Fireside
Lodge Fishing Report 5/31 to 6/7 2014
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45"
Trophy Muskie caught Fishing by Chris Grimes
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Weather
at Fireside Lodge for our second week was normal with the exception of a
24-hour cold front. The cold front affected the fishers but not the fishing as
during that 24 hours the fishing was excellent, especially for two guests your
will read about below.
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20.5"
Trophy Smallmouth Bass Fly Fishing by Robert Thomas at Fireside Lodge
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Old
college buddies Rich Vanasse from Wolcott, CT Ron Villa from E
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Trophy Smallmouth Bass Fly Fishing
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Falmouth, MA,
Steve Sears from Falls Church, VA & Dan Bridges from Thomaston, GA were
here to celebrate there 50
th birthdays. 1
st day fishing
on Little Vermilion Lake they caught a lot of Smallmouth Bass & Northern
Pike including two 34”ers & two big Lake Trout. All fish were good size
with a lot of
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Fun Northern Pike |
Pike 30”+. 2
nd day was great landing Smallmouth Bass
& Northern Pike & visually seeing many more having a lot of big
Northern Pike follows. 3
rd & final day a severe cold front with
heavy rain was their challenge and they met it catching a lot of Smallmouth
Bass & a few Pike. All left having a wonderful reunion birthday celebration
among good friends hoping to return in the near future.
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41.5" Muskie by Michael Kucenic
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| Trophy Smallmouth Bass by Chance Grey |
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| 1st Musky by Mike Kucenic |
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| Trophy Smallmouth Bass |
Fathers
& sons Mike & Mike Kucenic with Ron & Chance Grey from Kansas City
& Leavenworth, KS joined us for the first time. After supper on DOA they
got to it catching some Pike and Smallies. 1st day had Ron &
Chance catching 30 Northern Pike in their boat & as a group the saw a large
amount of follows. The Mike’s also did well with younger Mike landing a big
38.5” Pike. 2nd day was another good day, despite severe cold front
conditions with heavy rain, Ron caught a nice Muskie, his 1st ever,
and Mike the younger connected with a Trophy 18” Smallmouth Bass. 3rd
& final day was a terrific as they caught many fish with Ron having a
Northern Pike so wild it nearly jumped in the boat. The fish actually slammed
into the side of the boat, took another run and got off. Mike & Mike had a
Musky day that most dream of as they hooked 7 and landed for over 30” and Mike
younger caught his biggest ever measuring 41.5”. A great finish to an even greater
fishing trip with many father & son memories made.
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| Huge Pike are Caught at Fireside Lodge by Todd Grimes |
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| 19" trophy Smallmouth Bass by Bob Fischer |
Long time
guests Bob Fischer & Todd
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| Big Northern Pike caught by Bob Fischer |
Grimes from Frederick & Thurmont, MD were
glad to be back. DOA before supper each caught a Trophy Smallmouth Bass Bob’s
at 18.5” & Todd’s was 19”. 1st day they caught 30 Smallmouth
Bass, Bob catching an 18.25” Trophy, several Pike, and saw a few Giant
Northern. 2nd day facing severe cold front conditions with rain all
day long was terrific fishing as they caught 50 Smallmouth Bass 15-19” with
each Bob & Chris catching Trophy 19” Smallmouth & 20 Northern Pike,
Chris landing a big 37.5” Pike having a huge girth. 3rd day was
slower catching 17
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| 19" Trophy Smallmoth Bass by Chris Grimes |
fish and the 4th day had them having fabulous
action until 11AM then the fish just quit, catching only a few more afterwards.
5th day was Big fish day as they landed 3 Muskie over 30” and Chris
had the prizes of the day landing a big Lake Trout 32” and a GIANT 45” Trophy
Muskie. The only thing standing in the way of Chris attaining the Fireside
Lodge Master Anglers Trophy Tri-Fecta is catching a 40” or better Northern
Pike. 6th and final day they gave it there best effort and despite
catching Pike and Smallies a Trophy Pike was not in the cards. Both left having
a great trip already talking about next year’s dates.
