WELCOME TO WALLEYE RETREAT

Ethan (left) with Aaron (right) holding an eelpout

Tim with 27" walleye (released)

Jonathan with 25" walleye - released

Brian with 34" sturgeon - released

Taso (left) with 23" walleye (released)

John Cicha holding 19" walleye

John holding 37" pike (released)

Jay Hedin with his walleye

Cristin holding 20" walleye (released) 

Sage holding his 23" walleye (released)

Dan with his 32" walleye, wow!!

Ed with his 29 1/4" walleye

February/March Special $190 per person (includes 3 nights lodging & 2 days fishing - Sundays thru Thursdays only)

February 5, 2010: Fishing has picked up just a bit with customers a little more pleased with their catches today. Denise is here with her brother and dad- they caught nicer fish today bringing in 11 keepers.

February 4, 2010: Ken and Brian caught 49 fish their 1st day, keeping 12 measuring 12 1/2" to 14 1/2". They missed 27 bites and also caught a huge eelpout. On the second day of fishing they caught 36 fish and kept none as the largest measured 11 1/4". They miseed 18 bites. Kenny & Rod kept 4 fish today. Bob and Judy fished 3 days and did well going home just 1 short on limits plus they had 2 perch. Steve & Bob kept 3 walleye, 3 sauger and one perch their 1st day, throwing back 30 small fish. 2nd day they kept 3 more and a 13" jumbo perch. Ben stayed in a sleeper house and caught all little fish, keeping none. Ken, Matt and Marv were in a sleeper house and had slow fishing. They caught a few fish during the night. The group ate 6 fish on the lake and took home 5. They kept 3 at 15" and one 18". They had one eelpout and threw back 15-20 small walleye/saugers. Darren, Bob and Ryan used portables this morning. They kept one nice sauger and caught a few nice perch. They were heading back out for more.

February 2, 2010: Pete, Terri, Rod, Jennifer and Eric went out fishing around 9:30am and stayed out til 4:30pm. They caught lots of small fish they put back and missed lots of bites also. They brought in 7 keepers. Bob and Judy kept 4 or 5 fish today. Ken & Brian kept 7 fish today. David caught a huge northern pike today but no measurement. David, Darren, Diane and 4 yr old Brandon fished this past week and also went riding on their snowmobiles. They had a great time doing both. They had a couple of fish frys while here. The bite has slowed down quite a bit.

February 1, 2010: Rod, Pete, Jennifer and Eric fished today catching 25 fish and kept 7 of them. Rod caught two 19" walleyes and a 17" walleye. Pete grew up with Rod and he is here from Florida for a visit along with his daughter and her boyfriend. They also had one jumbo perch. Yesterday they fished the afternoon and kept 7 fish. Kraig, Kraig Jr and Paul stayed in a sleeper house 2 nights. They kept 10 or so and said the fish were quiet at night. The morning they checked out they had 3 nice keepers and said the bite had picked up.

January 30, 2010: Lynn, Justin and Josh did good today and had bigger fish. Yesterday they kept 12. David, Steve and Tim kept 14 fish including a few 18". Their second day they kept 10 and also caught a huge eelpout and a tullibee. Josh and Valerie had a good time in a sleeper house. Today they caught 30 fish and ended up with a total of 45 for the weekend. They cooked fish in the sleeper and went home with 7 walleyes, 3 saugers and one perch.

January 28, 2010: Fantastic bite today for Dan and Jake. They were using white frostees and stopsigns. They brought in their limits of walleyes and saugers including four walleyes measuring 15-16" and a 12 1/2" jumbo perch. They released walleyes measuring 21", 22", 24" and 27". Way to go guys!! Jim, Steve, Mark and Elliott had slower fishing keeping 16 fish. Jeff fished two nights in a sleeper house, catching 20 the first evening, 74 the next day and another 45 the third day (he also departed that day). He kept his limit of both walleyes and saugers using Lindy flier; gold and red were the hottest colors. His biggest fish measured 19", 20", 21" and 22". Jeff did well catching a total of 139 fish with his largest ones measuring 19", 20", 21" and 22". He released all the shot fish, of course! Gold and red were his best colors. He was using a Lindy flier. He went home with limits of both walleye and sauger.

January 25, 2010: The fish are still biting and we had a fantastic weekend. Dean & Jane spent two nights in a sleeper catching 40-50 fish. It slowed down with the storm that moved through here. They kept some nice fish including a 17" and a couple of 18" walleyes. They caught mostly 8-10" saugers plus one tullibee and a couple of small eelpout. They also released a 20" walleye. Scott, Diane, Dan, Randy,Brian, Amanda and 18 month old Ella fished a couple of days and had a blast, catching lots of fish and bringing in their limits the first day out, then having a fish fry so they could fish the next day. Diane released a 22" and Brian released a 21". Scott missed a big fish. Todd's group did well catching their limits also. We had a snowstorm come through Sunday night into Monday with blowing snow and big drifts all over. We must have gotten around 5-6 inches of new snow with this one.

