Fireside Lodge Fishing
Report 8/11 to 8/18 2012
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45" Clear Muskie caught Fishing at Fireside Lodge
Canada
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This week had weather for
every fisher starting out with warm and sunny for the first several days. Then
some rain moved in followed by a severe cold front with high winds. By the end
of the week we had moderately cool temps with some clouds mixed with sunshine.
This also brought with it some pretty great fish stories.
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38" Northern Pike are HUGE Fishing at Fireside Lodge
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37" Muskie caught Fishing at Fireside Lodge Canada
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Father & son Jim &
Mike Stalknecht from Ringwood, NJ & Guthrie, IA with very good friend Rick
Crescente from Highland Lakes, NJ returned for their 5th time. 1st
day was a very good day as they all caught Northern Pike and each lost a Musky
which were coming out of the water performing acrobatics. Jim had the best day
catching a 38”, 36”, & 31”, all having BIG girth. 2nd day Mike
& Rick portaged to a lake doing well catching all the Pike they wanted
& 12 Walleye, mostly between 21” to 26”. Jim fished alone catching both
Smallmouth Bass & Northern Pike, nothing huge but fun. 3rd day
was a portage to a Muskie lake having a ton of follows. Sometimes 2-3 at a
time. Rick hooked a Monster, and during the fight it leaped completely out of
the water showing it’s full body, threw the hook back at Rick & waved
goodbye with it’s tail. Painful for Rick?? Yes, but very exciting. 4th
day they pulled their boat through Cedarbough creek and were the fish ever
active having follow after follow all day long. Mike said they were a lot hot
after his figure 8, however most short hit. One he hooked but lost, and between
the 3 of them they landed two smaller Musky 28-30”.
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GREAT Fishing for Over 30" Pike at Lodge at Fireside
Lodge
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5th & final
day they caught over 25 Northern Pike, with a lot of nice 30”+ fish up to 36”.
Rick changed to a spinner with a pink blade & skirt, and after taking some
jazz from Mike & Jim caught 5 pike in a row. Well, this had them scrambling
to find something pink in their tackle box. After supper their goal was to
catch a Musky to finish their trip. After discussing a few new spots, Mike
accomplished their goal by landing a BIG heavy 36” Muskie. Great end to a
fabulous memory making fishing trip.
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Super Smallmouth Bass Fishing in Canada
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Father & Son Brian
& William Reames from Nashville, TN were fishing at Fireside Lodge for
their 1st time. 1st day ever on Little Vermilion Lake
Brian caught 12 Smallmouth Bass & William caught 17 Smallies, 2 Northern
Pike & a 28” Tiger Muskie, Terrific 1st day Fishing Little
Vermilion lake for this father & son. 2nd day these two had an
adventure traveling through a long creek and working 60 minutes to break up a
beaver dam. After reaching the lake they had a wonderful time catching 10
Northern Pike & 6 Smallies. 3rd and final day they finished very
strong having their best day yet landing 41 Smallmouth Bass, 3 Northern Pike
28-30” and Brian caught his first Musky ever. Terrific finish to a FABULOUS
father & son fishing trip full of memories.
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Biggest Smallmouth Bass Fishing at Fireside Lodge Canada
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1 of Many Smallmouth Bass fishing at Fireside Lodge Canada
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Catch Many Northern Pike Fishing at Fireside Lodge Canada
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Glen Babka & Dan Zeiler
from Columbus Oh returned for their 3rd trip bringing with them Phil
Valbert from Bend, OR and Tracy Zeiler from Annaplois, MD. 1st day out all had
a great day catching Smallmouth Bass & Northern Pike. Tracy was the story
of the day as she caught her first ever Northern Pike & Smallmouth Bass.
Phil’s story was not only about the fish he caught but the one he had seen.
After seeing a big 36 “er, which he thought was big, he had a follow from a
massive Northern Pike. Being a tournament angler Phil has seen a lot of big
fish, but this one really had him excited, and it really showed through when he
told his story in the dinning room. 2nd day they caught a lot of
Smallmouth Bass along with some Northern Pike and Tracy, the newcomer to Pike
fishing caught the biggest so far at 36” and had a HUGE Pike bite her off. Her
and Phil thought it might have been the one the saw the day before. 3rd
day all caught plenty of Smallmouth Bass & Northern Pike and enjoyed the
beautiful 75-degree day. 4th & final day was a Great finish
catching bigger Pike in th3 28-31” range along with many Smallmouth Bass. They
also visited our fabulous “Twin Falls” enjoying lunch and some viewing time.
Tracey really loved doing this and said she would come back just to see the
Falls again. All left having made some long lasting memories and hope to return
for future trips.
