Fishing for Monster Pike and Huge Walleye. Nungesser Lake near, Red Lake, Canada

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SEASON'S GREETINGS

The Geary Family &
Angler's Kingdom

IN THEGREAT WHITE NORTH

Hello to all our friends andvalued guests. It is not as white asusual for this time of year. The lake finally froze completely November 6th.Still not much snow so it looks like winter won't arrive until well maybeactually winter.

SO WHAT'S NEW? Well this letter may get abit lengthy so I've put some headings in it. First of all let me apologize tothose who did not receive last year's news letter. I'm still not great at thisemail stuff and tried sending out email's in groups and the end result is someguests never received it. So if youdon't get this letter let me know LOL. (just kidding) Actually I will post it on our blog and hopefully at some pointyou will read it and please get in touch with me so you will know that Ihaven't forgot you most likely just lost your address. If you contact me I canget current with everyone's emails. Alsohere is the link to our blog - I will post this letter along with the photosthat go with the stories. I can't put the photos in with this email becauseI've learned that many spam filters will just reject the whole email.

WEATHER We had a great summer especially late summer. Fall was spectacular. Thefishing was just as exceptional as the weather. What do you know - great fishing and great weather nice comboaye?

FISHING
We caught a Pike over 50 inches again for the 7th year in a row. A guest from southern Ontariocaught a beautiful thick fat, healthy - fifty and one half inch Pike in July.It was an awesome fish and a truly trophy pike. The fish of a lifetime. And we had at least 8 Walleye over 30 inches. The biggest walleye of 2011 topped 32 inches.

Late August and September had outstanding fishing with more Huge Pike over 44-48 inches.
Rick and Mike each caught their personal best (46& 48) off Walleye Point trolling Cisco imitating crank baits.

Jack beaver and almost all of the Gannonbuilders group caught their largest Pike and Walleye ever (in the 43 - 46 inch range) trollingsimilar cranks around Ferret Islands and around Windy Point.

GOOD COMRADERIE AT SHORELUNCH

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Debra and Seannahad a double. Debs was a 48 inch pike. Seanna's was a 291/2 inch walleye.

DanMohr , Bruce and Laura Nash, The Hodne group were all able to return for the 7thyear in a row.

Denny burns, another old friend that was able to visit for almost the entiresummer. I immensely enjoyed our conversations and the redevelopment of our oldfriendship. Denny helped me a lot in getting my head turned in the rightdirection while battling my ailment. I creditDenny for a big part of my recovery.

Iwas thrilled when Dennies grand daughter and friend caught their largest pike ever - a doubleon big pike. Actually I had a third big pike on at the same time. Feeding frenzy on pike attacking walleye.

Denny, Dennis and I had a tripleheader on big walleye.

150- 200 fish afternoons werecommon.

WORDS OF WISDOM FROM THE WALLEYE WIZARD
"Get up about noon, go 5 minutes from camp catch 3 or 4 TROPHY walleye - what a lake"
Dennis Kellner was up for another10 week visit and continued the tradition of catching more big walleye.

HEALTH Many of you have known that Ihave been battling some kind of illness for the past 9 years. I've had what Ican only describe as the feeling of a broom handle stuck thru the top of myhead and down thru the left side of my neck. With the left half of my face numband the right side hurting like heck. My neck and right side hurting like (heck). An indescribable amount of pain thatno pills could even take the edge off . And thru it all an unrelenting, allencompassing fatigue. Many days I simply could not even stand up. As a result there were times that Iwas unable to carry on even simple conversations and many guests began to feelthat I was not interested in them or the camp. If Ihad a steel plate in my head or two broken legs my disability or limitationswould have been obvious. But my ailment was every bit as debilitating and as itworsened this spring I contemplated closing the camp and going on permanentdisability. I'll never sell the camp as I bought it for Seanna and Hayden. Whenthey grow up they can decide what they want to do with it.

AND NOW I'M BACK
Thrua combination of homeopathic therapies from local practitioner Crystal Trull, some much appreciated help from friends like Dan Mohr and DennyBurns along with an amazingly simple diet supplement that I miraculouslyfound by accident I have started on the path to renewed health. I'm hoping thatI will continue on that path to a full recovery. Time will tell. The immediate results areless pain, more energy , better memory and the ability to focus once again. This has lead to more communication with everyone, friends, guests,family and me spending more time on the water.

NEW DISCOVERIES More time on the water haslead to finding more new fishing spots and I found some dandies. I caught 4walleye over 30 inches in the last half of August. People fishing with mecaught dozens of 27 - 29 inch walleye. Ican recall SIX 29 inch walleye. We foundother areas swarming with thousands of nice 18 - 20 inch walleye with 150 - 200fish days common.

Nungesser's unique "openwater" pike swarms occur more often than I first realized. I've discovered rock shelf's where pike lay similar to how they lay ina weed bed. And I've found many moreareas where we can trigger dramatically more pike attacks on walleye on your line.

Just as a few years ago wediscovered how good North Bay is. Thisyear we discovered how good South Bay, Lunker bay, No Fish Bay and Travers Bay area. It goes back to what I've been saying for the pastfew years. "The more you fish Nungesser the better you likeit."

And all of this was shared withguests at camp because the old me was back (almost). I had the energy needed todo what used to come so naturally. Several guest commented on the new (old) me. I know being able to have meaningfulconversations with my friends and guests was much more enjoyable for me and it was gratifying to see it show onceagain on their faces.

FAMILY

Seanna and Hayden are doing well - busy as youwould expect. (got to brag on em a bit here) Seanna was in the local newspaper9 weeks straight last spring. Everything from Chess tournaments ( they bothqualified for the nationals) to winningregional science fairs. She won gold medals at zone and regional skatingcompetitions and on and on. Hayden isright in there as well. Winning games and scoring goals playing hockey.Including the final goal on the final shot in an overtime shootout for the tournament championship. Not many kids (or adults) get to take that shot and score. Needless to say I was completely thrilled forhim - sent chills down my spine. A few weeks ago his team won theDryden tournament winning 6 games straight. Defeating teams from Thunder Bay,Fort Frances, Dryden, Kenora etc.

What's new at Camp

LODGE Well we finally got the roof on the lodge/dining room. I still don't know when I will have the ability to finish thelodge. It will be a great addition to the camp. However the financial realitywill dictate the completion date. I know I will be doing as much work to itmyself as possible. I can do the wiring and insulation and I have most of thewindows. However I don't know when I will have the money for the pine to finishthe inside. We will see how things develop.

Boat house for 14 boats.

WATER The water was so low by the time I closedcamp I could only get boats to the floating docks. Which were not actuallyfloating much anymore. So it looks likeI may be building a bunch of docks next spring.

BOARDWALK We completed about 150 feet of the boardwalkand hope to complete the entire camp from every cabin to the docks and inbetween.

BOOK YOUR TRIP FOR 2012 Please consider booking your fishing vacation with us for 2012. I am confident you will find a much improvedoperation in every aspect. My improved health will be very healthy for Angler'sKingdom. I promise only positive improvement now and in the future. We've worked extremely hard thru the crushing effects of the recessionand although shaken are back on more solid footing. And I begin with renewed enthusiasm for agreat 2012. I have always known how important this one week (one for most) isto all of you. And the "Canada trip" has become even more important for many of the reasons just talkedabout. I recall a great comment from Pete Leonovitz last year when threegenerations of them returned for theirsecond visit of the season. "A second Canada trip. It's like getting anextra year added to your life". For many looking back on life the yearsare counted by memories of those trips to Canada. I would sincerely appreciatebeing part of those memories. I lookforward to continuing to develop friendships. Debra, Seanna and Hayden havealso developed some great close friendships.