January 24, 2010: Shawn & Jason kept 4 fish with the largest at 17", all fish over 13". Shawn released a 21" plus a 22". John, Brent, Mark, Paul, Mike, Woody, Dave, Kris, Jeff, Fran, Pete, Brad and Shane fished two days and had excellent fishing both days. The first day they all limited on both walleyes and saugers. They had a big fish fry and caught more the next day. They threw back lots of small fish and some tullibee. Mark caught a 31" eelpout. Mike released a 21" walleye he caught on a gold jig. Woody caught a 14" jumbo perch. Kris released a 23" walleye he caught on a white whistler. Al, Roger & Kurt stayed in a sleeper house catching 50 fish. They went home just 2 fish short on their sauger limit and had their walleyes. They kept fish measuring 14" and up. On Friday they caught all nice fish and they also threw back a couple of nice ones as they had what they needed. Kurt released a 22 1/2" walleye that had a rapala in its mouth. Matt & Russ were in a sleeper house keeping 8 and releasing a 21" walleye. Chris, 5 yr old Dylan, Levi and Mitch stayed in a sleeper house and had excellent fishing. They caught 6 tullibee, 3 perch with one at 12", 4 eelpout plus the following: Day 1 (checked in at noon) they caught 4 walleye plus 17 saugers. Day 2 they caught 44 saugers, 14 walleyes which included two 16", 17", 18", 18 1/2", two 19" and also released a 25" walleye they caught while playing Uno plus a 20 1/4" walleye. On Day 3 they caught 22 saugers with the largest at 15 1/2" and 6 walleyes including a 16", 17" and releasing a 20 1/4". They left for home by 1pm. They sure had some super fishing!

January 23, 2010: Jim & Larry caught 28 fish keeping 14 of them including a 18" walleye and 16" sauger. They also had 2 jumbo perch, 2 tullibee. They ate half their fish and headed to Zippel Bay to fish with some friends the second day. It was slower for them catching 21 fish and keeping 11 nice saugers with the biggest at 16 1/2". They also caught a pout. They visited the Ice Igloo (bar on the ice) out of Zippel Resort. Larry rented a hole for an hour while they sat inside and drank a beer. Just before his hour was up he caught a nice walleye.

January 20, 2010: Greg & Jacque are fishing using their portable out of Adrian's Road and going out about 6 miles from Pine Island. They have caught lots of small ones as seems to be the case with everyone. They ate 2 meals of small fish and need 6 more fish to finish off their limits. They have been here since Monday and will fish tomorrow again to try and get what they need.  Greg said they are fishing in 34' of water. Jim fished alone today and caught lots of small fish and he threw back "tons of 12" fish" as he won't keep any that small. He took home 4 fish including 2 fat saugers; one at 17". He caught a walleye that was suspended. Ken & Art stayed in an overnight sleeper house for one night. They kept 4 walleye, 6 saugers and also caught a big eelpout. Brian, Matt, Ethan and Aaron ended up with 44 fish caught on 16 mile over 2 days. They caught two 20" walleye they released. They caught lots of walleyes in the 13-16" range and quite a few sauger with one being 15". They fished in 28-30' of water with a rocky/boulder bottom. Aaron steding caught the big eelpout that weighed 6.8 lbs. Ethan caught both of the big walleyes they released. Hot lures were gold Gem-N-Eyes, plain orange hook and sliver Lindy slick jig. They tried buckshot rattle spoons with only a couple of catches. Their tally was 19 walleye, 22 sauger and 4 pout. They missed quite a few bites and some at the hole too.

January 19, 2010: Arnie and Derrill fished two days catching 46 fish the first day and keeping 8 of them including a 18" walleye and 15" sauger, rest of fish were 12-14". Derrill released a 23" walleye. Today they caught 49 fish and kept 8 more as they have eaten fish. They also caught a 10 lb eelpout. Brad, Mike and Harry fished two days keeping 13 including a jumbo perch. They also caught a pout and some tullibee. Jeff & Paul stayed in an overnight sleeper house for one evening keeping 4 fish. They said it was better fishing the first day out. They also caught a pout, some tullibee and 2 small saugers. Josh & Justin stayed in a sleeper house catching 28 fish and keeping 16. Their fish measured 14-18" plus they had one jumbo perch and one pout. Jeff, Don, Chad and Andy fished using portables and went out of Babler's Road the first day and said it was very slow. Their second day they fished out of Morris Point and did better, keeping 8 walleye and 8 small saugers. Brian, Matt, 7 yr old Aaron and 11 yr old Ethan used portables fishing 16 mile reef. They caught 26 fish and kept 17. Aaron caught a 6.8 lb eelpout. They fished in 28-30' of water using mainly fatheads on gold gem'n'eyes and orange hooks. They had six 16" walleyes and they also released two 20" walleyes. Sounds like they did okay!

