Fish Bite and Lake conditions as of Feb.

Snow conditions/ fishing

Here is a quick update on the ice conditions for mid winter. We have received less than normal snow falls so far as of early Feb. The ice conditions are excellent and right now there is no slush on any of the lakes. About 18-26 inches of ice everywhere.
We have been getting a few groups coming through, doing mostly lake trout fishing. They have been biting good and steady, much better than last season at this time. Can expect to catch 2-10 fish each time out. Most have been good eating size fish, with a random larger one every now and then . A couple of our groups have trekked to some of the remote walleye waters and have been doing okay considering it is mid winter. They have caught walleye pretty much every trip. Looking for later February and March to pick up as always though. Check in later and will have a March update on the ice fishing.
Looking to be a good summer here at the camp, bookings have been coming in fairly steady. Look forward to seeing all our regular guests and the new ones that will be coming for the first time this summer!

Happy New Year 2010

We would like to wish everyone a prosperous and Happy New Year for 2010.
January is already here and we will be getting our first ice fisherman soon. We have finally moved into the new house and everything seems to be working out. Sure seemed to be a hectic summer and fall though! We look forward to getting through the winter and seeing our regular open water fishing groups again once the ice is gone. Ice fishing is a blast, but you can only put up with so much of the cold balmy weather! Check your dates to be sure we have you down if you plan to come this spring or summer. June is already starting to fill up, so if there is specific dates you are interested in coming, please contact us asap. We still have a good number of openings for July and August, but they will tend to fill as winter progresses as well.
We will update the blog occasionally throughout the winter and give updates of the big fish caught, so don't be afraid to check in periodically. Otherwise, everyone take care and again, Happy New Year!

ICE FISHING 2010

Well, our first moose hunters of the season pulled in early this morning preparing for this weekend's rifle opener. For the most part, our open water fishing is about over and now we look forward to the groups of ice fisherman that we will be having come stay with us.
This post is just a reminder to anyone interested in coming up this winter, to be thinking about some dates and get them confirmed as soon as possible. We still have most of the winter open, but by Jan 1, we start getting filled up, especially for March and April. Also, we plan to attend an ice fishing show in December, and that will fill some dates as well.
Jan 1 is lake trout opener, and we mainly get trout fisherman until later in February which is when I recommend to come for the big northern pike and better walleye jigging.
This will be our 2nd year of ice fishing, and our first one turned out to be a very successful season. We ended up getting a lot of 38-45 inch northern pike, and a good number of walleye this past season.
Anyway, if you are considering doing a little ice fishing in Ontario, or want more information on it, just send us an email or give us a call and we should be able to answer your questions.

One of 700

Congratulations to Jeff and Tina, who did happen to catch one of the 700 smallmouth the ministry tagged from this year's Atikokan Bass Classic tournament. It was a nice 18 and a half inch smallie, and of course, was released to fight again. They landed the fish off an island on Marmion Lake while doing a little prefishing for next year's tournament. I will attach a picture of Tina holding the bass with a small yellow strap on its dorsal fin. 700 fish sounds like a lot to be tagged, but to catch one is actually quite a feat considering there is probably a half a million or so bass in the Floods and Marmion Lake. Good job Tina! ~ and Jeff for being the Net Man!

End of year fishing update

Well, the past month and a half flew by so fast that I didn't realize I haven't updated the fishing report lately.
While the summer was way below average temps, we are finally now, in mid September, getting the summer we missed. Looks real good for another week or so yet too.
We want to thank all of our guests from this summer's fishing season. We had a great year, considering the shape the economy is in. Hopefully, most of you can make it back for a fishing vacation next season. We are now transitioning into the hunt season with moose hunters arriving in early October, and deer hunters coming late October and into November, then we will be winterizing everything for another glorious winter already!!!
Well, the June fishing was real good, the bass didn't turn on quite as good as they normally do, with the exception with an excellent week in mid August, the weather warmed up and the bass did go wild for a short period. That is the type of bass fishing we typically have after July 4 as the water warms. Walleye were quite steady in July and August, with some days being much better than others. All the small fronts that were moving through kept the fish fairly moody. The guys that were fishing the walleye were catching them though.
Lake trout turned on real good the second half of August, and are still biting quite well for the guys that are fishing them. Season does close at the end of this month for the trout.
Some real big pike have been caught recently, one 41 inch and one 43 inch in the past week and a half.
I was out last Saturday and we did boat about 40 smallmouth bass, some very nice fish, but we did have to finesse them as they weren't chasing steady.
Anyway, in summary, the fishing was still pretty good this summer, but the cooler weather and all the rain fronts did have them stirred up much of the season. The groups that have been coming regularly were still able to find plenty of fish, even though the conditions made it a bit trickier.
We will be starting our ice fishing in December, and we will be giving occasional updates as the season progresses. So for now, good fishing.

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

Fishing update 6-24-09

Just a quick post updating our recent fishing activity. Overall, it has been a good spring. Some recent groups have done excellent on big walleye, and others just getting good pan fryers. Many 23-27 inch walleye have been caught and mostly released the past few weeks, the largest to date is a 29 inch caught just this week by one of our new guests who came all the way from Kansas to show us how to do it. Some nice pike have been taken, with the largest I heard of so far being a 44" which was also released. The bass have been very active, everyone fishing them is catching numbers of them, with a lot of larger bass being caught. They should be spawning in about a week or so, many bass are on beds now.
Everyone fishing lake trout have been catching them. Some of our new groups that have never fished lakers before are going out and doing quite well. Today a new group from WI went out and landed 5 nice trout before 9 a.m. I went out today and we caught a total of 8 trout, with the largest being about 8 and 1/2 pounds, and some 15-20 inchers which is a good sign for the future of the fishery in our lake. Until next time, keep on fishing!