Category: Goose Lake

  • May 19, 2012

    May 19, 2012

    We are at Goose Lake and we are getting our much needed rain (about an inch so far).  Fortunately, we got the Crabb crew into Unnamed on Thursday where they are still fishing and smiling in the rain.

  • September 23, 2011

    September 23, 2011

    We left Goose Lake September 23. The weather turned very warm and we are experiencing a wonderful warm fall to follow the nicest summer ever. Unfortunately along with the warm weather this summer, we also had a nasty thunderstorm at Goose Lake that damaged our airplane. So, we are dealing with insurance companies and…

  • September 9, 2011

    September 9, 2011

    The trees that came down in the big wind earlier this season are being turned into firewood.  Bill took a turn at the log splitter because Louise was busy painting the floors in all of the cabins. We can no longer get the sandstone color we have used on the floors…

  • August 1, 2011

    August 1, 2011

    The forest fire situation west of Red Lake has been very bad the last couple of weeks. We are getting a lot of smoke but our outposts are not threatened. Life goes on. The biggest walleye at Poirier Lake last week was 26 inches. At Goose Lake this week, Keith J. caught…

  • July 16, 2011

    July 16, 2011

    We had a mini twister hit us at Goose Lake. It came across the lake from the mouth of the river as a water spout and slammed into the trees in front of the cabins. It all lasted a matter of seconds and we had about 20 trees down. Some ripped…

  • July 9, 2011

    July 9, 2011

    Sam Butcher caught this 28 inch walleye on his first trip to Goose Lake.

  • July 1, 2011

    July 1, 2011

    Walleye fishing at Goose Lake is fast and furious. Scott Barnes caught this Walleye (over 31 inches) between the two white markers going to White Dog falls.

  • June 15, 2011

    June 15, 2011

    The walleye fishing at Goose Lake has been fantastic this spring. Tons of walleyes over 24 inches. We hear about a 27 or 28 incher almost every day. Biggest so far 29 inches.  Northerns in the mid thirties but nothing over 40 yet at Goose. Walleye and northern in great numbers at Unnamed…

  • November 18, 2010

    November 18, 2010

    On the morning of November 18, our bay froze over. It was 0 Fahrenheit. Goose Lake will likely freeze about this time as well.

  • October 20, 2010

    October 20, 2010

    We pulled the airplane out of the water in late October.