Tag Archives: fishing

Ray Rubin, Creator of the Canadian Caravan for Pilots

Posted on July 28, 2023 by mwflyer

(October 4, 1931 – July 11, 2023) by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2023 Digital Issue It was the winter of 1988 when businessman, Ray Rubin, of Eagle River, Wisconsin, saw a copy of Midwest Flyer Magazine … Continue reading →

Posted in August/September 2023, Columns, Columns, Columns, Dialogue | Tagged Canadian Caravan, Dave Weiman, Dialogue, fishing, Midwest Flyer Magazine, Ray Rubin | Leave a comment

Flying Back To Canada, Post Pandemic

Posted on September 28, 2022 by mwflyer

by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2022 Digital Issue I last flew to Canada on what was then our annual Canada Fishing Fly-Out to Miminiska Lodge, Ontario (CPS5) in 2019, and then the pandemic hit. Travel … Continue reading →

Posted in Columns, Columns, Columns, Destinations, Oct/Nov 2022 | Tagged aircraft, Airplanes, aviation, Canada Fishing Fly-Out, Dave Weiman, fishing, Floatplane, Flying, ForeFlight, Midwest Flyer Magazine, Miminiska Lodge, Ontario, Pickle Lake, Pilots, Wilderness North | Leave a comment

Lucy Newell… New Zealand Pilot Working In The Canada Bush

Posted on January 24, 2020 by mwflyer

by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2020 issue While the demand for commercial pilots may be at an all-time high, the Canada fishing lodge company, Wilderness North in Thunder Bay, Ontario, is attracting pilots from as far … Continue reading →

Posted in All Features, Features, Feb/March 2020, Midwest Seaplane Pilot, People | Tagged Bevan Dewes, Dave Weiman, Features, Feb/March 2020, fishing, Lucy Newell, Lynette Mishibinijima, Midwest Flyer, Midwest Seaplane Pilot, Miminiska Lodge, People, Wilderness North | Leave a comment

Canada’s North Haven Resort – You Can Only Get There By Air!

Posted on March 22, 2013 by mwflyer

Combining topnotch amenities with total seclusion is an attractive prospect for many pilots looking to get away, and North Haven Resort on Utik Lake, Manitoba, Canada, has achieved the ultimate in luxury resorts in the remote Canadian wilderness. North Haven … Continue reading →

Posted in All Features, April/May 2013, Destinations, Features | Tagged Canada Fishing, fishing, Manitoba, North Haven Resort, Utik Lake | Leave a comment

Flying On Wheels In The Canadian Bush…

Posted on November 15, 2012 by mwflyer

Midwest Flyer Magazine Makes Sixth Trip To Northern Ontario by Dave Weiman Pilots who have participated in the “Canadian Fishing Fly-Out To Miminiska Lodge” in northern Ontario, have indicated that they enjoy the excellent fishing for trophy Walleye and Northern … Continue reading →

Posted in All Features, Dec 2012/Jan 2013, Destinations, Features | Tagged Canadian Fishing Fly-Out, Dave Weiman, fishing, Flight Plan, Miminiska Lodge, Thunder Bay, Wilderness North | Leave a comment

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