July Fishing Report

Well, July is almost over with. Thanks to all the fisherman who have already came for the season, and we look forward to seeing our August and September guests who are yet to come.
We have had a lot of family groups lately, like usual for July. Some of our serious fisherman are showing up, however, and are doing very good overall. The late Mayfly hatches have been making the fish bite off and on sporadically, depending on the hatches, but our fisherman are still managing to pull in some nice fish. A good number of 24-26 inch walleye have been caught in July, along with some good numbers of walleye on certain days. The random, cooler, weather we have been experiencing has also influenced the fishing. Overall, we have had a cooler than normal summer, with a lot of cool (50 degree) nights, and the water temperatures are definitely hovering lower than normal for this time of the year.
Our bass fisherman have been doing good most of July as well, we have had some 20"ers being landed and one that was 21". A good number of 17-19's as well.
Pike and lake trout have been good for the fisherman that are pursuing them. We have not had many guests fishing lake trout lately, but earlier in the month everyone who did, did manage to do pretty good. A lot of good 3-6 pounders have been caught, which are the best for the pan anyway.
Just a quick note to anyone coming up here in August, there is road construction going on on a 15 kilometer stretch of road starting at the Atikokan turn off and going west. By mid August, it looks like they will have it all paved though. Expect some short delays during daytime travel, and possibly some travel on gravel prior to them completing the paving.
Good fishing to all, and to all a good night as I am posting this at midnight!!! (after a long day running to Fort Frances today!!!)
Jody