Gordon and Brandon Weidle’s Tip Top Trip
Dear Bud and Jeremy .
Wanted to thank you for the memorable fishing trip my son and I had at Tip Top Lodge July 4th weekend 2010. It was an incredible bonding experience for the two of us and one that will provide memories for a life time. My son is an enthusiastic angler who gets out on the rivers and lakes of Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin when ever he can. I wanted to provide him with the “Ultimate Fishing Experience in Northern Canada.” The trip did not disappoint. I knew we were destined for a great week of fishing when we floated to the dock in the plane and were not only greeted by the staff, which was a nice personal touch, but also several sizable Smallmouth Bass. The hook was set so to speak and wide-eyed and very excited my son wanted to grab a rod before we had even unpacked.
From there it was non-stop fishing fireworks. With the excellent guide, we never spent more than about 30 minutes without a good size fish on the line in the three days we were there. The highlight undoubtedly was my 52 inch son catching a 40 inch Northern Pike which is his biggest fish so far. He followed that up with a 35 inch Northern 2 hours later.
I will remember our night fishing experience where we couldn’t keep the Walleye off our hooks, the peace and serenity of the unspoiled Canadian Wilderness, fishing in water so clean we could watch the fish follow our hooks in 18 feet of water, watching with amazement at the Bass fly out of the lake after hitting our top water lures, jigging for Lake Trout in deep water and the shore lunch ….a fish meal doesn’t get any fresher or tastier than that!
Appreciated that everybody from the pilot who flew us in to all the staff at the camp did everything they could to ensure that we were satisfied and enjoyed our stay.
Thanks again for an amazing experience and we are looking at the calendar already for next year.
Gordon and Brandon Weidle
