Hello everybody, We are finally enjoying a warmer day here in Illinois. A balmy 45 degrees, but you’d think it was 70 out there. I sure as heck didn’t wear my coat when I was out running errands. I’m sure I speak for most when I say “come on spring!” Here is a picture of …
Yesterday we wrapped up the 2011 Illinois Fish & Feather Expo here in Bloomington, IL. It was a great show and well-attended. We were rookies in the sports show world last year and we made some valuable upgrades to our display this year including a new banner, photo book, poster, & excerpts from our stellar …
Our Bait of the Year award for the 2010 season goes to Nubaits for their line of fish dominating lures. These lures boasted a better catch ratio than any other Northern or Muskie lure we tried this past season so needless to say, we were impressed! Check out their website – www.nubaits.com They have five …
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 …
We had a first for the Mack family during our last week here at Eagle Falls. Cosmo got SKUNKED!! It is probably more of a surprise that it hasn’t happened before, but let me tell you…he got it good. The smell immediately came into the kitchen as I was doing dishes after BBQ Chicken night …
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 year two Eagle Falls guests participated in the 2010 Red Lake Fall Classic – a popular walleye catch & release tournament. Don & Phil Krohn finished in 27th place out of a field of 140 boats including several pros. This is especially impressive considering they were in 66th place after the 1st day. A …
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 …