, Wildlife & Wilderness Vacations in Northern Ontario Canada.
Fly-in or train-in Fishing, Wildlife & Relaxing Wilderness Vacations away-from-it-all with comfortable accommodations, delicious meals and friendly service at our secluded Wilderness Island Lodge. Enjoy the many stories of us and our guests
Al & Doris Errington
Friday, 16 September 2011
Saturday, 10 September 2011
The Northern Pike Fishing Bos Brothers
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Jeff Bos with 39 inch Northern Pike. |
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Jeff Bos with 36 inch Northern Pike |
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Jon Bos with "smaller" Northern Pike |
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Thursday, 1 September 2011
Fishing in the Weeds
Here is Fred Morris , a guest I was guiding earlier this week , with a northern pike of 33 inches. This fish was caught fishing right above a 12 ft. deep weed bed .These larger walleye and pike are hanging out in these thick weed beds in search of bait fish such as perch.The perch are still hanging around the weeds, but will soon move out to deeper water as the shallow water begins to cool. Once this happens , most of the walleye will start to move into shallow Rockie areas in search of other bait fish like large minnows and also crayfish.These are the same feeding patterns that you see with walleye in May throughout June. In the winter months , perch move to the deepest parts of the lake where the warmest water is. In the summer the weeds start to grow as the shallow water warms up , that's when the perch move into the weeds as they offer structure, which will help them hide from predators , feed on smaller bait fish and also spawn. When this happens its a prime feeding area for these large pike and walleye. A really effective bait to use is the rapala husky jerk size 14 or the rapala x-rap clackin minnow. The clown pattern has been most successful as of late but the green and silver and black silver can be really effective as well.
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Monday, 22 August 2011
Canadian Geographic
We have another special group of guests staying at Errington's this weekend. Ray , a writer for Canadian Geographic has came up by train with his son Cam and photographer Stephanie. Ray is looking to produce an article which expresses what a wonderful experience it is for a father and son to not only go fishing together but enjoy the beautiful wilderness that northern Ontario has to offer. Right now is a perfect time to take in the beauty of lake Wabatongushi,as the leaves are beginning to change color, the air temperatures have cooled down and so have the water temperatures. When the water temperatures drop like this it also makes for some of the best fishing. I have been out guiding Ray, Cam and Stephanie for the past couple days. The first day was slow fishing but we still managed to land several decent size walleye, enough to fill everyone at shore lunch. The Weather did not permit us to go out fishing that evening , so it was another morning trip for us. This particular morning was much better fishing. Between Cam and his father, they landed over a dozen good size fish, mostly walleye but a couple nice northern as well. It seems as though the group is really enjoying themselves , Stephanie is getting some great shots of not only fish but wildlife, families enjoying themselves, kids jumping off the" jumping rock" and also some beautiful scenery's.
The group is leaving in the morning, so hopefully tonight we can get some more good shots of wildlife and maybe even more fish who knows....
The group is leaving in the morning, so hopefully tonight we can get some more good shots of wildlife and maybe even more fish who knows....
Further details on issue dates are still to come.
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Wednesday, 17 August 2011
Another Great Show
The New Fly Fisher has headed home, and are very pleased with the outcome of there stay at Errington's. We finished off the trip landing over a dozen walleye on the fly. The fly that was most productive was the green deceiver.What we were trying to do is imitate a small perch or bait fish , and work the fly over top of weed beds, where there are feeding fish. So for all the fly fisherman out there looking to land some great walleye and northerns on the fly , Erringtons Wilderness Island is a great opportunity for you. The New Fly Fisher is already talking about coming back next year, possibly in May to do some great walleye , pike and also whitefish fly fishing. Word is that The Fish TV and The New fly Fisher episodes will air sometime around December or January but further details are still to come.
