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Fireside
Lodge Fishing Report 8/19 to 8/26 2017
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| Excellent Trophy Smallmouth Bass Fishing at Fireside Lodge in Canada |
It
was a fabulous week with the weather being in the low to upper 70’s on most
days, with one cool day having a little moisture and wind. All had fun and the
fishing was very good on most days with the windy day being a bit of a
challenge for most.
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| BIG Smallmouth Bass Fishing by Ginger at Fireside Lodge in Canada |
Here
for their first time were Ken & Ginger Sprague from Indianapolis, IN. 1st
day on the lake they fished as they learned new
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| Great Fun Smallmouth Bass Fishing in Canada |
waters catching some Smallmouth
Bass and Northern Pike. 2nd day was productive with Ginger catching
Smallmouth Bass up to 17.5-inches and Ken caught Northern Pike. 3rd
day after talking at the tackle shop and deciding that they should try to
position themselves in a certain depth of water
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| Kenny Smallmouth Bass Fishing Guide For Ginger at Fireside Lodge in Canada |
while fishing similar areas
they did very well with Ginger taking care of the Smallmouth department
catching some nice Smallies up to 17.5 inches and Ken had the Pike touch
catching all Northern Pike.
4th day was very windy which caused some
boat control issues but they caught some pike and smallmouth with Ginger losing
a very large Smallmouth when it jumped and threw her lure back at her. 5th
day they had a ball catching Smallmouth Bass and Northern Pike with the magic
lure since they arrived being a Mepps Spinner with a red and white blade.
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| Ginger with another BIG Smallmouth Bass Fishing at Fireside Lodge in Canada |
Last
day was Very rainy and windy as a cold front moved in and being very satisfied
with their fishing over the last 5 days they returned to the dock by mid
morning and called it a day spending the rest of their time just enjoying their
very comfortable accommodations in our wilderness setting. Before departing
they talked about returning with another couple n 2018.
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| Big Smallmouth Bass Fishing by Crystal at Fireside Lodge in Canada |
Long
time Guest Bill Aulenbach from Barberton, OH returned solo for his 12th
trip with us at Fireside Lodge. 1st day was great catching many
Northern Pike up to 33-inches, discovering the challenge of landing a fishing
without help, but doing a fine job. 2nd and 3rd day Bill
did well catching Northern Pike on what he described to be an ugly lure. It was
a blue, red, and yellow Jake but as ugly as it is a big Smallmouth Bass even
attacked it, jumped, spitting the lure out and waving goodbye to Bill with it’s
tail.
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| BIG Northern Pike Fishing at Fireside Lodge in Canada |
4th day before returning at noon hour for some lunch and a rest Bill got
into a bunch of Northern Pike on a spoon dressed with a yellow twister tail. 5th
day Bill, despite the inclement weather of rain & wind, got into a flurry
of activity catching one Northern Pike after another until he hooked a 160
pounder, himself making him come back to get a little first aid. After that and
seeing the weather getting worse he called it a day. 6th and final
day was post cold front conditions, but Bill still caught Northern Pike. Bill
left self-satisfied that at 85 he was able to make another fishing trip and did
well catching his favorite fish Northern Pike. Upon departing he was hopeful to
make it back next year with his son Mike.
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| Trophy Smallmouth Bass Fishing by Monica at Fireside Lodge in Canada |
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| Great time Fishing BIG Smallmouth Bass at Fireside Lodge in Canada |
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| Look at This Trophy Smallmouth Bass Fishing by Crystal at Fireside Lodge in Canada |
John
& Monica Ziegler from Union Hall, VA returned for their 8th
visit
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| BIG Trophy Smallmouth Bass Fishing by Dan in Canada |
with us at Fireside Lodge and for their 2nd time were John
& Monica’s son Dan & wife Crystal from Rock Mount, VA. 1st
day on the water they did very well catching 28+ nice Smallmouth Bass with John
landing a HUGE Trophy 19-inch Smallmouth Bass, and Monica caught one
17.5-inches. The fish kept them busy enough just making the dinning room hours.
