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2007 Catch and
Release Fishing Awards
We had lots of large Walleye and Northern Pike
caught and released again last summer. We really appreciate this
beacause all the largest fish are big females that lay a lot of
eggs. Releasing them makes a huge difference in future fishing.
The largest Northern Pike released
was by Jeff Bos, the 38 1/2" beauty you see him holding a
right. Jeff has been coming up for fishing vacations with us since
he was a kid and it is great that someone who enjoys fishing so
much caught and released such a great prize.
The person who released the largest
walleye last summer was Chris Schneider of the Buley group. They
also have been visiting us for fishing vacations for a long time.
Chis is posing tbelow with his beautiful 30" Walleye just
before he released her.
Both Chris and Jeff will be receiving trophies
for releasing the largest fish last year as well as a 10% discount
on their next vacation with us. We appreciate their dedication
to long-term fishing quality. Releasing big fish is one of the
best things you can do for future fishing generations and, if
you do wan't a wall mount, graphite replicas actually look more
real than a real mount and last forever instead of deteriorating
after a decade or so.
Largest Walleye and Northern
Pike Released in 2007
Largest Walleyes
Released in 2007 |
Largest Northern
Pike
Released in 2007 |
Chris Schneider
30" Walleye
Gentle Fisherman
Award Winner
Largest Walleye Realeased in 2007
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Jeff Bos
38 1/2" Northern Pike
Titus Trophy Winner
Largest Northern Pike Released in 2006
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| Patrick
Malinowski |
29"
Walleye |
Pete Wagner |
38"
Northern Pike |
| Tiffany
Markell |
28 1/2"
Walleye |
Larry Light |
37"
Northern Pike |
| Dave Fabri |
28" Walleye |
Ron Johnson |
36 1/2"
Northern Pike |
| Bob Horvath |
27" Walleye |
Jim Colt |
36 1/4"
Northern Pike |
As most of you know we also give
10% discounts on their next vacation to our guests who release
the 5 largest walleye and 5 largest pike each year as well as
to an additional 40 people randomly selected who release walleye
and northern pike. Below are pictures of some of our last years
winners. Larry Light with the 37" Northern Pike he released,
Patrick Malinowski with his 29" Walleye, and Pete Wagner
the beautiful 38" Northern Pike he released that was so close
to being the largest Northern Pike caught and released in 2007.
 
We really appreciate all of our guests
enthusiasm for preserving the quality of fishing on Lake Wabatongushi.
To encourage catch and release of larger fish we also have a random
draw from our Catch & Release log book where our guests record
their released fish, for an aditional forty awards 10% discounts
on their next vacation. Below are our 40 random draw winners of
10% Catch and Release discounts for 2007 on their next vacations.
We really appreciate everyon'e Catch & Release efforts in
preserving excellent fishing in Lake Wabatongushi.
| Bill
Clayton - 16" Walleye |
Dick
Liddicoat - 26 1/2" Northern Pike |
| Roberta
Heckes - 16" Walleye |
George
Helvey - 17" Walleye |
| Pat
Allett - 17" Walleye |
Tom
Quaderer - 18" Walleye |
| Mark
Storts - 16" Walleye |
Chris
Light - 17" Walleye |
| Jared
Soles - 19" Walleye |
Steve
Kapeller - 17" Walleye |
| Jacob
Polakowski - 31" Northern Pike |
Cindy
Knuth - 16" Walleye |
| Erik
King - 26" Northern Pike |
Charlie
Randall - 30" Northern Pike |
| Mary
Giles - 27" Northern Pike |
Mike
Kelley - 19" Walleye |
| Len
Federer - 32" Northern Pike |
Mike
Fry - 27" Northern Pike |
| Erica
Palmer - 25" Northern Pike |
Kim
Colby - 17" Walleye |
| Aaron
Blackall - 24" Northern Pike |
Don
LaFave - 33 1/2" Northern Pike |
| Janet
Kelly - 31" Northern Pike |
Steve
Jones - 16 1/2" Walleye |
| Jon
Herrman - 31 1/2" Northern Pike |
Ed Nagel
- 29" Northern Pike |
| Abby
Johnson - 19" Walleye |
Don
Campbell - 24" Northern Pike |
| Janice
Wilkinson - 29 1/2" Northern Pike |
Brian
Arnold - 34" Northern Pike |
| Ronda
Huston - 25" Walleye |
Doug
Hoppa - 32" Northern Pike |
| Louise
Paquette - 34 1/2" Northern Pike |
Jason
Buranen - 20" Walleye |
| Pat
Fulton - 17 1/2" Walleye |
Ken
Champagne - 26" Walleye |
| Diane
Weaver - 15" Walleye |
Walter
Cross - 18" Walleye |
| Gary
Stoner - 17" Walleye |
Gary
Maske - 18 1/2" Walleye |
Large fish are almost exclusively
females. With Walleye especially, it is now generally accepted
that the larger the female is, the more successful spawner she
is. They do not necessarily produce as many eggs per pound but
their eggs are larger and healthier with a much higher viability,
hatch success, and health. They also tend to be genetically larger
which increases the growth rate of the population. So releasing
the big ones is the best thing to do to ensure great future fishing.
And taking a picture of your Tophy Walleye or Trophy Northern
Pike gives you something for your wallete, and our website and
a picture allows you to have a replica made if you do want a trophy
fish on your wall.
For this draw we separate all entries
into their respective weeks, draw 2 entries from each week we
are open, the remaining entries are combined and we draw the balance
of the winners from the entries for the whole year. We thank everyone
who contributed to the ongoing fishing quality of Lake Wabatongushi.
Al, Doris, Devin & Morgan
Errington
and the staff at Errington's Wilderness Island Resort

Errington's
Wilderness Island
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Mail:
22057 - 44 Great Northern Road
Sault Ste Marie ON Canada P6B 6H4 |
Phone:
May - September (705) 884-2215
October - April (705) 946-2010 |
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