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Saturday, 13 August 2011
The New Fly Fisher

Well , the Fish TV trip has come to a conclusion. Lots of fish were caught and the guys had a great time. It should make for a great episode. Ron James finished off the trip with a beauty. Here he is with a 28 " walleye. Just as I finished up with Fish TV , Al and Dorris informed me about another television program that I would be guiding. The New Fly Fisher has arrived , as you can tell by the title , this is a fly fishing only show , which makes for an interesting experience. I had Bill Spicer (host) out very early this morning to make sure we covered the right areas while the walleye are feeding aggressively, which is very important when fly fishing , due to the fact that you are trying to draw the walleye closer to the surface. We had a good morning landing several beautiful walleye. The New Fly Fisher has only booked a 2 day trip so we have tonight and tomorrow to finish the show and it doesn't appear were going to have any troubles. So I will be posting more pictures soon.
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Wednesday, 10 August 2011
Great Evening With Fish TV
The evening fishing was much better,we were set up along a sheltered bay fishing in high winds which created a nice break for the fish to move into.When a large school of walleye move into a break like this they start competing for food, and we knew this was the case soon as we started fishing. We were getting nice 16"-18" walleye coming right up from the bottom racing to strike our rapala's. We tried a few different jigs and lures but the one that seemed to have the most success was the blue and silver husky jerk or the clown husky jerk. Ron managed to close of the evening with this gorgeous 24" walleye.
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Tuesday, 9 August 2011
Update on Fish TV
Here is one of the hosts from Fish TV Ron James holding up a small, healthy northern pike with bright futures. This is one of about a dozen other pike caught around the same size this morning.
Although it was beautiful last evening, and allowed for some enjoyable walleye fishing, the weather was not as permitting this morning as we were only able to film for a few select periods of time and then we headed to the resort with high hopes for the evening.
The weather does look like it is going to clear up for the next couple of days , so I will be posting more photos and updates.
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Fish TV
Everyone at Erringtons is very exited today as we wait upon the arrival of the very popular television program Fish TV. Hosts Leo Stakos and Ron James will be arriving via train at about 5:00.
Fish TV has been a hit Television series for a quite a few years now. I personaly have always followed the show. Growing up I have seen many episodes , most of them in beautiful northern ontario lakes just like Lake Wabatongushi.
Being a hockey player, one feature that always attracted me to watching the show was they usually would have an NHL player co- host the show. I have seen long time legend Owen Nolan , I have also seen popular ex leafs Alexei Ponokorovsky and Nik Antropov whom at first was believed to be joining us this week but right now were not too sure if he is going to make it.
Al and Doris have been generous enough to give me the oppurtunity to guide Leo and Ron, so there will be updates and pictures to come.
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Fish TV has been a hit Television series for a quite a few years now. I personaly have always followed the show. Growing up I have seen many episodes , most of them in beautiful northern ontario lakes just like Lake Wabatongushi.
Being a hockey player, one feature that always attracted me to watching the show was they usually would have an NHL player co- host the show. I have seen long time legend Owen Nolan , I have also seen popular ex leafs Alexei Ponokorovsky and Nik Antropov whom at first was believed to be joining us this week but right now were not too sure if he is going to make it.
Al and Doris have been generous enough to give me the oppurtunity to guide Leo and Ron, so there will be updates and pictures to come.
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Saturday, 6 August 2011
Walleye Father & Son Team
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Dave Smith with 25 inch trophy Walleye |
Caught on a jig with a chartreuse tail, Ben took this quick picture before his dad released this prime spawning size Walleye back into Wabatongushi Lake to continue contributing to great fishing.
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Northern Lights at Errington's Wilderness Island Ontario Canada
We had a great evening for Northern Lights last night. The moon went down early and about 11:30 pm the Aurora Borealis started it's show. Here are a few pictures we took.
We have the perseids meteor showers coming up the end of this week as well. Great time for night skies.
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We have the perseids meteor showers coming up the end of this week as well. Great time for night skies.
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Friday, 5 August 2011


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This is a picture of a baby bear that was at bear point, her name was fluffy and had some of the longest fur that i have ever seen on a bear cub, she is now a full grown adult and is completely independent from her mother.
