Monday, June 25, 2018

Fireside Lodge Fishing Report 6/9 to 6/16 2018


Fireside Lodge Fishing Report 6/9 to 6/16 2018
Giant Trophy Smallmouth Bass 20.5-Inches Fishing by Zack Sheares at Fireside Lodge in Canada


This was an amazing week weather wise having daytime temperatures in the 70’s, just a few 10 minute showers at suppertime to give us some beautiful rainbows plus the nights were in the low 50”s. As for the fishing it was a Smallmouth Fishing Mania as you will read about below.


First Trophy Smallmouth Bass 1st Time Ever Fishing for Smallmouth Bass by Alvin Ginn at Fireside Lodge


Carl Quetermus with Ton & Majorie Chambers from Villa Rica, GA, returned for
Terrific Smallmouth Bass Fishing by Tony at Fireside Lodge
their 3rd time together in 4 years to Chase BIG Northern Pike and Smallmouth Bass. First day they caught some Pike but they were not jumping in the boat. 2nd day was surface fishing for Smallmouth Bass, catching 22 nice fish along with a dozen Northern Pike. 





 
Trophy Smallmouth Bass are GREAT Fishing at Fireside Lodge by Carl


Tony with Another Trophy Smallmouth Bass Fishing at Fireside Lodge
3rd day they had 28 Northern Pike, which is a very good day, but they had more fish follow than were caught. 4th day they had a fabulous day Smallmouth Bass fishing catching 62, with Carl having two trophy fish over 18-inches & Tony landed one Trophy. 






 
BIG Northern Pike Fishing at Fireside Lodge in Canada


BIG Trophy Smallmouth Bass are Fun by Alvin Fishing at Fireside Lodge in Canada

5th day the Pike fishing was a little off catching some up to 32-inches, so the
Having a Blast Fishing Trophy Smallmouth Bass by Carl at Fireside Lodge
returned to Smallmouth Fishing catching 44 with a lot 17- 17.75-inches & had to resupply their sinking worms at the tackle shop for the third time. 






 
Amazing 1st Experience Fishing Smallmouth Bass at Fireside Lodge in Canada


6th day the Pike were still not agreeable so they turned to Smallmouth again. 7th day the Northern Pike turned on catching 47 total up to 36-inches. The 8th day Alvin Ginn from Franklin, GA, a friend of Carl’s showed up to fish with him for a day. This was his 1st time ever fishing for Smallmouth Bass but Alvin on his very first cast caught a 17.5-inch Smallmouth Bass plus him & Carl ended up catching 82 Smallmouth Bass before supper. Alvin landed two Master Anglers Award Smallmouth measuring 18 & 18.5-inches. Needless to say Alvin was hooked on Smallmouth fishing by the days end. All left having had a terrific stay and hope to return in 2018. 

19.25-inch Trophy Smallmouth Bass Fishing by Jerry Lester at Fireside Lodge in Canada

Jerry, Denni Jo, and Ben Lester from Waconia & Plymouth, MN returned for their
My First Trophy Smallmouth Bass Fishing at Fireside Lodge in Canada by DJ
5th trip with us at Fireside Lodge, mainly to chase the BIG fighting Smallmouth Bass we have. 








Ben and DJ Having Fun Fishing Trophy Smallmouth Bass at Fireside Lodge in Canada


Ben With a Monster Trophy Smallmouth Bass Fishing at Fireside Lodge
DOA day before supper Ben set the pace fishing with a Gold Mepps #3 with a white skirt catching a Trophy Smallmouth Bass & the most fish. After the end of the 1st day they caught 34 Smallmouth with Ben landing two trophy fish at 18 & 18.5-inches but Jerry got the largest Trophy measuring 19-inches. 



