Lots of moose seen by our fishermen

These great photos by angler Kyle Prugar show a cow and calf moose seen by Kyle and father Rich a couple days ago.
Just about everyone saw moose last week. They are coming out to the lake to feed on the aquatic vegetation.
Fishing continues to be excellent, especially for walleye but for northern pike as well.
Kyle's uncle Dale landed and released a 40-inch pike on Friday.
Anglers are bringing in to camp the 24-26-inch pike that are perfect for eating and for taking home. They're letting all the big ones go. Way to go anglers!
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2010 is the Year of the Walleye!

Wild walleye action continues.
Anglers report catching unprecedented numbers of walleyes and also report the fish are coming in all sizes, from eight inches to 30 inches.
That's great news because it means great fishing for many years to come.
The fish are very shallow, from 6-12 feet deep, and are being caught primarily with worms and leeches.
Northern pike are more difficult to catch. The dead bait system where anglers use frozen ciscoes and bobbers is not productive, probably because the water is too warm for this slow presentation.
Best action comes from casting spoons and spinners and from trolling crank baits.
Some of the difficulty in catching pike no doubt comes from the tremendous crop of young walleyes out there -- just the right size for pike to eat.
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"I've never caught so many walleyes!"

That's the comment we are hearing from just about everybody this summer, even anglers who have been coming fishing to Bow Narrows Camp and Red Lake for 30 years.
They are catching walleyes everywhere and the beauty is the fish are coming in all sizes, from eight inches to 28 inches.
There are lots and lots of 14-18 inchers -- just the right size to eat at camp or to take home. Let the ancient, 24+inchers go. They are not the best meal choices and are the established spawners.
Biggest walleye so far was a very fat 30-incher that was caught and released. It would have been over 10 pounds.
We've also had lots of pike in the high 30-inches caught and released and several 40+inches.
Favorite walleye bait is nightcrawlers fished on Little Joe spinners or 1/8-oz jigs.
Colors vary throughout the day. Bring both light and dark colors.
The weather has been seasonally warm and a little on the damp side with a couple of rainy days each week.
Bugs, so far, have been almost non-existent.
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Drop off keys, grab a coffee at Red Lake Marine

If you get to our dock in Red Lake before Dan gets there with the Lickety Split, you should go inside Red Lake Marine and drop off your spare set of car keys.

Just tell them you are going to Bow Narrows Camp and want to leave your keys. They'll give you a tag to fill out and the keys go into a box with others who are out at camp.

Dan will show you where to park when he gets there.

Our dock is part of Red Lake Marine and it's important they have the ability to move your vehicle in the event of an emergency.

By the way, there is also free coffee available in the showroom of the marina.

Other things you can do while you are waiting for the boat is to unload your luggage. There is a wagon on the dock and you can use that to take your belongings out to the end of the dock. Leave the left side of the dock clear for the cart to take departing guests stuff back to shore.

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