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Nine Minipi Locations You Should Focus On This Year

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1. Lover Boy – The narrowing or river section between Anne Marie and Burnt Lake. One of our most popular fishing areas. Fish start congregating here in July and continue through spawning.  Most of the fishing through Lover Boy is done wading.

2. Bathtub – A gentle rapids leading to outlet of Anne Marie Lake. A great evening fishing location. 

3. Petch’s Pond – A shallow lake that warms up first so we get the first hatches of the season here. Mostly dry fly-fishing at this time.

4. Lavoie House – Named after Dr. Mark Lavoie, after he fell in love with the char fishing here. This is hot in September when the char start moving towards spawning locations.

5. Woody’s Rapids – About ½ mile section of Anne Marie River with numerous rapids. Here the fishing is large trout, small trout and northern pike. Usually from July onwards this spot is great for wading. 

6. Hatchery – The headwaters of Minonipi and a prolific spawning area. The stream above the little waterfalls is teeming with juvenile trout.

7. Big Red – The first rapids at outlet of Minonipi.  Named after the big brook trout that have been caught here.

National Geographic's Andrew Brown (left), who loved to fish what we now know as "Andy's Run."

Andrew Brown (left) July 1979.

8. Andy’s Run – The favorite evening fishing hole of Andy Brown, one of the first and regular fishers of Anne Marie. Andy first visited Labrador in 1930s on expedition with National Geographic.

9. Pawtucket Island – A favorite shore lunch location for fishers that fish Petch’s Pond every year.

As always, we’re willing to work with anglers and get them to the locations they want to explore. Morning times are special at Anne Marie, while the mist slowly burns off the lake and breakfast is being prepared, speak with head guide Raymond Best to map out a plan of where you and your partner would like to fish for the day.

We look forward to hosting you!

Now’s the time to book your Minipi adventure!

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Now’s the time to book your Canadian fly-fishing getaway at Coopers’ Minipi Lodges – the falling price of the Canadian dollar translates to a sizeable discount on your trip.

As of January 22, your fishing trip will cost roughly $5,090 USD, or $6,295 Canadian, down considerably from last season when our dollar was stronger.

We’ve got limited spacing available at the lodge – send us a note of interest and enjoy your week in the Labrador wilderness, hunting for that brook trout you dream about.

Colorful brookie

 

Fly Lines for Minipi

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Much of the fishing at Minipi calls for using large, bushy dries, bombers, deer hair bugs, and weighted muddler minnows. Wind can also add to your casting problems. I avoid long, delicately or gradually tapered lines. They often have names that belie their design.

Standard weight forwards work fine, but one line I rely on heavily is a bug taper, or bass taper line, usually associated with bass fishing. Such a line has a shorter front taper, with heavier, shorter head. This keeps more weight well forward to help defeat wind and turn over large flies effectively. Check the profile of any line you consider using. This will be shown on the box or instruction sheet, or you can check it out online at the manufacturer’s website.

Another useful line is one with a 5’or 10’ sinking tip. This can be valuable when fish are not interested in surface offerings and you want to get a muddler minnow down in the water column.

For more tips and suggestions on what to put in your tackle box for a trip to Minipi, click here.

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