Trophy Smallmouth Bass are Exciting to Catch Fishing by DJ at Fireside Lodge in Canada
 
Super Surface Action Fishing for BIG Smallmouth Bass by Jerry

2nd day was great as they caught near 46 Smallmouth Bass before suppertime, Ben catching a lot of 17 to 18-inch fish plus DJ caught her first trophy an 18-inch Smallmouth Bass & also caught another after supper. Also DJ just missed a 3rd measuring in at 17.75-inches. Today the magic was a surface lure, the Torpedo & the Ned Rig. Ben also spotted a HUGE Muskie which Jerry brought up to the boat 3 times, following his Torpedo but would not take his lure. Being from Minnesota living on a lake with Muskie so they have seen their fair share of Muskie and said this one was upper 40 to the 50-inch plus range. 3rd and final day was their best catching 66 big Smallmouth Bass 15 to 18-inches plus they lost at least 35 fish as they were fishing surface lures all day long. DJ had a special catch landing 2 bass on the same lure on one cast, hooking each on a different hook. They all had blast making family memories and when checking out Jerry stated that they will be back.
Great Family Fishing Fun at Fireside Lodge in Ontario Canada by The Lester Family

 
Father and Son Fishing for BIG Smallmouth Bass at Fireside Lodge in Canada by Bruce

Bruce Pearson from Wayzata, MN was here with his son Tobin for a special 13-year old birthday fishing trip. This was the trip Tobin selected over several other possible choices. DOA right out the gate they caught fish before supper then before fishing that evening Tobin, after some careful consideration picked out a Yo-Zuri shallow suspend twitch bait lure in hopes of catching a Big Smallmouth Bass. 

 
My First Trophy Smallmouth Bass Fishing by Tobin at Fireside Lodge in Canada

After fishing that evening they came in the lodge looking for Audrey & I full of
Great Fishing with Dad at Fireside Lodge in Canada
excitement to tell us their fishing story plus show us a picture of a Trophy Smallmouth Bass Tobin caught on the Lure he selected from my tackle shop. First day had the wind giving them some problems but they caught some nice fish and learned some of the lake. 2nd day was a discovery day having fun searching for Northern Pike getting some follows but it seems as if the fish were just not interested. The 3rd day was a completely different story as the Pike turned on catching 20-25 fish, not counting the ones that got off, which they said were almost as many as they caught. 3 days of fishing goes by fast but both left having a memorable father and son fishing trip-making memories together that will last their lifetime.


HUGE Barred Trophy Smallmouth Bass Fishing by Zack at Fireside Lodge in Canada

Zack Sheares and Nathan Montgomery from Cincinnati and Columbus, OH were
Best Smallmouth Bass Fishing Ever for Nathan at Fireside Lodge in Canada
very excited to be at Fireside Lodge for their first time. DOA before supper they caught a dozen nice Smallmouth Bass, both landing a Master Anglers Award Trophy at 18-inches+. Great start for new fishers to Little Vermilion Lake. 


 
18 Trophy Smallmouth Bass 18-20-inches in One Day Fishing by Zack and Nathan at Fireside Lodge in Canada

Amazing Smallmouth Bass Fishing at Fireside Lodge in Canada by Nathan
1st full day on the water ever fishing Little Vermilion Lake these two did fantastic catching 44 Smallmouth Bass each catching 3 Trophy size fish 18 to 19-inches. 2nd day was TERRIFIC catching 52 Smallmouth Bass before supper almost all being Big fish with 5 More Master Anglers Award Trophies between 18-19-inches, the top Smallie being a 19.25-incher. 

One of 37 Trophy Smallmouth Bass in 4 days Fishing at Fireside Lodge in Canada

3rd day was a day Nathan said Fireside Lodge ruined fishing for the rest of his
BIG Smallmouth Bass Double Fishing Fun
life because it will be hard for him ever to fish at home again. They caught 117 Smallmouth Bass, the majority being over 16-inches, many 17-17.5-inch fish plus 18 Trophy Smallmouth Bass over 18-icnhes, 5 of those being 19-inches or better. Zack stated that he has been keeping fish records of his bass catches for a long time and this was his best day ever catch 63 Smallmouth Bass toping his now second best of 38. 4th and final day was another great day fishing catching 43 Smallmouth Bass, 3 Northern Pike, and Zack caught his first ever Muskie. The best catch of the day went to Zack as he caught the Smallmouth of his life landing a GIANT beautifully barred 20.5-inch Trophy Smallmouth Bass. Total Master Anglers Awards Trophy Smallmouth Bass for these two were 37 and the breakdown was, 20 at 18-inches, 2 at 18.25, 2 at 18.5, 1 at 18.75, 6 at 19-inches, 3 at 19.25, 2 at 19.5, and 1 at 20.5-inches. Both went home having the best fishing trip of their lives saying that they will have a difficult time wanting to fish anywhere else.

