Quetico is a provincial park in Ontario. Its directly across the border from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northern MN.

My brother and I had to bail on a BW trip after only 1 night out in the wilderness due to gear issues. We went and base camped in Quetico Provincial Park. It was my last trip right before starting my freshman year at the U of M. He was going to start grad school right after we got back.

Our last full day up there we took the canoe out for a morning trip to try to catch some fish. He doesn't fish at all but loves watching me catch fish. After a few hours of missing fish, bite offs and other issues, I hooked in to a monster. We had gone onto the main part of a large lake. I hooked into this monster right as the wind started kicking us out into the lake. After 15 minutes, I got it up to the boat. It showered my brother quick before disappeared for awhile. White caps were really getting big fast. After another 10 minutes a massive green log surfaced next to me.

Great time to realize I had no pliers, no camera and no measuring tape. I tail grabbed my monster pike and put it into the canoe. Next thing I know my brother starts swearing a blue streak because this beast with its teeth coming out everywhere is making a move toward his bare feet. Its the only time I've ever heard him swear.

I had my utility knife and a our spare paddle. We lined up the fish along the paddle and notched it to get a measurement of the fish. The bait was buried in the fishes mouth so I just cut the line and dumped it back. Later measurement came in at 40.5", head was 8" long.

After that trip, the next time I saw my brother he came to visit me at college and set up my computer. He named it Quetico. Ever since the name Quetico has just stuck with me.

I've only made it back to Quetico Provincial Park once since. Its a place I hope to spend many more days traveling. Its a great wilderness destination for peace, quiet and solitude. It yields some of Canada's best fishing. Its a motorless land of pure magic. 

sparcebag?????
 Huntin,fishin not much in the bag or creel HaHaHa

I fish on Lake Of The Woods alot.....pretty much the whole explanation.

thats kind of what i thought to about pickelfarmer!! then he was talkin bees all the time so i figured he was using them for pollinating! anyway glenn57= my name and year i was born. real creative aint it!!!!

sorry mid-lake none of theee above, although number 3....................

I thought PF Grew pickles,always wondered where he got seed

When my son was young I used to leave for work in the morning and he'd say "goodbye","work hard". Then one day as I was leaving he said "work hard" I told him I was skipping work and going fishing so he said ok "goodbye", "fish hard".

got mine cuz I like to shoot bucks,  the 2008 year when I started going on forums I shot 3 bucks hence the name BuckKiller.

Almost as original as Glenn57!!

that number has nothing to do with age, the year i was born there gentlemen and yes i am just a pup! except for a few selected mornings!!!!

yep!!! hey just talked to da boss. did you hear about a rollover accident last friday on cedar? my wife just told me that our freinds from eagan, it was her. shes ok. trucks totaled. man and shes been unemployed since oct 08. there other vehicles fuel pump went out. tough luck lately.

Thats a good one!!

flooringuy, from willmar? know where old wagon campground east of new london is? we have permy site there. get water softners from willmar water and spa for campers.

Jethro.... Where to start Mmmmm. Well I was called that a few years back and it seemed to stick.

West Branch is a reservoir that I fish more often than not. Joe is actually a nickname my grandfather gave me when I was young. He was a big fan of the T.V. show Bonanza so I became Little Joe and it has stuck for over 30 years.