I've said for years that a 4 daytrip is not enough - but better than notrip at all. Even a week is too quick. With the advent of more modern andcomfortable facilities one of the nice added attractions is that many womenhave discovered that Angler's Kingdom is a pretty nice place to visit. Now moresavvy (some retired) men have realizedthey may be able to parlay this into 2, 3 or even 6 week visits. NOW we're talking. I have had more couples coming for 2- 6 weeks visits and they love it. A morerelaxed less frantic pace. They don't worry if the weather is bad because theydon't have to squeeze in every minute like a shorter trip. They spend more timejust exploring, looking at wildlife, picking blueberries or ? The net result isthey enjoy the entire experience much more.

I'm sure there are many morethings I could write about but come on up this summer and we'll talk about itthen.

From our family to yours we wishyou all the best and a healthy and prosperous New Year.

Kevin, Debra, Seanna and Hayden

SPOT ON THE WALL OF FAME

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I thought it would be nice to share another great story I received from some very fine guest's Rick and Mike.

Hi Kevin, how are you doing?

We had a great time and Belinda and Brian were very accommodating and helpful.

On Wednesday I mentioned to Denny that there was a blank spot on the "Wall of fame" just above Mike's picture, I said "I think that spot is for me"!

On Thursday, sunny and dry finally, we went to walleye point in the morning. As we trolled around the corner going south then west against the wind, I hooked a GIANT pike around 10:30 on a saltwater Rapala (white with dark top).

It took off for a long while, then I was able to bring it in and as Mike netted the fish, the lure came loose . It measured 46 inches. We were able to quickly take a few snaps and return it as soon as possible to the water.

We appreciated that you were at the camp during our stay and able to give us great advice.
(" I showed them the spot and was there when Mike caught his 48 inch Pike and took the attached photo").

So we both caught our personal bests or the "Fish of a lifetime" (so far ) , we need to improve on that next time.

I am attaching the best picture

and I used the same lure all of Wednesday and Thursday as I caught fish throughout those 2 days.

See the full gallery on Posterous

Eagles fighting.

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Here is some pretty good video I took of the Eagles right in front of camp.

WE GOT THE ROOF ON

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I was looking thru some photos this evening and found these pics of Stu working on the Lodge roof.
I started building the new lodge dining room back in 2007 and was going to finish it the spring of 2008 but decided to wait until fall.
Turned out to be a good idea.
The economy went south in a hurry that June.
I've been waiting to "see how things go"
Ed Jantz and the guys helped throw a tarp on the roof that fall.
But finally decide to at least put the shingles on this summer.
Depending on how things look next spring I may go ahead and finish it off.
I will definitely be a great addition to the camp and will be a large dining room, lounge, with maybe a pool table, shuffle board, big screen TV etc.
A meeting place and focal point.
Anyway here is a pic of Stu on the roof.

Mr Loon Visits Again

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Mr. Loon came for another visit while we were out fishing.

He actually grabbed Jarod's walleye while he was reeling it in.

Everyone was excited about it including the loon.

Here is a pic of Jarods Pike

Conner caught a nice pike on a bulldawg while the rest of us were walleye fishing

He was King for the day.

More about Jarod and Conners adventures later.

See the full gallery on Posterous

The number one reason why I love this business.

2011-09-23T09:36:00.000-07:00

Here is an email I received from Steve a new guest . This is a prime example of what makes this business so rewarding.

"A friend told me that 100+ walleye a day was not uncommon at Angler's Kingdom. So I took my two boys, ages 5 and 9, and he was right! We caught more fish than any other trip we've ever been on. We are making plans now to return even longer next summer!"
"In the beginning of the week they would hardly touch the dead bait. By the end of our trip, they were taking walleye off the hook by themselves!"

The first day I wasn't finding many fish. Kevin Geary not only met us on the water, but he showed me how to interpret the fish finder so I could actually see the walleye. It gets better - Kevin even let us use his own fishing pole and tackle. Thank you, thank you, Kevin, for a trip we will cherish for a very long time!"

Kevin, We are still planning to spend at least a week with you in late July. Can you work the cabin availability so we could stay for 8-10 days?
And, I'd like to get a copy of your Pike DVD. How do I do that?
Thanks,
Dr Steve Hryszczuk
President, AKLS Enterprises, Ltd.

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Hi Folks
The best summer in 50 years is winding down.
It was a great summer, the weather was great and the Fishing was AWESOME

I was at camp pretty much everyday since opening.
I only went into town 3 times since May
I actually spent more time on the water this year.
Sorry didn't have time to do any posting but I'll try to rectify that now.

Add caption

I have some great stories and exciting photos to share.
I'll put a bunch of photos up and then fill in the blanks

So check back often over the next few weeks.
I had a bunch of great quotes from our guests.

June 20 2011 - been busy

2011-06-20T06:43:00.000-07:00

Hi Folks

My apologies for not getting reports on here sooner.

Basically the fishing was really good right after ice out catching fish in all the usual places in 8-10 feet of water. However we didn't have any guests until May 21. It snowed opening morning. Then it was basically cold and rainy for three weeks.

The fish moved into 14 feet and eventually into 20 feet.

The past 2 weeks the shiner spawn and warmer weather brought them back into 6-10 feet with the pike being even shallower. The numbers and size has been great.

Here is a few pics of some Hayden. Deb and I caught.

will post more soon

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Hi everyone All is well here in the north. Getting things ready for the season It is getting time for you to get ready as well. If you haven't confirmed your spot now is the time - many are full. I'm starting to get the traditional questions about "How's the ice?" Well here's the scoop There is not much good ice. lots of soft white ice but only about 6 inches of good clear stuff. It looks like it will be an early ice out. but it always depends on the weather. I'll say April 18 but in reality it is still too early to tell Just some intuition and a few years experience. The guys just pulled their equipment off of the winter road. fully loaded semi's were using the ice road just a few days ago. This past weekend I drove across the lake to Cochenour to take Seanna to her figure skating yearly exhibition. ( she won gold at events in fort frances and thunder bay) Still no problem driving snow machines on the lake. but this year I think it will go fast. People will have to take a second look before crossing any of the lakes. I'll keep you posted. One thing is for sure - The fishing will be great this year. kg

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February 2011

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Hi
Just a note to let you know that I'm still here
Will post some more when I get back from camp tommorrow

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Five brothers form Illinois and they're life long friend, Mike, left this morning after a week of fishing, Having a few brewskies and reminiscing good times from the past. Mike was up last year with his buddies and having the last year due to illness, he wanted to come up again because this might be his last. Although the weather didn't cooperate the best, it was a real treat to see the quality of genuine friendship they had with each other. Mike reported that of all the various places he's been to and fished, this last day here was the best fishing days he's ever had. He caught and released several nice walleye with the fattest a nice 26", his biggest ever; to top it off, he also caught his biggest pike ever, a 21 pounder. It always brings such joy to my heart seeing folks have such a good time. One of my other guests, Denny Burns from Iowa wants to know the date when they are coming back in 2011 so he can make it a point to be here at the same time. My hats off to the Illinois Quill Brothers, you are a dynamite group of men. It's truly an honor to know you........

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August 28- Sept 4

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August 28- Sept 4

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8/31
Furious winds from the North East, causing some major 3 to 5 foot swells. Over cast all day with water temperature at 66 F.
Chuck went out to lemonade lake for most of the day, and had little success, due to the strong winds.
Mike and his brothers went out to north bay near eagles point, and had about 53 walleye altogether including these 3 beauty's. Hopefully the wind dies down for tomorrow.

2010-08-31T07:12:00.000-07:00

8/30
Overcast throughout the day, with threats of thunder. Dead calm until noon light wind afternoon. Water temperature at 66F.
Chuck, went out and worked the weed beds for them pike all up and down the east side of the lake. He “caught three, but landed two” 33”,36” and the “one that got away, must have been at least 50 inches, like the one on your dining hall wall.” He is referring to a 49 ½ “ pike caught by Paul Kuhn last year around this time. He will work the weeds again tomorrow.
I was out with Mike, and his brothers and had success fishing the sand flats, Ferrit bay and jacks hump, We went thru about 14 dozen minnows and about the same in crawlers.
Likely about 3- 400 walleye. biggest was 26 a few 24 and 23. Quite a few nice fat 17 inchers.
Had a pike come and grab a walleye, got some good views as it hit 3 or 4 times beside the boat.