Sunday, 26 June 2011
Moose & Bears on First Agawa Canyon Train Tour of our Season
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Magnificently Tall and Powerful Young Bull Moose |
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Bull Moose in Velvet Ontario Canada |
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Young Black Bears "Playing?" |
This morning Roger and Diane went on our morning Pontoon Boat tour over to Bear Point and these two young bears were "playing?". A great start to this years train-n Nature and Wildlife Tours.
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Walleye makes Grandpa Proud
Chris Myles caught and released this 29 inch Walleye Friday while fishing with his grandfather Wally and father Bob. This was Chris's second big Walleye of the week, he had also released a 26 inch Walleye on Sunday.
Wally felt this was the best fishing trip he had ever had with over 500 fish caught between their boat and their friends Mark and Ben Althoff.
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Wally felt this was the best fishing trip he had ever had with over 500 fish caught between their boat and their friends Mark and Ben Althoff.
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Friday, 24 June 2011
Expectant Nature Mothers
Great Day on Lake Wabatongushi for George & Christine Cook. George & Christine do a little fishing, enough for shore lunch, but their passion is nature. Today they got wonderful videos of a pregnant moose at the end of Long-Time-No-See-Um Bay, and a loon sitting on and turning her eggs on the sand bar off the East Point of Big Sandy Beach Island.
Both the Loons and the Moose should be having their babies in the next few days. We have already seen on Moose with a new-born calf as well as a few Loons with chicks already.
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Sunday, 19 June 2011
Trophy Walleye Memories with a Replica
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Replica of Pete Buley's Trophy Walleye |
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Pete Buley with 2010 Trophy Walleye |
Replicas of trophy Walleyes are great. They generally look more like the real fish than a real mount does, replicas last forever unlike real mounts where the skin dries, shrinks and cracks over time, and the large Walleye that is a prime female spawner almost 30 years old is released.
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Saturday, 18 June 2011
Tom Holden Walleyes-Up Again!
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Tom Holden with Trophy Walleye |
It wouldn't be so bad but Tom caught & Released the largest Walleye of their vacation back in 2008 as well with a 31-1/2 inch Walleye that ended up being the Largest Walleye Caught & Released in 2008.
But Tom should know that you have to be careful in the Holden Clan fishing as Tom's brother Mike found out last year after playing a prank on the rest of the clan. Read the 2010 post - Revenge is so sweet.
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Tuesday, 14 June 2011
The Conquering Cunninghams
Jerry Cunningham with 35 1/4 Northern Pike |
Pike not smiling, wants back in water |
What I'll remember most about the Cunningham's is the amount of fish they caught, as I'm the lucky girl who got to clean and package a good number of them!
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Sunday, 5 June 2011
Thursday, 26 May 2011
Great Canadian Walleye Fishing Spring 2011
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Joe Douville with 27 inch Walleye |
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Steve Douville with 25 inch Walleye |
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Joe Douville with Nice Whitefish |
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Monday, 23 May 2011
Errington's Lodge Open for Season
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View towards Castle Rocks past Dog Island |
Well we just opened for another season, our first few guests came in on the train Saturday. It has been beautiful up here, nice temperatures and just a little rain every few days. Here is a picture we took yesterday looking out east past Dog Island. You can just make out Castle Rocks way in the distance to the left close to the far shore. When I took this picture Doris and Morgan were actually fishing for Walleye's in one of Doris's favourite Walleye holes close to Castle Rocks. They caught a few Walleye's that Morgan filleted and cooked up for a snack. Walleye fishing is starting out pretty good although nothing big so far.
Have a Great Day!
