March 29, 2009: Everyone checked out this morning, some did well fishing and some had slow fishing. No exact reports. Dan Klinkhammer's group said they had slow fishing the first day out and then kept 20 some on Saturday. All our houses are off of the ice and Pete has already stored away the bombardiers. We want to thank everyone who stayed with us this winter season and hope to see you again next year. Will be back with summer reports when the walleye season opens in May. Keep fishing!!

March 25, 2009: Ice report - Lots of rain fell the past 2 days and we have stopped allowing access through our resort. Lots of water on top of the bay ice and water is flowing steady underneath the bridge on Co Rd 8. Lots of runoff from the ditches draining into our bay now. We had 12 guys ready to go fishing yesterday morning but after Pete checked the ice on the bay we decided to pull the plug and they packed up their gear and headed home. Also had to cancel 7 more people on their way up to fish our houses. Pete barely got our fishhouses off the lake having to pull them off thru Cyrus Resort. The lake ice is still fine and plenty thick but no pickups are driving out as of yesterday. Adrian's, Zippel and Morris Pt have all stopped allowing trucks out and now only letting sleds and ATV's on the lake. Anyone staying with us will have to access the lake via the Graceton Beach access or Morris Point Resort. Everything is good to go for all groups fishing on their own with portables. Right now we have heavy wet snow falling and the ground is covered. Bo and his friend are using ATV and fishing the Morris Point Washout - no report from them yet. Will keep you posted if ice conditions change. 

March 23, 2009: Rained some last night and melted lots of our snow. Temps have been warmer here the past 3 days or so and most of the snow has disappeared, on the lake and on shore. There is some standing water on the lake in some areas, around 8-10 inches this morning. Still have plenty of ice on the lake but some resorts have closed their roads to pickups and are allowing ATV's only. We still have 4 day houses on the ice plus one sleeper house. Colder temps are expected for this Wednesday and we anticipate leaving our houses on the ice thru next weekend as long as the weather holds out. Lance, Richard, Keith & Kenny fished the Arnesen reefs this weekend and did great catching of lots of 18" and 19" fish plus putting back lots of 20" walleyes and bigger. They said it was best in the late afternoon. Ira, John, Dan, Stan and Ed said they had decent fishing on Saturday getting some nice 17" and 18" fish near Knight Island. They traveled up there using their ATV's. Tina and Don stayed in a sleeper house and caught many fish as follows: Friday Tina caught several saugers all measuring from 6" up to 11" and she caught 2 walleyes measuring 10" and 16". She was using yellow. Don caught 3 saugers measuring 12" and 13" and he caught one 14" walleye (yellow glow). Saturday Tina tried a salmon colored jig and also a yellow sparkle and caught 8",9", 10", 12", and (2) 16" saugers plus 13" and 18" walleyes (peach jig) plus a 12" perch on yellow sparkle and a 18" northern. Don caught lots of saugers measuring 9" up to 14" on a yellow/red jig plus a 9" walleye and 16" and 22" eelpouts. Sunday Tina caught 12 saugers measuring 8" to 12", 3 walleyes measuring 9", 11" and 13" plus an eelpout at 20". Monday morning Tina caught 3 saugers at 9-10" and Don caught 4 saugers from 9-11". They kept fish 12" and up and headed home Monday morning. Ross's group moved around a lot with their portables this weekend and kept 20 walleyes and 15 saugers and threw back just about as many. Steve and Craig fished Knight Island reffs and got some walleyes and saugers and they also caught a few small pike in Four Mile Bay.

March 19, 2009: Mike, Leo and Herb fished two days and had slow fishing. They took home 5 keepers. Leo lost a nice one in the hole. Jeff and Kristi brought their 2 yr old daughter Elizabeth and they all stayed overnight in a sleeper house. They had a good time with them catching lots of fish and taking home 7 keepers. Bernard & Craig just came off the ice from a sleeper house. They did well with them eating two dinners of fish and going home with their limits. Craig caught a 18 pound pike. Way to go Craig!!

March 15, 2009: Ernestina, Cindy and Krista had some fun fishing this past weekend. They caught lots of tullibees and kept 10 walleye/saugers all measuring 15-19". They tried Four Mile Bay for one day trying to get a few pike but no bites. Too soon I guess. Jerry & Vicki caught 4 walleyes and 4 saugers; all too small to keep. Dave & Darren said it was slow for them. They kept some small ones and Darren caught a 19 1/2" walleye. Dennis & Joe kept 4 saugers and 5 walleyes. Dave fished with his two buddies using their portables. They said it was slow fishing out of Adrian's road but they did keep 8 fish. Jason & Max had a good time. They kept 7 walleyes and one sauger mesuring 14,15, 16, 17 inches and they also had a couple that measuring 15" and 18" for their second day out. Jason Shipman released a 26" walleye. Way to go Jason!! He said they used mostly stop sign jigs. They let go some fish also. Jeff spent a few days in a sleeper house on the ice and said the first 1/2 day out there was pretty decent withhim getting 3 nice keepers. Mark & Jerry had a very slow day their first day out with them keeping one tullibee and one sauger. Their second day out they kept 6 nice ones measuring 16-19" plus Mark released a 26" walleye. Way to go Mark!! They also caught a bunch of tullibees. Dave, Mike, Gary and Jack had slow fishing. They caught lots of tullibees and no walleye or saugers. Joe, Jim, Jim Jr and 4 yr old Styles stayed in a sleeper house for a few nights. They caught lots of saugers plus 4 walleyes and had a few 18". They caught a few eelpout also. Joe Clark of Birchwood, WI released a 24" walleye he caught on a glow creme/orange jig. Styles also caught a few fish.

March 10, 2009: It is snowing out, cold at about 0 right now and the wind is blowing pretty good. Not much snow yet as of noon. Just a few drifts forming out there.

March 9, 2009: George, Dan, Wayne and Tom fished two days with them keeping 16 walleye/saugers and 3 eelpout. Dan caught an 18" sauger. Tom caught a 29" pike. Dan, Tony and Mark used portables and had slow fishing with them getting one 4 lb pike and 10 small saugers. Big snow storm on the way for tomorrow.

