Category: 2018

  • December 13, 2018

    December 13, 2018

    When Bill was 16, he purchased a Mitchell 300 spinning reel with the first money he earned as a fishing guide. My parents bought me a Heddon Pal spinning rod. Over the years the rod was broken twice and the thread holding the eyes on unraveled. In June 2017, Ralph Dean…

  • December 7, 2018

    December 7, 2018

    We are in Red Lake and the weather has turned cold. Howey Bay has more than a foot of ice. We still have very little snow (less than 4 inches).

  • October 4, 2018

    October 4, 2018

    We left camp today. All the work is done in preparation for spring. Another successful season is behind us. Thank you all for sharing your vacation time with us. We know you have choices. It is obvious from the photo at right that it was time to go.

  • October 3, 2018

    October 3, 2018

    Louise has painted the floors in all the cabins. The floating dock is moved to the river to prevent damage from ice.

  • October 2, 2018

    October 2, 2018

    The moose hunt is all wrapped up with one nice bull.

  • September 12, 2018

    September 12, 2018

    The ricing is still in full swing but meanwhile back at camp the great fishing continues. Sherm is staying for two weeks so he has set the bar quite high already in his first week.

  • September 9, 2018

    September 9, 2018

    The rice harvest is now up to 4,500 pounds. If the weather cooperates we should hit a total of 10,000 pounds. The machine does the harvesting, the big boat does the transport back to camp but the four-horse weedless drive motor is the only way to move boats in the…

  • September 1, 2018

    September 1, 2018

    Fishing this past week at Monroe was awesome. The biggest northern pike was 41 inches. The walleye would not leave the big lures, being used for northerns, alone.

  • August 24, 2018

    August 24, 2018

    When the grandchildren visit Louise gets in on the fishing as well.

  • August 21, 2018

    August 21, 2018

    Proof that Bill does in fact occasionally go fishing.