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Heavy Tiger Musky at Fireside Lodge Canada
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Catch a lot of Mid-30" Northern Pike at Fireside
Lodge Canada
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Gary Johnson with sons
Pete, Josh, & Kevin from Midlothian, IL returned for their 2nd
trip along with father & son Steve & Steve Trafficanta from Oak Forest,
IL. 1st day on the water Gary & son Kevin had terrific
Smallmouth bass fishing with Gary catching a 4lb’er but the BIG catch was Kevin
landing a Master Anglers Award Musky measuring 44”. WOW what a catching for a
16year old. Congrats to Kevin. Pete & Joshua caught 10 Northern Pike &
25 Smallmouth Bass & Steve & Steve caught a bunch of Smallies and 6
Northern Pike. 2nd day was a portage day for Steve & Steve 2 and
they had a fantastic day catching 30 Northern Pike & 25 very large Walleye.
The other four caught about 20 Smallmouth Bass & 10-15 Northern Pike per
boat. Also, Gary & Steve missed a Big Musky in the evening. 3rd
day was fishing after a heavy rain a cool down so the fish were a little slower
on taking any presentation, however this group still caught Smallmouth on a
live bait presentation. Also Pete & Joshua had a great day catching 20+
Walleye 22-26” along with about 10 Pike. Steve Sr also had a few BIG Musky
follows. 4th day Joshua had a FABULOUS Musky day, while fishing with
his dad Gary & brother Kevin, as he landed three between 28 to 33” & a
BIG 36” Northern Pike. That evening while fishing with father Gary, Pete caught
a 37” Tiger Musky WOW, What a terrific day catching Muskie in Gary’s boat.
Pete, & his father & brother in law Steve & Steve had another Great
day catching 15 Northern Pike & 15 Walleye which were all huge. Steve 2 had
a 24”er that was exceptionally fat & Joshua caught a 27” trophy. 5th day was in general a
slower day for the group but Joshua again had an opportunity to land an over 40”
Musky, but the Musky won this battle. After supper however, Gary, who seemed to
guide all three of his sons to Musky catches, was rewarded “BIG TIME” as he
caught a GIANT clear Musky 44-45”. 6th day they were facing severe
cold front conditions with high winds after very heavy rain, but still managed
to catch a few fish. 7th & final day ended with a Pike bonanza
catching 20-30 per boat with many being between 26”-35”, Pete landing the
biggest at 37”. All left having a trip full of family memories & fishing
fun to last a lifetime.
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HUGE 19" Smallmouth Bass Fishing at Fireside Lodge
Canada
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18.5" Trophy Smallmouth Bass Fishing at Fireside
Lodge Canada
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John & Monica Ziegler
from Union Hall, VA returned for their fourth time. 1st day they had
“FABUOUS” fishing catching over 40 Smallmouth Bass in the middle of the
afternoon with high sun and calm conditions. 20 of these Smallmouth were
between 15 to 17.5”, Monica landed a 19” Trophy & John an 18.5” Trophy.
WOW, what a GREAT day, their best ever. Monica said she was so tired of
fighting Smallmouth Bass she had to put on a wrist brace and John was in need
of s shoulder massage. 2nd day they portaged to another lake &
caught over 25 Smallmouth Bass with half being over 15” and both caught 18.25”
Trophy Smallmouth Bass. 3rd day after a night of heavy rain John
found the Smallies more tentative with a lot of soft hits or misses but they
still caught 15. 4th day they quit about 2:30 PM to avoid a rain
storm, but still managed to catch 20 nice Smallmouth. 5th day was a
day off because of a severe cold front with heavy rain & high winds. 6th
& 7th days were about the same catching 20+ Smallmouth
Bass & a few Pike. 8th day was another good Smallie day with
tubes, plus they hooked up on a lot of Pike. At one point they got bit off 5-6
consecutive times. 9th & final day was a slower day as far as
catching fish but they tried to enjoy every last minute in our crisp cool
wilderness taking a few last pictures and reminiscing about their wonderful
last 9 days of fishing, the people they met, and great conversations at
suppertime & in the main lodge. Thanks for choosing Fireside Lodge as your
special getaway.
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First BIG 36" Northern Pike Fishing in Canada at
Fireside Lodge
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Abundant 17" Smallmouth Bass at Fireside Lodge Canada
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Terrific Fishing for BIG Northern Pike at Fireside Lodge
Canada
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1st time guests
Tracey Woolston, son Riley from Loveland, OH, Tracey’s brother Chris from
Rushville, IN & Steve Eickman from Indianapolis, IN were fishing with us
for there first time by referral from Brain Cooley from Noblesville, IN. Day of
arrival they did well for a half day catching both Northern Pike and Smallmouth
Bass right off the bat. Tracey & Riley teamed up for 7 Pike & 8
Smallmouth Bass and found their way around the lake safely. 1st day
all had a good day catching 23 Northern Pike & 36 Smallmouth Bass. Steve
had the biggest Smallmouth landing 2-17.5”ers. 2nd day had them
catching 29 Smallmouth Bass & 5 Northern Pike. 3rd day the group
caught the exact same as the 2nd, 29 Smallies & 5 Pike but Chris
seemed to have the hot hand. 4th day Steve & Riley caught 30+
Smallmouth Bass & several Northern Pike with Riley catching the biggest of
his life landing a big 36”er. Great Going Riley. Chris & Tracey did very
well also catching over 20 Smallmouth Bass, each caught a Musky & at the
end of the day Chris lost what he & Tracey believed to be an over 40”
Northern Pike. 5th day was there slowest as we had very heavy rains,
high winds with a severe cold front & temps dropped into the 50-degree
range during the day. They did not leave the dock until 3PM and managed to
catch a few fish. 6th and final day was a very good finish catching
32 Smallmouth Bass & 17 Pike, with both Tracey & Steve landing big 36”
Northern Pike. All left saying they had a FABULOUS stay with us, enjoying
everything we offer at Fireside Lodge.