March 8, 2009: Rob and Doug headed across the lake to fish Garden Island area. They caught 35 fish and kept the 4 they needed to finish off their limits, all measuring 15 to 18 1/2", Rob Jamsa released a 26" walleye. Way to go Rob! They had a great time. Nick & Greg used portables and went out of Adrian's Road about 7 miles. They did well bringing in 8 nice keeper walleyes measuring 15-17". Nick Marvin of Lindstrom, MN released a 25" walleye. Way to go Nick! Mike, Ed, Joan and Merlin had "2 days of bad fishing" with them getting a few nice ones, 3 walleyes at 17, 181/2", one tullibee, one 26" pike and a 30" pout.Joan out fished them all with her catching 10 saugers, but all small at 8-9". They also fished out from Adrian's plowed road. Ed released a 20+ inch walleye. Brian, Kevin, Dave and Bryan stayed in a sleeper house saying it was slower than the last time they were here in December. They caught 46 walleye/saugers with the largest walleye measuring 17 1/2". They also caught 4 eelpout and one very nice perch. They also had a mouse living underneath the fish house that kept coming into the holes so they lured him in with a piece of cheese and then killed him with the ice scoop! Crystal and Brian and their 4 yr old son Adam spent a day on the lake. They had 5 walleyes at 12-18", one sauger and 2 tullibee. 4 yr old Adam was very excited after his day on the lake and told me how he caught 2 tullibees and he also caught the largest walleye for the day. I think he is hooked! Doug brought his 90 yr old grandfather, John and they stayed in a sleeper house a few nights. They ate 6 fish in the house and took home 6 walleye/saugers. They threw back around 20 fish. They enjoyed their stay on the ice. They brought a DVD player and watched movies at night.  

March 7, 2009: Todd, Terry & Craig caught a total of around 40 fish - they kept 8 fish on Thursday and said Friday was slower for them. Todd caught a nice big crappie out there and they had 3 saugers. Steve, Tom and Dennis fished two days with them keeping 8 the first day out and said they were quality fish at 16,17 and 18". Their second day out was much slower with them keeping 2 fish. They tried all colors and also caught lots of tullibees. Jerry and Joe used their portables moving around a bit. Jerry tried 28' of water during the day but no bites. They fished the washout area mostly, moving to different depths. Jerry Kral of Princeton, MN released a 23" and 25" walleyes plus he caught 18" and 19" walleyes and a 13" sauger. Joe stein of Big Lake, MN released a 22" and 24" walleye plus lost a big one today. He kept 15" and 16" waleleyes and 13" and 14" saugers. They went back out for the afternoon bite and ended up going home with their limits of walleyes and saugers, catching some nice 16" walleyes. They caught most of their fish in 14-18' of water. Rob and Doug used their portables and kept 12 fish today measuring 12-16 1/2". They are headed for Garden Island tomorrow.

March 5, 2009: I found my report for Tadd, Dave and Clint. Thursday they caught 20 plus fish and kept 6 of those plus caught 2 tullibees. Friday they kept another 6 fish plus Dave released a 21 1/2" walleye and a 32" pike. Way to go Dave!! Saturday they kept another 8 fish. Ken and Dave spent two nights in a sleeper house with them catching lots of little fish, eating a meal of fish and taking home 6 keepers. They enjoyed their stay out on the ice.

March 4, 2009: Wayne, Julie, Preston & Shane stayed in a sleeper house with them keeping a total of 17 fish including 3 walleyes and the rest saugers. They had one 19" sauger and also caught one eelpout. Tom, Steve & Dennis fished today and I believe they kept 5 fish.They will fish tomorrow again and we have another group showing up tomorrow morning to fish. Also have a few more sleeper groups on the ice but no reports from them yet. Not much to report as we don't have many customers the rest of this week. Temps have been warmer but we still have lots of snow for the trail riders.

March 3, 2009: Kyle & Chris fished two days: yesterday they kept 4 walleyes and 4 big saugers with measurements of 15" and 16". Their largest walleyes were 17" and 19". They also caught a 12" perch plus 12 tullibees. Today they had a slow day, as did everyone else out there, with them keeping 3 walleyes, 4 saugers, 18 tullibee and a 5 lb eelpout. Largest walleye today was 18". Steve, Dan, Jim and Dylan fished two days and had 24 keepers including an 18 1/2", a couple of 18". They said both days were slow but steady and they switched colors quite often with red glow working best the first day. They also tried pink/white glow and a perch colored rattler, chartreuse and chartreuse glow airplane jig tipped with a fathead (head only) worked well. A jig would catch a few fish right away and then no bites and they would tie on another color and then get a few and switch colors again. CJ, Bob and Tyler kept 10 sauger/walleyes their first day out plus 7 tullibee. CJ Weidell released a 22" walleye that he caught 15' off the bottom (using his vexilar). Today they kept 5 sauger/walleye and 9 tullibee. Jay, Dick and Adam kept 10 their 1st day fishing and then another 3 today. Adam released a 21 1/4" walleye. Sue, Marilyn & Jamie kept 8 fish their first day on the ice and they kept only 2 fish today which included a 14" perch. Marilyn McKeehen of Champlin caught and released a 25" walleye. Way to go Marilyn!!

March 1, 2009: Tadd, Dave & Clint had a good fishing trip. I lost their fishing report, sorry! Tadd will probably read this and email me the report. Neal and Paul fished using portables and did well getting their limit of walleyes in the Morris Gap washout, plus they had 3-4 saugers. They said it was slow but the kept nice 15,16,17" fish. Jeanette & Fred fished two days with them catching 12 fish the first day and keeping 8 of those. Their second day out was very slow with them keeping no fish.  

February 28, 2009: Pete, Terri, Ruth, Jana and Vicki fished the early morning and caught 12 fish with the group keeping 3 of those. The rest were too small and got thrown back. Tadd, Clint and Dave are here for a few days of fishing but no report from them yet. Also have Neal and his brother using portables this weekend. 26 below yesterday morning and another cold wave is here!

February 26, 2009: Slow fishing the past two days with Bryan, Alicia, Lori and Ron getting 4 keeper fish plus Lori Hipple released a 21 1/2" walleye. Bill, Jerry & Karl fished 1 1/2 days and kept 10 fish.

