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(clockwise from far left) Grilled marinated lake trout appetizer; a shore lunch of deep-fried northern pike tossed with peppers and fruit cocktail; the deadly delicious North Knife Nullifier; snow-white blooms of a Labrador tea plant; baked eggs in phylo pastry at North Knife Lake Lodge. and weighs more than 13 kilograms. During the next four days, I'll haul in 25 such beauties, all ancient lunkers that have spent decades in these cool, clean waters. And every single one goes back into the lake to fight another day; this is catch and release and it's one of the reasons why Manitoba's fishery remains as healthy as it is. We celebrate the end of the day back at the lodge with a North Knife Nullifier – equal parts blue Curaçao, Raspberry Sour Puss and gin – served in a martini glass and garnished with local low-bush cranberries. It's delicious. The appetizer is a bite of tender caribou, wrapped in bacon with a jalapeño and dab of cream cheese riding along. And then supper is served: caribou bourguignon, buttered egg noodles and mounds of Greek salad. Dessert – there's always dessert – makes use of more cranberries in a cake drizzled with an irresistible butter sauce. And, yes please, I'll have whipped cream too. I consider it fuel for tomorrow's adventure. O n the fifth day of our Fishing to Polar Bears Adventure, we wave goodbye to North Knife Lake and head northeast aboard a de Havilland Twin Otter. Along GOING PL ACES p20-25_MadeinMan.indd 23 >> s u m m e r 2 0 1 3 23 13-04-12 1:06 PM