8/29
Scattered thunderstorms up until 3pm. Mild winds from the north with some showers. Water temperature was at 66 F.
Chuck went out for a few hours in the morning, before coming in to wait out the thunderstorm that was going on. After the storm had cleared, he went back out to lemonade lake, with little success. Hopefully things will pick up tomorrow.
Mike and his brothers went out to the sand flats and didn’t have much luck, they caught about 20 walleye between the six of them. Not good at all. Thunderstorms kept the fish low.

2010-08-28T18:43:00.000-07:00

P.M. showers up until about 3 p.m. Mild winds blowing from the west. Water temperature at 66F.
Chuck from Montana went out for a few hours after arriving at 2pm. He caught a few pike, which he said was "a good start." We'll see how he does tomorrow.
Mike and his brothers from Illinois also arrived today at about 5pm. They went out for about an hour before supper to "test" out the waters. They will "hit em' hard tomorrow"

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wildlife montage

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full moon shot

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8/21
Strong winds from the east. Water temperature at 66F with scattered clouds throughout the day.

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8/20
Mild to strong winds from the north east. Clear skies with water temperature at a steady 63 F. Lee, Roy and the fellas from cabin one had an unsuccessful morning. Kevin took them out and showed them a few spots in north bay, where they were just “slamming” them. Lee said that they had the best afternoon thus far. Hauling in about 50 walleye withing a couple hours. They also caught a six pound sucker using a orange jig head and a crawler.

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8/19
Strong winds from the north causing some major white caps. Scattered clouds with water temperature at 66F.
Lee, Roy and the guys from cabin 7 went out to north bay and had little success due to the wind which made it quite difficult to fish. They will give it another shot tomorrow.

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8/18
Clear skies with some clouds in the afternoon. The sun felt really nice with a cool breeze to go along with it. Water temperature at 65F. Mild winds from the south east.
Lee and the guys from cabin seven arrived today, and went out for about an hour by fish gut island, and had a few.
Tom and the fellas from cabin 1 and 5 went out to big bay and the sand flats. They hauled in about 100 walleye, with a few pike.

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8/17
Scattered clouds throughout the day up until around 5pm. It was nice to see the sun come up for a brief moment. Mild to strong winds coming from the north with water temperature at 66F. Tom, Kim and the guys from cabin one had a good day hauling in about 120 collectively. They fished mainly out of eagles point and north bay using crawlers and spinner rigs.

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8/16
Light showers throughout the day, with some heavy winds from the north causing some major white caps from 2 to 5 feet. Making it difficult to fish comfortably. Most everybody stayed in until the winds died down in the afternoon.
The fellas from cabin one went out to the green narrows near camp for a while, but had little success. Too much of a cold front.

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8/15
Scattered clouds in the a.m. with clear skies by the afternoon. Water temperature at 66F.
Kim, Tom and the rest of the guys from cabin 1 fished out of north bay and brought in about 120 collectively. Using spinners and bounce baits.

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8/14
Scattered clouds throughout the day. Mild winds blowing from the North with water temperature at 65. Walleye are hitting at 15 to 20 feet of water. Northerns are hiding in their usual spots.

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8/13
Showers throughout the day, with mild winds from the East and water temperature at 65F.
The Anderson group and Reynolds group had a total of about 1200 walleye and a couple dozen pike. They are departing today, see ya next year. The other 12 from their group arrived today together there were 19 in the party. They spent the day drifting from the peninsula right behind camp all across the middle of north bay. They caught fish literally all over the whole bay. The 12 new guys estimated over 2000 fish. I went out with the kids and anchored in 15 feet of water off of the peninsula and we had doubles almost constantly with triples, quads and even had six fish on at one time - there were 7 of us. In an hour we caught well over 150 fish.

Here is something you don't see everyday

2010-08-10T08:38:00.000-07:00

Came across this fellow yesterday on the lake
notice anything unusual??

how about now?

I'm sure you've heard stories about this type of thing.
No it really doesn't have that much of a story.
Just Dennis taking his boat home.
Rene thought it would be easiest to leave it on the trailer until we get to the other side of the lake then just haul it across and back in the river again.
Turns out he was right and it made good photos to boot.
8/10
Clear skies in the am, mild overcast by the afternoon. Humid day today, temperature at 85 F and water temp at 72F. Great day for a dip out in the lake. Little to no winds with some chop out on the lake.
They Reynolds group had a “wonderful” day. They fished out of big bay, and caught a few big ones, including a 24 and 26” walleye. They were mainly jigging with crawlers and gulp baits. A few pike came up and took swipes at walleye they had hooked.

The Anderson group fished out of North bay and wolf island. Bringing in about 57 walleye and a few pike. Using spinner rigs and occasional jigs.

August 7-14

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8/9
Clear skies with the temperature at about 77 to 80 F and water temp at about 70F. “Glass Lake” in the am and some in the afternoon up until about 3pm.
The Anderson group had a good day, fishing out of north bay, they hauled in about 150 walleye. Using various jig heads and gulp baits.

The Reynolds group also had a good day, bringing in about 100, the biggest at 23” the also fished out of north bay using jig heads and some spinner baits.

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August 1-7 Family get together.

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Many families get together here at Anglers Kingdom
This week it was Debra's side of our family visiting, relaxing and fishing.

Debras mom, dad, sister and brother with their children and spouses.

A good deal of fun was had by all.
And of course a few nice fish were caught.
Left camp at noon for shorelunch caught lunch for 18 in about an hour. Several big eyes with em.
Set up GG GV and Dan behind Wolf Island to get out of the wind and they caught well over a hundred for their efforts. Worms on a jig worked well except for GiGi who needed his live "individually named" minnows in order to catch fish. With the amount of time spent caring for those precious few minnows you would think that each was a family pet??!!?? Took Hank and Joanne with Kristina to Greens narrows and A big pike grabbed Kristinas walleye. We managed to land her and take her picture. After supper I went out with the guys and caught about 70 in an hour. On Sunday we caught about 100 in North Bay.

Here's a few photos.
Will post more asap

Here are a few photos from this time last yr ( 2009)

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August 1-7

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August 6th
Scattered clouds in the a.m. with sunshine in the afternoon. Mild winds from the northwest getting brisk in the afternoon. Water temperature dropped to 66F.
Kevin and family went out to big hump and brought along Mike and his family for shore lunch. They hauled in about 200 fish collectively. Several in the mid twenties. Mike went out later in the afternoon and had “litereally the last fish of the trip” a nice 28” walleye before pulling in to the dock. They used jig heads with crawlers and minnows.
Kevin and the boys caught a further 70 fish after supper.

John and Peter went out toward pike alley and brought in about 50, and a few pike, using spinner rigs and jig heads with gulp alive.

Myron Stevenson and his group had about 100 walleye fishing out on the flats, using crawlers.
Myron was very complimentary on the camp and the lake. He phrased it as " a great lake to fish. If you were a golfer this is the type of lake you would enjoy". Which begs for the note that Red Lake does have a great 18 hole golf course that guests can enjoy perhaps on the day before or after their visit.
Myron went on to say the the lake" has everything, sand, mud or rock flats, both deep or shallow. LOTS of structure."
Myron also complimented our committment to guests enjoyement both on the water and in camp.
"The boats are great, the beds comfortable , and the food more than expected."
Myron had a lot more good stuff to say but most of you already know that.

He had some good photos that we will post asap

2010-08-05T21:04:00.000-07:00

Scattered clouds throughout the day with some strong winds blowing in from the north causing some white caps. Water temperature was at 66 F.

John and Peter went out to big bay and surrounding area, for a total of about 30 with a few pike. They used crawlers mainly.

