"Fishing in the Far North!" Radisson by Bwana_Brown

Radisson Travel Guide: 13 reviews and 15 photos

Big Catch at Seal River, Hudson Bay - Radisson

In the summer of 1990, Hydro-Quebec, the provincial power company in Quebec, flew a number of technical people from eastern Canada and the northeastern USA for a tour of their massive hydro-generation facilites at Radisson on James Bay. They have their own fleet of turbo-prop airplanes to fly staff back and forth between Montreal and this location 600 miles to the north. We had a very informative tour of the dams, their power houses and associated control equipment. However, we were also treated to a one-day fishing trip even further north on the shore of Hudson Bay. As the photo shows, I have proof that I did indeed manage to catch a nice sized trout! Not having really been prepared for this, on the return trip to New Brunswick, I wrapped it in newspapers, threw it into my luggage for the flight home and then cooked it up as soon as I arrived! Although my wife was not too impressed, the fish was delicious!

Last visit to Radisson: Jun 1990
Intro Written Mar 29, 2003
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Reviews (7)

You Could Be Anywhere Hotels (1)

The Auberge Radisson was where we were housed for our 2 nights at Radisson. It is a typical hotel, quite comfortable and... more travel advice

Sub-Arctic View Things to Do (2)

While we were a bit further north on our fishing trip (see Off the Beaten Path), there were opportunities to observe the... more travel advice

Huge Hydro-Electric Power Complex Things to Do (2)

The La Grande series of hydro dams and associated underground power houses in the James Bay area of Quebec are among the... more travel advice

Snowball Fight! Local Customs (1)

Although it was the middle of June, this far north enabled the snow to survive in a few pockets. Naturally we had to... more travel advice

Off The Beaten Path (3)
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willy_wonka May 14, 2008 at 9:42 PM

it looks kind of... erm... cold up in radisson! sounds like a nice little adventure!
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JLBG Apr 28, 2005 at 9:49 PM

You are lucky to be able to make such an off the beaten path trip. The Hydro-Electric Power Complex is impressive
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globetrott Dec 31, 2004 at 2:12 PM

flying with a small water-aircraft is always great fun !
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Simonneeddy May 8, 2004 at 5:48 PM

Great interesting page. Lucky guy to have had such a rare trip. Always wanted to go to Bay James maybe next year.The OTTER , great pics.
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craic Jun 13, 2003 at 10:52 PM

I've never been inside an otter.
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herzog63 Jun 7, 2003 at 9:55 PM

hahahaha You're wife should be happy you used newspaper! I would've just put him right in the luggage!!! The Otter is a very common plane here in Kodiak!
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jide08 May 16, 2003 at 1:52 AM

Nice trip but the clothing in your luggage must have stank fish for ages. Lucky to escape the maringouins.