May 17th – May 23rd
Our 9th Season has begun and it is May 17th, 2008. The ice didn�t go off the lake until the 14th of May. The water temperature in the low 40’s but the fish were still biting. We had a lot of big fish caught during the week. Our biggest Northern was 41.5 inch caught by Steve Taylor and was released. Cole Bond caught and released a 19 inch Smallmouth Bass. Young Tyler Harlan landed a 34.5 inch Lake Trout. The biggest Walleye was caught by Mike Schultz, a nice 28 incher which he released. All in all the fishing was good considering the cold, wet weather. Allison and Grace were our first two swimmers of the season in the 40 degree water.
May 24th – 30th
Week number two saw a marked improvement in the weather. I finally began to see the leaves budding out on a few of the trees on the 25th. The lake temperatures are still very cold and fishing is still a bit slow. The size of the fish has made up for the lack of numbers though. Big Northern of the week was a 37.25 inch caught by Mike Barnes on May 29th. Chris Tucker landed a nice 19 inch Smallmouth Bass which was released also on May 29th and Jewil Schaefer released a nice 26 inch Walleye on May 24th. Tyler Harlan had the nice Lake Trout from last week, Dean Harlan didn�t want his son to be the only one with a nice Lake Trout so he managed to hook a 33 inch one for himself this week and both fish are going home on the wall.
May 31st – June 6th
Week number three and it is finally starting to warm up. Lake temperatures were in the mid 50�s. We had to mow the lawn on June 1st for the first time. Still some ice and snow in some shady areas back in the bush. Fishing has been picking up with lots of eaters and big fish caught. Lots of cold fronts were passing through which meant there were no consistent fishing patterns. Lake Trout were still shallow and Dave Niedert hooked into a nice 29 incher which he released. Marv Muller had a dandy 25 inch Walleye he released. Randy Cook caught and released an 18 inch Smallmouth Bass and Roger Odle released a MONSTER 44 inch Northern on June 4th.
June 7th – June 14th
Another cool rainy week and our daughter Annie is here now but she probably won�t be swimming for a while. Fishing was very consistent for eater Walleye�s and an occasional big fish. Northern fishing was the best of the season so far. Lots of big time Northern fishermen in camp this week but they all got beat by Craig Codner with a monster 44 inch Northern he released. Rob Roose took the top Walleye for the week with a 27 inch he released. Lots of nice Smallmouth caught this week; Bill Wilson had a 17 incher. Mike Lammers failed to make a showing on the leader board this week but all his buddies made up for his absence.
June 14th – June 21st
The week started out cold and rainy but it didn�t seem to affect fishing. Lots of fish in the frying pan every night and some big fish caught and released also. Walt Cuvelier caught a 36- Northern he released. Scott Phippen had a 26- and a 27- Walleye and both were released. Young Conner Jankus boated a 18- Smallmouth Bass to take the top honors for the big Bass of the week. A few mayflies are beginning to hatch and Smallmouth are on their spawning beds. Lilacs beginning to bloom, looks like summer is finally here.
June 21st – June 28th
This week saw up and down temperatures with two inches of rain total for the week. Lots of big time Northern fishermen were here this week and the numbers sure showed it. We had many Northern caught and released over 36 inch. Chris Monday caught two 40 inch Northern. Bob Compton caught and released a 42- monster Northern. And Brandon Schroeder took top honors with a 42 – inch Northern he took home to put on the wall. His dad Kenny keeps trying, maybe next year he will get his trophy. Walleye fishing picked up later in the week with the best fish being caught by Dave Wentlandt with a 31 inch wall hanger. Smallmouth Bass fishing was super for those that were targeting the Bass, with the best fish being caught by Chris Monday, a huge 19 incher released to roam the lake again. Let�s not forget about John Dunkovich and his 24 inch Lake Trout.
June 28th – July 4th
Week seven saw a crazy week of weather and a crazy week of fishing, Northern�s were going crazy. Lots of big fish caught and released, many Northern over 40 inches. The following are just a few: Tim Wuethrich and Marty Neihouser each had 40 inch Northern�s, Kristy Lammers had a 40 and 41 inch Northern, Ried Lammers had a 41 – inch Northern, Rhett Lammers had a 42 – inch Northern, Mike Lammers had a 44 inch Northern and Tim Wuethrich Jr. had a 44 inch Northern. Ricky Mattheis caught a nice 19 – inch Smallmouth Bass and Tim Wuethrich had a 27 inch Walleye. The cabbage weed is starting to show up and the lake level continues to rise. May flies seem to be hatching slowly this week and the Walleye are scattered. Still everyone was able to catch their fill of fish to eat and take home.