January 17, 2010: The fish are still biting. Kevin's group did well catching 90 fish, eating fish while here and taking home some nice ones. They put back a few that measured 20" and Kevin released a 34" pike. Tim, Dan, Al & Steve had a great fishing trip going home with limits of nice fish. Dan released a 21" walleye. Their biggest keeper was 19". They caught 40 fish the second day and kept 10 (they just needed a meal) including one jumbo perch. Joe, Carrie, Ryan, Roger, Addison, Leonard, Byron, Buck and Lori fished this weekend having good fishing with bigger fish caught today. They caught lots of saugers and said plain pink hooks worked the best. Addison released a 22 1/2" walleye. Daryl and Ann stayed in a sleeper house and said they did good with Saturday being slower. Ann released a 4 pound walleye. Way to go Ann! Wayne, Steve and Jim stayed in a sleeper house this weekend and had excellent fishing catching 186 fish total, consisting of 149 saugers, 27 walleyes, 6 tullibee, 2 jumbo perch and 2 pout (one measuring over 28").Wayne caught a nice 12" perch he is mounting. Just today from early morning til noon or so they caught 67 fish using frozen shiners, live shiners and fatheads. They are still biting pretty good and the weather has been awesome up here for the past week with beautiful sunrises and sunsets.   

January 15, 2009: Yesterday our fish houses did fantastic with lots of saugers and walleyes being caught. Phil, Jim and Dave did great with the guys catching 17 nice keepers and having to throw some of them back as they had their limits. They kept 12 walleyes and 4-5 saugers plus caught 3 tullibees. They also released two 23" walleyes. Gold jigs and live shiners worked great for them. Mike and Scott went out of Adrian's plowed road about 8 miles out in 31' of water. They kept 7 walleyes and threw back 4 more keeper sized fish. They also caught some saugers. Mike Freutel released a 25" walleye he caught on a pink hook. He also said red and red glow worked well today. Scott used yellow jigs. Tim, Steve, Al and Dan caught 56 fish today and kept 20 of those. Tim Johnston released 22" and 27" walleyes today! Way to go Tim!! He was using a pink/white jig. Neil, Jim, Kent and Bill had a wonderful day of fishing with their second day producing lots of nice fish. They took home limits of both walleyes and saugers. Duane Jr, Duane Sr and Joe stayed in a sleeper house keeping 7 walleyes in the 14-15" range and threw back 12 saugers. They also caught two eelpout with one measuring 28 1/2". Today at noon check the bite was slower but still pretty good fishing with house reports of 25 caught/4 kept, 12 caught, 17 caught/8 kept and they missed 13 bites (kept 17" fish), 25 caught/kept 11 and 25 caught/4 kept. A couple sleeper groups left today and they filled back up with new groups. Having sunny warm days with temps in mid 30's this week. Kevin's group caught 31 fish today and kept 14 of them. They have kept 11 sauger, 4 walleye, 2 tullibee and 2 pout. Wally, JB and Bill fished 2 1/2 days keeping 6 for a half day, then 13 and another 12 the third day. They ate fish while here and said they caught 44 fish today. Walleye released a 20 1/2" plus two 22" walleyes.

January 14, 2010: Phil, Dave and Jim fished the afternoon yesterday and came in with 1 perch, one 18" walleye and they put back a 23 1/2". Pretty slow. The guys moved some houses out to 32' of water yesterday and we moved people out to them in the afternoon. They only fished in them a few hours but said the fishing was even better. Today I already know that they are hammering them out there and each house had caught around 50 fish by noon check. They said every 3rd to 4th fish caught is a keeper and they are happy. Melissa and Matt stayed in an overnight sleeper keeping 15",16" and a few 17" walleyes. Jeremy, Kevin, Randy and Tim stayed in a sleeper doing very well. They fished aggressively catching lots of fish. They kept 16 walleyes and released a 22 1/2". They caught 44 saugers keeping 16 of them and one perch. Of course, they ate fish while out there.  They said Rockn'rolls worked best. All their saugers were 14-18". Still warmer temps but cold bit to the wind today and the sun is shining. More new groups checking in today.  

