Gene and the Vukelic Family have been coming to North Knife Lake for trophy fishing for many years and 2011 was no different.Here is an account written by Mike as he shares his trophy story:

It was a great day of fishing, fairly good weather but raining on and off.

We were trolling Trophy Bay and Lenny our guide was joking about being bored. Lenny loves to troll and is a funny guy and of course a great guide. I hope he’ll be here when I come back; and I will come back.

So he hands me a lure, a silver spoon and four ounce sinker, and tells me to go deeper. All we’d brought so far, between two boats, were three small Lake Trout so I wasn’t expecting much. We were going to meet up with the other boat to exchange lures, when I got a snag trolling deep, as Lenny instructed.

So we backed it up to free my line and all  the guys were laughing loudly about my ability to snag a weed-less hook. It was then that Lenny and I realized that the line kept sinking instead of reeling in as we approached.

Lenny decided my snag was now a very large fish. I must have fought that fish for a good 10 or more minutes before I got him near the boat. The funny thing is that Lake Trout kept growing. The first measurement resulted in a 34 inch Trout, just shy of a trophy. But the second time we measured it was 35 and a half inches putting my catch just over a Master Angler, and the third time resulted in a whooping 36 and a quarter inch long Master Angler Lake Trout. It was the last fish, last day, and it was a storybook ending. Awesome!

It was an awesome week of fun and laughter for both guests and staff.