July 5th – July 11th
The big word of the week was RAIN! We received almost two inches of precipitation from the 5th through the 12th of July. We had gusts of 60 kilometers per hour and a few brief power outages due to the high winds. Walleye fishing was spotty all week long with good days and bad days. Our biggest Walleye of the week was caught by Brad Coontz at 26.5 inches and was released. Northern Pike fishing continues to be outstanding this year, lots of big fish caught again this week. The biggest were caught by Chad Hawker with a 39 inch Northern, Greg Steiger had a monster 41.5 inch Northern, and Brad Coontz received top honors with a 42 inch Northern and all three were released. Bob Holm caught an 18.5 inch Smallmouth Bass which was also released to fight another day.
July 12th – July 18th
This week started out windy, rainy and cool. Fishing was good if you could get out on the lake. The end of the week everyone was pulling out the shorts and short sleve shirts. Young Kyle Olson had a great day fishing when he landed and awesome 45 inch Muskie. Mitchell Olson got big fish of the week honors with a nice 18 – inch Smallmouth Bass. The Cassmann family did well on Northern Pike with Dave catching a nice 38 incher and Chris caught a 40 inch whopper. Craig and Kady Mericle seemed to have the right idea on Walleyes, they caught plenty all week long.
July 19th – 25th
Another week of rain and wind along with a hefty amount of May flies still on the lake. Summer weather seams to be knocking on the door but just can�t quite get started. Lake levels are as high as they have been all year and continue to rise. Walleye fishing for big fish was pretty good but the eater size was tougher to come by. Northern fishing as usual was superb, with lots of trophies being caught and released. Some of the big fish of the week were caught by Roger Luhring with a 25 – inch Walleye and Char Heim taking top honors with a nice 26 – inch Walleye. Little Miles McKinney had a nice 19- Smallmouth Bass. Brian Butcher had a 40 inch Northern he released and Mike Lammers caught and released a hefty 42 inch Northern.
July 26th – Aug 1st
The weather continues to be up and down. No definite pattern to the walleye fishing yet. Fish are biting but aren�t bunched up tight yet. Lots of lightning and rain again this week, seems we just can�t get a break and Jim can�t keep up with mowing. On the up side everything is lush and green here. Blueberry season is a bit behind and we are now seeing some signs of some large berries, we just need some sunshine to continue to ripen them up. Todd Peterson had a great week taking top honors with a 25 inch Walleye and a monster 44 inch Northern. Barb Willer caught a hefty 18 – inch Smallmouth Bass.
August 2nd – August 8th
We finally have some summer weather here. Lots of sunshine with highs in the 80�s but the nights are cool. Walleye fishing has picked up from last week, lots of fish on the weed lines and good catches of Walleye�s coming from the rocky points and reefs also. Northern fishing is superb as usual with many fish in the trophy range caught and released this week. Blueberries are beginning to ripen so the bears have plenty to eat right now. Big Walleye�s of the week were caught by Dave Fober and Dave Stark both caught 25 inchers. Some of the bigger Northern included Jason Hartling with a 39 incher and Doug Fober and Aimee Traugh each had 39 inchers and top honors go to Rob Watkins with a 41- monster. Smallmouth Bass fishing continues to be good. Aimee Traugh and Luci Fober each had a 17 inch Bass with top honors going to David Beason with a 18- Smallmouth.
August 9th – August 15th
Another great week of HOT summer weather. No rain all week with light winds and cool evenings. Fishing for Northern was superb. Lots of big fish and plenty of small fish for the frying pan. Many of our guests enjoyed blueberry picking this week everyone came back with gallons of juicy sweet berries. Walleye fishing is still a bit of a puzzler for many of our guests. Everyone caught their limits but had to work for them. A few of the bigger Northern included: Mark Kline 38 inch, Karen Orr 38 – inch, Danielle Luhrung 40 incher, Deryl Miller with a giant 41 incher. Annie Lammers went out fishing with her Uncle Mike and caught a nice 40 plus inch Monster Northern that she quickly released. Some of the bigger Walleye were caught by Alan Orr with a 23 and a 23 – inch Walleye and Mark Luhring with a 24 – incher. Smallmouth Bass fishing continues to be good. The biggest Bass was caught by Karen Orr, a huge 19 incher. Tim Murphy takes top honors this week with a nice 29 inch Lake Trout. Very excited about fishing next week seems the Walleye fishing is beginning to catch fire.