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| HUGE Trophy Smallmouth Bass Fishing by Monica at Fireside Lodge in Canada |
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| Many Trophy Smallmouth Bass Fishing at Fireside Lodge in Canada by John |
2nd day was windy but they still managed to catch 16 Smallmouth Bass
and several Northern Pike. 3rd day was a good day for all 4 catching
Smallmouth Bass and Dan was getting much more comfortable operating the boat
for his first time. 4th day Monica and John had a very good day
catching Smallmouth Bass even though it was a windy, rainy, cold front day,
catching a good number of 16-17.5-inchers and Monica caught an 18.5-inch
Trophy. Crystal & Dan did well on Northern Pike and Dan landed his first
Muskie.
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| First Muskie Fishing by Dan Held by Crystal Fishing at Fireside Lodge in Canada |
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| Large Trophy Smallmouth Bass Fishing at Fireside Lodge in Canada by Crystal |
5th day was post cold front so the numbers were down a bit
but Jon & Monica still caught Smallmouth 16 to 17.5 inches and John caught
2-30-inch Northern Pike while Monica lost a very large Pike. Dan & Crystal
caught Northern Pike. Next day had Crystal and Dan taking a new adventure to a
portage lake having a terrific day catching Smallmouth Bass with Crystal being
hot catching two 19-inch Smallmouth Bass and had a BIG Muskie on that had her
rod doubled over feeling like it was going the break her hand, as well as the
rod, the fish coming unhooked under the boat. John and Monica again caught a
lot of Smallmouth Bass, John coming up with an 18-inch Trophy and Monica
finally caught a fish on her whopper plopper.
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| Super Smile Super Smallmouth Bass Fishing by Monica at Fireside Lodge in Canada |
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| Beauty Trophy Smallmouth Bass by Crystal Fishing at Fireside Lodge in Canada |
7th day was the final
one for Dan & Crystal doing fantastic easily catching over 30 fish mostly
Smallmouth Bass with some Northern Pike. 8th day John and Monica
missed not having Dan & Crystal around and their fishing was a little
slower however they still caught several 17-17.5-inch Smallmouth and Monica
caught an 18-icnh Trophy. 9th and final day they relaxed a bit more
just to absorb the wonderful wilderness surroundings, that John says makes him
feels so good. They only fished for a few hours with Monica catching all the
fish. Their departure was sad but also glad at the thought of their possible
return.
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| Giant First Trophy Smallmouth Bass by Ian Fishing at Fireside Lodge in Canada |
At
Fireside Lodge for their 1st time were Father David Cornwell and two
sons Kyle and Ian from New Lenox, IL and North Liberty, IA. DOA fishing for just
90-minutes before suppertime had Ian catching a BIG Northern Pike smashing his
lure about 10 feet from the boat while he was doing some adjustment on the
trolling motor which means the pause got the fish to hit.
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| Kyle Fishing His First BIG Trophy Smallmouth Bass in Canada |
1st day these
three did great catching both Northern Pike & Smallmouth Bass with Kyle
having the hot hand using a 5 of diamonds spoon. They described the Pike as
sizable and Kyle caught an 18-inch Master Anglers Award Trophy Smallmouth Bass.
They also sighted a few BIG Muskie following their lure.
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| Father and Sons Northern Pike Fishing by David at Fireside Lodge in Canada |
2nd day
Kyle again continued his hot streak catching an even bigger
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| Northern Pike Fishing ia a Blast at Fireside Lodge by Ian |
trophy Smallmouth
Bass measuring 19-inches and had a HUGE Northern Pike to the boat, but it got
off at the last second. 3rd day was a fabulous adventure going to
one of our creek accessible lakes and hooking up on at least 40 Northern Pike
landing slightly over half, with most if the others lost at the boat plus Ian
& Kyle both caught Trophy Smallmouth Bass measuring 18.5 & 18 inches
respectively. 4th day was a super day actually catching over 40
Northern Pike, having many misses, and most were on a Buzz Bait or Spinner Bait
fast retrieved very close to the surface.
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| Lot of Northern Pike this size Fishing at Fireside Lodge in Canada by Kyle |
5th day had them enjoying
a shore lunch and catching some bigger Pike. Ian lost a HUGE fish after a few
hard runs just shaking the lure loose. 6th and final day consisted
of only a half day of fishing catching some good Northern Pike before they had
to pack up for their return trip home. Taking with David he expressed that the
fishing experience with us at Fireside Lodge was the best ever, and memories
with his sons priceless.
