Fishing Reports at Fireside Lodge: June 2010

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Fireside Lodge Fishing Report 6/5 to 6/12 2010

Hello from Fireside Lodge in Northwest Ontario, Canada. Our fourth week brought below normal temperatures with a few sunny days and a few having showers. With this came a several cool fronts. The Smallmouth were finished with their spawning ritual, and started feeding aggressively near rock points & reefs.

Long time return guests Larry and LJ Pysk from Onalaska and LaCrosse, WI, Ken Beta from Fox Lake, IL and Jim Nelson from Oak Brook, IL were back to continue their traditional fishing trip which originated back in the 1960’s. Experience helps as these fellows caught 82 Smallm

outh Bass and 2 Muskie on there first day out. WOW! What an exceptional 1st day. Their second day had them catching over 60 Smallmouth, several Northern Pike and Larry caught an 18.5” trophy Smallmouth. These guys were on a roll as the third day had them catching 48 Smallmouth Bass & 7 Pike, and the fourth day the group caught 70 Smallmouth Bass, 9 Northern Pike and 1 Muskie, Jim catching the biggest Pike at 38-inches. Fifth day had Jim losing a GIANT Pike which let go of his lure as he was fighting it, Ken caught 17 Smallmouth on the surface, and Larry & LJ had a great day catching good size Smallmouth & Pike, Larry landing a monster trophy 19-inch Smallmouth. Last day as saved for best/biggest as Ken landed two Master Anglers Trophy Smallmouth at 18 & 18.25-inches, Larry caught another at 18.75-inches, and Larry hooked and landed a GIANT Trophy Northern Pike at 43-inches. All left with another set of terrific memories between family and friends.

Return guests since 1995 Jack and Dorie Hires from Valporasio, IN were back to enjoy the wonderful wilderness and fishing we have to offer. First day Jack had a great day catching 22 Smallmouth Bass and 8 Northern Pike.

Dorie rarely fishes but enjoys just being in the boat with Jack and enjoying the wilderness and wildlife. Second day had Jack catching 8 Smallmouth Bass and 4 Northern Pike. Third day was a rest day for Jack and Dorie as the weather was rainy, windy and cool and both needed to recharge their batteries. Next day was a fabulous day for fly fishing a Jack took advantage of it as he had lots of Smallmouth action on a small nymph, and landed 13 nice Smallmouth up to 16-inches. Fifth day was 6 Smallmouth and 4 Northern Pike for Jack. The sixth and final day they finished strong. While fishing for Northern Pike they had great action and caught big fish landing 16 Pike, Dorie caught 4, and Jack caught the Trophy Northern Pike he was looking for landing a HUGE 42-inch Pike. Congrats to Jack and Dorie for their patience and perseverance. Jack and Dorie left with hugs & kisses bringing with them y

et another set of wonderful memories made together.
Mike Uebelherr from Stow, OH returned to Fireside lodge for his third consecutive year and his first of two in 2010. With him was his daughter Kate from Flagstaff, AZ for her first Fireside Lodge fishing experience. Boy did t

hese two have a great time catching up for 4 days up as father and daughter while chasing toothy critters. For a few of their four days they were in and out of the rain and had a few days of sunshine. Mike and Kate averaged 10 to 12 Pike a day and caught some dandies. Kate caught her biggest ever, a very impressive 34-incher and Mike caught several 34-36-inch Pike both having numerous follows. The fishing was fun and enjoyed by both, but the time spent together, talking, telling stories, laughing, and making memories together as father and daughter was the best and biggest catch for Kate and Mike. Thanks for spending this special time together at Fireside Lodge.

After visiting our website and reading my weekly fishing reports for 5 years Steve Pyryt From Pinconning, MI son Stan from Avoca, Mi, Son-in-Law Cam Ackerman from Marysville, MI and good friend Rich Samuelson from Croswell, MI were here to experience what they have been reading about for the last 5 years. Day of arrival they caught 9 Northern Pike and the first full day of fishing 17 Pike were caught and they had well over 50 follows with a lot being very large fish. Second day was a bang up day as they caught 67 Smallmouth Bass, 10 Northern Pike, & father and son combined for 3 Master Anglers Smallmouth, Stan’s measuring 18.5” and Steve had a 18.5 and GIANT 20.5-inch S