Myron, Sean, Wade, and Andrew went out with the Walleye wizard to north bay, and had roughly about 70 walleye with the largest at 24". They fishid with orange jig heads using minnows. Myron also caught a nice 38" Northern.

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8/4
Light showers in the a.m. Overcast throughout the day, with occasional sunlight. Winds blowing from the northwest.
The Leonovicz group fished out of north bay and had a rough day bringing in close to 40 the biggest at 23” caught by Jack. They used a variety of gulp baits.

Mike and his family fished near the green narrows and south bay. They had about 37 using crawlers.

Peter and John went to the twin humps and the flats and had about 60, the biggest at 23” using minnows and crawlers, with a few pike as well.

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8/3
Scattered clouds with light showers throughout the day. Wind blowing in from the northeast with water temperature at 66 F.
Peter and John headed to the east side of the lake near pike alley. They had about 40 the largest at 20”.
The Leonovicz group fished out of big bay and brought in about 40 as well. They used mainly gulp minnows.

Mike and his family went out south bay and had an ok day, bringing in about 60 using crawlers and had a few pike.

Best quote of the season

2010-08-02T18:35:00.000-07:00

WHEN PETE LEONOVITZ BOOKED THEIR 2ND TRIP FOR 2010 (and 5th total) PETE NOTED
"I TOLD MY DAD A 2ND TRIP TO CANADA IN THE SAME YEAR WAS LIKING ADDING AN EXTRA YEAR TO OUR LIVES"
So true Pete, so true.

8/2
Scattered clouds throughout the day. Slight hail storm that lasted about 20 minutes near the east side of the lake towards big bay. Slight winds from the north. Water temperature at 66 F.

Peter and john from cabin 3 got caught in the storm, but managed to slide in to shore near the Virgin Islands while it passed. They had a slow day, “we caught about 10 walleye in one spot within 10 minutes. We should of stayed.” said Peter, then they mainly fished for pike with no success. Hopefully they have better luck tomorrow.

Mike and his family also had a rather slow day, catching about 20 walleye and a few pike. They fished out of north bay.

The Leonovicz group had a better day today fishing out of the sand flats. They had several pike come up to the surface and take swipes at walleye they had on the line. They brought in about
57. Including this Monster Pike caught by Peter Sr.

Massive walleye over 30 inches

2010-08-01T21:24:00.000-07:00

Oh, no, no, no
Great day gentle winds from the West
fishing was a bit slow in the morning
fish were biting very light.
by noon they were up and at em.
Most were in 18-20 feet.

Then Dennis Kellner "the Walleye Wizard" pulled out a Massive Walleye over 30 inches.
Dennis caught a Goliath 32 incher in North Bay two years ago but this fish was thicker and heavier.
A truly marvelous trophy Walleye.
Not many people have caught two walleye of this size.

Hayden and I fished the hump in north bay and had quite a few doubles.
that slowed down and we went over by the island in north bay.
I got some good pics and video footage of a Pike eating a walleye.

July 24-31

2010-07-30T21:09:00.000-07:00

7/30
The Hodne group is departing today.
Ron Hodne said "37 years and this was our best trip yet. Fishing was outstanding as usual, but I think it is getting better every year. Your staff this year is excellent, service and food outstanding and your boats and equipment are a big reason we come here.

Final count for our group which included 9 kids was over 3000 Walleye
The majority of walleye 16-20 inches at least 1000 were 20 -27 inches
caught 800 just on Sunday.
biggest Walleye 28" caught by Beaver Vollstedt
Biggest Northern 40 inches caught by Jared "Snowball" Vollstedt. "
"See you in September for our third trip of 2010".

Beautiful day today, dead calm “glass lake”. Water temperature at 68 F. Slow day for most. Mild winds from the north

Tom Chaladek and his son John, had about 54 with the biggest being a 40 inch pike, using a gold spoon and crawlers.

The Cosgrove group caught about 150 the largest at 24” walleye using crawlers on a spinner rig.

will get final totals for Cosgrove and Chaladek groups
Lots more pics to post as well.

2010-07-30T20:34:00.000-07:00

It was a personal best biggest Pike ever

It was a beautiful day

It was a perfect evening.

It was an awesome sunset.

2010-07-29T21:35:00.000-07:00

2010-07-29T20:26:00.000-07:00

7/29
Clear skies in the am, and throughout the day, with a beautiful evening. It was a beautiful day throughout. Mild winds to cool off. Some of the kids in the Hodne group went tubing to cool off a bit.

The Hodne group had success today, breaking the thousand mark before lunch, with a total of about 2000 for the day. However, they will have to leave tomorrow due to the death of a family friend. Let us send prayers their way in this difficult time. We will miss this group indeed. See ya next year.

Tom and his son John had an ok day, bringing in about 80 for the day the biggest at 24, using crawlers.

The Hagen group had close to 200 with the biggest at 23” with a few pike. They mainly trolled using spinner rigs and minnows.

The Cosgrove had a good day with about 150 and later went out after supper. They used jigs with crawlers.

Al and his son Alex had a rather slow day and fished mainly for pike, the lake was dead calm, so that may of played a role in the slow day.

2010-07-29T09:15:00.000-07:00

KevinSpots a Caribou Crossing to Camp

2010-07-29T07:54:00.000-07:00

2010-07-28T19:15:00.000-07:00

7/28
Scattered clouds throughout the day, with mild winds from the north west, with water temperature at 67 F.
The Cosgrove group went out strictly for pike today fishing various weed beds and reefs towards pike alley, and had some nice ones including a 40 and a 38, fished mainly with spoons and bulldogs.

Al and his son Alex were “exhausted” from all the fish they were catching. They decided to come in around 4pm for a little siesta. Then headed back out to the hump for a little evening fishing. They brought in about 120 for the day with a few pike.

The Hagen group had a good morning, but then slowed down for them in the afternoon. They still managed to haul in a good number including the biggest at 25”. They used mainly gulp minnows.

Bret Hodne and his group had a great day, bringing in about 1000 with some good size fish including a 27” walleye caught in north bay and plenty of eaters. They used crawlers for a greater part of the day as well as minnows and suckers that brought in a few pike.

Tom and his son had a good day as well, bringing in about 80 with the biggest at 25. His son John had a pike come up and take a swipe at a walleye he was reeling up.

2010-07-27T19:49:00.000-07:00

7/27
Clear skies in the am, heavy showers in the afternoon and calm by the evening with clearer skies. Winds blowing from the north with water temperature at 63 F.

Bret Hodne and his group had the usual good day, hauling in a total of about 800 with plenty of eaters and some size with the biggest at 26 and a few pike. They fished out of north bay using a variety of jigs, minnows, and crawlers.

Tom and his son John went out to pike alley and had a good day with about 130 the largest at 23”. Mainly using crawlers.

Al and his son Alex went over to the wall and big hump. Brought in about 87 the largest at 24 and a few pike using crawlers.

The Cosgrove group went out towards big bay and brought in about 190 the largest at 25”.

The Hagen group fished out of jacks hump and the wall bringing in about 150 using spinner rigs and minnows.

July 26

2010-07-26T20:59:00.000-07:00

Everyone was catching fish everywhere today.
weather was perfect southwest wind a bit strong at times but felt good with temps in the hi 80s
Beautiful full moon last night.

The Hodne group caught "about 1500 today"
"couldn't even touch bottom most of the morning and it was even better in the afternoon. The usual stuff , put your bait down , catch a fish"
After 37 years they pretty much expect it but at the same time are not dissapointed if the fish aren't jumping in the boat.
The used jigs and minnows or worms in 12-18 feet.
Mostly in big bay and the east end.

Domonic Cosgrove and his family caught hundreds all over the main basin east of the sand flats and had some big pike in north bay.

Allen and Alex Krupa caught 60 or so walleye while chasing Pike
Had several good pike and missed a couple of really nice ones.

