After running on the treadmill for hours watching fishing shows I had an epiphany. I really have no respect for fat guys in power boats and electronic gizmos galore sitting above a school of fish dropping hooked leaches in front of them. Seems more like aqua harvesting than fishing. I propose a Quiet Journey fishing contest on Kawnipi at the entrance to Mackenzie bay where there are several large campsites in June of 2013/2014 or 2015. Each entrant could put in $50 or $100 or some other agreed upon amount. All entrants would gather at the largest site each morning at 6AM or so and throw their name in a hat. After drawing partners fish together until noon. Draw a new partner at 1PM and fish until 6. (Or draw a new partner at 4 and fish until 9PM). Do this for 2 days and split the pot between biggest fish and most fish. Partners verify catches and could even provide photographic evidence. Could break it down by species or do another area. Could break up into different camps, MT could lead the right wing Jesus freaks, Azelea could have a liberal academia campsite, somebody else could establish the 420 friendly site and so on.  I think we would all get along fabulously irregardless of our personal proclivities if we were in the Quetico fishing together. These are the thoughts that 3.5 hours on a treadmill can excite.
Jon Bratt Bird Island 

You are exactly right Old Salt fishing in the Quetico is exactly the opposite of a traditional fishing contest. But I submit it would be a real fishing contest. Unlike the lame contests conducted on motorboat accessible lakes this would be completely self propelled, barbless,without live bait, and a real test of fishing skills with or without depth finders. If any of you have read the book "Born to Run" this could be the fishing equivalent to the "Greatest race the world has never seen". Every Quetico trip is a real fishing contest but with only a few participants. I am going to listen to MT on this issue and buy and bring a depth finder this year.
Jon Bratt Bird Island

Sounds like a great idea and a nice donation to someones gas funds given my fishing skills

//Windsailor

Kingfisher wrote on Feb 27^th, 2012 at 5:33am:


"Zephira"? Zephyr is the greek variant meaning west wind. ( just thought you might want to know  )

I see no one, at least so far, took you up on having the contest at said location where I suspect part of the challenge is arriving in one piece. That would certainly add a little wrinkle to the contest would it not? 

I think it sounds like an awesome idea, and my old man and myself would definitely be willing to put some money in the hat...