ON LAKE NIPIGON, NEAR JELLICOE, ONTARIO - We had already seen our daily moose on the Onaman River. The cow had been browsing aquatic vegetation when Chuck Erickson’s 26-foot Grady-White glided past.

FARWELL — It was a sunny, mild day in early April when I climbed into a drift boat with Jeff Johnson and Terry Drinkwine for an unusual day of trout fishing. Johnson, our gracious host, offered some ...