Roger Hagan "did very very well" but didn't expand on that. I know Roger and I have a feeling that means several hundred fish with plenty of big ones mixed in.

I took the family and Belinda and Gage down to big bay.
Fished on one of Brets spots ( could have been any one of a dozen places down in that area)
We anchored up in 12-14 foot and commneced a catchin
we fished from 2.30 to 4.30
We had several quads a bunch of triples and countless doubles.
Thanks goodness Seanna and Hayden can bait their own lines and take their fish off or I woldn't have fished at all.
Now if I could just get Deb to do the same.
Deb caught about 30-40 Hayden and Seanna each caught about the same.
Belinda and Gage must have had 20 each. I caught about 60
So we were pretty close to 200 in about 2 hours.
We went thru 6 dozen worms and 8 dozen minnows.
Hayden was thrilled to bring in this Giant Pike to round out the afternoon.

all in all a very nice day.

July 25

2010-07-25T20:24:00.000-07:00

I fished with Al and Alex Krupa
I showed them a few spots to fish for the week.
Then stopped at Ferrit island
sat in 14 feet and cast jig and minnows up to the edge of the rock bar.
caught a bunch of walleye
the walleye quit biting
I saw the big pike on the graph
I suggested Alex get out his casting gear.
On his third or fourth cast bang a rather nice pike.

I took Deb and Seanna over to the back side of Wolf Island
We sat on a mud/sand bar coming off the island near the tip where it dropped
into 28 on the side and 22 off the tip
we sat in 14 foot
Had 4 pike grab walleye.
biggest one was in her mid 40s
lots of fun.
Would have stayed out longer but Belinda called and sold us on the Prime ribe dinner.
It was awesome, maybe even better than catching a few more big pike or walleye.
(did I actually say that?)

Bret Hodne and the guys are in camp
they said for a few hours they literally could not touch bottom with their jig and minnow or jig and worm. They were fishing 12-16 feet mostly in big bay and that area.
"probably about 800 for our group, today"

Domonic Cosgrove said they caught hundreds all around the mid lake basin, biggest was 26.5

Tom Chaladak and his son did very well yesterday with their first walleye being 25 1/2 but were a little off today. I'm sure they will do well tommorrow.

I didn't get a chance to talk with Roger Hagan and his son and friends this evening but they've been here before and I'm sure they did quite well.
I'll check in the am and update this.

2010-07-25T00:11:00.000-07:00

View maps with pics in a larger map

2010-07-25T00:04:00.000-07:00

View maps with pics in a larger map

July 17-24

2010-07-24T19:10:00.001-07:00

7/24
Clear skies in the am and afternoon until about 4pm. Strong winds came in with out warning from the north east. Winds died down after about 20 minutes. Scattered showers for a moment, then clear and beautiful evening. Water temperature was at about 66 F.

July 23 -THE MONSTER WALLEYE HOUR

2010-07-23T21:44:00.000-07:00

I took Seanna and Dennis out this afternoon.
Hayden guided his mom in his boat.

I wanted to do a little exploring around the sand flats. ( The Hoekstra group caught literally hundreds of big eyes around the flats this week)
however the kids wanted immediate results.
So after dodging a small thunderstorm I went a proven mid lake hump.
I spotted a bunch of big fish off the southwest corner and anchored up.
Within minutes Seanna had a Huge walleye.

I had to return to camp to take care of some things for my guests.
I continued to see a bunch of big active walleye and baitfish on the sonar unit.
I rcognized the kind of thing you don't see everyday and didn't want to miss what was going to happen.
I left my anchor in place and tied a small noodle on it. Dennis and Seanna jumped in with Hayden who tied his boat to my anchor rope so they would be in exactly the same spot
I was gone about 25 minutes and in that time Seanna had caught 2 more monster walleye.
Hayden had put them in the livewell so I could photograph them when I returned.
So here is an unusual photo of Seanna with two Giant Walleye.
Because we release all walleye over 18 inches this is a rare event.

Hayden got in on the act and Dennis also caught two or three nice big walleye
They also caught about two dozen nice eaters.
All within about an hour.
They were on the edge of the drop on the south west end of the hump
all in an area the size of one boat.
In 20- 26 feet of water.
All on orange jigs and frozen shiners.
When I returned and tied my boat to Haydens it altered the swing and moved them slightly off the spot maybe about 30 feet. No big walleye.
As soon as I untied my boat and Haydens boat swung back into optium position Dennis caught two more Giant Walleye.

This was a prime example of being in EXACTLY in the right place.
When going over the map with my guests I've often said to people that when I say right here I mean RIGHT here. THE spot on the spot is often a very small area. Even on spots that I've fished often I will criss cross looking for fish with my sonar unit then try to place the anchor to put the boat in EXACTLY the place I want. Sometimes I need to reset the anchor 20 or 30 feet one way or the other to get the boat exactly where it needs to be.
Big walleye action on these small areas is often for only a short period of time. So timing is critical and it is imperative that you "stay on em"
Typically what is happening is that the walleye have a school of perch or ciscoes pushed up against the edge of a structure. They will feed voraciously on them and then the school is either eaten or scattered and the fish catching subsides as the big walleye move on.
When you find them spread out over a large feeding shelf it can last all day while you catch one here and another 20, 50 or even 150 yards away.

A SLIDE SHOW OF ALL THE PHOTOS ON THIS BLOG

2010-07-22T21:11:00.001-07:00

HI CAL

2010-07-22T20:51:00.000-07:00

HI CAL
IS THAT THE PICTURE I TOOK OF YOU WITH THE BIG WALLEYE??
GLAD TO SEE YOU JOINED THE FOLLOWERS
TRIED EMAILING YOU BUT IT DIDN'T WORK
KG

A NICE LITTLE NOTE I FOUND FROM A PAST GUEST, THANKS PAUL

2010-07-22T20:46:00.000-07:00

Paul Coleman says:

Monday June 14th 2010 at 3:14 pm

Myself, brother, and father had the privilege of fishing at Anglers Kingdom for a week in early September of 2009. This was by far the best walleye and pike fishing we have ever experienced and we have been to numerous fishing camps in the states and canada. All of us boated the largest pikes(all over 40″) of our lives on this trip. I would strongly suggest having Kevin Geary guide you for a day (earlier in the week), his knowledge of this lake along with fishing in general is priceless and will be worth every penny! The accomodations are very nice and clean, the staff is great, the food is excellent, and the equipment (boat, motor, trolling motor, live well, fish finder) is the best we have ever come across at any camp period.

Overall Rating
Fishing
Staff Helpfulness
Value

2010-07-22T13:21:00.000-07:00

July 21

2010-07-21T16:48:00.000-07:00

Clear skies in the am with some scattered clouds in the afternoon with a little humidity. Mild winds from the north. Water temperature at 66F.

Ron and his family went out with Kevin today and had some good numbers. Plenty of eaters and the occasional size.

Tim and Jim had a great day hauling in about 137 walleye, the largest at 24" and a few pike, using spinners, minnows, and worms.

2010-07-20T15:16:00.001-07:00

Here's the wizard with a nice 26 1/2 walleye captured near the sisters

7/20
scattered clouds throughout the day with light showers by the evening. Wind blowing from the north east. water temperature at 64 F.

Tim and Jim had a good day fising out of the sand flats and bringing in about 130 the largest at 25 using jig heads and minnow gulps.

Ron and his family had about 67 the larges at 22" using minnows and crawlers. Also had a few pike. fished out of jacks hump.

SUNDAY JULY 18 2010 GIANT WALLEYE BONANZA

2010-07-18T13:15:00.000-07:00

scattered showers in the morning, a few thuder storms running around.

