The fish are hungry!   We have had an abundance of unstable weather, but whenever it has been stable the lake trout, smallmouth and walleye have all been feeding.

Sag is producing big numbers of lake trout.  There are some really good year classes with lots of small fish in the one to three pound range.  A little patience usually results in a nice six to eight pounder.  Jigging spoons have produced really well in 40-60 feet of water while fishing the bottom.

Lake trout in Gunflint Lake are being found at 50 feet or deeper.  Either jigging or downriggers are producing.

Smallmouth are beginning to show up in the places where you expect to find them this time of year. Off the edge of rock piles and deep shorelines, especially by beaver lodges are good places to look for them.  A slip bobber and a leech works really well or a jig with live bait or plastics.

The walleye in the big lakes have made the move to the rock piles on the main bodys of water.  Again, bobber fishing with leeches is your best bet.

Bob Sr.

The past week was full of excitement.  You would think that with misty days, spirits would dampen, but most campers made the best of it - spending time in the lodge playing board games meeting other campers and sharing camping adventures. I did some crafts with the kids and even took some of the younger children out Blueberry picking one afternoon - of course we had to eat the freshly picked berries over ice cream when we returned!!! 

This summer we've had the excitiment of a Mama bear with 2 cubs making late night rounds just to see if we've properly cleaned up after ourselves.  Most often they are not finding anything, but a small bit of trash someone put in a canister after the evening trash run. This past week however Mama bear found the seed bin in the entry of the lodge (with birdseed and corn).   One late evening she tipped it over and opened the lid for the feast dejour!  Unfortunately for her the girls (dogs - Sota & Shadow) were on our house deck and heard the ruckus. 

They began their alert, Bob opened our deck door to check it out, they ran in - through the house and lodge and since Sota can open the door, out they went!  I was in hot pursuit of the dogs and followed them to the lodge entry to find the dogs outside, trapping Mama bear in the entry between me and the door.  I returned to the house to let Bob know and he said "you oughta see what we have out here"  Apparently the barking had scared the two cubs into a birch tree outside our dining room window.  As we moved out to the lodge entry, Mama got past the dogs.  We returned to the house and Bob went out on the deck to view the cubs, as Mama was coming to the resuce from the far end of the deck.  Bob & Mama took one  look at each other and he retreated to the house, she off the edge of the deck into the tree to save her children.  We got the dogs and let Mama be - soon she and cubs were no where to be found.  Black bears really don't want to be around us anymore than we want to be around them, but it sure is fun to get a glimpse once in awhile!

This Afternoon: Isolated showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 72. West wind around 5 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind between 5 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.

Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 75.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76.

It looks like another good weekend.  Slightly cooler, but sunny.  Good berry growing weather!  I have a feeling the heat of summer is on the way.

Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. South wind between 5 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: Isolated sprinkles after 1pm. Partly cloudy, with a high near 77. West wind between 5 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. West wind between 5 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest wind between 5 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.

Sunday: Isolated showers. Partly cloudy, with a high near 71.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.

Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 69.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67.

The Weather looks great for the weend!  Come up and join the fun - We still have a few vacancies!

 Today: Cloudy, with a high near 65. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Northwest wind between 5 and 10 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. North wind between 5 and 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. North wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.

Independence Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.