January 13, 2010: Matt's group used portables today and did pretty well catching 60-70 fish. The came in with their limit of saugers and 10 walleyes. Their largest fish measured 20 1/4" (released). Dick say's "hi" to frydaddy. Dick and Bob said their first day out was better and they had decent fishing. Wayne and Harold did good. Harold caught a 3 1/2-4 lb walleye. They were using buckshots, telling me they used a color you can't find at the bait stores anymore. They had a great time.

January 12, 2010: Horst, Norbert, Jerry & Jim fished two days and had very slow fishing. They kept 4 fish the first day and another 3 the second day. Horst caught a 26" eelpout. Biggest walleye measured 14". Craig, Don and Aaron also had slow fishing, saying the first day was best. They kept 10 fish all measuring 13-17". Jeff, Jonathan and 85 yr old Roger fished two days; keeping 10 sauger, 3 walleye and one big pout the first day and then 14 sauger, 1 perch and 3 walleyes the second day. Jeff caught a 24" walleye and Jonathan caught a 25" walleye. Way to go guys. Randy and his fishing partner had slow fishing - no numbers. Rick and Steve kept 8-9 their first day with fish measuring 14-17". Steve released a 25" walleye. Way to go Steve! Their second day they kept 9 saugers and 7 walleyes. Steve also released a 22" and he lost a big fish right at the top of the ice on a red glow jig. They went home with limits plus eating fish while here.

January 10, 2010: Jerry, Ron and Chuck caught fish and had a good flurry. Sean's group went home just 3 walleyes short for their limits.

January 9, 2010: Very slow bite today, worse than yesterday. Also noticed the barometer went up and down today. Jeff, Scott, Dustin and Andy had a slow day getting less fish today. They caught around 90 fish and had some nice ones including two 18 1/2", 19 1/2" and releasing a 20 1/2". Pat, Harlan and Jerry kept 5 fish today. David, Gordy, Tim and Brian had slow fishing. They kept 9 fish including 3 walleyes. David caught a 12 1/2" perch. Craig, Mike, Randy & Nate all stayed in an overnight sleeper. They caught 30 fish the first day, 15 fish second day and another 15 the third day. Josh, Nick and Matt stayed in a sleeper house and kept 7 the first day, 4 the second day, plus one perch. All fish were 14-18". They released a 20" and 23" walleye. They also caught an eelpout. Warren & Krystal had slow fishing in a sleeper house keeping 3 saugers, 2 walleye and 1 pout. They threw back 3-4 small fish. Warmer temps on the way for tomorrow.

January 8, 2010: Tom & Doug had slow fishing. Tom didn't keep any as he doesn't eat fish. Doug kept 7. They threw back lots of small fish and said their second day of fishing was better. Al & Joyce fished 3 days keeping 8, then 6 and none on the third day which was yesterday. They caught 30 fish the first day. Al had fun catching a 37" pike he released and they also released a 22" walleye and 23" walleye.  

January 6, 2010: Randy, Kevin, Cody and David were in a sleeper house. They caught 24 fish total and had nice keepers including (3)18", a couple of 17", couple of 16" and many 14-15". They also cuaght a 26" eelpout on 4 lb test. They caught a nice walleye at 9:30 at night and another at 7pm. Brian, Taso and Bryan stayed in a sleeper house catching 50 fish. Taso released a 23" walleye and Brian released a 34" sturgeon. He had fun catching that. They had very nice 16-19" walleyes and said the fish were a beter size for them this year. Deb Zentner of Baudette released a 28" walleye this morning. Way to go Deb!! Her and Bill caught their limit today and were back at the lodge by 1pm.

January 5, 2010: Francis stayed in an overnight sleeper with his two sons, Todd and Scott. They caught lots of saugers and ended up with 9 sauger and 3 walleye. Jim and George fished two days. George caught 24 the first day out and another 12 the second day. Jim caught 5-6 fish the first day and then 40 fish the second day. They kept 13 little ones for eating while here and took home 14 nice fish, mostly 14-15". The biggest sauger was 15". The bite has slowed down quite a bit since the cold front moved in.

January 4, 2010: Russ, Randy, Jared caught 184 fish, keeping lots to eat and take home. Super Dave, Dan and Doug had slower fishing. They kept all fish at 14" and up. Super Dave released a 20 1/2" and a 21 1/2" walleye. Jpohn, Matt, Duane & Tony had a slow day catching 15-18 fish and keeping 5 of them. They were using portables and moving around. Zach caught all little fish this afternoon in his portable. Very cold still with low of 40 below this morning.

