Vee Lake, Springpole, and Findlay Fishing Reports

I love having my coffee watching this happen!






The weather was pretty nice today, I had 3 trips to do and it is always appreciated to have good flying weather. Nice and warm and very light winds. No taxiing today! Had 3 camps change over and fishing was quite good this past week, even though there was 3 days with hardly any wind and really sunny. Good for drinkin beer but usually not the best fishing weather. The fishermen this week proved that theory wrong! The main reason is that they kept moving from place to place or tried trolling to locate a few fish. Walleyes were caught anywhere from 6 feet to 20.

The Trewyn party came out of Springpole and reported that the fish this year were bigger on average but they caught a smaller number they figure overall. They had a great time and explored the lake from one end to the other. They even took home some more Pristine lake water to make the Finest Springpole Ale!

Findlay Lake had some experienced Blackbirch Lake fishermen on it this past week. The White party has been frequenting Blackbirch for many years and decided last year that they would like to give another lake a try. They were not disappointed! Landing a 27 and two 26 inch Walleyes. I bet next year they will do even better as they learn Findlay better.

The Novotny boys had a very enjoyable trip to Vee Lake these past 4 days. It was fairly calm and warm but it rained almost every afternoon to cool things down. Most nights they came back to the camp at dark.... Which is 10:30 at night. They had a 23 1/2 inch walleye as the biggest and a nice 38 inch Northern! Andrew told me on the way out that there were many times where they had trouble catching fish under our 18 inch size limit. All walleyes were 19 21 inches at times. Here are some pictures courtesy of Andrew.










When it gets hot, the Spruce Beetles start to fly around. I wonder how they taste?

I actually went fishing!!!

Even I get to go and fish once in awhile. Last week my Girls and I had the opportunity to go fishing for the day on Cherrington. We had a Great day! Fishing was quite good, we caught 35-40 fish in a couple hours and were back in Red Lake by 4 in the afternoon. We planned to have shorelunch but it rained on us. I tried to wait it out and we kept the fire going for an hour in the rain before giving up the ghost and went and ate in the cabin. We were just ready to cook when it started to rain, fish was cleaned and potatoes were cut. Luckily we did not have the oil on the fire yet. Those Walleyes tasted almost as good in the cabin, but I had a great day with the girls.

Here are a few pictures.

Do you think you can land a 39 inch Northern....Fishing out of a CANOE!

This past week has been really busy with flying and a lot has happened. I will get a complete fishing report up soon. Here are a couple of stories from recently.

The Hren party had their first Flyin Experience, and came to Shearstone in response to our Family Package. I was pretty concerned about their trip. They were in there for 4 days and it rained for the past 3!! The group before them had good fishing and had marked them some spots on the map when we changed over. I was hoping that they would see some excellent fishing. The day I dropped them off it was nice and sunny. It also turned out to be their least productive day of the trip. During the next 3 days of mist and rain they caught tons of walleyes and northerns. On one of the canoe portages Joe caught and landed a Fat 39 inch Northern. It was very wild they said but actually landed him. They must have good balance.

The biggest difference I saw in this trip though was the Boys. I have written before of the change I see in people on their way out from a fishing trip and this was one of the significant ones. On the way in I saw 2 teenage boys who were tired from the drive up and looked a little detached. When I showed up today, in the Rain, They met me on the dock with huge smiles. Telling me stories of the fish they caught. The look in their eyes was the difference. Hard to explain what it is, but definitely a happier look. I notice that right away and more pronouced sometimes than others. I hope to see them again.

Also BIG news!! The Springpole Ale has arrived. I have tried a couple and they are fantastic! These guys had awesome fishing last year and are heading in tomorrow for their second time at Springpole Lake. Last year I thought it was weird to have someone ask to take some water home. The water in Springpole is nice and clear and tastes great. Well I can attest to that. A & T Brewing did a first rate job. I would consider myself a connoisseur on beer tasting:) I think I will have to find some room on the Otter on their way out for some "Water".






Here are some pictures from the Absher Party who stayed at Daniels for the past six days. They were only scheduled for 5 though. The weather was very Ugly this weekend but the fishing was Great! We always have safety in mind and if the Mother Nature does not allow us to fly.... we have to wait. These decisions are hard to make but they have to be made. Most of our guests understand. these guys were great, as were all of our fishermen this weekend. They caught a number of Big Northerns but Ron had a Monster come and take his walleye right by the boat and swim away with it, not stopping and breaking the line. He has fished Canada for a long time and that was the biggest fish had ever seen.





Here is a nice 39 incher!