Well, the big weekend is almost here. Looks like it should be a pretty good walleye opener, as the weather is looking to be pretty nice and it will be warming the water temps throughout the week into the weekend. Water temps on most of our lakes are in the mid 50's right now after the sun beats on the water into the afternoon. Early morning surface temps may be a bit less.
The lake trout have been hitting good and steady this past week in shallower water. Trolling has proven to be quite effective.
The smallies are just starting to move shallow, by the weekend I believe they will be getting pretty active up shallow. Today we were out for a few hours and had some good action from the bass, a lot of pike and the whitefish are quite active up shallow in some lakes as well.
The only bad news we have for opening weekend is that the black flies and gnats along with some mosquitoes are starting to come out pretty thick at certain times of the day due to all the rain we have been having the past week and a half. Water levels are pretty much up to normal in most of the lakes.
We are looking forward to all our return guests coming in and any new groups that will be vacationing with us here at Crystal Beach this upcoming summer. Hopefully this weather stays nice for the next 3 months!!!
Until we see you, good fishing!!!
Crystal Beach
Monday, May 14, 2012
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Only 1 month away!
We are nearing our official opening of the open water season, our first guests arrive in only 1 month. It has been a faster than usual spring warm up, so hopefully the walleye are biting in full force come that third Satuday in May. Some groups are coming in a little early to get going with the excellent lake trout bite that goes from now to late May.
We have been busy getting a jump start on some updates and renovations around the camp, taking advantage of this early thaw. Few of our projects include replacing some of the cabin decks with new ones, adding a selection to our tackle shop, and something new for this season is we have created a nice little recreation/gathering room with a few games to pass the time when you hit one of those undesirable windy, rainy, summer days and it is too rough to get out on the water.
Other than these projects, we are looking forward to another great year of fishing for 2012!
We have been busy getting a jump start on some updates and renovations around the camp, taking advantage of this early thaw. Few of our projects include replacing some of the cabin decks with new ones, adding a selection to our tackle shop, and something new for this season is we have created a nice little recreation/gathering room with a few games to pass the time when you hit one of those undesirable windy, rainy, summer days and it is too rough to get out on the water.
Other than these projects, we are looking forward to another great year of fishing for 2012!
Friday, March 30, 2012
ICE NEARLY OUT! Early bird fishing special!!!! Cheapest anywhere!
Well, another ice fishing season has went and gone, with the exception of getting 5-6 inches of snow last night, it looks like winter is nearly over. It may be a record in the 9 years we have been operating the resort, ice out by April 5 by the way it looks!
We ended up with a short spring ice fishing season, had about 7 groups of fisherman, and they all did generally pretty good. We kind of missed out on the big pike bite, with ice going fast and early like it did. We did manage to get a few over 40 inches this year, but not as many as usual due to the fact we were not able to safely get out by the middle of March, and many of our biggest fish are caught late March and early April. Maybe we will make it out in the boat a little this April and try for some big gators. We will definitely be getting out for some ice out lakers in the next couple of weeks.
If anyone is looking for an early start to the season for pike or lakers, we are for the first time offering a special on cabin bookings for April or early May, until May 14th.
You can book a cabin with us for only $28 a night per person, plus tax, or an entire week for $195.00 per person, plus tax. (based on 2 or more guests) Let us know that you saw the rate on the blog to get the discount, and this is for 2012 only. We do have 2 cabins that are heated and have hot and cold running water, satellite tv, full bathrooms, and kitchen facilities for cooking.
Our already affordable regular rates apply to all reservations after May 14th.
The lake trout fishing can be fantastic right after ice-out, and the bigger pike will be roaming the shallows in front of the spawning bays up until mid May.
Looking forward to seeing the boats come rolling in for the upcoming open-water fishing season, 2012!! Good Fishing, Jody.
We ended up with a short spring ice fishing season, had about 7 groups of fisherman, and they all did generally pretty good. We kind of missed out on the big pike bite, with ice going fast and early like it did. We did manage to get a few over 40 inches this year, but not as many as usual due to the fact we were not able to safely get out by the middle of March, and many of our biggest fish are caught late March and early April. Maybe we will make it out in the boat a little this April and try for some big gators. We will definitely be getting out for some ice out lakers in the next couple of weeks.