January 2, 2010: We got a cold blast last night with a temp of 37 below this morning and the high is still only at 15 below this afternoon. Jimmy, Diane, Noah and Paige had good fishing keeping 9 fish with 8 of them at 14-17" and one at 12". They ate a bunch of small saugers. 7 yr old Paige got the largest walleye at 17" for a keeper. Jimmy released a 23". Scott & Mary fished two days catching 33 fish and keeping 10. Dan and Kelley had pretty good fishing. They caught around 100 fish and went home with close to their limits. They had 8 walleyes and some saugers. They also ate saugers while here. They had a great time. Nancy and Jim had a slow day keeping only 2 walleyes. All their fish kept were 14" and up.

January 1, 2010: Happy New Year to everyone!! Jim and Nancy kept 8 fish today and had some nice ones. Shannon, Terry and their two sons 7 yr old Mason and 5 yr old Kaden stayed in an overnight sleeper. They caught around 40 fish and kept 20 of them. Kaden caught a nice 17 1/2" walleye for the largest. The others were 14-17". Jeff had good fishing catching 25 fish the first day and 18 the second day. He lost as many as he caught. He kept nice 17" fish. Brian and Alex used portables fishing the "washout" in 19' of water. They kept 7 fish all measuring 16-18 1/2". 20 below this morning with high of minus 5.

December 30, 2009: Steve's group from Indiana had a good fishing trip catching lots of walleyes and saugers and eating fish while staying. Tim and Stan had an awesome trip staying in a sleeper house for a few nights. Tim Griem of Hopkinton, Iowa released a 26 1/2" walleye which is the largest walleye he has ever caught. He was pretty excited about it. They had all very fat fish. Stan Stutzman of Austin, MN released a 31" pike, 32" sturgeon and a 30" sturgeon. They also released walleyes measuring 20", 21" and (2) 22". They took home limits of walleyes all from 15-18 3/4" plus a few really nice saugers. They threw back lots of 16-17" fish and said "it broke our hearts". Richard, 89 yr old Richard, Vern and George fished two days catching "a fair amount on Tuesday, all under 20". They had three fish measuring 17", the rest smaller. Wednesday was slower with them keeping 7-8 nice fish at 15" and up. They also caught a 6 lb pout and a 8 lb pout. Paul brought his 5 kids for a few days and they had a blast. 7 year old Josh caught his first walleye and caught 10 of them. 12 yr old Noah caught some fish and 19 yr old Joey was the walleye slayer of the group. He caught 36 fish the first day and another 24 the second day. He was using a gold backed buckshot and also white glow jigs. 21 yr old Lacey caught 28 fish the 1st day and another 18 the 2nd day. Paul caught 23 and then 12 the second day. The group had lots of nice fish from 14-19" plus one 18" pout and two 30" pout. Neil and Bruce fished two days and did well catching 49 fish , keeping 10 of them, 5 walleyes and 5 saugers. Plain red hooks with split shot worked for them. The second day they caught 31 fish and kept 4 of those, leaving early due to a family emergency. Hope everything went well with Bruce's wife. They released a 22" and 22 1/2". Jim and Nancy fished a half day today and kept 4.

December 29, 2009: John, Denise and Ashley spent 2 nights in a sleeper house. They had good fishing catching lots of 15-16" keepers. They also had a 19" sauger and a 17" walleye, plus one eelpout that got off just under the ice. John lost a big fish that he never got to see but he says it was a battle and broke his line on the ice. 91 yr old John Cicha spent two days fishing with his son Doug and grandsons Jarrod and Calvin. Yesterday they kept 10 nice fish with grandpa catching a 19" walleye. The group celebrated Calvin's 15th birthday with a "Big" fish fry. Calvin caught a nice 24" fat northern. Today they had a slower day keeping 7 nice fish to take home.

December 28, 2009: Happy 15th Birthday to Calvin Cicha!!

December 27, 2009: Roger, Cristen and Sage did better today catching 20 fish and keeping 10 walleyes. Sage caught a 18 1/2" plus a 23" that he released. Way to go Sage! Cristen released a 20 1/2". Rob did very well catching 40 fish with 6 of them biting late at night in a sleeper house. He said 4 of them were keepers. He took home 3 saugers and 4 walleyes, including a 17 1/2" sauger. Chuck Tschida of Little Falls, MN caught a 25 1/2" walleye on a white frosty. Way to go Chuck!! He, Chad, Ron and Bill had 15 keepers.

December 26, 2009: Roger fished along with his daughter and grandson today. They had fun and brought in 7 keepers. They are the only ones that made it thru the snowstorm. More groups checking in tomorrow. We got around a foot of fresh snow here, plenty for riding sleds. We have 17 inches of ice on the lake and now we have lots of snow on the lake. We are using the bombardiers. Sleeper houses are on the lake! Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas!

