It has been a great winter season! We had walleye up to 31” caught, a few northern pike over 10 pounds and more panfish than you could count. We will start to look for warmer weather in the coming weeks. Spring is just around the corner!

By the 18th of December after several trips out walking, we started putting houses on the lake. The early season has been great for walleye! One hour before and one hour after sunset has been hot! The Babcocks from Garner Iowa had a great week, between Christmas and New Years, with lots of walleye, perch and a surprise 8# Northern Pike, one afternoon. Having an upset northern in a small fish house with Susan can cause quite the commotion!

The year ended without much snow, but lots of ice and great groups up for the New Years get togethers in the Vacation Homes. The Steidl boys have been checking out the usual spots for panfish and walleye, getting ready for the fish house rental season to kick into full gear.

The docks were pulled off the lake a few weeks ago and we have put away all of the boats until spring. Now we wait and watch the lake until the ice comes and a new season of ice fishing can begin!

Last week was another fun week with lots of families making their annual trip to the lake. The Taylor's did well; 7-year-old Amy caught a nice 3+ pound walleye. The Chances caught some nice fish as well. The Kunde's had another fun week of fishing and playing at the lake.

What fun last week was! Lots of great friends making their annual trip to the lakes. Jackie, Pam and Cheryl came up with the kids and grandkids. They always find the sunfish & Bluegills and have a blast!

The McCabe’s always manage to find a nice bunch of walleye and a few pike thrown in, mostly trolling with leeches and bottom bouncers on the eastern shore of the lake.. The weather has been warm all summer. Everyone plays all day on the lake and rests well at night. I hear the air conditioners humming when I tidy the playground and beach at night.

Last week marked the return of some of our “Muskie heads” with a few guys from the Chicago area here. The weather was Hot! A few follows and a few hookups, but never got one in the boat. The Rivers clan was here for their annual trip and hit the bass hard! They always find lots & Lots of Bass. The Verberg's from Iowa were up for their annual trip, too. They did great on panfish each afternoon right out front of the resort.

The July 4th Holiday week provided some great weather! The Anderson clan and Schmidt clan enjoyed the week at the lake chasing sunnies and enjoying the beach. Ozzie and Marsha had a very successful week on the water, with lots of fish, including some impressive walleye catches!

Last week we had the Golden family up for their yearly visit. The older kids spent lots of time perfecting their water skiing abilities. The water is warming up nicely! The Golden’s spent several evenings chasing walleye with good success using Jumbo Leeches. The Folkner family and Key family spent lots of time catching panfish.

A few storms rolled through last week and put a damper on the fishing. The Ekstedt clan still had plenty of walleye caught. . mainly trolling crank baits. Butch and Rob got into all kinds of fish, including a 46" muskie that Butch caught near Tamarac Bay!

The Lucy group spent a morning with Wayne Johnson last week and came home with 5 nice walleye, along with tons of Bass and pan fish that they released! Dennis and Rory from Iowa found a few walleye. Amy Taylor caught her first walleye and Matt Taylor won the kids fishing contest with a nice little Bass!

The weather continued to be beautiful last week! Walleye are still hanging on the mid lake humps at night. Slip bobbers and leeches in 19-20' are the ticket. Russell's, Holmes, Bucks, Erickson's and Babcock's all found walleye. John Buck had lots of success during the day with Bass in the reeds, real shallow. Congratulations to Laura Holmes from Urbandale, Iowa, who caught a 4-¼ pound largemouth right off the Dock!

The weather continued to cooperate last week. A few showers did not deter the fisherman. Tony McCabe kept busy in front of the resort with several walleye, two 26+" Northern and tons of small mouth bass!

Last week the weather continued to cooperate. The Boyd's from Wichita spent the morning with Wayne Johnson and came home with 8 nice eating size walleye.
The Roger group was back again this year and they found plenty of Bass and pan fish.

The Rivers Group was here as well and they spent the week catching tons of Large mouths - averaging 60-70 per day!

We cannot forget to mention Todd who caught a 17" Walleye off the docks. That one was a keeper!

Nick from Cabin #5 did well each day, too, finding as few walleye as well as lots of sunnies and Bass. Collin Golden won the kids fishing contest with a 15" largemouth off the dock.