This evening I finally got out with Dennis, Belinda and Seanna

We fished a 14-18 foot flat comingout of 35 feet of water. We caught a bunch of nice eaters.
Seanna had a 40 inch pike right up to the boat but it got off the hook.
that slowed the walleye for about a half hour
then had a 30 minute frenzy with several 20-4, three 26 inch walleye, a 27 and 28 1/2
All in all a pretty good couple of hours.Last wednesday Seanna had a 35 inch pike come out of the water 3 times chasing her walleye.
while it was doing that the other walleye started biting like crazy.
A few minutes later another pike over 40 inches grabbed a different walleye, it let go beside the boat. 5 minutes later a third pike about 33 inches grabbed her walleye.
None held on long enough to land but Seanna was thrilled.
Everytime the pike were busy the walleye fed voraciously.

In the past week I counted 12 different pike attacks on walleye.
The Wolosak group had one they figure went over 50 inches grab a walleye and get right close to the boat. ( last year they had a big pike go after a 27 inch walleye they were netting and ended up in the net) I was releasing Belindas twenty eight (28) inch walleye and had a big pike come up and grab it.

Here is a beautiful eagle photo I received from Frank Thies
Thanks Frank

2010-07-17T18:16:00.000-07:00

Eagles Fighting over fish Click on titles on the left for other videos and photos and reports

some photos that I missed

2010-07-16T23:26:00.001-07:00

Dennis Kellner

7/16
Light rain throughout the day and evening. Winds blowing from the east. Water temperature at a constant 63 F.
Doug and Bobs Group went out to the flats and hauled in 67, the largest at 22”. They mainly used spinners and gulps. Also had some nice pike, with one coming in at 40”

Bruce, Lorie, and the wizard went out to the three sister for a half day, brought in about 37 walleye using minnows.

Brian and Chad’s group went out and fished the north and south bays bringing in about 140 with the biggest at 25”. and a few pike the biggest at 40”. Using suckers, minnows, and crank baits.

2010-07-15T17:58:00.000-07:00

7/15
Rain throughout the day with mild winds blowing from the south east. Water temperature at 66 F.
Doug and Bob’s group went out for a few hours in the morning and caught about 37 before coming in due to the weather. Mainly fishing with jig heads an minnows.

Bruce, Lorie, and the wizard stayed in for the day.

Brian and Chad’s group (the die hards) went out despite the weather and brought in about 120 the biggest at 24”, using mainly minnows on spinner rigs. They also caught a few pike using suckers.

2010-07-15T06:54:00.000-07:00

7/14
Strong winds blowing from the south east causing some 2 to 4 foot swells. Heavy Rain with some hail from 3pm to about 6pm.
Brian and Chad’s group caught 100 with the biggest at 24 ¼” and a few pike. Using spinner rigs and suckers

Doug and Bobs group brought in about 120 the largest at 22” Fishing in 15 to 20ft with minnows and gulp leeches
David and Family went out to the flats and had about 80, the biggest at 22” using minnows
Bruce and Lorie went out with Dennis to North Bay and had about 78. Using minnows and anchoring up.

2010-07-13T18:58:00.000-07:00

7/13
Clear am with strong winds blowing from the east, causing some big waves. Wind continued thorough out the evening. Water temperature was at 65F.

Bruce and Lorie went out with the “wizard” to north bay for a half day and brought in about 40, the biggest at 22”

David and his family went out with Kevin today and had a good day, brought in about 87 with a few pike. They also had a nice bundle of eaters for an great shore lunch. Kevin had a walleye, and again, a huge pike came and took hold of it, then let go.

Brian and Chad’s group hauled in about 137, with the largest at 26”. They also had what they said was easily a 50+" Pike come up to the surface and take a chunk of a walleye Luke had on his line.

Doug and Bob’s group had a good day, catching 120 the biggest at 23 ½” and a few pike as well.

2010-07-12T18:35:00.000-07:00

7/12
Clear am, scattered clouds in the afternoon and evening. Nice sunshine with cool breeze to compliment it. Winds blowing from the south east, water temperature at 69 F.

Denny Burns and Carlos went out with Kevin had about 50 walleye and 35” pike fishing out of north and south bay.

Dave and his family had about 67 fishing out of wolf island and the three sisters. His son Cal hauled in a nice 26” walleye near wolf island.

Doug and Bobs group caught about 50.
Jan Murray had about 98

Brian and Chad’s group had about 72 the largest at 22”

Bruce and Laura again went out with the “wizard” and had a good day, catching lots of healthy 15 to 20” walleye, including several 23-24 inchers and this beauty.

Kevin Denny and Hayden went out after supper and caught about 30 off of wolf island and ferrit island. at sunset there were a bunch of nice size eyes in 6-10 foot.

Here's Cal's 26" Walleye

2010-07-11T15:17:00.000-07:00

7/11
Clear skies in the am. Light showers in the afternoon with clear skies by 6pm. Wind blowing pretty hard from the north east. Causing some 2 to 4 foot waves.
David and his family had a slow day, catching about 47 walleye, with the biggest at 20"

Bruce and Laura went out with Dennis "The Walleye Wizard" and had about 35 with a few pike
and this nice eye

Doug and Bob's group brought in about 53. And spotted a mini heard of moose crossing the green narrows.

Brian and Chad's group from cabin five had about 68, the largest at 24"

2010-07-10T14:04:00.000-07:00

2010-07-10T08:53:00.000-07:00

Here is a sample of some of the fish we caught at Angler's Kingdom, The Northerns we caught vary from 24 to 36. They grabbed a lot of walleyes when we caught them. My son had one 45 incher grab his walleye, then shot under the boat. After a tug of war the northern shot under the boat, and then when it returned my son saw the walleye only. 5 seconds later the northern grabbed it again eventually letting it go.

My son was especially impressed in how all that could be had on an island. Even the hot water pipes that run outside from cabin to cabin are insulated, and flush toilets on an island. Wow. Kevin really put a lot of work in that camp. Another thing Kevin takes time out to join you in fishing his favorite spots. Those mobile radios are also great. As for walleyes I don't think there is any other place where you can catch so many walleyes. Not only that but you can be sure a northern is around waiting for his dinner. What fascinated me was when it was time to gas up the boat in the morning the guy comes with a fifty gallon drum of gas and pump in his boat and fills us up in a matter of minutes (Portable Gas Station} Another thing Joyce ,the cook, and Bellinda bend over backwards to help you enjoy your meals. Can you imagine Joyce makes cookies everyday to snack on with your afternoon boat lunch. Her nick name is cookey. I wonder why. After supper she is already asking what you want for breakfast. I have been in many resorts before, but never had that much attention on meals.

My son and I are planning to go back next year, and we are doing some research on the best connections via air planes. This time we flew non stop from O'hare to Winnipeg. Then we rented a car and drove the rest of the way. Coming home we flew from Winnipeg to O'hare in one hour and forty five minutes. It is hard to believe. Normally it takes a little over 2 hours.

July 9 Dennis, Dan and Belinda catch 60-70 walleye many over 22up to 27 inches.

2010-07-09T21:28:00.000-07:00

July3-10

2010-07-09T18:21:00.000-07:00

7/9
Scattered clouds throughout the day, with nice sunshine from time to time and a cool breeze to go along with it. Water temperature was at 69F. The fish were hitting at a depth of 15 to 20 feet.

Dan, Carlos, and Dennis went out to the flats, bringing in about 28 walleye, then hit the wall for a total of about 58 and a couple pike. Dan hauled in a 25” at the wall

Craig and Jims group went out to north baby and jacks hump bringing in roughly 87 the biggest at 22’’ using gulp minnows and leaches

Bruce, Dave, Rick, and Fred had a good day, catching about 120 the larges at 23” using live leeches.

