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Feb 2012 - Well due to the very mild winter we have been experiencing the First Annual Nahanni Camping and Fishing CLub Ice Fishing Tournament has been canceled! Of course any ice fishing at all has been canceled as the ice has never come close to being any good for fishing. Well, there is always next year! This is a shame as we really slayed them last winter with an estimated 75 big fish being landed. So it is time to tie some trout flies and plan some future trips.
Fall 2011 - Another very successful trip was recently completed by many members of the Nahanni Camping and Fishing Club. Since we are camping experts our annual fall trip to the Kettle in Vermont was truly a complete success. Despite a bit of rain and just a tad of wind lots of fun was had by all. We had an excellent turn out of ten. We were missing a a couple of guys. One had to organize his sock draw and the other guy had so many excuses that the internet is not large enough to list them all. A small amount of fishing was done which resulted in Mike W. catch a small fish. Next year the fish will probably be much larger due to a heavy diet of potatoes.
There are new photos from this trip added to the Gallery. You can just click on a picture to advance to the next. Nahanni!
Aug. 2011 For the first time in several years The Nahanni Camping and Fishing Club did NOT take a trip out west. Due to various circumstances out fishing time has been cut into! Isn't that against one of the rules? There have been various day trips and visits to parts of New England and these have all been lots of fun. Lots of local fishing. There was one summer semi- Nahanni trip to the Erving State Forest in central Massachusetts. While the roster was only Chris, John and David there was a good amount of fun crammed into a short period of time. Beer drinking around the campfire and listening to Pink Floyd took care of the evening. Fishing including ass removal style fishing on the Millers River. There are NO fish in that River! On the other hand the Swift River is infested with big, strong rainbows and they can be caught! FISH-ON!!
Fall 2011 - Another very successful trip was recently completed by many members of the Nahanni Camping and Fishing Club. Since we are camping experts our annual fall trip to the Kettle in Vermont was truly a complete success. Despite a bit of rain and just a tad of wind lots of fun was had by all. We had an excellent turn out of ten. We were missing a a couple of guys. One had to organize his sock draw and the other guy had so many excuses that the internet is not large enough to list them all. A small amount of fishing was done which resulted in Mike W. catch a small fish. Next year the fish will probably be much larger due to a heavy diet of potatoes.
A Great Loss
April 2010 We are all saddened at the recent passing of Walter Wilson. Walter was many things to many people, a great father, husband, uncle, grandfather and brother. He was also a great camper, once dubbed as "the original piro". He was never cold in his sleeping bag, he loved his morning coffee and he could always be counted on to keep the campfire blazing while the other yahoos went staggering off in the dark. Walter will be missed but not forgotten!
Nahanni -
Welcome to the Nahanni Camping and Fishing Club Website. This site is designed to be fun, educational and informative with an aim at enhancing your outdoor experiences. We will be offering you some useful tips on camping and fishing, a few fish stories, outdoor equipment suggestions, and other helpful information! Enjoy!
First the word Nahanni, an odd word (pronouced NA- ha- knee). This word is derived from the native Americans of northern Canada. Actually many similar meanings of the word are suggested by our research. One definition is "people who travel to far away wilderness places". If that is not the exact meaning then it is close enough for us and it seems to fit the members of the Nahanni Camping and Fishing Club, our group of "good folks" from Massachusetts. Odd that we all hail from one of the more densely populated states and when our vacation opportunities arise we always head for the mountains and wilderness ares. Along with enjoying the deeps woods, mountains and streams it is also nice to get away from it all and enjoy some quiet time. As wilderness campers we generally attempt to get away from the general public (often referred to as GP).
The Nahanni River is actually a very wild and rugged river in the Northwest Territory of Canada. It features dramatic canyons, a huge waterfall, violent rapids, many caverns and despite the fact that it is now a national park it is very difficult to get to. Another definition from the native elders of Nahanni Butte in Canada is that the word Nahanni is from the word "naha" meaning “the people that roamed through the mountains and valleys”. The Nahanni River area certainly includes its share of mountains and valleys as you can see in the video below. Surprisingly no member of the Nahanni Camping and Fishing Club has (yet) to actually visit the Nahanni National Park. This may be because the difficult trip there would dramatically cut into our fishing time. Cutting into our fishing time is a definite rule violation! There will be more on "the rules" in another section. Other reasons that we have not gone to the Nahanni National Park may include the fact that you can not drive there in an SUV, there are no Walmarts, no liquor stores, no bags of ice cubes and no areas of cell phone reception anywhere near the Nahanni River.
Watch the video above to see the wonderfully scenic
Nahanni National Park in Canada!