Huge congratulations to Thomas Stoysich for his Largemouth Bass - just off the dock with a leech and it was good enough for the largest fish for the kids fishing contest on Wednesday. Alex also caught a nice 15" largemouth off the dock on his birthday!

Last week brought a mixed bag for weather…the most notable being a tornado that made its way across the lake. Touching down just about one mile out from the resort and heading north toward Reinhardt's point before skipping away. No injuries or damage-but the pictures are sure a sight to see! Fishing was impacted by the crazy weather, although the Schultz group found a few walleye each evening. Mel from Ankeny managed to track down the largemouth each day.

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Last week gave us as hot a Bass bite as possible! Several of our annual groups timed this week just right! The McKenzie's and Poppe's caught 40-50 bass each day! Bass up to 4 pounds are sitting in the 1 ½ - 2 feet of water. If you are looking for lots of action this is it!! Panfish have been hot this week as well! The Lynch kids got their full of Sunnies and Crappies each day!

The Floersh group was here for their annual trip, as well. They spent a day with Wayne Johnson who helped them find a beautiful stringer of 14 to 22 inch Walleye as well as a surprise 37" Pike caught while trolling for Walleyes.

A congratulation also goes to our neighbors, the Reiners, who caught a 54" muskie right off the dock on Saturday. Pictures for the proof, then they let her go! Some guys spend a lifetime searching for a fish that size. Glen's son tied into it right off the dock!

Memorial Day weekend had a mix of showers and sun, but overall the weather cooperated for the first weekend this season. The Bass did everything but jump into the boat! Bass are shallow and very aggressive with some groups catching 40-50 per day! The Broderson group has had great success with the bass as well as several Northern in the 3 ½ to 4 ½ range! The sunfish have begun to move shallow, as well.

Well, the ice went out a little early and we enjoyed warm weather in April. However, May has been another story! We had a nice group up for the fishing opener, but the weather was typically nasty! The Potter group had the most success with a few 3+ pound Walleye. Most of the other groups focused on the HOT Crappie action on the West side of the lake. Dozens of 12-14 inch Crappie have been brought in!

The last few weeks we have been spent chopping wood for the fireplaces and thinking about Spring. The Vold group made their winter pilgrimage to Miltona and fished hard, with several nice Walleye to show for the efforts. The Walleye have slowed quite a bit and are starting to think about the spring Spawn.

Happy 2005! We have plenty of ice! Now we just need a few feet of snow to make things complete. Trucks and cars are on the ice now and there is 18 - 20" of ice. Walleye continue to be predictable with the dinner bite being most productive. Still 17 - 20' of water. We have found the eyes every night out front!!!!

Merry Christmas! Matt and I set out on the ice a few times to find a few walleye and Matt caught his first two fish through the ice. One foot of ice with a few more inches each night.

The fishingminnesota.com staff spent the weekend with us! They found luck in 18' of water just before and after sunset.

The lake froze over completely within the last 24 hours! Bitter cold is forecast so we hope to have enough ice by the weekend for foot traffic.

Lots of wind and bitter cold as thoughts turn to the holidays! I am keeping one eye on the ice...still waiting for the lake to freeze over.

The weather has turned cool and the boat traffic has died down. Walleye are to be had at the drop off right in front of Vacation Home #6 though.

The Dahlk group got into the walleye in a big way with limits to take home as well as walleye on the menu each night!! Definitely some of the nicest stringers of the fall!

Wind and bitter cold was the theme of the past weekend. The Garbina group found a few walleye, including one that was 23 - 24". Matt and I braved the cold and snowflakes on Saturday for one last fishing trip before we put the boat away for the winter. We found a few as well!

The docks came out this weekend. Cool and windy fall like weather and not too many people interested in finding the walleyes.

Groups enjoyed the fall weather and scenery and the Cummings group found their limit to bring home!

Windy fall weather made fishing tough over the weekend. Brad and his crew managed to find a few nice ones including a 24" walleye.

My dad was up this week. We had the chance to spend a few hours on the lake and caught a few keepers each night. He still can outdo me on the cribbage board and on the boat...but I guess that's okay. My dad used to bait my hook, untangle lines and tell me fishing stories when I was a kid. Now I find myself helping him with bait and giving him a hand getting on and off the boat. When I was a kid I am sure my dad got lots of pleasure taking us kids fishing...it's kind of nice to be able to return the favor. Fishing definitely is a special bond between fathers and their sons!