LOCKPORT, Manitoba — Two years had passed since I had last wet a line in Canadian water, and I was looking forward to changing that last Saturday morning, Sept. 11, when I pulled up to a Manitoba ...

NEAR THE PAS, Man. -- The lake trout came charging from the depths, its ascent clearly visible several feet down as it raced toward the lure that now was almost to the surface of the gin-clear water.

NEAR THE PAS, Manitoba — We hadn’t even wet a line, the sun still was high in the afternoon sky, and the day already had served up several weeks’ worth of adventure. Miles more of it awaited on the ...