February 23, 2009: Jim fished alone today but did very well with him keeping 2 nice walleyes and 4 saugers. He had a 17" walleye and largest sauger measured 16". He threw back lots of 11-12" fish and he did catch one nice perch. He said he had a pretty busy day catching fish most of the time and also lost big fish at two different times today, each one pulling on his drag. Denise, John, Dane and Joni stayed fished in a sleeper and had one walleye and caught 12 saugers with two fo them at 11-12".

February 19, 2009: Dan, Amy & Bill said their 3 days of fishing was "not good" with them keeping 4 walleyes and Amy getting the biggest measuring 18". The group of 3 took home their limits of saugers measuring 12-16". They also caught a big eelpout. Katie & Josh had a good time fishing two days. They kept 6 walleyes measuring 16" to 19". Katie released a 20" walleye and 22" walleye. Way to Katie!! They also released some small fish. Mark, Mark and Greg fished two days and did well the the morning bite being best. Best color was hot pink with them keeping 17 saugers in the 10-16" range plus 2 nice walleyes at 16 1/2" and 18 3/4". Duane, Wayne and Don fished two days and had slow fishing. Their first day out they kept 6 saugers and one 16 1/2" walleye. Second day they kept 4 saugers and 4 walleyes with some measuring 16 1/4", 16 1/2" and 17 1/2". They had a couple of 12" small saugers. They also caught 2 perch with one measuring 12 1/2".  

February 16, 2009: Good bite this morning with some houses getting quite a few nice fish before noon. The bite slowed down in the afternoon. Not sure on numbers for the groups as they are all fishing tomorrow again and didn't get any reports. We have another 4-5 inches of fresh snow on the ground today and more snow coming tomorrow. Tony and Terri fished from 3pm til 5:30pm and they each caught one keeper. We are getting around on the lake much better since the colder temps arrived. Last Thursday bombardiers and track machines were getting stuck everywhere as we had rain for two days and lots of slush and snow on top of the ice. It was really a mess! Pete is feeding the deer this winter and we have 8 deer coming to our feeding station.

February 15, 2009: Ken, LaDonna and Kathy spent 3 nights in a sleeper house. They had some slow periods but also some good periods. They came in with 19 keepers and had two nice perch with one measuring 15". Larry, Larry Jr and the two boys fished a half day (morning) and had no keepers, catching only one 8" sauger. Very slow for them. Micky, Lenny, Nick and Steve fished 2 1/2 days. Saturday they had a slow day keeping 7 fish. Sunday they kept another 6 and then they fished the morning only on Monday with the bite picking up. They kept 11 fish and came in at noon. Don's group fished using wheel houses and drove out of Adrian's plowed road traveling 15 miles out onto the lake. Don said they had slow fishing and caught just a few. Doug's group fished using their sleds and portables. Saturday they had slow fishing staying on the south side of the lake. Sunday they traveled across to Knight and Bridge's area and they did well getting some nice fish. No numbers from them.

February 11, 2009: Much better fishing happening in our houses this past week. We have moved out to 34 ft of water and found some nice ones. The ride is a little longer to get there but is worth the wait. Doug, John, Bill, Billy, Ed, Jeff, Jim and Lorell had two excellent days with them splitting up into two houses. Their first day out they kept 42 keepers and released probably just as many small ones. Their second day out they caught around 90 fish and kept another 45. They had a big fish fry the first night here. They caught the following for some measurements. Jim Rosine caught a 19 1/2" sauger, Ed had four that measured 17-17 1/2", Jeff had a 19 1/2" walleye. Plus they had 18" walleye and 17" sauger, the rest of the fish measured 14-16". Bill Kasat caught a 10 1/2" perch. They had a fantastic time. Denise, Robert and David caught 25 fish the first day out and kept 4 of those. Their second day out they had around 8 fish at noon check and had lost 4 nice walleyes that came off the hook in the hole. Not sure how many they had at the end of day as they headed home and I didn't get a report. Al & Joyce fished two days with them keeping 5 the first day out and another 2 fish the second day. Jerry, Jim and Joshua fished 3 days and had a pretty tough time of it with them keeping 3 saugers on day one, then they caught 10 keepers the 2nd day with 4 walleyes, 4 saugers and 2 perch. The 3rd day out they kept 5 fish which were 1 walleye and 4 saugers. Jim Schunke of Rochester caught and released a 21 1/2" walleye and he kept a 19". Way to go Jim!! Tony and Terri fished the afternoon today and they kept 1 jumbo perch, 4 saugers and 3 walleyes.  

February 7, 2009: Neil, Dan, John & Rob fished today again and had a pretty good day with the group keeping 11 fish and putting back smaller ones. They are the only group we had out fishing today. Another group checking in today to fish tomorrow and Monday and we also have 3 more groups checking in tomorrow that will fish Monday and Tuesday. Another warm day here.

February 6, 2009: Slow bite for the morning but they started biting around noon. Neil, Dan, John and Rob did very well today getting 16 keepers. They put back lots of small ones and missed lots of bites also. Terri, Sherry, Krystal, Carrie and 4 yr old Jacob fished the afternoon out deep and did very well keeping 10 keepers and putting back lots of little ones and also missing lots of bites. Everyone had a blast. Our fish houses are now 6 miles out in 34 ft of water. We are getting nice 15-16" saugers and also some nice walleyes. We also tried moving a couple of houses shallow for the evening/early morning walleye bite but it hasn't produced well, just getting a few and sometimes getting nothing. High of 35 degrees today but nothing melting. Was a cloudy day but very nice out. Warm temps for the next week here.

February 5, 2009: Jim and Dave had a super good day yesterday with the two of them catching fish all day out deep in 34 ft of water. They came in with all their walleyes and only 2 short on their limit for sauger. They had nice 16 to 18 inch fish plus one at 19 1/2". They were throwing back lots of 15 and 16 inch fish as they were catching nicer fish than that to keep. They said they action right until the bombardier came to pick them up. Greg and Jessie fished this morning and kept another 3 walleyes. They came back to camp at 11am and started helping us get new paneling and trim in Cabin #1. At 4pm Pete, Terri, Greg and Jessie went fishing shallow for the evening bite. I had only one bite and missed it! Pete caught 2 fish and Greg caught one.  Sunny today and very nice out!

