{"id":7293,"date":"2024-05-27T22:57:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T06:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?p=7293"},"modified":"2025-12-20T22:59:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T06:59:23","slug":"canada-fishing-trip-may-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?p=7293","title":{"rendered":"Canada Fishing Trip, May 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This is my fourth fishing trip to Press Lake, Canada.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"940\" data-attachment-id=\"7287\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?attachment_id=7287\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5080.jpg?fit=1242%2C2000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1242,2000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 15 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1715957988&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.86&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00017199862401101&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_5080\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5080.jpg?fit=584%2C940&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5080.jpg?resize=584%2C940&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-7287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5080.jpg?resize=636%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 636w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5080.jpg?resize=397%2C640&amp;ssl=1 397w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5080.jpg?resize=768%2C1237&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5080.jpg?resize=954%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 954w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5080.jpg?resize=186%2C300&amp;ssl=1 186w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5080.jpg?w=1242&amp;ssl=1 1242w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5080.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Freeman\u2019s Northern Pike<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"779\" 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100vw, 584px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">John Kaestle\u2019s Small Mouth Bass<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"779\" data-attachment-id=\"7292\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?attachment_id=7292\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_3304.jpg?fit=1500%2C2000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1500,2000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 13 Pro 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