Sunday, May 23, 2010

MAY 22-29 CONTINUED GOOD WEATHER AND FISHING

TONY SCHAEFER AND HIS GROUP Caught SOME BIG PIKE
Sunday they had two 40 inch pike a 41 and a 43.
will post pics soon
oops the camera wnt in the lake
no pics
TONY NOVALONY AND HIS GROUP HAD A BUNCH OF 25-28 INCH WALLEYE OFF EAGLE POINT.

































JOHN BACHBURGER AND GROUP HAD AT LEAST ONE 40 INCH PIKE AND SOME BIG WALLEYE.

HAYDEN, SEANNA AND BRADY CAUGHT A BUNCH OF GIANT WALLEYE
EVEN SOME RIGHT OFF THE DOCK.
I took the kids out for a few hours.
Seanna had a 25 incher within the first 30 seconds.
She ended up and with a HUGE walleye
Hayden caught a 29 incher.
They've both caught several over 30 in the past but still get a thrill out of these big walleye.

Haydens friend Brady caught his largest pike ever.

Then after supper they caught a bunch off the dock.
It was a great day.



Thursday, May 20, 2010

MAY 15-22 -HOT WEATHER HOT BITE


So far the walleye seem to be in all the typical spots.
Definitely ahead of past years but just think of what the fishing would be like a few weeks ahead and you won't have any problem. The Dragon flies came out Wednesday, the Tiger Swallowtail Butterflies (Yellow butterfly for short) are out.
So that means????___that the shiners will spawn in a few days.
Which means???____that the pike and walleye will be in the shallow reeds near creek mouths.
Have fun.
Any black flies will be quickly taken care of by the dragon flies.
Of course there are almost zero mosquitoes here on the island because it is all sand so there is no standing water which equals no mosquittoes. yahoo!!!










RON AND DAN CONTINUE TO HAMMER THEM

Greens narrows, Eagle nest and all over North bay are loaded with 24 -26 inch walleye in 3-10 feet of water. Of course there are plenty of littles one as well.
Thursday afternoon Ron landed a beautiful 40 inch pike, which he pulled out of the edge of the reed line.
Then in the evening Ron got a nice 38 inch pike.
Carl had a HUGE walleye follow his rapala just like a Pike he figures it was well over 30 inches.
The guys continue to catch lots of walleye right close to camp.






























































DIXIE CATCHES HER LARGEST PIKE EVER.

Dixie Moore caught a 43 inch Pike, her largest pike ever.
I wish we had it on video from the stories they told and the excitement still bubbling over when they returned for dinner I'm sure the video would have been fun to watch.
There were several good comments, apparently the fun started when they went for the net and realized it was hanging nicely in the cabin and then something about throwing the ___ needle nose pliers overboard. Then there was all that blood on the floor of the boat (and it wasn't the fishes).
See that great smile in the picture? It was still there when they left camp (without their rod case) and will most likely still be there when Dixie gets back to Iowa.
I wouldn't be surprised if she sends that photo to the nice lady at the DesMoines Register.









































































Cal Wicklander has been fishing Canada for 30 years and was amazed by the number of big walleye. His comment " where I used to fish I caught hundreds of 15 inch walleye. At Anglers Kingdom I can't remember catching ONE that small., What a walleye lake".

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Monday May 17

Dave Moore got a nice 28 inch walleye his wife Dixie beat him on the numbers.
Dan and Ron had a bunch of 24-27 inch in 2-10 feet of water. I put em on a weedline where the wind was blowing in an let em go.
"we couldn't keep the off" was Rons comment.
The caught walleye casting jigs with twisters, trolling spinner rigs, and trolling cranks.
The also had a BIG pike but couldn't land her.
Couldn't get Cal to leave the honey hole.
Hayden and I got a bunch of walleye all over.
will post some photos asap

Sunday, May 16, 2010

2010 OPENING DAY




















MAY 15 2009?????



















MAY 15 2010????













APRIL 16 , 2010
THE ICE IS OUT


















AND WE BEGIN 2010
LIGHT SOUTHWEST WIND 70 DEGREES, SUNNY AWESOME WEATHER
THE BEST OPENING DAY IN 20 YEARS.
ONLY PROBLEM WE DID NOT HAVE ANY GUESTS.
WITH THE LATE ICE OUT IN 08 AND 09 EVERYONE WAS SCARED TO BOOK MAY 15

THAT'S OKAY DEB, HAYDEN AND I WENT OUT FOR A FEW HOURS
AND CAUGHT A FEW DOZEN NICE EATERS ABOUT 2 MINUTES DRIVE FROM THE LODGE

































































OF COURSE HAYDEN CAUGHT A NICE BIG WALLEYE.

THE WALLEYE ARE WELL SPAWNED OUT.
THEY ARE WELL OUT OF THE
SPAWNING AREAS