If anyone is looking for an early start to the season for pike or lakers, we are for the first time offering a special on cabin bookings for April or early May, until May 14th.
You can book a cabin with us for only $28 a night per person, plus tax, or an entire week for $195.00 per person, plus tax. (based on 2 or more guests) Let us know that you saw the rate on the blog to get the discount, and this is for 2012 only. We do have 2 cabins that are heated and have hot and cold running water, satellite tv, full bathrooms, and kitchen facilities for cooking.
Our already affordable regular rates apply to all reservations after May 14th.
The lake trout fishing can be fantastic right after ice-out, and the bigger pike will be roaming the shallows in front of the spawning bays up until mid May.
Looking forward to seeing the boats come rolling in for the upcoming open-water fishing season, 2012!! Good Fishing, Jody.
Monday, March 5, 2012
March Ice Fishing Update
Well, March is already here and you really can't tell by looking out the window. We have about 30 inches of snow on the ground and it is piled up all around the camp. The future weather outlook does look promising, as we are supposed to have warmer weather moving in, which should help knock down some of the snow levels and get us a boost toward our ice-out.
Fortunately, however, ice fishing has been good and steady the past month. The lakers right out front have been hitting very good overall, and with March now here, the walleye and big pike should take off.
Every outing, we have been getting a limit of lake trout without too much effort. They have been quite active on the Vexilar's and it is just a matter of switching to the right lure to trigger them into biting.
We have about a half dozen groups of die-hard ice fisherman lined up for this March, things should go well with them, and then we can look forward to getting into the open water season once again. This is our 9th summer already, seems like only a couple!!
For anyone interested in getting up for some trophy pike and good walleye action, along with good opportunities for the lake trout, contact us as we still could schedule in a few more groups for those that want a great experience on ice.
To all else, we look forward to seeing all our return guests and new guests coming for the first time for the 2012 open water season!
Fortunately, however, ice fishing has been good and steady the past month. The lakers right out front have been hitting very good overall, and with March now here, the walleye and big pike should take off.
Every outing, we have been getting a limit of lake trout without too much effort. They have been quite active on the Vexilar's and it is just a matter of switching to the right lure to trigger them into biting.
We have about a half dozen groups of die-hard ice fisherman lined up for this March, things should go well with them, and then we can look forward to getting into the open water season once again. This is our 9th summer already, seems like only a couple!!
For anyone interested in getting up for some trophy pike and good walleye action, along with good opportunities for the lake trout, contact us as we still could schedule in a few more groups for those that want a great experience on ice.
To all else, we look forward to seeing all our return guests and new guests coming for the first time for the 2012 open water season!
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Happy New Year from Crystal Beach
Tonya and I would like to wish all who read our blog a Happy New Year for 2012 and are looking forward to another great summer here at Crystal Beach. This is already going on our 9th summer even though it seems like we just got started!!
We don't have any large plans for 2012, with the exception of some maintenance projects on some of the cabins and finishing off the hunting cabins we put up down by Flanders Road this past fall. We did expand our tackle inventory quite a bit this winter so it will be stocked full for next spring.
Ice fishing here has began, we have about 8-10 inches of ice on most lakes, with some having a bit more. Early ice fishing has been pretty good so far. This past week we were doing some walleye fishing a couple of nights, landed about 15 each evening and the action was great. Lake trout opened on the 1st of January and we have been out only a couple times so far as the ice wasn't real safe up until now. The past couple mornings we were out and pulled in a couple nice lakers each morning. I will be getting out a lot more in the next couple of weeks. We still have a lot of openings for Jan and Feb ice fishing/snowmobiling, but March is starting to book up with the 2 cabins we have winterized for the winter enthusiasts.
Just a quick memo to anyone planning a trip to visit us this summer, you may want to reserve dates soon as June is mostly filled, and August and July are starting to get reserved. Contact us if you have any questions about any dates and we would be glad to get back to you.
Until next update, Good Fishing and Happy New Year!
We don't have any large plans for 2012, with the exception of some maintenance projects on some of the cabins and finishing off the hunting cabins we put up down by Flanders Road this past fall. We did expand our tackle inventory quite a bit this winter so it will be stocked full for next spring.