Jim went out with Calvin and brought in about 78 with the largest at 23” using minnows

2010-07-08T20:12:00.000-07:00

7/8
Skies clear in the am, however, dark clouds moved in quickly with threats of rain. Slight sprinkles but nothing major. Mild winds blowing from the north west.
Dan went out to the wall again and fished the “flats” for a bit, had a good day, bringing in about 39, the largest at 22”

Craig and Jims group had an ok day, fishing out of North bay, they hauled in about 77 walleye, with the biggest coming in at 21”

Jim from cabin 2 went out with Calvin and had a good day, bringing in about 40 the biggest at 22”

Bruce, Fred, Dave and Rick had a good day, bringing in roughly 97, they fished wolf island and the narrows. Fished with gulps mostly. The biggest coming in at 26"

2010-07-08T08:22:00.000-07:00

Check Out this Eagle fight
Click on titles on the left for other
videos and photos and reports

2010-07-07T19:43:00.000-07:00

Scattered clouds throughout the day with strong winds from the northeast. It was a nice day, however, not too hot and just perfect temperature for a day of fishing. Water temperature was at 68 F.
Dan, and Belinda went out with Kevin today to fish out by the wall and the sand flats. Had success in both spots catching about a dozen walleye over 24". Hauled in a total of about 87 the biggest at 28"

Craig and Jim's group had a good day, with roughly about 90, with the biggest at 22".
Dennis "The Walleye Wizard" had the day off.
Jim from cabin 2 had a good day as well, bringing in 68 the largest at 24"
Bruce, Fred, Dave and Rick also had good fishing today, bringing in about 80 with a few northerns.

2010-07-06T08:39:00.000-07:00

This Moose came out from the brush by green narrows

Northern swallows a walleye near jacks hump

7/6
Minor clouds in the am, with threats of rain in the afternoon. Moderate to strong winds blowing from the south causing some 2 to 4 foot waves.

Dan went out to the wall and had about 43 walleye.
Craigs group had a rough day due to the winds, but managed to catch around 67, the largest at 20”
Calvin went out with Jim today and hauled in about 50 with the largest at 22”
Bruce and Dans group had an ok day, with 60 walleye, and a few northerns .

Nice Eagle Photos

2010-07-05T18:07:00.000-07:00

2010-07-05T07:42:00.000-07:00

THE STEALTH BOMBER

7/5
Scattered clouds during the day, clear skies by the afternoon with some warm weather and a nice breeze from the north to cool off. Water temperature at 68 F.

Dan, Dennis, and Carlos went out with Kevin today. Had some ok numbers just not the usual monsters. Kevin hooked a walleye and as he was reeling it in a northern came and took a swipe at it, then came back and swallowed half of it. We got a clip of it
Craig's group had an ok day hauling in roughly 47 walleye.
Jim from cabin 2 also had an ok day with about 34 walleye.
Bruce and his group had about 38 walleye

2010-07-04T19:15:00.000-07:00

4th of July feast

2010-07-04T08:06:00.000-07:00

Here's a clip of some eagles having a nice 4th of July
feast.

7/4
Morning overcast with slight sprinkles in the afternoon from 1 to 5pm. Clear skies by 5:30pm. Subtle winds from the northeast, water temperature at 68 F. Craig and Jims group did a lot better catching about 93 walleye, the biggest at 23”

Jim from cabin 2 had about 72 with the biggest coming in at 21” at the sand flats

Dan went out with Dennis and Carlos for a half day to north bay and hauled in 38 with the largest at 22” and had a few pike.

Bruce and his group from cabin 1 had about 80.

2010-07-03T09:37:00.000-07:00

Sunny and calm in the early morning until about 10am. Sudden storm that took off a few dozen trees within a matter of minutes, the storm also lasted about 15minutes. Strong winds from the east with water temperature at 67 F. Clear skies in the evening with subtle to no winds.

Dan from cabin 6 went out after the heavy storm to eagles nest and caught about 47 walleye, the biggest at 20” "This is the best walleye lake i've ever fished or even heard of."

Craig and his group got in about 4pm and went out for a few hours and caught a few dozen. No doubt is was a slow day due to the heavy storm. Things should pick up tomorrow.

Kevin and his family caught about 40 walleye in a few hours by Ferrit Bay in about 14 to 15 feet.

Click on the image to enlarge, it's a picture of a gray wolf.

June 26-July3

2010-07-01T21:32:00.001-07:00

Saturday
overcast and east wind
thunder storm went thru about 10 am and another came close about 3pm

fishing was kinda slow
Daryl Deno group arrived today, fished 4 hours and caught about 65 walleye
Donny Nemer and the boys arrived today, did about the same.

Rod friese group caughts "lots" of walleye including a 28incher.
Peter Yii group got a 39 inch pike - plenty of walleye.

I went out with Dennis for a few hours
took a while but finally anchored near a 6-7 foot rock pile right where it dropped from 13 feet to 16 feet and then flattened out at 16 for quite a ways.
saw quite a few on the graph so sat on top of them and baisically coerced them into biting.
at first we had to leave our bait perfectly motionless about 3 inches off bottom.
after half an hour we had created our own little feeding frenzy and they were hitting a foot or so off bottom.
I saw a big pike on the graph and it stayed under the boat for a good 5 minutes.
I was just radioing Donnys boat to see if they had some suckers when a 48 -49 inch pike grabbed a walleye as I brought it up.
It was right at the boat and her back was out of the water so I got a good look at her.
Unfortunately the hook fell out of the walleye
oh well -would have made a nice photo.
everything shut down so we went in for supper.

Sunday June 27
Strong North wind and rainy
very few guest even went out.
Saw a whitetail deer crossing the cut beside camp
that is the first white tail we've seen here
Have seen several in the river the past few years.
and actually quite a few this year.

Monday june 28
Dennis fished with Dave and Brad Josephson
They caught over 60 walleye in North Bay most off ealge nest and some off the peninsula.
"That reminds me of a few years ago" said Dennis ( AND HIS EYES KIND OF GLAZED OVER) ( NOT SINISTER LIKE)
"I had some folks with me and we fished the Peninsula and had over 80 walleyes before lunch "
FOLKS I HAVE TO EXPLAIN TO YOU HOW SIGNIFICANT THAT IS
DENNIS SELDOM LEAVES THE DOCK BEFORE 10AM
DENNIS ACTUALLY LIVES BY MY SLOGAN OF "YOU HAVE TO GET UP PRETTY EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON TO BEAT ME OUT ON THE WATER"
He does however live up to his name of the WALLEYE WIZARD.

email from
Just wanted to say thanks for a nice week. You seem to have found some
really good help this year in Carlos, Rene, and Ron.

Fishing was spotty but we did get on a good bite on Saturday night on the
hump in North Bay. My Dad landed a really fat 28" walleye and I had a big
northern (~42") hit my leech--got it to the boat but it broke off before we
could get her netted. Had a bunch of smaller walleyes as we drifted across
and down the back side of the hump. It was nice to get on a spot that kept
producing fish.

Hope the rest of the summer goes well for you. We'll probably try to come
back June 19-26 next year with a group of 4 to 6. Can you pencil us in for
a housekeeping cabin?

7/1
Early overcast with strong winds blowing from the east. 3 to 4 foot swells, pretty rough.
Chuck and Paul again went out with Dennis, caught some nice sizes and had a huge pike take a swipe at a walleye Paul was reeling in for a total of 187. "I KNOW THERE ARE BIG PIKE IN THE LAKE BUT WHEN YOU ACTUALLY SEE ONE RIGHT BY THE BOAT - WOW" -Paul Shubert

I WAS OUT WITH HAYDEN AND HIS GRANDPA
IN A LITTLE OVER AN HOUR WE CAUGHT OVER 30 IN 14-18 FEET OFF OF JACKS HUMP.
NOTHING BIG
DENNIS, PAUL AND CHARLES WERE RIGHT BESIDE US AND EVERYTIME I LOOKED CHARLES WAS PULLING IN ANOTHER WALLEYE.

David and Bradley brought in about 120 walleye, the largest at 23”. Bradley also caught a 32” pike by the sisters. They also spotted a wolf, caribou behind the dining hall and caught an eelpout(burbot).

Randy and Darryl’s group had a slow morning but picked up in the afternoon with some good sizes including a 26" walleye

Dons Group caught a total of 87, Dom caught the biggest Pike of his trip at 34”

June 26-July3

2010-06-30T11:47:00.001-07:00

Dom with a 24" walleye caught at the narrows.