Tremendous Fishing for Smallmouth Bass at Fireside Lodge in Canada by Nathan


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Hot Lures: Sinking Worm, Ned Rig, Small Mepps spinner with White Tail, Fluke, Torpedo, Syclops Spoon

Catches of The Week: Smallmouth Bass 1 at 20.5-inches, 10 at 19-inches 32 18-18.75-inches, and 100’s at 16.5-17.75-inches and 38-inch Northern Pike


Awesome Sunset While Fishing 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

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Sunday, June 17, 2018

Fireside Lodge Fishing Report 6/2 to 6/9 2018

Fireside Lodge Fishing Report 6/2 to 6/9 2018


Monster Trophy Northern Pike Fishing at Fireside Lodge in Canada by Walt LaCasse

This week started off with a cold front from two days earlier lasting 4 days seeming to get worse each day. Even though this usually hurts fishing our guests got past the worst day, which was very windy with cold rain to have a great week fishing for all species.



My 2nd Muskie Ever a Trophy Fishing by Braden Dlhy at Fireside Lodge in Canada

Ken Dlhy with sons Braden and Carter from Decorah, IA were fishing at Fireside Lodge for their 1st time. 

 
Great BIG Smallmouth Bass Fishing by Ken Dlhy at Fireside Lodge

DOA and first day they caught fish right away, Cater catching his very first
My Very 1st Muskie Fishing by Carter at Fireside Lodge in Canada
Northern Pike and Braden catching his first Lake Trout. Second day was great, catching more Northern Pike and Braden caught his 1st ever Muskie being over 30-inches 3rd day was the worst day of a 4 day severe cold front bringing spitting cold rain and wind, however despite these adverse 



Giant Trophy Lake Trout Fishing by Braden at Fireside Lodge in Canada


Pike Fishing Fun by Carter at Fireside Lodge
conditions they caught fish and made life memories with Carter catching his 1st ever Muskie and Braden landing a Monster Trophy Muskie measuring 46-inches. Wow! What a fishing day to be remembered. 4th day was a bit of a relaxing day catching some fish & finally enjoying the sunshine and not fighting the wind & rain. 5th and final day was a great finish catching Pike and Braden came up with another BIG Fish catch landing a 33.5-inch HUGE Lake Trout giving him a great fight. All went home with great father and son memories to be remembered for a lifetime.




Great Northern Pike Fishing with my Sons at Fireside Lodge by Tom McGlade

Father Tom & sons Jim and Jeff from Palatine, IL returned with bells on for their
Great Smallmouth Bass Fishing at Fireside Lodge by Jim
4th time. DOA was rainy cold front conditions but this could not deter these three as they left the dock smiling ear to ear all catching Northern Pike before suppertime. 1st full day was a good day catching a lot of their favrite fish, Northern Pike, with Jeff landing the largest measuring 35-inches. 






 
Love Fishing BIG Northern Pike in Canada by Jeff

2nd day a good day catching bigger Pike and was filled with excitement when
Two Calf Moose While Fishing at Fireside Lodge in Canada
they spent 15 minutes viewing and Cow Moose with her two calves showing them the ropes of swimming and navigating the shoreline. They took plenty of pictures and video, and after this event said if they did not catch another fish it would be fine. 3rd and final day was a good finish all catching some nice Northern Pike up to 35-inches, despite the windy conditions, and they took their traditional picture at the dock. 


 
Father and Sons Fishing at Fireside Lodge in Canada

All left making some wonderful memories with Tom saying they will see us next year.
 
Great Muskie catch Fishing for Northern Pike by Tom Sweet

Returning for their 2nd time was Mark & Tom Sweet, Tom Seitz, Ray Baldwin
Great Northern Pike Fishing by Dan at Fireside Lodge in Canada
from Norwalk, OH and joining them for their 1st time were Dan Amborski and Ed Psurny from Bowling Green & Lewis Center, OH. DOA they got off to a fast start catching some Northern Pike and Dan caught a 34-inch Muskie. 






