Category: Monroe Lake

  • September 24, 2016

    September 24, 2016

    We have been busy. Louise has been painting all the buildings at Goose Lake from top to bottom. Ryan Scott (more below) has the firewood is all cut and split for next season. The boats at Unnamed Lake have been welded and the wood stoves at Unnamed and Monroe have new plates welded…

  • September 2, 2016

    September 2, 2016

    This morning, Bill picked up a group of four from Monroe Lake, the last group at Monroe in 2016. In 2015, they caught five northern pike over 40 inches. They only got two over 40 inches this year but each was 45 inches. 

  • May 15, 2016

    May 15, 2016

    We finished getting Monroe Lake ready while the nice weather held. We left Monroe on Thursday afternoon just as the rain started. We did not pump any water into the cabin plumbing as freezing weather was forecast for the next several days. The nice weather will return on Tuesday. Unnamed Lake is…

  • May 9, 2016

    May 9, 2016

    We visited all locations yesterday. No surprises and we moved the Poirier Lake dock into position. For all the people who put up with the Monroe Lake dock being awash in the past,  thank you, the dock is now finished and you will be high and dry. The water level is…

  • May 7, 2016

    May 7, 2016

    A load of lumber to Monroe Lake. The ice has been sinking the dock at Monroe a little each winter and we have built a dock on top of the old dock about 10 inches higher. The project is about halfway done.

  • August 25, 2015

    August 25, 2015

    In 2004, three friends from Switzerland tried fishing in September at Monroe Lake. Eleven years later and we welcomed them back. They flew from Switzerland to Montreal then to Winnipeg then to Red Lake then to Monroe Lake. On their bucket list for this trip was seeing a Moose. Would…

  • June 21, 2015

    June 21, 2015

    At Monroe Lake, two 39-inch and a 40 inch northern were netted. All three caught in the same area of U Lake

  • June 3, 2014

    June 3, 2014

    The fishing is fast and furious. At Goose Lake the action is at the first set of white markers going into the river and Coon Ass point in south bay. Bill visited Howard at Poirier and he is having the best walleye fishing ever and he has made 17 trips with…

  • July 15, 2013

    July 15, 2013

    We also have a smaller fire just east of Monroe Lake. Monroe guests started out at Goose Lake and then made it back to Monroe for the balance of their trip. The fire is mostly out and guests are enjoying Monroe Lake fishing as well as water bomber displays. The water in the…

  • May 24, 2013

    May 24, 2013

    After a couple of days of windy weather we finished up at Monroe and Unnamed and flew to Goose Lake. Only a few trees down but no other surprises. Our machinery all started without glitches and we are up and running. The wood stove is merrily snapping and we are happy to be back…