December 23, 2009: Mark and Lori fished today doing well again. They went home with limits of walleyes and saugers plus released a couple of 20" walleyes and Mark's big 27" walleye. Bill and his 2 buddies also fished today, leaving by 2pm. They had some nice fish. Marty, Austin and Ed fished the day and brought in 12 walleyes and one sauger. All nice 15" and bigger fish.

December 22, 2009: Dave, Mel, peter, John, Erik, Joshua and Joey fished til 12:30 today and a full day yesterday. They had plenty to eat during their visit plus everyone is taking fish home. All their fish measured 15-18". John released a 37" pike.Sherry, Crystal, Carrie, Nick and Jacob fished today doing very well. They brought in 18 keepers. Sherry released a 21" walleye and Carrie put back a hugh pike today. Sherry also caught a 19". Tony & Bill had good fishing in 27' of water. They did super in their portables taking home limits of walleyes with 3 of them measuring 17-19" and the others were 16-17". They had 2 saugers. Bill released a 21 1/2" walleye. He said they caught 75 fish yesterday and 52 more today. They kept 7 more today. Mark, Luke, Brad and Kevin  fished two days. They kept 12 walleyes and 8 saugers the first day and the second day they kept 12 fish; mostly saugers. Their biggest ws 191 /2" and they had nicekeepers at 16-17". Nathan's group used portables and had a slow bite the first day but did better the next day. They caught 30-40 fish with the best bite at 3pm til dark in 20' of water. Mark & Lorie had a good day with Mark Crooker of Big Lake releasing a 27" walleye. Way to go Mark!! They kept 8 walleyes and a few saugers. Terri & Pete fished with them for an hour with Pete catching a small sauger and Terri caught a 19" walleye. Then they had to head back to the lodge. 

December 19, 2009: The bite is still slow. Scott, Ken, Keith and his son, Jerry and Jarhead all used portables on the lake and the river. They got some nice walleyes on the lake with the largest ones measuring 18 3/4" to 19 3/4".  Lots of 15-17" keepers also. They tried the river for sturgeon but nothing. Josh, Nathan and Jeff had a slow day with Josh catching 3, Nathan 1 sauger and 2 walleyes and Jeff with 3 small saugers, using portables and moving around. Jason and Justin fished the late afternoon only and caught 4 little ones plus a big pout. Greg, Dale, Pete, Tom, Jeff, Randy, Bernie and Jeff had good fishing catching more walleyes this trip including "a bunch of 18"" and a couple of big eelpout. They ate fish during their stay. Greg released a 22", Tom released a 24" and Randy released a 23". Way to go guys!! Greg ended up with the largest keeper at 18 3/4".Larry, Dale, John and Scott kept 11 fish on Friday and another 16 today consisting of 5 saugers and 11 walleyes. John is the eelpout king. They had a good time. Matt and Quinn had a pretty good day keeping 7 walleyes and 5 saugers. Ben and Natalie and another unknown person (didn't get his name) did very well with them bringing in 12 walleyes and 6 saugers by noon. They also released a 26" walleye. Crystal, Scott, Jessie and Jenny fished out of Zippel Bay today and kept 5. Crystal released a 23" walleye.

December 18, 2009: Dan Campion of Farmington, MN caught a beauty walleye this morning that measured 32 inches!! He caught it on a Macho minnow (Northland tackle). Charles, Charlie and Amber kept 8 fish today plus one eelpout. Matt, Dan and Tom had good fishing. Bill, Karl and Terry had a very slow day with them keeping only 3 fish.

December 17, 2009: Matt, Dave, Nick & Larry fished today catching 30 and keeping 17 of them, which were mostly saugers. The largest measured 19". They had a good time. Dick said he caught mostly small fish today. Jim & Carrie had a slow day catching lots of little ones but then the bite turned on late in the afternoon and they came in with 9 keepers consisting of 7 walleye and 2 saugers. All their fish measured 17-18", very nice! Amber, Charles & Charlie had a good day keeping 11 really nice walleyes.