 
Ed Northern Pike Fishing at Fireside Lodge in Canada

 
Catching Muskie While Fishing Northern Pike by ed in Canada at Fireside Lodge

1st day was a bonanza fishing event as they all did excellent catching many Northern Pike 28 to 35-inches, 49 in just Mark & Ed’s boat plus Mark caught a 38-inch Muskie, 34-35-inch Lake Trout, Ed had a 33-inch Muskie, Tom Sweet caught a 38-inch Northern Pike, Dan Just missed a Muskie that both him and Tom S said would have filled the 48-inch cradle, and Ray caught a 27.5-inch 8 pound Walleye. 
 
BIG Walleye by Fishing at Fireside Lodge in Canada

Needles to say everyone was at the tackle shop before supper to re-supply on
Muskie Caught Fishing by Mark in Canada at Fireside Lodge
the hot lure, a suspending twitch bait. 2nd day Mark did the best catching another HUGE Lake Trout and hooked 4 big Muskie landing 3 in one day. Dan while fishing with Mark also caught some larger size Northern Pike and Ed kept his Muskie a day going catching his 3rd. 





 
Huge Lake Trout caught Fishing by Tom in Canada

 
Muskie Surprise Fishing at Fireside Lodge in Canada

Third day had them catching 3 more Muskie as a group along with some Pike
BIG Smallmouth Bass are a Blast Fishing at Fireside Lodge
but they called it a day at 2:00PM to relieve themselves of the strong winds. 4th day Mark, Dan, and Ed portaged to a back lake getting fantastic Northern Pike action catching 260 between 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. 5th and Final day all had great fishing with Mark & Tom Seitz catching over 50 Northern Pike up to 36-inches, Ray & Ed had 27 with a good number over 30-inches plus Tom Sweet & Dan Smallmouth fished most of the day catching 47 BIG Smallies. This sent them off on a high note until they return again for their traditional Canadian Wilderness Fishing Trip.


 
Big Northern Pike by Walt LaCasse Fishing at Fireside Lodge in Canada

 
Trophy Smallmouth Bass Fishing by John at Fireside Lodge in Canada

Walt LaCasse from Minnetonka, MN returning for his 18th consecutive year with
Lake Trout Caught Fishing at Fireside Lodge in Canada by David
the usual suspects, Jim Jones from McKinney, TX John Hietala Northfield, MN, David McCorkell from Anchorage, AK & Bruce Laybourne from Cincinnati, OH
DOA they went right out and caught fish and Walt set the BIG Fish bar for the week landing a 41.5-inch Master Anglers Award Trophy Northern Pike. 


 
BIG Muskie Fishing by Walt at Fireside Lodge in Canada

Great Early Season Northern Pike Fishing by Bruce at Fireside Lodge in Canada
1st full day they faced very windy conditions but all caught fish, David landing a very nice Lake Trout, Walt caught a Trophy Smallmouth Bass, and all caught good size and plenty of Northern Pike. 





 
Abundant BIG Northern Pike When Fishing at Fireside Lodge in Canada

2nd day John & David caught some big Smallmouth Bass 17 to 18-inches and
Trophy Smallmouth Bass are Common Fishing at Fireside Lodge in Canada
John had a Trophy at 18.75-inches plus they caught Northern Pike 33-35-inches. 3rd day they were into the Pike catching over 30 in one boat, plus Walt landed a nice 37-inch Muskie, David caught a nice Lake Trout and lost a 40-inch plus Muskie. 4th and final day was another great day Pike fishing landing some mid 30-inch fish and Walt caught a HIGE 33.5-inch Lake Trout. All had a wonderful fishing trip and hope to return next year.

 
First Time Fishing Canada Catching BIG Northern Pike at Fireside Lodge

Don Johnson from Clermont, FL returned to Fireside Lodge to rediscover where
Fishing Northern Pike in Canada Where I Did 20 Years Ago
he had spent summer family vacations from the age of 3-22. Returning with his son Jacob the excitement in their eyes was evident as Don reminisced about some of his experiences. 1st day was great catching Northern Pike, Jacob landing his first ever, and Don was so happy to show his son some of his favrite places he fished as a kid to young adulthood. 