mallie. Third day had these guys on an adventure to a portage lake to catch Walleye. All fishing in one boat and after some searching they had a great time catching 20 good size Walleye all measuring 20 to 23 inches, having 5 doubles and also caught about 10 Pike. They were all full of excitement & laughs when telling their stories at supper. Fourth day was slower, but for Stan it was his best Trophy Smallmouth day as he landed a GIANT 20
-incher. Fifth day was terrific as they caught 203 Smallmouth Bass, a lot in the 15 to 17-inch range & both Steve and Rich caught Master Anglers Smallmouth measuring 18-inches. Cam and Stan had the hot boat catching 123 total. Last day was good Pike fishing and Rich caught a Trophy Northern Pike measuring 41-inches. All left as they came, with smiles and laughter and expressed the enjoyment they had and memories they made together at Fireside Lodge.

Make sure to go to our website listed below to see the 2010 Photos
For Fabulous Video, Wildlife Events, and Current Happenings go to our Social Sites Below.

FaceBook
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fireside-Lodge/304211179043?v=wall

YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/user/FiresideLodgeFish

Twitter
http://twitter.com/FiresideFish

Hot Lures: Blue Fox Spinner, Heddon Torpedo, Mepps Spinner, Countdown Rapala, Husky Jerk, X-Rap

Catches of The Week: Northern Pike at, 43, 42, 41, & 39 –inches, Smallmouth Bass at 20.5, 20, 19, 18.75, 18.75, 18.25, 18, 18, 18, 18 inches

Well, that's it for this weeks Fireside Lodge Fishing News Report, Please stay tuned for next weeks report. Until then "Keep On Fish'n" Alan
http://www.firesidelodgefishing.com
http://www.firesidelodge.com
800-545-0815
Email to:fireside@xplornet.com

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Fireside Lodge Fishing Report 5/29 to 6/5 2010

Hello from Fireside Lodge in Northwest Ontario, Canada. Our third week brought near normal temperatures with one major rain event in the middle of the week. With this came a brief cool front lasting about 24 hours. This coupled with the full moon waxing stage seemed to trigger the BIG fishing into a positive feeding mood.

Larry and Diane Siebenthal and Scott Siebenthal with Candace Stanley retuned to Fireside Lodge Fireside Lodge for their second couple trip and for Larry and Scott it was their

eighth or ninth trip. On the day of their arrival Larry & Scott had good action landing 18 Northern Pike. Next day was a little slow, however on their third day Scott & Candace did great catching Northern Pike, some up to 36-inches and had a double, both landing big 35-inch Pike simultaneously. WOW, That’s a Double!!!!! Fourth day was a size day all the way with Candace catching her personal best landing a MONSTER 41-inch Northern Pike. Larry and Diane did well on Smallmouth Bass with Diane catching her biggest ever at over 17-inches. On their last two days they caught both Northern Pike and Smallmouth Bass landing a number of big fish with the highlights being Candace catching her second Master Anglers Award Northern Pike, this one mea

suring 40-inches, Scott caught a 41-inch Pike, and Diane caught the biggest Northern Pike of her life landing a very BIG 37-incher. Larry also caught some nice Pike and Smallmouth Bass. All left sad that their trip was over but thrilled with the time they enjoyed together at Fireside

Lodge.

Making their first fishing trip to Fireside Lodge were Roy, Kevin, and Drew Cartwright and very good friend Bob Bellatti all from Afton, OK. Audrey and I felt privileged that these four drove all the way from Oklahoma to visit with us for three days of fishing. First day Roy and Kevin did very well catching 9 northern Pike and 13 Smallmouth Bass, and Roy mentioned how impressed he was with the size of our Smallmouth. Second day was even better as Roy and Kevin caught more fish landing a 5lb plus and several 3-4lb Smallmouth Bass. Very good seeing it was their first trip to Fireside Lodge. Last day had Drew written all over it as he caught a bunch of Northern Pike in the 30 to 36-inch range, all with lures purchased at my tackle shop. Trip too short? YES! Trip worth it?? DEFINATLEY!!!! All had a great time and invited Audrey and I to Oklahoma to do some Crappie fishing. Hope we can make it some day.

