Do you have a routine in Canada?

[Ten Horse Johnson]

Just wondering if your group has developed a routine when up at a fishing camp. The group I go with does it something like this (early August):

6:30-7:00am people start waking up, having coffee
7:30-8:00am boats start shoving off, morning fish session
10:00-11:30 break for large hot breakfast
Noon-5:00pm fishing
5:00-7:00pm fish clean, make and eat dinner
7:00-9:00 young guys go out for evening fishing, old timers have happy hour
9:30/10:00 old timers start falling asleep
10:30 and beyond - young bucks pound beers around a campfire

We stick to this routine almost religiously.

[Hawker]

My "group" usually consists of my wife and myself, always the last week of May, 1st week of June! My stay usually goes like this:
I awake early, usually between 4:30-4:45 and the coffee pot is on auto so coffee is always ready!
Slip out of bed, quietly grab some clothes, slip into the kitchen, grab a cup O'Joe, get dressed, fill the thermos and head down to the dock where the boat is parked no later than 5:00 AM.
Grab a rod and fish around the dock till bout 5:15, then hop in the boat and away from the island for a bit of eye fishin/catching till 6:40 when I go back to the island & cabin and wake momma in time for breakfast at 7:00!
Grab a bite of breakfast at the lodge till around 8:00, then hit the water hard with momma along till 11:45 where we head in for a spot of lunch!
Hit the water again from 12:30ish until 5:45 when we once again head back in for supper at 6:00, then back on the water till sundown (usually 9:45ish when we head back to the island, share a brewesky or two around the campfire, then hit the hay and do it all over again the next day, and the next day etc till it all comes to a sudden end and we head home!!

Skeeter boats once had a slogan that said "Eat, Sleep, Fish" and I kinda took that to heart on my Canada trips only it's "Fish, Eat, Fish, Sleep, Repeat"!!

[HeHooksHimself]

Lately we have altered our routine to come in and have a dinner from about 2-4, that way when we come in at night we are not doing dishes until midnight and cleaning fish in the dark. So many days are something like this. 2-4 is historically the slowest fishing time anyway.

Early risers put on coffee about 6:30
We usually just eat cereal for breakfast to keep the mess down.
Everyone takes a dump and gets their gear to the boat for 8:00ish shove off
Come back in around 2, have a big meal drink some beers clean it all up and back on the water by 4
Fish until dark
Hang out on the deck and snack, drink, smoke cigars and tell lies.
Many nights we have a poker game
Pack it in around midnight or 1.

[Esoxchaser]

Up around 0430-0500. Eat a meal, get on the lake as the horizon turns pink. Fish till the AM bite slows. back to camp for breakfast while the hungover people complain the fishing is terrible. Yea, it can be after 0900. LOL Maybe a mid day siesta, hike and lunch. Back on the lake by 1600, fish till dark-thirty. Dinner, back to bed.

[Golden Eagle]

I've met a lot of nice pike between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Would not consider stopping for a meal during those hours. Eating a cold fish sandwich on the move is my idea of eating lunch. Also it's hard to leave during the evening walleye bite. Walleyes don't belong to a union. They work all night at hunting a meal.

Most of our fish cleaning and fish frying are done after dark.

Going out really early in the morning is rewarding, but not the greatest time for catching. At least that's my experience in NW Ontario.

[Tonyo]

Our group has great intentions every year to get going and be on the water early but here is our routine for the past 12 or so years.

2 or 3 of the 10 to 12 are early risers and are up by 6:30 and get the coffee started for the rest. The rest are up by 8 and we all grab a quick bite to eat and head out by 9.
Fish from 9 to 2 or so and grab a quick shore lunch or snacks in the boats.
Fish from 3 to whenever and head in for fish cleaning, dinner, drinks and fun until 12 or 1.
Then back up to do it again.

We are not a group that has a regimented schedule and we really don't want one. Our attitude is we are on vacation and will do what comes easiest.

63 days and we will try out this routine again.

TonyO

[zman8701]

Goldeneagle I could not agree with you more. My biggest walleyes have been caught at 2:00 in the afternoon in less than 10 FOW. In June when the sun gets high in the sky the walleye bite is on.

[Mondo_)H]

I'm ON vacation!! there is no routine, cept maybe walking to the frig over and over and over for a kold 1

[Whopper]

Originally Posted by Golden Eagle

I've met a lot of nice pike between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Would not consider stopping for a meal during those hours. Eating a cold fish sandwich on the move is my idea of eating lunch. Also it's hard to leave during the evening walleye bite. Walleyes don't belong to a union. They work all night at hunting a meal.

Most of our fish cleaning and fish frying are done after dark.

Going out really early in the morning is rewarding, but not the greatest time for catching. At least that's my experience in NW Ontario.

I still can't help from being the first one up everyday and drinking a pot of coffee before you even think about getting up lol

Yes I'm looking forward to the late evening dinners again reel soon

[Lovetofish]

We have a large group of families and have been going to the same camp for many years. It's nice that everyone knows where and how to fish so we all do our own thing. We'll meet at a beach about noon to eat sandwiches or roast hot dogs. Maybe even fry fish one day for sandwiches. Back to camp about 5 to clean fish, drink a couple, and eat a lot of fish. We have one night set aside where we have an all-camp fish fry. Other then that, we eat on our own. With kids it's tough to expect them to get up early so I fish alone a couple mornings. And guess what? They stay up late playing games and cards. But it's their vacation too and I get plenty of fishing in. I don't go to make it "work" although we do make a portage every trip and that means leave the dock at 6 AM.