Category: Loon Haunt Outposts

You know that voice in your head telling you to go fishing. Listen to it because ten years from now you will wish you had.

Our first fishermen arrive in only 73 days. The airplane is sitting on the ice all ready to go.  ODQ one of Superior Airways turbo Otters was damaged in a storm at the Red Lake base late in the season and repairs are on schedule for completion by open water.

Ryan flies for a company called Trans Maldivian Airlines. They have the largest fleet of float planes in the world. The fleet consists of 57 Twin Otters on floats. The Twin Otter can carry up to 19 passengers. Ryan is the captain in the left seat. He has a copilot in the right seat…

For those of you who don’t know, Ryan accepted a seasonal job to fly a De Havilland Twin Otter (DHC-6) in the Maldives for the winter. The Maldives are in the Indian ocean south of India. Ryan already had extensive experience flying on floats and on the Turbo Otter (DHC-3T) as well…

People often ask What is there to do in Red Lake during the winter? This past weekend was the Red Lake Winter Carnival.

We are in the middle of winter here at Red Lake. We still have great fishing weeks available.  Please don’t wait too long. We have already had to disappoint fishermen with weeks that are full. Frank W sent this symbol of a fond memory from the past. This was actually 17 years ago.

This photo taken from Superior Airways shows Howey Bay just recently frozen over.

Our bay finally froze over for the last time during the night. Very cold weather is forecast so it should stay frozen this time.

We finished up at Goose Lake today and flew to town.