Yellowknife

[Doop]

Hey guys,

Anyone on here ever make the trek up to the Northwest Territories out of Yellowknife ice fishn?

I am looking at going up there to do some tip up fishn for northerns...probably mid to late March.

[topcat3820]

Take a couple of extensions & a step ladder... make sure you don't have any seal meat in your pockets, either (trust me ). Post pics when you get home .

[prov1900]

Haven't been anywhere near there, but wow, that sounds like quite the adventure. Keep us updated on your preparations, et al. Very interesting thread in the making. Definately not your standard Canadian fishing trip.

[TheHogSeeker]

That would be fun, Especially driving/flying from Texas!

[Doop]

Well...it's in the books. Lets hope it stays there! Yes, I will be driving from Texas...pick my buddy up in Iowa...and then on up to Yellowknife. 6,000 miles round trip for me.

I need to get my paws on a wall tent so we can just stay out on the ice...definitely an adventure in the purest form!

[prov1900]

I am expecting something "Jack London-like" in your reports.

What do you expect to catch for pike, size wise? What are you packing for food? Knowing your past posts about food, I am sure it will be something that makes me even more envious!!!

[Doop]

LOL.....I actually built my own smoker a couple weeks back. Took a 55 gallon steel food grade drum...burnt the paint liner out of it....used a coarse grinder and ground off whatever didn't burn off...painted the outside....welded some steel bars for shelves. I have 4 22.5 inch racks to cook on. Turned out better than I expected.

So.......since I have this smoker...I might as well throw a brisket and pork loin on tomorrow right? With some peach cobbler for dessert?

[prov1900]

Yep. Peach cobbler sounds perfect. I might even get my Lodge out this weekend and get some cobbler going.

[Doop]

I posted all the pictures in the cooking section....enjoy

The only thing that would have made this better...would have been cooking all of this while sitting on the ice watching tip ups