It was the perfect Canadian fishing trip for a couple of first-time visitors.
Yes, indeed, as my youngest brother, Mike Eisele, and I drove the 725 miles up to Sturgeon Lake Lodge in northwest Ontario to satisfy our taste for walleyes, and celebrate Mike’s 65th birthday. The drive-in Canadian fishing adventure took on the feel of a remote fly-in trip, with access to several remote lakes, where nobody else was fishing and with no buildings or civilization around the lakes.
Tim Eisele: Ontario’s remote waters and walleyes were the perfect getaway
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