Ice fishing here has began, we have about 8-10 inches of ice on most lakes, with some having a bit more. Early ice fishing has been pretty good so far. This past week we were doing some walleye fishing a couple of nights, landed about 15 each evening and the action was great. Lake trout opened on the 1st of January and we have been out only a couple times so far as the ice wasn't real safe up until now. The past couple mornings we were out and pulled in a couple nice lakers each morning. I will be getting out a lot more in the next couple of weeks. We still have a lot of openings for Jan and Feb ice fishing/snowmobiling, but March is starting to book up with the 2 cabins we have winterized for the winter enthusiasts.
Just a quick memo to anyone planning a trip to visit us this summer, you may want to reserve dates soon as June is mostly filled, and August and July are starting to get reserved. Contact us if you have any questions about any dates and we would be glad to get back to you.
Until next update, Good Fishing and Happy New Year!
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
NEW TACKLE SHOP
Just putting the word out that we have greatly improved out tackle selection at our office, and carry a good number of different tackle items at great prices, some lower than Gander Mountain!!
We have jigs, spinnner rigs, weights, spinnerbaits, crankbaits, some in line spinners, hooks, and a bunch of different plastics mostly for the avid bass fanatic.
We also have crawlers, leeches, and minnows for sale at the tackle shop.
Tonya improved the clothing wear section so bring a few extra bucks to pick up a nice tshirt or sweat shirt too take home to your sweetie so she will let you come see us again next year! Or better yet bring her with if you don't already!!
I also have some spare tires, wheel bearings, and some electrical stuff for boat trailers on hand, so if you run into an issue just let us know and we may be able to help you out.
We have jigs, spinnner rigs, weights, spinnerbaits, crankbaits, some in line spinners, hooks, and a bunch of different plastics mostly for the avid bass fanatic.
We also have crawlers, leeches, and minnows for sale at the tackle shop.
Tonya improved the clothing wear section so bring a few extra bucks to pick up a nice tshirt or sweat shirt too take home to your sweetie so she will let you come see us again next year! Or better yet bring her with if you don't already!!
I also have some spare tires, wheel bearings, and some electrical stuff for boat trailers on hand, so if you run into an issue just let us know and we may be able to help you out.
June 1 fishing update
This past week we have seen the walleye bite pick up significantly. Every group focusing on walleye is doing pretty good now, and it should keep getting better going into the next couple weeks. No huge walleye caught yet, some in the 25-27 inch range though.
The pike are quite aggressive now, we had a guest catch a very nice 42 incher yesterday, along with numerous other pike. It should be no problem for anyone pursuing mister toothy to catch numerous handfuls of them. Be sure to bring a mouth spreader for them though!
Bass are just starting to establish beds and protect them. A lot of smallies are hanging just a little deeper off the edge of their spawning territories waiting for the temps to rise just a bit. Most days have been warming up, with the exception of the last two, but the nights are dropping into the 40's yet, slowing the bass spawn. Within a week they should be very aggressively making and defending beds.
Lakers have been biting a bit for the few who are going after them. This past week, most of our guests have been pike and walleye fishing, so no good reports on lakers as of now. I am sure they are still in the shallower water yet, as water temps are still in the low to mid 50's and the lakers tend to hang in the shallower areas until the water rises above 60 on the surface.
I plan to go out this coming weekend to do a bit of fishing myself, and will be able to give an update report again sometime next week. Until then, Good Fishing, or better yet Great Fishing!!
Jody
The pike are quite aggressive now, we had a guest catch a very nice 42 incher yesterday, along with numerous other pike. It should be no problem for anyone pursuing mister toothy to catch numerous handfuls of them. Be sure to bring a mouth spreader for them though!
Bass are just starting to establish beds and protect them. A lot of smallies are hanging just a little deeper off the edge of their spawning territories waiting for the temps to rise just a bit. Most days have been warming up, with the exception of the last two, but the nights are dropping into the 40's yet, slowing the bass spawn. Within a week they should be very aggressively making and defending beds.
Lakers have been biting a bit for the few who are going after them. This past week, most of our guests have been pike and walleye fishing, so no good reports on lakers as of now. I am sure they are still in the shallower water yet, as water temps are still in the low to mid 50's and the lakers tend to hang in the shallower areas until the water rises above 60 on the surface.
I plan to go out this coming weekend to do a bit of fishing myself, and will be able to give an update report again sometime next week. Until then, Good Fishing, or better yet Great Fishing!!
Jody
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