More Lunkers!

This week Carrie and Nick Mateja both caught 27" Walleye, creating a logjam on the leaderboard for biggest walleye of the year. We now have four anglers with 27" fish. Ryan Rote added a nice 25" Walleye out of Parker. Carrie's fish is pictured below.



Kari Marquardt also took the lead on the Muskie board with a nice 37" fish. See below. She also caught the first smallmouth bass of the year although we don't expect to see too many more.



The past two weeks have been dry and temperatures are gradually increasing with highs now in the upper 70s. The lake levels are finally dropping back down, but there is some rain in the forecast for the coming week.

Big Fish Record Extended

The big fish records have been extended for the 2011 season. John Milkint edged out Bill Ray's 42.5" Northern (pictured above) with his own 42.75" Northern. Both fish were caught on Parker. Mary-Jane Owen and Neal Sympson are tied for the lead with 27" Walleye both caught on Red Lake.

We dried out last week and have a few rain showers passing through today, but then expect another dry week. That should help water levels average out again. Talk to everyone soon!

Camp Update

Hey everyone!

A recent picture of Cosmo hard at work, good grief. At least he keeps himself entertained.




Our second week just wrapped up and it was great! We had a full camp and several kids that had a blast getting out on the water and catching fish. The weather cooperated for the most part and I managed to get out on the water and get a nice sunburn on my face. Travis' family was up this past week and they had fun exploring and did lots of portages onto some of the smaller lakes.

Yesterday afternoon I portaged into Coin Lake with Travis' dad and sister and we tried our hand at catching a big Muskie. No luck there, but nice eater sized walleye and a big perch. Looks like it will be warm this weekend, and the last few days the water temperature has been steadily rising on Red Lake. Guys have been marking it in the upper 50's out on Red Lake. The water level is high right now as well, with all the rain we got in the last 10 days. We have another big group headed in tomorrow morning, so I guess I better get my town supply run wrapped up and head back out to camp.

In other news: We had a surprise visitor in camp last weekend. A black bear wandered into camp! We didn't see any last season, and haven't seen this one since he came by last Thursday. Since Cosmo has turned into a lazy old man, he missed the whole thing because he was in bed. Never a dull moment out here. We can't wait to see you during your visit and are having a blast so far during the 2011 season!

June Hailstorm

We welcomed the month of June with a tremendous thunderstorm that produced pea-sized hail. Two heavy storms have slowed the fishing some, but we expect a quick rebound as the weather outlook looks good for the next week.



My brother Carson landed a 23" walleye off a point near the lodge on Parker Lake shortly before the hail started. Visibility was poor, but he was able to make it back to the dock safely.



As a reminder, please be sure each person has a life jacket in the boat at all times. This is not only a law, but a very good idea. Seat cushions do not substitute for life jackets. We highly encourage you to wear your life jacket when underway, especially through any rough water. Knowing how to swim won't help if you are left unconscious in a boating accident. We have many life jackets available at camp if you don't already have a favorite or are trying to save some packing space.