February 5, 2009: Pretty quiet in camp with only a couple of groups staying with us. John Morris and his partner fished two days having a very slow day on Tuesday keeping 2 fish. Yesterday they had another slow day keeping just a couple of fish. They had lots of bites but missed quite a few. They said they still had a good trip. Greg and Jessie fished this morning keeping 3 walleyes. Dave and Jim are fishing in a house that Tony just took to a new spot further out and already have a report that they have a pail full of fish today. Lets hope it keeps up!

February 1, 2009: Garrett, Bruce, Jeremy & Jason all stayed in a sleeper for the weekend. They caught lots of 9-10" fish but did get some keepers with them keeping 10 fish including five measuring 16-18". They also caught a big eelpout. Greg, Beau and Ben stayed in a sleeper for one night and kept 6 fish plus said they missed lots of bites. Patrick, Shane, Zac, Mike, Ryan and Jeff had a great time this past weekend. They caught lots of saugers and two eelpout. Ryan caught the biggest fish with it being a 19" walleye. He also caught a pile of fish for the weekend. Jeff caught an 18" walleye and Patrick had a 17". They also caught a 4 lb pike and 4-5 walleyes in the 15-17" range. Sunday they fished just the morning and kept 6 fish that were 12-16". They figure they did fairly decent.

January 31, 2009: Pete, Steve and Bob had slow fishing on Friday with them getting 2 keepers. Saturday they had better luck with the group getting 7 more keepers. Joe & Bill fished one day with Joe catching no fish and Bill getting 5 keepers. Pete, Matt & Tony fished the evening in 19 ft of water and did very well catching around 20-30 fish and keeping 10 of them, all measuring 15-18". Greg & Jacque brought up their wheelhouse and fished out of Adrian's road. On Thursday they had a super good day getting their limits of both walleyes and saugers. They ate fish Thursday night and gave it try again on Friday, but said it was very, very slow. Then later in the afternoon Greg said it picked up some. He released a 5 pound walleye. Way to go Greg! And they got a few more keepers. Jeff fished alone and kept one fish on Thursday and another 4 Friday morning before heading home. He also threw back 5 small ones. We had 50 MPH winds that started up around 2:30 this afternoon and went into the night. Sure was windy out on the ice!  

January 25, 2009: Ken, Charlie, Randy & Tom stayed in a sleeper this weekend. They caught 32 fish which included 3 eelpout. Their largest walleye measured 18" and the rest were 13" and under. Luke's group also stayed in a sleeper with a catch total of 12 fish and they kjept 10 of them with two measuring at 18" for the largest. Eric's group were also in a sleeper Friday night with them catching 20 fish and keeping 13 of those. They also caught a 10 pound eelpout along with a couple more little pout. Saturday they caught 14 fish and kept 9 of those. They had one jumbo perch and the largest fish measured 17".They didn't get any slot fish. Brian, Tom & Dean used their portables and went out fishing at Gull Rock. They said it was slow but they got a few. Mike & Scott used portables going out of Adrian's Road about 12 miles. He said the bite was down a little but they did head home with their limits. Mark & Rick fished two days with them catching 14 fish on Friday and keeping 6 of those. Saturday they caught 10 fish and kept another 6 with all of them measuring in the 17 1/2" to 18 1/2" range. Mark said they caught nicer fish the second day. LeRoy & Mitch Aker of New Hope fished two days. Their first day out they kept 4 fish all at about 12". Mitch also caught and released a beautiful 28" walleye on a red glow jig. Way to go Mitch!! Saturday they said it was slow with them keeping only 3 fish that measured 15", 16" and 17". They caught lots of little ones they put back and Mitch also caught and released a 23" walleye! They had a good time. Still getting cold at night with low temps around 20 below.  

January 21, 2009: Only one group fishing with us today. They said it was slower today and the fish were smaller than yesterday. They kept another 16 today. Stan, Tim & Brian checked out of their sleeper after 3 nights on the ice. They ate a meal of fish on the ice plus took home 12 nice fish. They said their largest measured 17" and 19". They caught lots of small fish plus one little eelpout.

January 20, 2009: Ron, Kevin, Gary, Chuck, Mike & Al kept 16 fish today. Jeff, Al, Tim, warren, Daryl & Kurt fished two day with them keeping 9 on Monday and another 6 fish today. Jeff released a 20 1/2" walleye and Kurt released a 22" walleye. Way to go guys! Mark, Tony and Chris had a slow day on Monday with them keeping 6 fish and today they did much better coming in with 8 walleyes and 7 saugers, all very nice fish. All walleyes measured 16" and up with 4 of them at 17" and an 18". Bob, Bret & Chanse fished two days and had some exciting action. Bob Pederson of Alexandria, MN caught and released a 27 /12" walleye. Way to go Bob!! His son Bret released a 35" pike and he also lost a big walleye today. They 3 of them had 17 keepers and had a good afternoon. Orange was the best color. Jane & Dean stayed in an overnight sleeper and had a good time. They kept 5 walleyes and 2 eelpout plus they ate a meal in the sleeper. This was Jane's first time ice fishing! Wayne's group stayed in a sleeper also and they kept 23 fish, being just one fish short for their limits of walleyes and saugers. Vic, Jenny, Daniel and Mary stayed in a sleeper over the weekend and had a good time. 11 yr old Jenny Hammer of Lakeland, MN released a 36" pike today. Way to go Jenny!! 4 yr old Mary caught an 18" walleye and 10 yr old Daniel also caught some fish. They ate a bunch in the sleeper and kept 7 to take home. Jenny also caught an eelpout. Warm temps all week here with highs in the 20's.

January 18, 2009: Rick and Rita fished yesterday and had a very slow day with them getting 5 bites and catching 4 of them. Their largest fish measured 16 1/2". Sue and CJ had a slow day yesterday with them keeping 2 fish. Today they had a little more action with CJ Weidell of Anoka catching and releasing a 25" walleye he caught on a gold jig. This is the biggest walleye he has ever caught and he was pretty pumped up about it. He also lost another big walleye today. They kept 3 fish today and put back lots of little fish. Way to go CJ!! Bob Pederson caught and released a walleye around 27" today I'm told. I haven't talked with him yet but will get the details when I see him. Jeff, Martin & Philip said their two days of fishing was slow overall. The bites were scattered with them getting some bites and then nothing for a time, then another round of bites. They kept 9 fish for the two days with all of them measuring over 14". They caught a lot of 12" fish but put them back. Martin Thomson of Mpls caught and released a 20 1/2" walleye. Way to go Martin!! Veronica's group took their sleds across the lake and fished near Garden Island doing very well, but no numbers from them. More groups out fishing today plus all the sleeper houses are full.

