I will bring copies of the document for portage dog and arnesr and anyone else who requests one. If there’s a way to scan with a smartphone, perhaps someone there can teach this old dog a new trick.

Turning the page from document discussion, I want to get back to a discussion of whitefish fishing. I was watching a fishing show recently about an arctic Grayling trip. I was struck by the close resemblance Grayling have with whitefish. Both have big eyes and small mouths. Fishing tactics and tackle is pretty identical for both. Small spinners and spoons and jigging raps with a piece of Gulp or similar all seem to work well. They had an underwater camera on some whitefish footage that shows they truly hang on the bottom and deep water jigging can be quite effective. Ice fishing lures work well.

On the Grayling show, I saw a sequence that I wouldn’t have believed if I hadn’t seen it. The host caught a Grayling and while he was playing it, a laker about 6-7 lbs ate the Grayling. So he is excited and playing the laker when another laker in the 30+ class takes the small laker. Amazingly, he is able to catch the big laker on his ultralight tackle.

So, if you or I can hook a whitefish, who knows what size laker might take it!    I’m gonna give it a try this year.

Coincidentally, I caught my first whitefish on MP and my recent trip 5/27-6/9.  First day, west end of Saganaga, deep water.  It was about 18-20 inches and we ate it pan fried in a bit of butter....quite tasty!  I'll have to get a pic posted.

pd