December 16, 2009: Dick and Rod had a great day of fishing catching 35-40 fish today and keeping 8 walleyes measuring 14-19" plus 6 saugers measuring 13-16". Buckshots worked best for them today and Dick said it was a blast. Hey Frydaddy, Dick says "hi, eat your heart out, my arms are tired". Rich, Dave, Brian and Dave fished 2 days catching lots of fish and lots of small fish. Rich got a 19" and they also had a couple of 17" fish. They had 7 nice walleyes and one sauger today plus they kept quite a few the day before. George, Mike and John fished 2 days and had excellent fishing with the group having a fish fry twice. They took home 11 walleyes and a few saugers. Their biggest was 15" for keepers. George Pitts released a 23" walleye hecaught on a chartreuse jig. Amber and Charles are here from San Antonio, Texas. This is Amber's first time here for ice fishing and checking out all the snow. They caught 7 fish today and kept 3 walleyes and one eelpout. Eldon & Ron had a good day of fishing getting some nice walleyes. They caught 25 fish and kept 16 wallleye/saugers all measuring from 15-19". Way to go guys! Jeff had "the best fishing ever in Minnesota" today. He caught 36 fish and had to throw back 4-5 keeper sized walleyes as he had his limit. He had lots of action and also released a 22" walleye. Good job Jeff!! Bill had a good day keeping his limit of 4 walleyes and 4 saugers. Warmer temps here with a high tomorrow in the 20's. We have 10-12 inches of ice depending where you go. We are still using the 6 wheelers and carts on the lake. Pete starting pulling the bombardiers out of the shed today. We should be running the bombers soon.

December 15, 2009: Ed Palumbo from Rockford, IL caught a wall mounter today on a stopsign lure tipped with an emerald shiner just half an hour before dark. He also released a 23" walleye. Way to go Ed!! He and John had a fantastice trip with the two of them catching lots of fish and bigger fish the second with all measuring 16-17". They headed for home with their limits. Ron's group did well fishing 3 days. They took home limits for everyone. Ron was the eelpout king this year again! Dave Duff caught a 36" sturgeon. They said their last day of fishing was a bit slower. Ken, Bruce, Kent, Dennis, Jim and Lowell fished 2 days. They had a little slower bite than others but did have a fish fry and took home some nice fish. Bruce's largest walleye measured 19 1/4". Kent released a 21" walleye and he also caught a 24" pike and a 30" pike. Dennis caught a big eelpout and he also caught and released a very nice 37" pike. Way to go Dennis!!

December 14, 2009: Randy and Dave had another great day with them keeping 8 more fish all measuring 15 1/2" to 19 1/4". Jeff fished solo today and caught his limit of both walleye and saugers. Ed & John from Rockford, IL had super fishing between 9am to 11am, catching 16-17" fish. It was steady bite for a couple of hours before dark also. They came in with their limits of walleyes and saugers. They are having a great time. They also saw a moose on the way here in Wisconsin. Jerry, Vicki and Joe are using their portables. Vicki kept 3 saugers, Joe kept 3 saugers and Jerry had his walleyes all 17-19". 30 below this morning.

December 13, 2009: Happy Birthday to Stan Stutzman!! Very cold this morning with a temp of 27 below. Fish are still biting. Already a report today of a 28 3/4" walleye caught today! Randy and Dave had a great day of fishing catching mostly saugers and keeping 8 of them. Dennis Duff of Shakopee caught the big walleye today measuring 28 3/4" on a gold buckshot. He put the walleye back in the lake. Good job Dennis!!

December 12, 2009: Dale caught his 45" sturgeon on a yellow fuzzy grub with a minnow. He was using 8 lb test and fought the fish for 35-40 minutes. Today Dale, Clayton, George and Brian fished the morning til 11am. They kept 6 walleye, 2 sauger and had one eelpout. Yesterday George caught 16, Brian caught 16 with the largest at 18", Dale caught 3 walleyes and Clayton caught 11 fish. Dr. Stone went out this morning around 8am and was back to shore by 11am with his limit of walleyes and saugers. He threw back 15 and 16" fish as he was keeping 18-19". His saugers were smaller but he kept very nice walleyes. He fished in 20 ft of water. Tim and George had a good weekend. George caught and released a 42" sturgeon today in 21' of water. Tim released a 20" and 24" walleyes he caught. The 24" weighed 6 lbs. They took home limits of both and ate fish during their stay.  Tim also caught a 24" pike today that he released. Jerry Kral of Princeton did well today, fishing the afternoon only. He kept his limit of both species fishing in 15 1/2' of water. He had saugers in the 12-14" range and his walleyes were 18-19 1/2". His wife Vicki caught a limit of walleyes with the largest at 18" and she also kept 2 saugers. Joe Stein of Big Lake kept 4 walleyes with his largest at 18" and one sauger. They are using portables. Jerry said it didn't matter what bait or jig you had on, the bite was pretty steady. From 3pm to 430pm he said they couldn't keep a line down, it was so busy. Gary, Kevin, Gary and Scott used portables this weekend. They said Friday was slow for them. Gary kept 8. Scott had 2 saugers (small) he put back and he kept 4 walleyes and 2 sauger. He caught 25 fish. Gary had his heater breakdown so he had to come into shore and do repairs; he kept two 19" walleyes and one 17". He also had 6 saugers. Kevin had 3 saugers and 4 walleyes with largest at 16 1/2". They had lots of action on Saturday and caught lots of little ones. They also ate fish while staying. Lester and Dan had another fantastic day of fishing, just letting them all go. Travis and his 2 fishing partners had a slow day with Travis getting one 16" walleye and losing a nice one just before coming in. The other two didn't get any. They were using big golden shiners and the walleyes weren't hitting on them. Scott and Mark are using portables and have been doing well. They fished in front of the pine tree at Pine Island, catching lots of fish but the ice is thinner over there by a couple of inches, so they are staying in the Morris area tomorrow. They caught their limits. Bob and Bob walked out of Morris Resort and did well catching some nice fish. Lots of people on the lake and lots of houses out there. We have 8 inches of ice on the lake and have 10 day houses on the lake.  