August 16th – August 22nd
This week the temperatures were in the high 80�s and low 90�s. The winds were light and the high humidity made it very uncomfortable. This made a bit of a challenge for fishing. Most people caught plenty of fish but worked hard for them. The blueberries are still coming on and we had more guests out picking them. The big fish of the week were caught by Mike and Kristy Lammers with a 27 – inch and a 29 inch Walleye. Brett Langfritz and Steph Coontz each landed 18 inch Smallmouth Bass and Ty Lerum caught a nice 38 inch Northern and his dad Rob landed a Monster 42 inch Northern.
August 23rd – August 29th
Saturday started out with high winds and rain off and on all day. It looked like fall was making an appearance. After that the weather changed and turned rather nice with plenty of sun and warm temperatures. The walleye fishing turned on nicely and looks like the fish are going deep and schooling up. The fisherman were hitting there favorite spots and catching plenty of fish to eat and freeze for the trip home. There were plenty of lunkers caught this week and Bob Duhrkof caught a nice 39 inch Northern Pike. Darin Klunder got top honors with a 43 inch Monster Northern. Don Heim got top honors with his 27 – inch Walleye.
August 30th – September 5th
This week we saw high temperatures in the 90�s early in the week and highs in the 50�s later in the week. The Walleye�s are beginning to school up in deeper water with lots of 18-24 inch fish being caught. Northern Pike fishing was super as usual with many fish being taken on the weed lines and lots of big fish being caught in deeper water along with the Walleye�s. Michelle Cook caught a nice 24 – inch Walleye and Tim Hatch Caught a whopper 28 incher. Bob and Scott Compton were Smallmouth Bass fishing this week and caught some nice 15 to 17 inch fish but Davis Muhs caught the big Bass of the week a 19 incher. Lots of Big Northern again this week Randy Cook had a 40 inch plus fish and Terry Kramer took top honors with a 43 incher. Joel Demro caught a nice 27 inch Lake Trout he promptly released after a few pictures.
September 6th – September 13th
Some fine fall weather is finally here. A little rain, some cooler temperatures and great fishing. Lake temperature still seams to be in the low sixties which is keeping the fish from schooling up in large numbers. Lots of nice Walleye�s being caught in 30 foot of water and lots of nice eater size Walleye�s in 12-18 foot of water. Northern Pike was good on big baits and occasionally on jig and minnow combination. Some of the big fish this week included Pete Nielson and Jim Loger each had 26 – inch Walleye�s with Bob Hansen taking top honors with a 27 – inch beauty. All the Walleye�s were released. The two top Northern of the week were Ed Rasmussen with a nice 38 inch Pike and Tim Hatch landed a 40 inch monster to take top spot for Northern. We are really excited for the upcoming Moose hunt and the weather should be just right in a few weeks.
September 13th – September 19th
We had beautiful fall weather this week. There were mild temperatures and light winds for most of the week. Most of the men caught their Walleye deep in 20-40 foot of water, with lots of 17 – 20 inch fish and the biggest ones caught by Brett Langfritz with a 24 – inch and 25 – inch Walleye. Most of the big Northern were caught in deep water also. Harlan Kruse and Ron Jurek both caught nice 40 inch Northern. Vern Hanus released a 41 inch Northern. Top honors went to Brian Luecke with a 42 inch monster Northern and all these fish were released. Bass fishing was spotty at best this week but Dave Lindaman did manage to catch a 17 inch bronze back beauty. We are looking forward to next week with more beautiful weather in store.
September 20th – September 26th
Our beautiful fall weather continued this week. We had very mild temperature although we did have two inches of rain early in the week. Our Moose hunters saw quite a few animals and were able to shoot at a nice Bull which they missed. Fishermen in camp this week had excellent fishing. High numbers of Walleyes were the norm each day with the biggest being caught by Craig Plekkenpol a nice 27 incher released. Nice Northern were also caught and released this week. Josh Meier had a 40 inch Northern and Matt Krueger released a 42 – inch Northern. This is our last week of the season and will be closing up camp and trying to get projects finished before the weather gets too cold. Good bye for now and hope everyone enjoyed our weekly updates.
