Golf ball-size hail hits camp at night

Bob Edwards' tackle box was smashed

So was Greg Tanko's

Boathouse roof covered in debris

Scene in boat filled with leaves and limbs

Just yesterday

Dennis Egge with 40-incher. Greg Tanko, next and Roy Windhorst, bottom, got pike in the mid-30s.

It was hot here yesterday, one of the first hot days of the year. Fishing was hot too as evidenced by this group's catch in the afternoon, just some of the big pike they released. Lots of walleye too.

Fishing has been phenomenal

Walleye fishing, in particular, has been incredible, both for numbers and size.
There are reams of eating-size walleye everywhere and these are what everybody finds at first. After a day or two, however, they start connecting with the high quality, too-big-to-keep, sizes.
It is the same story at every camp on Red Lake and Gullrock.
Lots of big northern pike are being caught and released too.

Bait situation is OK again

The worm and leech supply problem seems to be fixed now. Bait dealers are receiving good quality and quantities again