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is is the action Jill and I hoped for as we scheduled this Canadian fishing trip with our two sons, Noah and Ian, along with her sister Stacey, husband Troy and young son Quinn. "Let's try another spot for a few more walleyes and maybe some perch to round out our shore lunch" Sharon said. So we travel to Stanawan Bay and find precisely what Sharon had anticipated. e noon sun was reflecting back into my eyes as I focused carefully on my line and rod tip. I was eagerly awaiting the light bite from the next perch to add to our menu for shore lunch. However, now I faced my biggest decision of the day. Do I ask my brother-in-law Troy to ease us back into the jumbo perch hole or do I keep my mouth shut and let the wind blow us closer to the shoreline he is exploring with his white bucktail for smallmouth bass? Just as I begin to make my request, he confidently announces "got one". Judging from Troy's serious tone and the steady pull on his drag, this was a solid fish. Troy battled it back toward the boat. We still did not know what it was… a huge smallie? a monster walleye? maybe a northern? Finally, he eased it toward the surface and a thick muskie showed itself for just a moment. en it made another quick, downward burst away from view. e glimpse was enough to know that without a steel leader, Troy would need to carefully play out this monster. Troy did a masterful job of patiently allowing the uncooperative muskie to make several runs away from the boat. e fish seemed to find another blast of energy every time we thought it was ready to land. Finally, Troy won the battle and the 40-inch muskie was hoisted up for an autograph session before being released back into the lake to fight another day. What a morning! As we motored to our shore lunch location, my thoughts went back to my first chat with Sharon and her husband Mitch. I had met them at the 2015 All Canada Show in Green Bay. I liked what I heard about their resort packages. However, I challenged them with the one question that needed to be answered… Will Pine Sunset Lodge produce the quality fishing experience my family desired? Aer all, my wife and two sons love catching walleye. However, my sons want to chase down big northern or muskie. My wife and I hoped to get on a bunch of jumbo perch. But to make it even more difficult, we wanted to share the experience with Stacey, Troy and Quinn who normally do not fish walleye but instead spend their time casting for bass and northern. Sharon convinced me that Pine Sunset and the Dinorwic/Wabigoon Lakes would not disappoint. Certainly the results of this morning's trip proved Sharon right. During our shore lunch on a scenic island overlooking Moose Bay, I asked Sharon what she felt were key features of the Pine Sunset Lodge. She said aer purchasing the resort over 14 years ago, they modernized the nine housekeeping cabins. "Our cabins can accommodate 2-14 guests each," she said. "All the cabins are located on the narrow peninsula which gives a great view of the sunrise and sunset Muskie hunters welcome Pine Sunset Lodge is located on Dinorwic Lake, which is considered one of the top five muskie lakes in the world and candidate for a new world record. ere have been four muskies in history to officially weigh over 60 pounds and three of those have been caught in Ontario. Pine Sunset Lodge holds an annual incentive for muskie hunters who book their trip from Mid-August through October. e person who is lucky enough to catch, photograph and release the largest muskie during that time period will get a free trip of equal value the following year. ■ Troy Jahns landed and released this 40-inch muskie

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