Tag Archives: Canadian Fishing

Touchdown Miminiska!

Posted on September 27, 2016 by mwflyer

by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer – Oct/Nov 2016 Each year, we get better at flying to Canada and the procedures of flying across the border get easier and easier. Last year, we had our first Cirrus join us, … Continue reading →

Posted in All Features, Destinations, Features, Oct/Nov 2016 | Tagged Canadian Fishing, Dave Weiman, Einarson Flying Service, Flying to Canada, Longville Municipal Airport, Midwest Flyer, Miminiska, Miminiska Lodge, Ontario, Wildness North | Leave a comment

Fly. Fish. Fly To Canada!

Posted on April 2, 2016 by mwflyer

by Woody Minar It was in March 2015 that Adventure Seaplanes owner, Brian Schanche of Surfside Seaplane Base, Lino Lakes, Minnesota (8Y4), asked me if I wanted to go fishing in Canada and fly some people in his Cessna 185, … Continue reading →

Posted in All Features, April/May 2016, Destinations, Features | Tagged Adventure Seaplanes, Brian Schanche, Canadian Fishing, de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, De Lesseps Lake, Old Post Lodge, Surfside Seaplane Base, Woody Minar | Leave a comment

Not Snowbound For Long… Preparations Underway For 2014 Canada Fishing Fly-Out & You Are Welcome To Join Us!

Posted on January 31, 2014 by mwflyer

by Dave Weiman Feeling a bit snowbound? Who isn’t. It has been a bitterly cold winter and many of us have been getting more hours shoveling out our hangars, than flight time, but not for long! Soon we will be … Continue reading →

Posted in All Headlines, Destinations, February/March 2014, Headlines | Tagged Canada Fishing Fly-Out, Canadian Fishing, Dave Weiman, Elk Island Lodge, Miminiska Lodge | Leave a comment

Wheeling It To Canada’s Lake Country

Posted on August 21, 2013 by mwflyer

Midwest Flyer Magazine Makes Seventh Trip To Northern Ontario by Dave Weiman S ome pilots think of a Canadian fishing fly-out as flying a floatplane to some remote outpost on some gorgeous, clear water, lake. But unknown to many are … Continue reading →

Posted in All Features, Destinations, Features, News, October/November 2013 | Tagged Canadian Fishing, Fishing Fly-Out, Miminiska Lodge | Leave a comment

Canadian Fishing Fly-Out Group Holds Holidays Get-Together

Posted on February 18, 2012 by mwflyer

MADISON, WIS. – Participants in the annual Canadian Fishing Fly-Out to Miminiska Lodge, Ontario, promoted by Midwest Flyer Magazine, got together for brunch at Pat O’Malley’s “Jet Room” airport restaurant at the Wisconsin Aviation terminal building on the East Ramp … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, February/March 2012, People, Sections | Tagged Canadian Fishing, Dick Doerfer, Jet Room, Joe Pichey, John Doerfer, Midwest Flyer Magazine, Miminiska Lodge, Pat O'Malley, Wilderness North | 3 Comments

10 Planes To Miminiska

Posted on December 6, 2011 by mwflyer

by Dave Weiman Seven years ago when my neighbor and I started flying to Canada, we were hopeful that such a trip would interest others. To be successful, we felt that the destination had to be to a remote location, … Continue reading →

Posted in All Features, Dec 2011/Jan 2012, Destinations, Features | Tagged aircraft, AOPA, Canada, Canadian Fishing, Dave Weiman, EAA, eAPIS, ETA, fishing, ForeFlight, Joe Pichey, Miminiska Lodge, Pickle Lake, pilot, Pilots, plane, Ted Colins, Wilderness North | Leave a comment

Adventure Canada! Midwest Flyer Canadian Fishing Fly-Out Attracts Record Planes & Pilots

Posted on October 14, 2010 by mwflyer

As host of the “Midwest Flyer Canadian Fishing Fly-Out,” August 17-22, I can assure you that if anyone on the trip had a complaint, I would have heard about it. Participants that have been on the fly-out before commented that … Continue reading →

Posted in All Features, Destinations, Features, Oct/Nov 2010 | Tagged Canadian Fishing, fishing, Midwest Flyer, Miminiska Lodge, plane | Leave a comment