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What was eye opening

to me is the sheer
number of master
angler class walleyes
measured and released
on this water each
summer. When we
look at all the good
walleye water in the

province of Manitoba,
Gunisao typically leads
the way for fish over
twenty-eight inches.
The number of
registered walleyes

over thirty inches on
this Canadian shield
lake over the past
decade is nothing short of amazing. This is a bucket list destination if your goal is to simply catch lots of
big fish.

We made the trek to Gunisao this past July of 2018. We have done a fair share of fly in outpost camps
in the past but this experience was different. Good fishing is expected at a fly in camp and most camps

will put you on unbelievable fishing for numbers of fish that range between 15 to 24 inches. Fly in
camps offer that ambiance and remoteness along with cut up hands and shore lunches. Gunisao offers
the trophy walleye factor. The entire lake can be driven across in half an hour with an 18-foot
aluminum boat and forty horsepower motor. The lake is not overly large, not like most big fish
destinations. The number of Master Angler walleyes caught each week however is what sets this camp
apart from most fly in camps.

From June through
August, you can catch all
the fish you want with a
quarter ounce jig. If you
were to poll most walleye
anglers on their absolute
favorite way to catch a
walleye, most would

reply… vertical jigging.
Vertically presenting a jig
below the boat on classic
deep structure like points,
reefs and rock bars is
exactly how you
catch fish on this