January 16, 2009: Chris, Derek, Terry, Lou, LeRoy & Wil had a decent day of fishing on Thursday with the group getting 18 keepers. Today was much slower and they kept 7 fish. They also caught 1 perch, a tulllibee and a couple of eelpout.

January 15, 2009: The bite picked up some today for our groups. Mark, Ron, Gene, Lee, Bob and Tom did well today keeping 14 walleye/saugers. Four of them fished the day before and kept 6 fish. Kip and Rick fished today and did very well keeping 8 nice fish which included a couple of 17" walleyes and saugers measuring 12-14". The afternoon bite was best. Kip released a 22 1/2" walleye. They caught 20 little ones. Warmer temps on the way for this weekend.

January 14, 2009: Al, Dennis, Bill & Steve fished two days and had a slow bite but they did go home with close to their limits being just 4 fish short so not too bad. Lance and Jacob stayed in a sleeper house. They caught lots of small fish measuring 10-12" and kept a couple of walleyes. They also lost an 18" or so walleye in the hole. They caught 10 eelpout! 34 degrees below zero this morning. Monday morning we had 42 below!

January 11, 2009: Pat and his partner fished on Saturday and kept 9 fish, 7 walleyes and 2 saugers. They kept one 15", two 16" and a 19" walleye. They said they caught 30-35 fish. Matt's group caught lots of small fish and did have a fish fry for the group. One of their houses caught 30 fish and kept 15 of those. Nick was fishing when his Vexilar fell into the fish trough onto the ice. Upon investigation he saw a huge northern had taken his transducer into its mouth and was trying to swim away with it. He jerked the transducer out of its mouth and immediately put down a jig and minnow and the big pike attacked it. He fought the fish for a brief period and it broke the line. He said the pike was over or around 20 pounds. They said their first day out they had a good day and caught lots of fish and the second day was slow. Jim's group fished using portables and had very slow fishing. They headed down to Red Lake and caught their walleyes. Darren & Diane spent a few days riding the trails, saying they are in mint condition and they can't believe how much snow we have. Darren say's it is just like going to Michigan except less sleds on the trails and fresh snow everywhere. They had a blast. They also fished for one day and caught 3 keepers they ate for dinner.  

January 9, 2009: Very slow fishing this past week. Reed, Larry, Dick & Ray fished 2 days and kept a total of 10 fish plus an eelpout. Reed Bye released a 24 1/2" walleye he caught on a pink/white/gold jig. Red jigs were working also. Tom brought his two grandsons Nate and Jacob up for a couple of days of fishing. They had a slow time of it catching one eelpout the first day out and keeping 5 fish the second day that measured 13,14,15 and 16". Glen, Duane, Jason, Mike & Jason kept 12 walleyes and 3 eelpout plus they threw back around 40 little guys. Jared, Russ, Doug, Randy & Dave fished 3 days keeping 14 the first day, another 6 the second day and another 6 on the third day of fishing. They had a couple of eelpout and Randy caught a 33" eelpout. Doug released a 21 3/4" walleye. Kevin & Megan fished yesterday and didn't get a single bite. Today Pete got them set up with tackle for our lake and got them to catch some fish with Megan catching a 20" walleye. They got a call this morning and Megan's grandfather had passed away so they came off the ice to head home. We want to extend our sympathy to Megan and her family for their loss. Here and Kevin had one walleye, one sauger and one eelpout. Tim, Gil, Jared & Tony caught 20 fish with them keeping 6 walleye/saugers, one eelpout, 1 pike, 2 tullibees and 1 perch. Larry & Geraldine fished a half day and had slow fishing with them catching 3 little ones, no keepers. Warren, Craig, Brady & Larry kept 4 fish; 2 saugers and 2 walleyes. Matt's house of 4 persons kept 5 fish today, catching 7 plus a 28" eelpout. They are catching some big pout the past few days. James' group of 4 had 8 keepers with sizes of 12" to 15". James Lamb releaesd a 23 1/2" walleye he caught on a pink jig. Mark & Bruno fished 3 days. On Monday they kept 1 walleye and 1 sauger each at 14". Tuesday they had two 19" walleyes, two 16" walleyes and three saugers at 14" each. Wednesday Mark released a 21" walleye and they kept 14", 17", 18" walleyes plus 15", 16" and 17" saugers. They caught a bunch of small ones each day also. Orange jigs and chartreuse and green jigs worked best for them.

January 5, 2009: 32 below this morning. Still have customers out fishing but the bite has been slow. The barometer just keeps going up and down daily here for the past 7-8 days now. Will post fishing reports after they get a few days of fishing in and let you know if it is getting any better. Warmer temps on the way tomorrow.