Don with a 34" pike, caught with a sucker. Jordan making sure dad doesn't drop it.

6/30
Clear Skies with strong winds blowing from the north east. Rocky waters. Water temperature at 63 F. Late showers.
Chuck and Paul went out with Dennis again, Paul had an exceptional day, pulling in his biggest walleye so far at 26”. Their total was 87

David and Bradley brought in a total of 138 walleye, with the largest at 25. Using gulps and spinners

Randy and Darryl’s group came in with 167, the biggest at 26. Using leach gulps, and crawlers

Dons Group caught a total of 57

2010-06-29T18:14:00.000-07:00

6/29
Clear skies all day long. Warm with low to no winds.
Chuck and Paul Shubert went out with Dennis today. Caught 66 walleye with the biggest at 25”

David and Bradley caught 86, their largest coming in at 24”

Randy and Darryl’s group caught 161, the largest being 25 ½” .

Dons Group caught 28, 23” the largest.

2010-06-28T12:51:00.001-07:00

CaribouAtCamp

2010-06-28T12:03:00.000-07:00

2010-06-28T10:53:00.000-07:00

6-28
Morning clouds, cleared by the afternoon with sunny sky but still a little chilly. Mild wins blowing from the east.

Don Nemer and group went sight seeing, and so only caught 3 walleye and 1 northern.

David and Bradley Joseph went out with Dennis Kellner and had a good day. 65 walleye the biggest being 24 ½” . David had a walleye on when a huge pike took two swipes at it before diving deeper.

Chuck and Paul Shubert caught 24 walleye, the biggest was 27”

Randy Ridlon group caught 172 walleye, with half a dozen bigger than 23” the biggest being 25”. Still having success with the minnow gulps.

Bradley and David Josephson both with a 25'' walleye caught by camp.

2010-06-27T08:01:00.000-07:00

6-27
Early showers, hard wind from the north east. Sun came up later in the afternoon.

Darryl and his brother Dan caught 34, 37” pike, and 38 walleye.

Chuck and Paul Shubert caught a 30” pike with “shakedown lures” and 30 walleye the biggest being 25”.

Don Nemer and group caught only 20 walleye the biggest 25” , and 6 pike

Randy Ridlon and group caught 79 walleye, 23” the biggest

2010-06-26T21:31:00.000-07:00

6/26
Showers all day, with winds blowing from the East. Water was at 60 F.

Darryl from cabin 3 caught a 23 ½” Walleye using gulps. They had a total of 61 fish.

Chuck and Paul Shubert had 44 total, fished a ¼ day. Used leaches and plastic baits(gulps)

Don Nemer fished a ¼ day, and later went out at night. Caught 2 pike 30 and 34”. Had a total of 47 Walleye.

Randy Ridlon and group caught 73 walleye the biggest 26”, and 3 pike 30”, 29, 31

EAGLE VIDEOS

2010-06-25T22:49:00.000-07:00

HERE IS A VIDEO CLIP SENT FROM RICK BUTLER

2010-06-25T16:33:00.000-07:00

VIDEO CLIPS OF SOME NICE PIKE

GOOD FIGHT BY A BIG PIKE

June 19-26

2010-06-24T18:14:00.001-07:00

Had a great fathers day
Debra, Seanna and Hayden were up for the weekend
One more week until school is out.
We went out and caught GIGI some walleye
we caught a dozen walleye but went thru 4 dozen minnows doing it.
Lot's of misses and stolen minnows.
nothing big but lots of fun.
When I was driving Deb and Seanna down the river we came up on a Cow and calf moose
I wish I had the video camera
the sun was shining on the calf standing a few yards away, it was awesome
The cow went in the bush, the calf was still swimming across the river
I waited until it's feet were touching bottom then called it.
the calf stopped and looked at us for quite a while.
then the cow called and the calf scooted into the bush.
we could clearly here the little sqeeking calls from the calf and the cow calls.
then they both ran out a few yards down from us.
I called and they both stopped and looked at us
It was obvious they didn't want to stay on that side of the river.
I figured it was wolves or a bull.
but she ran back in anyways.
we sat and talked about it
Seanna and Hayden were pretty excited about it.
Debra admitted that she had always thought I was cracked when I made moose calls in the past
but after hearing them live she had upgraded my mental state.
soon I heard a bull call a few yards to our right.
after everyone quieted down they all heard a disticnt bull call.
that was the reason the cow did not want to be on that side of the river.

Carlos got some great video of the Eagles will share asap.

The Arnold Group 7 adults 9 children have been having a great trip
"catching walleye pretty much everywhere. They were in 6-8 feet on Saturday"
They were catching them in 18-20 feet Sunday.
didn't even need any bait.
I was cloudy in the am cleared by late morning and then thunder storms by late evening.
fish were biting very lite.

Monday morning - clear, mile high sky, dead calm.
we'll see what it brings.
The Arnold group was catching walleye pretty much everywhere.
from 5 -22 feet

Took Frank down to get some pics of the Eagles
Had them within 20 yards of the boat about a dozen times.
they were dive bombing 2 at a time.
Frank had a good camera with an excellent lens
He should have gotten some excellent photos.
will share them with you.

Hayden,Belinda, Dennis and I were catching walleye in 5-7 feet on the sand flats.
Dennis commented how hard the walleye were hitting on Sat and Sunday.

Fished behind the 3 sisters 18 feet, big hump 14 ft , jacks hump 12 ft and windy point 16ft - all had fish on them but they were biting very light.
went thru 4 dozen shiners and as many crawlers.
Fed 12 to the Eagles and took a few limits to my Mom

Was in town myself tues and wed.
fish fry for mom and my aunts.

Dennis reports the walleye still in 5-7 feet on the flats except during the dead calm periods mid day.
As long as there was some wind they were shallow all day.
Caught "lots and lots" were his exact words.
nothing huge about 25 inches

Belinda caught a "huge" pike off the dock but didn't get any pictures????

Neal Mcamis group still working hard on the pike
They had some success will get details.
"We got some good quality fish but not the numbers we would have liked"
HERE IS A PHOTO OF ONE OF THERE PIKE

changed over severall groups on thursday.
Rod Friese group
Butch Bjorlin
and Peter Wi all arrived thursday.
will update asap.

Dennis Kelner and Jim Wolf
"got a bunch" (he is a man of few words)
of walleye including some nice 25 ,26 inchers in 10-12 feet off of "Eagle nest"
photos to follow.

Friday dead calm all day mile high sky. thunder storms in the distance but none imminent.
William Bjorlin caught a 42 inch pike with Dennis on Eagle nest today
walleye were in 11-14 for them.

DEMOSS GROUP JUNE 14-18

2010-06-24T12:02:00.001-07:00

Here are the pics from our trip.

Jack (age 14) with a pair of nice pike. 41" and a 42" fatty.

Jack with a 29"walleye caught the last night on a muskie killer crankbait fishing a windy point in 7 feet of water.

Sam (age 9) with the best pike of his life.

Gage also caught his biggest pike this week.

Another fella in our group caught two 45" pike within 30 minutes. He was shortline trolling in the propwash of the motor on both of them!

Have a good season!

Todd DeMoss

"Thanks Todd I'm sure everyone would love to see pics of those two 45's. Pretty amazing, people will fish their whole lives and not catch one 45 let alone 2 inside an hour"

2010-06-23T11:11:00.000-07:00

fWednesday 23- Clear skies all day, slight wind from the east. Neils group caught about 120 walleye the largest at 22”
Rick and his group brought in 98 walleye.

2010-06-22T10:15:00.000-07:00

Tuesday 22- Slight overcast through out the day. Winds from the North East at 10mph. Water Temp at 64 F. Neil’s group brought in about 86 walleye, but are still looking for that monster. Rick and his group caught 97 with their largest at 25.