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Big Musky caught by Chris Grimes
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Vernon &
Rebecca Davis from Pueblo West, CO were happy to be at Fireside Lodge for the 1st
time. They spent three very enjoyable
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| Big Lake Trout caught by Chris Grimes |
days fishing and having good conversation
with other guests in the dinning room. Never having done this type of fishing
before all was new, and one of Vernon’s goals he stated upon arrival was to
have Rebecca catch a Pike. After a day of exploring and learning the waters
Vernon accomplished his goal. In fact one day Rebecca out fished Vernon, to his
delight. Both really enjoyed their stay and said they wished they had arranged
to stay longer because three days just went by too fast. There parting words
were, next time we will stay longer, and we hope to see them again soon.
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| 38.5" Northern Pike by Michael Kucenic |
Tom
Bogdan from Montauk, NY and good friend Thomas Nyitray from Medina, OH were
visiting us for their 1st time. 1st day on Little
Vermilion Lake they did great catching many Smallmouth Bass &
Northern Pike
as they termed it “their way” in shallow water. Next
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| 20" Trophy Smallmouth Bass by Robert Thomas |
day we discussed some
locations specifically for Smallmouth Bass & at super time they told me
that all my recommended locations worked, and they caught many Smallmouth Bass
all day long. 3
rd and final day was fabulous catching lots of
Smallmouth Bass and some Northern Pike ending with a high note. Both left very
happy and Tom Bogdan, being in the tourism business for 45 years, left us with
a high compliment saying that staying at Fireside Lodge was one of his best
experiences ever.
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Great Smallmouth Fishing for Trophies by Art Girard
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| HUGE 19.5" Trophy Smallmouth Bass by Dick Chapman |
Return
Fly Fishing guests Art Girard, Dick Chapman, Larry Baron, & Robert Thomas,
from N Chesterfield, Midlothian, & Richmond, VA were glad to be back. These
guys are serious fly fishers and it is the only way they fish. 1st
day out Robert picked up where he left off last year catching a nice Muskie.
All caught many nice Smallmouth Bass & Northern Pike with Dick landing a
HUGE Trophy 19”er and lost a BIG Northern Pike at the boat. 2nd day
was
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| Fly Fishing For Northern Pike by Larry Baron |
a great Smallmouth Bass day for all, catching 25-30 fish per boat both on
surface & wooly buggers, and Robert landed 2-18” trophies. 3rd
day all did well despite the wind & Robert & Dick did exceptional
catching near 40 Smallmouth Bass including 7 trophies, 5 at 18”, 1-18.5”, &
1 at 19”. 4th day was a 20 fish day per boat
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| Fly Fishing for Muskie by Robert Thomas |
having a mix of
Northern Pike and Smallmouth Bass. 5th day Robert caught the biggest
fish of the trip, a GIANT Trophy 20.5” Smallmouth and another 18’ Trophy. Art
had a story to remember. As he set his fly rod down with his hellgemite fly
dangling in the water a Muskie decide to attack it, & after fighting the
Muskie for a short time it came off and swam away. 6th & final
day Robert & Dick had a Fabulous day catching over 75 Smallmouth Bass with
Robert landing 4 Trophy Smallies at 18,18.25.18.5, and 20” and Dick caught two
both at 18”. Fabulous finish to another fabulous Fly-Fishing trip at Fireside
Lodge.
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Fly Fishing for Trophy Smallmouth Bass at Fireside Lodge by Robert Thomas
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Make sure to go to our website
below to see some GREAT Fish Photos. For Fabulous Fishing Video, Wildlife
Events, and Current Happenings go to our Social Sites Below.
Hot Lures: Sinking Worms, Blue Fox Spinner,
Spinner Bait, Floating Rapala, X-Rap
Hot Flies: Popper, Pencil Popper, Woolly Bugger, Hellgimite
Catches of The Week: Smallmouth Bass 20.5”,20”, 2
at 19.5”, 6 at 19”, 18.75”, 5 at 18.5”, 2
at 18.25” 17 at 18”
Muskie 45”, Northern Pike 38.5” 37.5”
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
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