Tbone, Fish-slayer and I decide to head up to the Yukon in search of some big pike. Head out at 4 am from Prince George.
Here is the VW loaded with 3 guys and all our gear. Also filled bin on roof rack (Cheaper than Thule
)
Head west from Prince George and head up highway 37 (Stewart Cassiar hwy). Road was snow packed with slippery sections.
Hit Kitwanga and head north
Weather is snowy until we pass Iskut and then the sky cleared in the late afternoon
Then it gets dark at 4 pm and we continue north to Alaska highway then head west dipping back and forth over the BC Yukon border.
We run into this on road.....look its a sasquatch....naw just a ghost
Arrive in Teslin at 10:30pm
Bunk down for the night after 18 hour drive.
Next morning we head out in a chilly -47 with wind chill and -41 without. Looking for areas to hit...."I said heh look there is someone fishing out there, lets check it out"....
NO WAY IT CAN'T BE BILL DANCE ALL THE WAY UP HERE
No its the ice man from Teslin. Very nice fellow named Deke who is the icefishing guru up there.
Sure looked like Bill Dance though
Pics from fishing
Me inside icecube
Fish-slayer lands a small Wyoming sized laker
Tbone gets a nice 5lb burbot
Fish-slayer lands an innconu
Fish froze very quickly in these cold temps
It warmed to -25 on our last day there and that seemed real nice after what we had fished in.
Head home and it was snowing alot so made going slow.
Head east on Alaska highway towards Fort Nelson.
Many animals were seen including caribou.
This caribou must have left an impression on Tbone....he jumed over the snowbank and poof sunk into the powdery snow. Reminded Tbone of a cannonball he told us.
Lots of moose
Signs on road told us to slow down as buffalo on road.....Came around a few corners and thought a vehicle was in ditch....Not....just a couple big buffalo
Also some elk
And some wolves but they were to quick for the camera
Hit Liard Hot Springs which was very cool with the steam from it icing the surrounding trees with snow on.
Tbone decides to take a dip. Goes into the unheated (-21) change room and comes running out and yells "Cannonball"
Look at the look on his face...."Oh No its awefully shallow. I don't know about this"
After a warm dip he sprints back to change room then sprints the 300 yards back to the car
All in all it was a fun time with one day producing 30 pike when we concentrated on them. Had a few monsters break us off but thats fishing.
Definately will be hitting there in the summer. Seen some pics of 48 inch pike
