2010 By the Numbers 4 months of fishing 1 lightening struck generator7 new 20hp motors2 fish hooks removed from fingers136 sunsets overlooking Parker0 search & rescue missions3 added weeks to the season48 trips to town45 boat oil changes4 portages1 eagles nest2 visits from grandmas5 pairs of ruined work pants for Travis2 pairs of remaining pants …
As summer progresses you may encounter more weed growth during your fishing exploits. Don’t shy away from these areas since many big northerns love to ambush baitfish in the weeds. Instead try these surface baits. Here are my top 5 from this season. 5. Floating Rapala Rapala makes a great lineup of baits and you …
This fishing season has proved terrific for walleye and northern pike. Many of you enjoy pursuing walleye on your Canadian trip, but don’t overlook the northern pike. As of today, 20 northern 40″ and up have been caught this year and the season is not finished yet. If you’re looking for a terrific battle with …
It has been a quiet year for bears in camp and that is mostly due to the efforts of our yellow lab Cosmo. He loves to run patrols around the camp and we’ve been fortunate to have only one bear visit all summer. Cosmo doesn’t let his duties end there. He also enjoys keeping squirrels …
Hello everybody! We have had some more crazy weather up here. The guys that were up last week will agree that it was a touch on the HOT side. We had temperatures in the 80’s and even had some humidity. Well those days are long gone. The first few days this week were in the …
Fishing continues to be productive and it’s time to narrow down the top 5 colors of the season. This is based on our experience trolling lindy rigs and input from guests, but let us know if we missed your favorite color. 5.) White – I’m always partial to this color ever since I hooked a …
Hello Everybody. I have been majorly slacking on my end of the blogging world. Travis has written one too many if you ask me. Well, I decided to put an end to that. Out at camp we are pretty much at the halfway mark for this season. I can’t believe it. Time has gone by …
Don’t forget to send pictures from your trip if we didn’t already get them! We love to see pictures of fish, wildlife, the camp, and all the great scenery. Email them to eaglefallslodge@yahoo.com or mail hard copies to us at Box 224, Red Lake Ontario P0V 2M0. Here is a picture above of Tracy Mack’s …
The weather has been wild this past week as you can see from the photos below. Rain followed by sunshine followed by more rain. Fortunately, even with all the fronts moving through the guests still managed to catch some nice fish. See Scott Nelson’s walleye below. We also has a bonus visitor in camp this …
Greetings from the north! Judging by the title of this post, most of you probably thought this blog might pertain to who is actually in charge out at the lodge. Even though Carrie and I (Travis) both own the lodge, everyone knows that I’m the one in charge. Everything usually runs smooth too, as long …