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Sunday, 24 April 2011
Canada Fishing Last Year
Canadian Fishing 2010
at Errington's Wilderness Island Ontario Canada
at Errington's Wilderness Island Ontario Canada
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Largest Walleye 2010 Catch & Release Fishing Canada |
Future Father-inLaw and Son-in-Law Team on Largest Walleye Released in 2010
Long time guest Tom Quaderer brought his future son-in-law John with him last spring, sort of a pre-welcome to the family and bonding with the future husband of his daughter. They bonded great on this 32 inch Walleye they caught in the evening off of Campsite Island. It was getting dark and they had had a good day of Walleye fishing but they decided to take one more turn with their rapalas along the shore before heading in. John hooked into this 32" Walleye. This was very streesful for Tom because missing on the net for his future Son-inLaw's Trophy Walleye does not set a good precedent in a relationship, and this Walleye was not coming in easy. But Tom got a good scoop on the net, and they laid it out and stared at it in either exhaustion or shock, they were not sure which, but they were very happy. They measured her, took a quick picture, and returned her to the lake to contribute to future fishing. A 32 inch Walleye around here is about 31 years old and a prime spawning female according to our Walleye/Pike Fish Size/Age Chart.
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Largest Northern Pike 2010 Catch & Release Fishing Canada |
Largest Northern Pike of 2010
Ken Champagne, vacationing with his son Chris, caught and released the largest Pike of our 2010 fishing season. Ken Caught and Released this 38 1/2 inch Pike Trophy Walleye Catch & Release Fishing Ontario Canada.

2010 was definitely a great fishing year, especially for Walleye. For more Great Canadian Fishing stories and pictures, as well as some great wildlife stories and pictures, go to our Wilderness Weblog and click on our archives at right for June 2010, July 2010, and August 2010.
Here are the largest Walleye and Northern Pike Caught and Released by our guests fishing at our resort in our 2010 fishing season. It is great to see all these trophy fish going back after some great fights and quick pictures. The biggest walleye and pike are the really prime spawners so retuning them too back to Lake Wabatongushi enures great fishing for future vacations.
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Largest Walleye Caught & Realeased in 2010 | Largest Northern Pike Caught & Released in 2010 | ||
Pete Buley | 30 1/2" Walleye | Mathew Conrad | 36" Northern Pike |
Bob Hanstad | 30 1/2" Walleye | Dave Duquette | 36" Northern Pike |
Jan Fultz | 30" Walleye | Jim Edgette | 36" Northern Pike |
Carlo Williams | 29 1/2" Walleye | Gary Stelow | 36" Northern Pike |
Eric Williams | 29 1/2" Walleye | Rene Gall | 35" Northern Pike |
Pat Allett 32" Northern Pike | Joy Aukland 27 1/2" Walleye | ||
Jill Batchelor 24 1/2" Walleye | Eric Blackall 27" Northern Pike | ||
John Bos 30 1/2" Northern Pike | Mark Bowman 27 1/2" Walleye | ||
Tom Buley 20 1/2" Walleye | Tricia Cooney 31" Northern Pike | ||
George Cross 35 1/4" Northern Pike | Don Donagrandi 24 1/2" Walleye | ||
Mark Fabrii 26" Northern Pike | Len Federer 30" Northern Pike | ||
Gary Giles 28" Walleye | John Hofer 30 1/2" Northern Pike | ||
Ronda Huston 30" Northern Pike | Doug Jones 29" Northern Pike | ||
Mike Kelley 32" Northern Pike | Juanita King 22" Walleye | ||
Dan LeBlond 25" Northern Pike | Chris Light 18" Walleye | ||
Patrick Luea 27 1/2 Walleye | Brian Mack 34" Northern Pike | ||
Janice Maneke 20" Walleye | Gary Maske 28" Northern Pike | ||
Matt McIntosh 32" Northern Pike | Joe Molitoe 19 1/2" Walleye | ||
Kevin Norman 30" Northern Pike | John Porter 20" Walleye | ||
Chuck Pullen 29 1/2" Northern Pike | Tom Quaderer 23" Walleye | ||
Dixie Rudnicki 26 1/2" Walleye | Ed Sedlacek 28" Walleye | ||
Brent Shockley 28" Walleye | Terri Smetana 30" Northern Pike | ||
Cathy Snow 25" Northern Pike | Gary Soles 26" Northern Pike | ||
Damian Starr 29" Walleye | Sue Tilley 34" Northern Pike |
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