January 4, 2009: Greg, Margaret and their two kids Emily and Ryan fished a full day on Friday and kept 13 fish with them keeping 14" size. Saturday they fished a half day catching 13 fish and keeping 4 of them. They caught lots of eelpout too and said they had lots of action in the afternoon. Terry Lane of Melrude, MN stayed in a sleeper house with his wife Shannon and their two boys, Mason and Kaden. Terry caught and released a 27 7/8" walleye (good job Terry) plus they kept 12 fish of the 20-25 they caught. They had a great time. Shane Kadrlik of Chaska, MN and his wife Kelly came up and stayed in a sleeper house with their two boys, 5 yr old Jacob and 8 yr old Alex. Jacob caught 3 fish and Alex caught 9 and he also lost a big pike at the hole which his dad says was definitely 20 pounds or bigger. Shane released a 26" walleye. Way to go Shane! They kept 15 walleye/saugers  with measurements of 15,16,17 and 19" fish. They also caught 5 eelpout. Sav, Doug, Mark & John had a good time keeping a limit of fish and also having a fish fry. They also caught a few eelpout and had them for dinner, which they really enjoyed with melted butter. Gail and Paul fished using their portables and had slow fishing keeping 8 on Friday and another 2 on Saturday. They did come off the ice early Saturday with the big snow storm we were getting. Matt, Greg & Grant fished Friday and kept 11 fish. Matt Haviland of Fort Dodge, Iowa released a 22 1/2" walleye. Grant caught a huge eelpout that measured 30". They also kept a 3 pound and 8 pouond eelpout and one huge tullibee. Saturday they kept 10 fish and said it was slower. There are a few customers catching really big tullibee right now, we are talking 20" fish. Duane, Matt and Tony fished using portables out of the Long Point area and Duane said the "fishing was brutal". They caught a few fish. Jim & Rob brought the kids up again this year for I think the 10th or 11th year in a row. This was the worst fishing they have seen. Jim Sr caught an eelpout, 7 yr old Jimmy Jr caught a 17 1/2". His sister Adrian caught a 19" walleye and brother Michael caught a 19" and a 26" pike. Rob caught a big old eelpout and Nicole caught one small fish. They said they caught 30 fish total and the first day they were all small fish. Jeremy & Leslie stayed in a sleeper for the weekend. They caught lots of little ones, around 20 fish. They kept 5 saugers and a 24" pike they ate for dinner. They also caught 2 eelpout. Chuck, John & Jerry fished 2 days keeping 9 fish the first day out including a 19". They kept a "handful of 2 pounders" and their second day out they kept 8 more fish. The bite has really slowed down with all the fronts and storms rolling through. We received 15 inches of snow on Saturday with snow falling all day. We haven't seen this much snow in many, many years.                

January 1, 2009: Happy New Year everyone!! We have gotten even more snow with 5 inches falling and now we have another 3-4" and another storm on the way for Friday night. The fish aren't biting as well with all the storms rolling through. The barometer has been going up and down everyday. Dennis, Roger & Jeff kept 8 fish on Monday and another 12 for ATuesday. They had 3-4 fish at 16" and said they were all nice walleyes. Jeremy's group stayed in sleeper house and had 'pretty good' fishing. They had 1 walleye, 1 sauger and 1 eelpout for one day of fishing.Larry & John fished 2 days keeping 1 walleye and 9 saugers. They said the fish were smaller in size the second day out. Mark, Mike, Keith & Ryan kept 4 fish on Monday and another 8 on Tuesday plus an eelpout. Darrell, Clyde, John & Steve did well keeping 35 fish for 2 days of fishing, plus one jumbo perch, 2 eelpout and 1 tullibee. They released a 22" and a 23". Mark & Jerry did pretty good their first day out keeping 11 fish in the 12 1/2" top 14" range. Their second day they fished until noon and had only 2 keepers. Brian & Taso stayed in an overnight sleeper and had good fishing. They caught 86 walleye/saugers total plus 6 eelpout. The largest walleye measured 17". They also released a 34" pike. Jerry, Cliff & Grand had very slow fishing. They kept 6 walleyes and some saugers. They also caught a 20 1/2" walleye and one eelpout. Their second day out was slower than the first day. Ron & Peggy kept 6 fish yesterday and today they kept another 4. Mark & Brandon Leyde of Cottage Grove had very good fishing. 8 yr old Brandon had a blast catching lots of fish yesterday. They kept 9 fish with a couple of 17 1/2" and some 13-14" fish. They also caught a 20" eelpout. Mike & Terri fished one day and had slow fishing. They kept some 14" fish and Mike lost a very big walleye that he brought up out of the hole, it spit the hook and jumped back down the hole next to the one he fished it out of. They caught lots of little fish. 26 below yesterday morning and now this morning at 10 above. Lots of light fluffy snow out there for riding.  

December 29, 2008: Larry & John kept 7 saugers and one walleye that measured 18". Their largest sauger was 19". They also lost a very big walleye at the ice. Sholum Blake of Grand Rapids, MN caught and released a 28" walleye he caught on a gold jig. Good job Sholum!! His kids Justine and Reid were also along for the day. They kept 10 fish and also caught a couple of eelpout. Shane, Mark, Steve, Tony, Corey, Brent, Spencer & Aaron had some good action and said "it was fun". They caught lots of small fish and had 20 keepers to take home. Joe and Bill fished two days catching 36 the first day and keeping 5 that measured 14" to 16". Bill also released a 20 1/2" walleye. Their second day out they caught 25 fish and kept 5 fish that were a little smaller than the previous day. Russ and Josh stayed in an overnight sleeper. They kept 9 walleyes with the largest measuring 16" which was caught at 12:30 am. They also caught a 10 pound eelpout. Kevin, Lori & MacKenzie stayed in a overnight sleeper for one night. They did well keeping 20 fish. They were short 2 walleyes. They also had to throw back one fish that was too big. Larry, Veryl & Rick had a slow day keeping only 5 fish. Kelly, Mike, Chris & Roger stayed in a sleeper for one night. They kept 14 fish and had a great time. Jim, Michelle and their two boys Ty and Tristan stayed in a sleeper for one night. They had great fishing keeping 17 fish with all fish measuring from 12-17". Ty Birdsall of Chisholm, MN caught and released a 22" walleye. Way to go Ty!! They put back 15 little fish and also caught an eelpout.  Kevin, Johnny, Dave, Todd and Dan kept 12 or 13 fish with them measuring 16-17". They also threw back a 20 1/2" walleye. Saturday they kept 4 more fish.  We have over 15" of ice now and plenty of snow for the snowmobilers. They are grooming the trails.

December 26, 2008: We are back open after the Christmas holiday. 3 sleeper groups have checked in already and I'm told 2 houses are catching fish like crazy already. More groups checking into our cabins today. Roads are icy here with freezing sleet/rain/snow. Warmer temps on the way. Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas!

December 23, 2008: Ed had a fantastic fishing trip, saying it was "the best fishing day ever" for him. He said the frozen shiners we provided worked best. He caught 30 fish today so he came in with his limits telling me his day was "spectacular"! Harold, Kyle, Nick, Brian, John & Ken had a slow day yesterday but today they did well. Brian Beckman of Hugo, MN released a 20" walleye and Kyle and Nick, both from Foley, MN each released 20" walleyes.

