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to "Oh Canada" the film and photo collection from the studio
of Gary Olsen. Only Gary and his friends could go on a fly-in
fishing trip to Canada and turn it into an epic adventure. This
collection of multimedia includes these photos and three versions
of the same movie optimized for your best connection speed. |
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The
trip was to Lake Sesaganaga, located in the heart of Ontario.
Flying us in was Ignace Airways, a top notch facility we've
flown with before. This is how terrific our hosts were. Before
we embarked on our flight, we were given a homemade apple
pie. It was terrific.
We
tried some fly fishing this trip, and this is Michael practicing.
He was a natural. Gary managed to catch four northerns on
the fly rod when it wasn't windy, and it was so much fun.
We definitely will bring the fly rods along next time. Incidentally,
these are all stills from the film, digitally shot with the
Sony DV-CAM Gary brought to Canada.
See Canada II the Sequel! |
Gary
Olsen and Dick Claussen prepare to engage in the manly art of
fish cleaning. Gary cut himself only once (minor injury). Click
on any of these images to view enlargements. |
Using
a jaw spreader on this northern. This guy actually compressed
the spreader (see the film). What raw power! |
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| Brian
Claussen on the day we got lost. Notice he's oblivious to our
situation. And we had GPS! But on the plus side, we did
very little damage to outboards and boats. |
We
did a lot of laughing on this trip. This was the first day when
we got caught in a downpour and were soaked to our skivies.
We actually went out to fish on the first day, leaving most
of our rain gear back at the cabin. It looked like such a beautiful
day. But it had rained at least a little every day, and
the lake was over its banks. We should have known. |
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| A
sunset fishing expedition. The lake was a picture postcard wherever
one looked. |
The
culinary expertise of the Claussen Brothers, Scott and Brian.
These guys could open an restaurant. A menu favorite...
chilecycles. |
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| Like
something out of Apocalypse Now, Marlon Brando and Martin Sheen. |
After
we incinerated the "precooked" bacon, Ed O'Neill was so hungry
he ate it anyway. "It's like eating activated charcoal." |
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| Dick
was busy gluing on rod tips. It's a tradition. |
Our
home away from home. |
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| Looks
like a cast member in a Robert Redford film. |
Walleye
fillets on the griddle. |
Gary
shows Dick how pancakes are done. |
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| This
time we remembered the map. |
Packing
and moving what we packed was a military operation. |
This
is a walleye. We had to work hard for what we caught this trip.
The walleyes were still on the spawn. We got plenty to eat,
however, thanks to Gary, Scott and Dick. |
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| Mike
O'Neill. Let's go fishing! |
We
purified and boiled all water. It was a daily ritual. Most of
us, however, had the opposite of the scoots. |
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Gary and let him know what you
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