Nice fishing at Bryson Lake Lodge

Last year we had an opportunity to visit Bryson Lake Lodge in upper Pontiac. It was mid-May, and still chilly — but that also meant that the normal seasonal onslaught of black flies had not yet started. The hunting and fishing clientele would not be challenged by the many kilometers of gravel road leading to the well-equipped lodge and cabins, but we were glad to have good clearance in some particularly rough stretches of road.

When the operator, Denis LeBrun, took us out on a nearby lake to catch some brook trout, I fully expected the event to be like almost all of my somewhat limited fishing experiences: chilly waiting for very brief excitement as the hook becomes snagged — and hamburgers for lunch.

Not this time! Within moments, Katharine had caught a decent-sized brook trout — and then another, and another... All three of us pulled in several fish in short order, then spent an hour or so chatting as we quietly cruised around small Lac de l’Enclume (thanks to Denis’ electric trolling motor).

I captured this photo sphere as Katharine and Denis took the gear to his vehicle.

Lac de l’Enclume, near Bryson Lake Lodge in upper Pontiac, by Eric Fletcher

Fresh brook trout for lunch!

It was hard to beat the freshness of a couple of these brook trout for our lunch. The rest were wrapped in ice to take home to share later that evening with friends.

I was intrigued to see that this particular photo sphere (and two others taken nearby) has had  many more views than others taken in what would seem to be more popular locations.

However, if you look at this region on an app like StreetView, it looks virtually empty, with just a few rivers and lakes — and almost no imagery at all. I assume hunters and fishers will know that is their type of territory, so they will notice the few images available and click to open them.

Another interesting lesson in the benefits of geotagged imagery...