After 25 years of fly-in fishing at Kashabowie Outposts, Rich Koenig has trophy fishing down to a fine art.
“There’s always the potential of a giant fish,’ said Koenig, who along with brother Al brings groups of friends and business clients to Wapikaimaski Lake each year for Walleye in excess of 10 lbs. Primarily catch and release, Koenig said the quest is always to catch the ‘giant,’ and capture the moment on camera.
Because their trips are usually only four to five days long (he alternates between Wapikaimaski and Mosher Lake, where the group pursues large Northern), Koenig’s group is serious about fishing. “It’s a concentrated trip. We fish heavy-from morning until night.”
If trophy fish is what you’re after, Wapikaimaski Lake doesn’t disappoint, said Koenig. “I consider it a really good lake to that effect. It’s a huge lake -a totally different type of fishing.” A 20 mile long lake, it has many hidden bays and islands and fast water.
An added asset is the remoteness and the abundant wildlife. In his many trips to Wapikaimaski, Koenig says he has seen everything from otters and moose to two Caribou who crossed in front of his boat–making for some incredible photographs.
The four bedroom cabin offers “excellent accommodations” for up to 12 occupants and offers everything you need, says Koenig.
And thanks to radio phones (one of the new services added over the many years he has been a guest), “if you run out of anything, they’ll fly it in. They pay a lot of attention to their guests.”
Which means all there is to think about is finding that giant.
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