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Trolling Fishing Northern Pike in Canada at Fireside Lodge
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Trophy Smallmouth Bass Drop Shot Fishing in Canada
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Paul Letourneau from North
Oaks, MN returned to Fireside Lodge for his 12th time with Spencer
Olson from Minneapolis, MN for his 6th trip. DOA they went right out
and caught a bunch of 25-30” Northern Pike. Next day was a Portage Lake for
Northern Pike and they had a blast catching 58 Pike between 9Am-4:30PM. 2nd
day they caught plenty of Smallmouth Bass & Northern Pike. It was a
learning day for Spencer as he was fishing the drop shot method for the first
time. Paul also lost what he though was a very big Northern Pike. 3rd
day was a tough day for all facing severe cold front conditions with very high
winds. These two toughed it out and caught some Pike. 4th day was
much better weather wise & the drop shot lessons paid off as they caught
more Smallmouth Bass in the 13-17” range, and some Northern Pike. Paul lost a
big fish and Spencer had a BIG toothy critter take him abruptly under the boat
and break off. 5th day was a portage to a Muskie Smallmouth Bass
lake. The Muskie were doing nothing, but the Smallmouth Bass were biting so
they continued to catch Smallies with the drop shot method and Spencer caught
an 18.5” Master Anglers Award Trophy. I guess Spencer has the hang of the drop
shot technique. 6th & final day had then catching Smallmouth
Bass & Northern Pike in the 28-32” Range thoroughly enjoying their last day
in the wilderness away from the big city activities. They left with every
intent is to return in 2013 with there other friend Link.
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1st Fishing Trip in Canada at Fireside Lodge
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Charlie McDermid from
Gardnerville, NV & Bill McDermid from Longmont, CO returned with father
& son Thomas & Blake Kotel from Inverness, IL. Chris Stromm from CA,
who was with Charlie last year, will be joining him towards the middle of their
trip. This trip was organized by Charlie as a Musky quest knowing the
challenges catching this species, so they also fished for Smallmouth Bass &
Northern Pike. Bill, Thomas, & Blake were here for three days of fishing
doing better each day catching Northern Pike & Smallmouth Bass, and Blake
on his final evening caught the biggest Smallmouth Bass in his young life,
measuring 17”, and had a big girth. Great ending for this father & son.
Chris arrived & stayed on to fish with Charlie for three days. One day they
portaged to their favorite lake which treated them well last year. Within the
first 10 minutes Charlie hooked into a BIG Musky which came roaring out of the
water, displayed how big she was, and spit the lure right back at Charlie &
Chris. All they could see afterwards was the wave of its tail. Great memory for
both. They also had many Muskie follows throughout the day, and Charlie caught
a very large 38” Northern Pike. On their last day they had fantastic fishing
& catching. They had 18-20 Northern Pike hooked, & landed a dozen or
more with all being 26-32-inches. I can’t say enough about these two &
their enthusiastic positive outlook on life. It is no doubt that this has made
both Charlie & Chris the successful people they are and that it transfers
into everything they do in life. We had some wonderful conversations &
laughs, and they seemed to enjoy every minute of their stay with us at Fireside
Lodge. Hope to see them again one day soon.
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Musky Fishing is Terrific at Fireside Lodge Canada
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Lures: Pointer Minnow, Sinking Worm, Tube Craw, Blue Fox Spinner, Jig &
Live Bait, Black Bucktail, Rattl’n Rap, Tube Jig,
Magnum
Rapala, Mepps with Pink Blade & Skirt
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GREAT Fishing for Large Northern Pike in Canada
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Catches
of The Week: Muskie 1-45” 1-44”, 37” Tiger Musky, Smallmouth Bass 19”, 2-18.5”, 2-18.25” 5-18” Northern Pike
38”, 37”, 5-36”
1-27”
Walleye and many 20-26”.
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BIG Northern Pike are common Fishing at Fireside Lodge
Canada
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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
800-545-0815
Email at:fireside@xplornet.com