Aaron and Michele Hayes from N Aurora, IL returned to Fireside Lodge for their 11th consecutive year and 16th time. These two had nothing less than a FABULOUS fishing trip. Focused on toothy critters they caught just that, landing many big Northern Pike and Musky along with some GIANTS. Day of arrival they caught 25 Northern Pike having four doubles, and Michele landed a HUGE 41.5-inch Muskie. First day they caught 33 fish, Aaron landing a 35 inch Pike and 35 and 30-inch Muskie. Second day was a short day fishing only until 3 PM catching 35 Northern Pike and Aaron landed a 39-inc

h Pike and a 39-inch Muskie. Another day had them catching 26 Northern Pike and 3 Muskie, with most over 30-icnhes up to 37-inches, Michele caught a Tiger Musky, and Aaron came up with the catch of the day and week landing a GIANT Master Anglers Award Musky measuring 46-inches with a huge girth. The last day was pretty special not only catching many Northern Pike but both Aaron and Michele caught Master Angler Award Northern Pike. Michele landed a very large 42-incher and Aaron caught a MONSTER measuring 44-inches, and both were wide bodied Pike. See fabulous photos of Aaron and Michele’s catches on our website listed below. Both had another fabulous stay with us at Fireside Lodge.

Jerry and Wanda Miller from Erwin, TN made their first trip to Fireside Lodge of 2010 and have been fishing with us every year since 1995, coming twice for many of these years. This was the first of two trip

s in 2010 and they did not waste any time catching fish, landing 22 Northern Pike and 2 Smallmouth Bass between 2:00 and 4:30 PM on the day of arrival. First full day of fishing they caught 28 Northern Pike and 17 Smallmouth Bass with most of the Pike between 30-35-inches, and Jerry lost one that seemed to be 38-40-inches. Next day they caught 24 Smallmouth, all between 15-17-inches and were in before 1:00PM to get out of the rain. Third day had them catching 16 nice Smallmouth before noon and spent the rest of the day relaxing and staying dry. On their fourth and final day they finished strong catching 36 Smallmouth Bass, several Northern Pike, and Wanda hooked a nice 34-inch Muskie. Both had a fabulous stay and thoroughly enjoyed the Hummingbirds coming to the feeders, which we place, on every cabin deck. We will look forward to seeing Jerry & Wanda again in July.

Frank Hazzard from Arlington, TX finished up his 25-day stay with us making it 20 consecutive years Frank has come fishing with us at Fireside Lodge. Frank holds the record for most consecutive year trips to Fireside Lodge at 20, most trips at 27, and the longest single trip at 25 days. Franks last week with us was pretty special as he not only caught a lot of Northern Pike, many 30 to 39-inches, but he also landed three Master Anglers Award Pike

. His first was a 40.5-inch Pike, the second was huge Northern Pike measuring 43-inches, but he saved the best for last. On his very last day after fishing all week for Northern Pike he decided to fish for his favorite target at Fireside Lodge, Smallmouth Bass. He had a great day landing 61 of these fabulous fighters, but just before calling it a day/fishing trip he decided to fish for Northern Pike for his last hour. Well, the story of a 25 day fishing trip could not have a better ending than catching a MONSTER WIDE BODIED 44-inch Master Anglers Award Northern Pike as his very last fish. WOW!!! What a great catch. Congrats to Frank and now that he is gone the lodge and lodge room #9 feel pretty empty.

Make sure to go to our website listed below to see the 2010 Photos
For Fabulous Video, Wildlife Events, and Current Happenings go to our Social Sites Below.

FaceBook
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fireside-Lodge/304211179043?v=wall

YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/user/FiresideLodgeFish

Twitter
http://twitter.com/FiresideFish

Hot Lures: X-Rap, Slug-0, Gulp-Alive Minnow and Leech, Tube Jig, Live Leech, Twister Tail on Jig Head, Husky Jerk, Blue Fox Spinner

Catches of The Week: 46-inch Muskie, 41.5-inch Muskie, 39-inch Muskie, Two 44-inch Northern Pike, 43-inch Northern Pike, 42-inch Northern Pike, two 41-inch Northern Pike, 40.5-inch Northern Pike, 40-inch Northern Pike, 39-inch Northern Pike, 37-inch Northern Pike with huge girth, double 35-inch Northern Pike Catch, 5lb Smallmouth Bass and Several 3-4lb Smallmouth Bass

