Opening fishing

May 13,2019 

 Fishing Report 

Opening fishing kicked off saturday. We had a couple of our resort guests that found 

walleye in deeper water. Surface temps range from 46 to 50 degrees. Fish that were

 caught were "eater" sized walleye.  The larger post spawn females have not seemed

 to get active yet with the cooler water temps.  Although this am one of our long time
guests Ken Erwin caught and released a beautiful 26 incher .

 One guest found pockets of Smallmouth Bass in Niles Bay along rocky shorelines. He was casting small rattletrap type crankbaits. A few Crappie caught but nothing near the spawning beds . As water temps start to rise in the next week with weather forecast calling for temps in the 60s we should

see the crappie starting to move toward the shoreline shallows. 

One of the largest fish hooked but lost was off our new fishing dock. One of the guests 

was casting a Rapala and hooked a huge Northern Pike.  He fought it for few minutes but

was lost trying to get it into net.  Our employee Tyler ran out when he was fighting the

fish and got a good look at it.  He estimated the fish to be pushing 40 inches.  

It's not uncommon for guests to catch not only pike but walleyes off in front of the

Dam this time of year. With current strong due to the melt down of the ice coming

off the lake there always seems to be bait fish and game fish hanging in front of

the Dam . The new fishing dock was designed to be right in the current and provides

 a great opportunity for our guests to find action right here without leaving the dock. 

Resort projects going well . Completing the renovation to Knottypine, several boats

in the shop getting new floor covering, Hillside bathroom renovation, Fishing Quarters

East new kitchen cabinets, new carpet in the Aerie cabin and numerous other cabin

repairs.