 
Fun Fishing Northern Pike with my Son at Fireside Lodge in Canada

2nd day Don & Jacob had made arrangements to visit the cabin Don and his family would vacation at in his youth and after enjoying stepping back in time they went out and caught some nice Northern Pike. 3rd day was a great day catching Northern Pike and Don landed a Lake Trout by surprise. 
 
Great Fishing with Dad for BIG Northern Pike by Jacob at Fireside Lodge in Canada

4th and final day was “absolutely fabulous” a quote from Don as him and Jacob enjoyed a perfect day on the water catching Northern Pike and when talking with Don at check out he said Jacob was bushed and had such a great time they will be returning next year, and hopefully with more family members to re-kindle their memories from years gone bye.


 
Robert Catching Over 30 Northern Pike in 1 Day Fly Fishing at Fireside Lodge in Canada



Fantastic Wilderness Experience Fishing Northern Pike by Janelle
1st Time guests Robert Akers and Janelle Gagnler drove all the way from Oakland, CA to fish with us at Fireside Lodge. Robert has been waiting to test his fly fishing skills on our Little Vermilion Lake system for several years after following our weekly fishing reports. 1st after getting familiar he found a pink fly to be successful catching Smallmouth Bass. 2nd day was very good catching both Northern Pike and Smallmouth Bass and Robert caught all his fish fly-fishing despite the windy conditions, and met his goal by landing his very first pike on the fly. 3rd and final day was off to a portage lake for their first time. Well they had a blast enjoying the nature walk through the bush and they had terrific fishing catching one Northern Pike after another and Robert went from never catching a Pike on the fly to catching over 30 Fly Fishing and lost about 40-plus Pike plus Janelle caught just as many with spinning gear. This was a great way to conclude their trip and we found Janelle that evening relaxing in the lodge to the point of almost falling a sleep.

 
Countless GIANT Trophy Smallmouth Bass Fishing at Fireside Lodge in Canada by Doug Kerr

Long time return guests Doug Kerr with son Darin and great friend Greg Stowe all from Henrico, NC with thrilled to be back to hunt down BIG Smallmouth Bass. 1st day despite cold front conditions these three knocked it out of the park catching 79 Smallmouth Bass up to 18-inches. 
 
Big Smallmouth Bass Double Fishing by Greg and Doug at Fireside Lodge in Canada

2nd day was just as good a day as day one catching 78 Smallmouth Bass and 3
Trophy Smallmouth Bass are GREAT Fishing by Darin
Northern Pike with Doug again being the top catcher, which entitled him to wear the award shirt for the 2nd day in a row. Every year Greg makes a special shirt, which is worn by the person catching the most fish each day. 3rd day was a slower day comparatively but by most standards was a very good day fishing as they caught over 40 Smallmouth Bass and a few Pike and Doug still held on to his title retaining the special shirt. 4th day was amazing as they caught 130+
Father & Son Pike Double Fishing at Fireside Lodge
Smallmouth Bass all over 16-inches with most 17 to 19-inches and Doug still held on to his title. 5th day was almost a carbon copy of the 4th including Doug holding on to the most fish caught title, and for Greg & Darin there’s no catching up now. 6th and final day they Pike fished until noon catching some nice size fish and Doug & Darin had a father son double. From noon to 2:30they caught 30+ Smallmouth and decided to conclude one of their most productive fishing trips ever and just kick back and enjoy the late afternoon and evening relaxing and enjoying the sunset.


 
Amazing Fishing at Fireside Lodge in Canada for BIG Northern Pike by Walt

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Bonus Trophy Lake Trout Fishing at Fireside Lodge in Canada by Walt

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Hot Lures: Blue Fox Spinner, X-Rap#10, Smithwick Rogue, Yo Zuri Crystal Minnow, Large jointed Rapala, Sinking Worms, Ned Rig

Catches of The Week: Countless 18-19-inch Smallmouth Bass, two 33.5-inch Lake Trout, 41.5-inch Northern Pike, 46-inch Muskie




Boating Back to Fireside Lodge at Sunset 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



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