December 22, 2008: Harold's group caught mostly small fish today. Ed Palumbo had "a spectacular day" bringing in 4 keepers and telling me he lost a very big walleye at the hole and say's he knows he would have been taking it to the taxidermist. Jim and Jim fished 2 1/2 days with them keeping 3 for their 1/2 day, another 3 the following day and then 7 more to take home. They stated they only keep fish from 14" to 18" and released the rest. They caught 61 fish total. Jim King of Maple, WI released a 21" walleye. Way to go Jim!! They ate fish for two meals and said the fishing was "excellent" for them. Scott and Mary did well with them catching 23 fish today and keeping 4 walleyes, 6 saugers including 15", 17" and 19" fish. The day before they caught 30 fish and said they were busy from 10 am til 3pm with a pretty steady bite. They ate fish during their stay and are taking home 7 walleyes plus their saugers. All their keepers were pretty good fish and all saugers were around 14". Mark's group fished using portables in front of Pine Island and they "did decent". They had a few slow houses but did eat fish and took home a few limits. Guy, Pop, Alex, Mike, Brian & Jim said they "did alright" in our fish houses. They caught a total of 220 fish for 2 days of fishing, they ate 20 fish and took home 33. Guy Lehner of Stacy, MN released two big walleyes, letting go a 27" and a 20". Way to go Guy!!! They also caught one eelpout. Warren, Travis & Dennis fished only 2-3 hours on Sunday and kept 6 they ate for dinner. Today they kept another 16 and were happy with those. Temp was 20 below this morning.

December 21, 2008: Kevin Woitas' group fished using portables and "did well". Kevin Woitas of Lexington, MN caught and released a 26" walleye he caught on a jig tipped with a minnow head. Way to go Kevin!! It has been snowing and the wind blowing all day today. Probably got around 5-6" but is hard to tell with the wind blowing everything around.

December 19, 2008: Bill and Harold caught a total of 11 walleyes and 28 saugers, one jumbo perch and a 4 pound eelpout for one day of fishing. The other day they caught 3 walleyes and 8 saugers and kept 7 of those. They said fishing was slower in the afternoons. Tony and Terri fished just the afternoon and they kept 3 fish. Jon, Ron & Leo stayed in a sleeper house catching a total of 118 fish which included 1 jumbo perch, 4 eelpout and the rest walleye and saugers. They threw back 94 fish, keeping 18 walleye/saugers with most of them being saugers. Their biggest fish were 18 1/2" to 19". Jeff Moody of Chanhassen stayed in a sleeper a couple of days catching close to his limit.  He released a 27 1/2" walleye he caught on a plain hook on a rattle reel. Way to go Jeff!! He said he kept five fish at 16" and the rest were under that.

December 18, 2008: We have two sleeper groups on the ice. The Pidde boys are doing well catching lots of fish. They already had a dozen keepers yesterday afternoon. Jeff is also in a sleeper and has been catching lots of smaller fish plus he had a couple of keepers. All cabins checked out today and new groups arriving tomorrow. We have one cabin left available for this weekend. Still staying cold here with night lows of 10 to 20 below. We now have 14 1/2" of ice on the lake.

December 16, 2008: Still some pretty good fishing going on with Bruce, Ken, Kent, Jim, Dennis and Lowell eating fish during their stay plus taking home another 36 fish. Kent Swenson caught a huge pike that he got up to the hole with his dad, Bruce assisting with the gaff, but the hook broke right off the gaff and the line broke and it got away! They said it must have been well over 20 pounds. Kent caught a 18 1/4" and Denny got an 18". They had 7-8 14-15" fish and some 13". Bruce had a big walleye come up and lay sideways under the ice hole that he lost. They threw back 35 small fish yesteday. Neal, Gary, Jim, Dave & Brad said fishing "was just fine". They ate two meals plus took home their limits. They had a couple of 19". John, Denny, Ed, Don, Vern & Charlie fished for 3 days and said the fishing wasn't bad but not real good for them. They did release a 19 1/2" walleye. Philip fished alone and caught 30 fish of which he kept 7. He had 4 walleyes in the 14-16" range and 3 saugers with one at 15" and the others a little smaller. Jim & Dan fished two days and said Tuesday was slower and they were in shallower water, around 18ft or so and then today we put them out in 22 ft of water and they had their limits before noon. Jim caught a 16" sauger and a 19" walleye.

December 14, 2008: The storm hit here around 9am today with the winds picking up and it started snowing heavily. It blew like crazy and the snow kept coming with lots of drifting. I'm not sure how much we got but it sure was a nasty day. Randy and Dave caught 20 fish each yesterday and Dave released a 20 1/2". Rick and Veryl caught 20 fish today, mostly small ones but they did keep 4 eaters. Ken and Lorrie Kramer caught 30 fish today and Lorrie released a 24" walleye. Way to go Lorrie!! Tom, Karl, Bill and Gene kept 16 fish today and also had one eelpout. Craig & Tim used portables and kept 8 walleye, one jumbo perch. Jerry & Brad kept 6 fish from their outing Thursday afternoon, then they kept 4 on Friday and another 7 on Saturday. Kevin and Jacob took home their limits of walleyes and half their saugers. They said Thursday was the best bite and the biggest fish caught was 20". They were also using portables. We are using the bombardiers now as we have 13" or more on the lake.

December 13, 2008: The day started out very slow for our groups and then picked up in the afternoon. The barometer has been falling all day. We are awaiting our first blizzard of the season which is supposed to start sometime tonight. We are hoping it doesn't get as bad as they say. Tom, Karl, Bill and Gene had a slow morning. Karl said it picked up late in the day and they came in with 5 walleyes and 6 saugers, all very nice fish. Karl also lost a nicer sized fish in the hole today. George and Tim used portables for the past few days and had some good fishing. They did say it is not as steady as other years they have been here, but they did take home their limits of walleyes with all of them being nice sizes in the 17", 18" and 19" range. They kept a few small saugers they ate during their stay. Lori & Ken are using portables and kept 7 today. Kevin, Gary & Scott had super good fishing today and also yesterday. They came in by 11am today as they had their limits, saying they caught over 100 fish today alone. Gary Siverson of Duluth released a 28" walleye he caught on a chartreuse jigging rap. Way to go Gary!! Kevin say's Gary is now hooked on Lake of the Woods. Dr Stone and Brian fished today using portables and did very well. They caught their limit of nice 18" and 19" walleyes to take home. Ben said the bite was slower than last Saturday, but very nice fish. Perry and Chris had a slow day keeping only 4 fish. Craig's group has been here for a few days using their portables and they report they are getting some nice fish. Will get a better report from them tomorrow. Everybody stay safe and warm with the big storm coming...