December 11, 2009: 6 1/2 to 8" of ice today on the lake from shore to 22 ft of water. Haven't heard from anyone going out any deeper yet. Lots more fishing on the lake today with around 150 portables set up off of Morris Point. The fish bit great today again, lots of action. The guys were almost out of minnows at noon check. Dale battled a 45" sturgeon today getting a big thrill out of such a big fish. Matt fished the evening bite and kept 3 walleyes at 14-15". Scott and Mark fished today in 22' of water using their sleds. They had super fishing keeping their limits of both walleyes and saugers, with all walleyes measuring 17-19" and all saugers were over 13". They had 8 inches of ice. Bill fished the evening and brought in 4 nice keeper walleyes. We have 4 houses on the lake and more day houses going onto the ice tomorrow. We are hauling customers in the carts behind the 6 wheelers right now.

December 10, 2009: 6" of ice on lake today. Brian, George, Dale & Clayton fished today keeping the following: Brian kept 2 walleyes and 2 jumbo perch, George didn't get any keepers, Dale kept 2 walleyes at 17" and Clayton caught 4 walleyes; keeping 3 of them. Lester, Rich, Shane, Dan and the rest of their group had another banner day, catching lots of nice fish including a 24" walleye. We're sorry Deb couldn't make it this year and miss having her. Otherwise not hearing much for big fish being caught yet. Tim and George went out around 3pm fishing in 20' of water - they kept 5 walleyes at 15" each.

December 9, 2009: Didn't get as cold last night with temp staying at 5 above overnight. Lester's group checked in last night and went out this morning around 8:30 to fish with their portables. They have sleds. The lake has 5 inches of ice where they fished in 17 ft of water. They had fish biting all day long and caught many, many walleyes. They threw back lots and lots of big walleyes and a few small walleyes. The group came in with their limits on walleye today and are having a big fish fry so they can fish again tomorrow. Brian, Clayton, Dale and George checked in tonight and will be fishing tomorrow. More groups checking in for the weekend. Supposed to be 20 below tonight and cold temps are supposed to continue for another week or more. 

December 8, 2009: Very cold last night with a low of minus 18. Pete checked the ice today- we have 6" on the bay all the way to the hump and then 4" of ice on the lake out to about 18-20 feet of water. Amanda and Brent rode their sled onto the lake and then parked and walked the rest of the way setting up in 14' of water. They had a steady bite and said the Vexilar had lots of action the entire time. They came in with their limits of walleyes; all measuring 19 to 19 1/2". They used frozen shiners on jigs. We have a group checking in tonight that are going to fish with portables tomorrow. We anticipate putting a few fish houses on the lake in a few days as the temps will be staying cold.

December 5, 2009: The lake froze over last night. There is ice as far as you can see with binoculars, but probably still have open water way out in the middle. The ice looks nice and smooth. No winds and hoping the wind stays away for a few days so the ice doesn't get all busted up. Our bay has 2 inches of ice today. Pete will be checking the bay tomorrow afternoon to see how thick it is for our trail to the lake. With any luck we could be walking out on the lake and fishing in a few days.  Pray the ice doesn't break up and keeps building. We now have 8-10 inches of snow on the ground. Already seeing snowmobilers driving around but we could use a little more buffer before any serious sledding can be done.

November 29, 2009: Still waiting for ice to form on the lake. Bostic Creek froze over a few nights ago and is still froze. We woke up to a dusting of snow this morning. Temps in the mid 30's for this Monday, Tues and then cooler temps coming on Wed or Thursday with a high of only 20 degrees or so and lows in the teens at night. Should help to start making some ice on the lake we hope! Some boaters still fishing the lake and the river.