I have never been there at a different time than the opener. I have always wanted to come up in august or september or even october, but im from illinois and its not easy to get up there multiple times in a year. I go with my old man and my uncles and they have been going since the 70's, so breaking up that tradition just wouldnt be right. But hopefully one day i'll have the opportunity to fish the system in the fall. Where do you normally fish the winnipeg at? Minaki area?