"Seven Sisters Falls - Dad's favourite place to fish before he got his boat."


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"In 1978 Dad and Mom bought a 14.5 foot Aeroliner boat for $500 and a trailer for $400. They then bought a 45 hp motor
from Uncle Ken for $125. Dad rebuilt/replaced the seats and floor before buying a larger windshield and a custom-made
cover at Aeroliner for $275. The original color of the boat was turquoise, but Dad and his friend Glen repainted it. A year
later Opa gave Dad an axle and two 16" wheels so Dad could build a larger trailer to better support the weight of the boat.
He also built new bunk boards for the larger trailer. Over the next 10 years Dad fished at least two days a week before selling
the boat. We all had fun fishing in the "UKE II"...and we also enjoyed riding down the Red River to Lockport for ice cream!"


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"Dad with Brian and Jerry in 1982 at Sturgeon Falls at the NE end of Lake Nutimik."


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"This was Dad's favorite camping/fishing spot from 1978 to 1988. You go by boat
through Sturgeon Falls at Lake Nutimik, then 'up' the Winnipeg River for 5 miles.
Dad caught his 27 lb. sturgeon about 25 feet to the right of where his boat is docked."


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"When he wasn't fishing on Lake Nutimik, Dad ocassionally waterskied on the lake."


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"Dad often fished directly across from Jerry's cottage on Bird Lake."


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"Dad occasionally went ice-fishing with Jerry or Glen on the Red River near Selkirk."


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"Dad's trophy-size sturgeon caught near Scott Rapids, north of Lake Nutimik."

July 8, 1980
(11.82 kg./98 cm.)


"Dad's trophy-size walleye caught in the Red River near Selkirk."

October 9, 1982
(4.02 kg.)



"Dad's trophy-size white bass caught in the Red River near Selkirk."

October 4, 1987
(.72 kg.)


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