Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Basket nets new this year; good luck sign?

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Flat bottom and small rubber-coated mesh should make net easier to use, aid fish About half of our landing nets this year will be this b...
Friday, April 25, 2014

Just what we didn't need in Nolalu but Red Lake escapes

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Up to a foot of snow hit the area around Thunder Bay, Ont., Friday, April 25 Cork has to bound to get around in same place there was ...
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Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Factors that can affect Red Lake's 2014 ice-out

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Everybody has their fingers crossed that the 2014 ice-out for Red Lake, Ontario, and other Northwestern Ontario lakes will take place before...
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Sunday, April 20, 2014

Scenes to warm our winter-frozen hearts!

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Bay in front of Douglas Creek.  Douglas Creek pours into Trout Bay Hugh Carlson's  freighting system loaded with dock segments...
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Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Will ice-out for Red Lake happen before fishing season?

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With only one month to go before fishing season begins in Northwestern Ontario, everybody wonders if the ice will be off the lakes in time. ...

Recognizing a potentially dangerous situation

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Calf and cow moose are frequently seen by our anglers. Larry and Jason Pons photo. There's never any problem observing a cow moose w...
Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Hopefully the lake level won't be this high

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When water levels rise unexpectedly, loon nests can be flooded and the eggs lost. The high water left this loon and its nest the only visi...
Saturday, April 5, 2014

Loons are the most devoted of parents

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Photo by Larry or Jason Pons No chick could have a more loving parent or as fierce a protector as a loon. The mother and father -- the s...
Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Red Lake 2014 ice-out countdown begins

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With the arrival of April, the countdown for ice-out on Red Lake, Ontario and everywhere else in Northwestern Ontario begins. Nothing that ...
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Bald eagles probably already finding open water

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Bald eagles sit in jackpines. Photo by Charles Howard One of the first birds to show up at rapids in creeks and rivers in the spring is ...
Friday, March 28, 2014

How can this lever save you $950?

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Motor tilt control When our outside worker or myself is showing you your fishing boat this summer, pay particular attention to our spiel...
Monday, March 24, 2014

Beauty springs from dead stumps

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Doug Billings photos Did you ever wonder how beautiful flowers grow each summer from the top of stumps around camp? Somehow Br...
Saturday, March 22, 2014

Our chocolate brown lake trout

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Joe Overman hoists a beautiful brown lake trout Red Lake seems to have several distinct populations of lake trout. The ones in Trout Bay...
Wednesday, March 19, 2014

How high/flood water can change habitat for years

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Dead conifers turned red after being killed by high water About five years ago the lake level was in a flood stage for most of the summe...
Monday, March 17, 2014

My preferred slip knot for tying up the boat

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Here is the knot I like to use when tying boats up to the dock. It's quick to tie and unties with just a pull on the free en...
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Friday, March 14, 2014

Taking stock while doing a little dock fishing

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Dee Hall tests the waters off Cabin 1's dock Sometimes it is a good idea to start every day with 10 minutes of casting from the dock...
Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Sit back and relax awhile

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Fred Specht at one of the many yard swings and benches  in camp. Joe Overman photo Listen to the waves' lullaby. Doug Billings pho...
Saturday, March 8, 2014

Finally, Here Comes the Sun!

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Well, what do you know?  The temperatures in Northwestern Ontario, including Red Lake, have returned to normal for this time of year and are...
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Where there's weeds, there's northern pike

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Bill Baughman weighs pike with Bogagrip in weedy bay When in doubt, head to the weeds! That's always good advice when looking for n...
Thursday, March 6, 2014

KBO, as Churchill might have said

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Cork is delighted to see ground showing up through the snow at the side of the driveway Everyone I have talked with this past week, whet...