Well, that's it for this weeks Fireside Lodge Fishing News Report, Please stay tuned for next weeks report. Until then "Keep On Fish'n" Alan
http://www.firesidelodgefishing.com
http://www.firesidelodge.com
800-545-0815
Email to:fireside@xplornet.com

Sunday, June 6, 2010

Fireside Lodge Fishing Report 5/22 to 5/29 2010

Hello from Fireside Lodge in Northwest Ontario, Canada. Our second week was similar to the first having above normal temperatures and getting some well-needed rain. In fact the rain we received brought our lake levels up to only a foot below last years spring levels. At the beginning of the week water temperatures were high enough for Smallmouth Bass to start making their spawning beds, and before weeks end were spawning on most sections of Little Vermilion Lake. A huge highlight of this week was a FABULOUS video of a Moose swimming across the lake take by Frank Hazzard from Arlington, TX. The previous week he also took an equally FABULOUS video of a Bald Eagle swooping down and snatching a fish out of the lake and flying off with the fish. Both can be viewed on our YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/FiresideLodgeFishMake sure not to miss these GREAT videos.

Tony and Judi Majcher from Hawthorne Woods, IL were here for a few more days during this week finishing up their 7 might 6 day stay with us at Fireside Lodge. During these few last days they continued to catch some nice Smallmouth Bass, and Northern Pike with Judi landing another nice Pike measuring 33-

inches and Tony managed to land two Muskie both measuring 34-inches. To read about their first four days see our fishing report from 5/15 to 5/22 on our website listed below. In all they landed 89 fish during their stay and made memories that will last a lifetime. Tony and Judi had a fabulous time hating to leave, and sent us a very nice email expressing their gratitude. This is a quote from just a part of that letter that explains their fishing experience in a nutshell. “I know I have said to you that all fishing trips are great, but some are greater than others. I have to say, this one was in the greatest category. I have to give Fireside a 10 plus rating across the board - this includes the weather. We both really enjoyed ourselves.” It is always great to get feedback like this and we hope to see Tony and Judi in 2011.

Third time return guest Max Terrien along with first timer Ed Sever both from Littleton, NC were anxious to get on the water. They must have known the fish were waiting for them as the first day out they caught a bunch of Northern Pike, Max landing a nice 37-incher. Second day was more of the same catching many nice Pike up to 35 and 36-inches. Their secret bait was and old standby lure the #13 Original Floating Rapala. They were also doing well with a Sassy Shad fished on a jig had. As the fish tore their lures up Max visited my tackle shop to replenish several times. Their last three days were more of the same with some hot and cold streaks making us feel good about ourselves for a while and then humbling us. Fish and fishing tend to do that to all fishers. Both had a great time and we hope to see them in the near future. Thanks for coming to Fireside Lodge.

Long time Fireside Lodge guest Bill Stayer from New Freedom, PA came with his cousin Tim Stayer from Mifflinton, PA. for his first
fishing experience at Fireside Lodge.
What makes Fireside Lodge a special place to fish is how our guests have developed relationships over the years and this gives a perfect example to note. Bill and Frank Hazzard, who was written up in last weeks report and who is staying with us for three weeks, met at Fireside Lodge about 9 years ago. Every year since then they have gotten to know each other better, and several years ago started to fish together for a few days during their time at Fireside Lodge. Well, during Bill and Tim’s 8 days of fishing they fished with Frank on 7 of them, and made some great fishing memories together. Several examples of their daily catches are: 53 Northern Pike while losing another dozen, 25 Northern Pike with most being over 30-inches and up to 35-inches, 31 Northern Pike and Tim caught the Pike of his and most peoples lifetime landing a 42-inch MO

NSTER Master Anglers Award Northern Pike, 23 Northern Pike, 21 Northern Pike and a Muskie, 34 Northern Pike with Tim showing us that crazy color combinations on a lure can sometimes be affective, and 28 Northern Pike with Frank catching a Monster Pike measuring 39.75-inches. Along with all this fishing excitement they watch numerous Bald Eagles, Loons, saw several Moose and many other wildlife and outdoor experiences that are a natural site to see while fishing in the great wilderness we have to offer at Fireside Lodge. Bill and Tim went home very sad but happy to have had all these wonderful outdoor experiences. Frank will still be with us next week so his adventures will continue for your o read about in next weeks fishing report.

Fishing Reports at Fireside Lodge