December 12, 2008: Randy and Dave had a good day with each of them catching around 20 fish and keeping enough for eating. Dave released a 20 1/2" walleye. Brian, Steve, Jim and Tom had a slow day with them catching a total of 21 fish and keeping a half dozen or so of those. Brian caught a 12" jumbo perch. Kevin, Scott & Gary fished the afternoon and caught lots of walleye and sauger. They kept all fish over 14" and had some nice 16-18 1/2" fish. Gary lost 3 fish in the 5-7 lb range. Kevin Bovee of Duluth released a 26" walleye he caught on a jig and minnow head. They were fishing in 25' of water out of Morris Point area using portables. Jim & Carrie had a pretty slow day out there. They caught lots of little ones but did tell me they put back lots of fish that measured longer than their 5 gallon bucket top, so they were selective. They had 2 fairly decent saugers and one 16" walleye.  Dave, Randy, Suzie and CXraig went home with limits of walleyes and saugers, plus eating fish.

December 10, 2008: Great fishing for some groups today but slow for others that had great fishing yesterday. Dennis, Dale, Ron, Brandon, Kenny and Dave had a real slow time today but did super yesterday. They caught lots of fish and kept lots of 17" and 18" walleyes. Kenny caught a really fat 14" perch and he also released a 24" walleye. Way to go Kenny!! Ron released a 23 3/4" walleye and Dale released a 25" walleye. Way to go guys!! Mike & George fished two days and had "really, really good fishing, great"!! They threw back some saugers and kept their limit on walleyes. George Pitts of Andover, MN released a 27" walleye and a 23". Way to go George!! Rich, Kevin & Dave had a slow day yesterday but today they hammered them. Their largest was 19 1/2". They kept limits of walleyes and saugers and had to throw back lots of walleyes. Dave, Randy, Suzie and Craig went out for their first day of fishing today and did very well. In fact, they have to eat fish tonight as they have already caught their limits of both. There ya have it! Snowed all day today and they have started to groom the snow trails in our area. Probably got another 4-5". Pete had to plow everything out tonight.

December 9, 2008: HAPPY BIRTHDAY RON GEIS!! Les & Deb had a great fishing trip with them catching lots and lots of walleyes and saugers. Deb caught two walleyes measuring 22 1/2" on different days. Lester Fiskewold of Blaine caught and released a 26" walleye. Way to go Lester!! He will be sending me his picture later. Les said they kept all nice 17", 18" and 19" fish. White glow jigs worked well for them. Brian, George, Clayton and Richard fished two days and said this was the best fishing they have experienced in the last 7 yrs they have been coming up for early ice. Brian Martens of Lafayette, MN released a 23 1/2" plus a 20 3/4" walleye. Brian also caught a 19 1/2" sauger. Nice!! George got a nice 19 1/4" walleye he kept and his brother Richard Plaman of Gaylord, MN released a 22" walleye. Clayton caught the most fish this year with a count of 69 total for 2 days. The group ate fish during their stay plus are taking home their limits of both walleyes and saugers. More snow on the way tomorrow - supposed to get 5-6" for the snowmobilers. We already have at least 5 inches on the ground now.

December 7, 2008: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TIM RICHARDSON!! Yesterday was a slower bite and most fish caught were smaller in size. Nathan, Tom and Bob caught 5-6 small fish, no keepers. Today they fished from 8am til 11am and caught a few small fish and Tom released a 20" walleye. Keith, Ken, Mike, Jim and Alex arrived on Thursday, fishing the afternoon and keeping 12 fish. On Friday they experienced slow fishing and the group ended up with 12 keepers. Saturday they said the morning was slow and they were hoping the afternoon would be better. Didn't get another report from them. Rich, shane, Bob, Joe, Jim, Vern & Dustin had excellent fishing during their stay. They used portables fishing mostly in 17-20 ft of water. They caught lots and lots of walleyes with the group eating fish during their stay plus taking home limits of walleyes and saugers for all. Shane released a 20 3/4" walleye. Joe released a sturgeon in the 35-40" range. Vern released two 24" walleyes. Most of their keepers were nice sized and they had a few small ones they kept.

December 5, 2008: Great bite happening today with the morning being the best as reported by our customers. Les and Deb had a great day of fishing getting their limits of walleyes plus 4 saugers. Deb lost a big walleye in the hole, around 8 pounds they figure. They got to see it through the ice very well. We have 8 inches of ice just to 17-18 ft of water and then 6 inches at that point. Supposed to dip down to 10 below here tonight and that will help the ice thicken more. Rich, Shane, Bob, Joe, Jim, Vern & Dustin used portables today and had fantastic fishing with all of them getting their limits of walleyes. The group had a fish fry tonight. Lots of portables out on the ice - it looks like a city out there already. We have permanent houses on the lake and will be putting more on the lake this Sunday. We are only using ATV's at this point, or sleds. Plenty of snow to get around as 2-3 inches fell yesterday and last night. Had to shovel the walks today. 

December 1, 2008: ICE REPORT: The lake froze over this past weekend. In checking the bay we have 10" of ice most places and did find one area with 9" of ice, all the way from our cabins out to the hump. After you get over the crossing there is 4" of ice out to 13 feet of water and then the ice gets thinner. It is very rough with lots of chunks sticking up until you get out to about 20 feet of water and then we have smooth clear ice. Pete plans on getting on the lake either Wednesday or Thursday with a few of our houses. Spearing is going really well with the northerns being very active, according to Al Holte at Morris Point View Resort. One group had 50 flags in one morning. Kim Barsness of Border Bait speared today in Four Mile Bay and saw around 15 pike in the slot range, plus he speared a 41 1/2" pike today and he took his two smaller pike for his limit. He said the water is pretty clear and he could see to the bottom in 6 ft of water. It is the clearest he has ever seen the water. There are several groups fishing the lake with portables. They are taking ATV's just a short distance out on the lake and then walking further out. Rainy River is also froze over. It looks like everything will be right on schedule for ice fishing this weekend and we have cabins open so give us a call.