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| Northern Pike Selfie Fishing by Eric at Fireside Lodge in Canada |
A
guest since 1995, Jack Hires from Valparaiso, IN returned bringing a friend and
first tine Fireside Lodge guest Eric Graham from Chesterton, IN. Here to
primarily Fly-Fish 1st day out these two did well catching both
Smallmouth bass and Northern Pike Fly-Fishing. Because of the windy rainy
weather their fishing was limited but they did catch some nice Northern Pike
and Smallmouth Bass with Jack landing the largest fish of its class being a
17.5-inch Smallmouth Bass. 3rd day was a very cool windy day with
rain on and off which limited their production.
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| Terrific Fishing for BIG Smallmouth Bass by Jack at Fireside Lodge in Canada |
4th day had Jack
taking a day off for some rest, and deservingly being 85-years young. So Eric
fished solo and realized how important a boat partner can be when catching fish
as he did well with Northern Pike and enjoyed the challenge of fishing and
landing fish himself. 5th day Eric found some nice Northern Pike
right where they should be, in 10 to 16 feet of water with access to deep
water. The 6th and final day
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Eric,
fishing alone caught, some great Northern Pike and mastered taking a fish photo
when fishing alone. Both departed having a great time fishing and socializing
with others in the dinning room.
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| Windy Day Northern Pike Fishing at Fireside Lodge in Canada |
Bob
Duncan, Chris Hillard, Dick Niemann, and Bob Koehler respectively from Walnut
Creek, Carkspur, Santa Rosa, CA and Naples FL, all fraternity brothers from
college were fishing at Fireside Lodge for their first time. 1st day
they tested the waters catching some fish but still needing some advise. 2nd
day following some fishing advise they caught many more fish wit Chris catching
his 1st ever Northern Pike plus many more and the others all caught
fish. 3rd day was super good for these guys who were just learning
about fishing in the north for Northern Pike. They all caught Pike mostly on
lures purchased from our tackle shop, Chris caught 6, Bob 9, Bob K about the
same, and Dick caught his first Northern Pike ever which was cause for celebration,
which they did before and during suppertime. 4th day was a super
good day as they all caught a lot of Northern Pike. This group had very little
experience fishing for Northern Pike if any, with three catching their first
ever so they were thrilled when they discovered trolling was productive
catching more fish than they ever imagined. We also had a special celebration
for Chris as it was his 67th birthday. 5th day was very
windy and all returned early having some success but the weather gave them a
good reason to just sit on the deck of their cabin to reminisce about the past
5 days, and 49 years spending time together, Thanks for choosing Fireside Lodge
to spend special time together making memories among long time friends.
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| GREAT BIG Northern Pike Fishing by Robert at Fireside Lodge in Canada |
John
Bahls and sons Don, Robert, and David from Hastings, and St
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| David Fishing Trophy Smallmouth Bass in Canada |
Paul, MN returned
for their 2nd consecutive year. 1st day John & Don
spent their time throwing large lures in search of BIG fish having some follows
but no takers while David and Robert went after numbers catching 31 Northern
Pike and several Smallmouth Bass with David landing an 18.5-inch Master Anglers
Award Trophy Smallmouth Bass.
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| Nice Muskie Fishing by Robert at Fireside Lodge in Canada |
2nd day they all went Muskie hunting
doing very well. They had a lot of follows, and caught three Muskie. Robert
also caught a Big Northern Pike in the 36-inch range. 3rd day was fun day catching some Pike and chasing the BIG
toothy critters around. 4th and final day Robert & Don had a
special day Muskie fishing catching one each, Robert had a double follow by two
35 to 37-inch Muskie, they also had a 45-inch Plus follow, came back later
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| Hand Line Smallmouth Bass Fishing by Robert in Canada |
and
it followed again, third time not, and Robert while catching a Smallmouth Bass
had his line break, but he managed to be quick enough to grab his line and hand
line the fish to the net. David & John also had a fun day with John having
his best day of the trip. All went home making great father & sons /
brother memories and John mentioned a possible return in 2018.
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.
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| Best Smallmouth Bass Fishing in Canada at Fireside Lodge |
Hot Lures: Blue Fox Spinner, Mepps Spinner with
White Tail, Yo-Zuri, Red & White Mepps Spinner, Silver Minnow Spoon tipped
with a Twister Tail, 5-of Diamonds Dardevle Spoon
Catches of The Week: 19.5-inch Smallmouth Bass
with many 18-19-inches, 37-inch Northern Pike, Several Guests catching either
their first Muskie or Northern Pike Ever
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| Boat Dock Sunset at Fireside Lodge in Canada |
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
