Fireside Lodge Fishing Report 8/18 to 8/25 2012 Part 1

[Alan Brandys]

Fireside Lodge Fishing Report 8/18 to 8/25 2012 Part 1

This weeks weather was again “FABULOUS” in the low to high 70’s with a few thunderstorms at the weeks end. The T-Storms knocked out the power just in time for all to have their dinner the old fashion way, by candlelight. The weeks fishing was very active for most.

Jack & Dorie Hires from Valparaiso, IN returned to visit us at Fireside Lodge, which they have done for the last 15 years. 1st day on the water Jack managed to catch a Muskie in the 30” range. That’s what some experience on a lake can do. Next couple of days involved fishing for Northern Pike and viewing some very entertaining Loons & Eagles. Dorie enjoys fishing with Jack because she gets to be in our beautiful wilderness surroundings always having the opportunity to see wildlife. In their first few days while catching some Northern Pike they had numerous sightings of Eagles getting an unusual photo of two perched next to each other in a tree, and in their many Loon sightings they had one doing a dance right in from of their boat, saw a group of 10-12 adults together, and was able to witness and adult diving & coming up with a small silvery looking fish and then proceed to feed it’s young. 4th day brought an active Northern Pike day with Jack catching a good number of nice size Pike. 5th day was a “GREAT” day catching 8 Northern Pike, Jack catching 7 of which 6 were over 30”, but Dorie was the fishing story of the day coming up with the biggest catch. Doire landed a 42” 21LB Trophy Northern Pike.


This was the first trophy fish of any kind for Dorie, and we all celebrated with her in the dinning room at suppertime. 6th and final day was absolute tops catching 18 Northern Pike, with Jack catching all but one. Guess who caught that one. Dorie and it was another Trophy 42” Northern Pike. This is 2 consecutive days that Dorie caught a Master Anglers Award Trophy Northern Pike. Everyone in the dinning room wanted to invite Dorie to fish with them. What a FABULOUS ending to a wonderful stay. Hope to see these two again in 2013.

Bob & Rick Holzer from Phoenix, AZ were at Fireside Lodge for their first time. First two days these two did a lot of exploring on the lower arm of Little Vermilion Lake catching some Northern Pike, the fish of choice, & Rich caught a beauty of a Smallmouth 17”+. 3rd day they did GREAT catching 19 nice Northern Pike. Before the start of day we discussed location & how important it was to be in the correct depth. After adjusting is when they started catching fish consistently. A little conversation can go a long way in achieving success in fishing. On their 4th & final day they did even better catching a total of 24 Northern Pike & 1 Smallmouth Bass. Rich said they hooked and lost at least 10 more Pike so their day was very active. The smiles on their faces at suppertime told the whole story as this father & san made wonderful memories together. Thanks for choosing Fireside Lodge to do so.

Walt LaCasse from Minnetonka, MN returned for his second trip this year, this time with his Grandson Keegan for his 3rd trip. Getting started on their DOA they caught 6 fish, mostly Pike. 1st full day of fishing this Grandfather/Grandson combination caught 16 nice fish, most being Northern Pike with a lot 26-30”.


The Biggest fish was a big 36”er caught by both Walt & Keegan, with all being captured on video from Walt’s special sunglasses, making a very special memory. 2nd day was “FABULOUS” as before suppertime they caught 15 fish, a mix of Pike & Smallmouth Bass catching a 17.5” Smallmouth and Walt caught a 40.5” Master Anglers Award Trophy Northern Pike. Also, Keegan at 11 years old did a GREAT job of handling the cradle helping his Grandpa land this huge Pike. That evening they went out & caught 6 more Pike landing another 36”er. 3rd & final day they had a GREAT day catching over 25 total fish, catching all three species including several 17”+ Smallmouth Bass, a number of Northern Pike over 30” to 36”, Walt caught a 29” Musky and Keegan caught his first ever Musky landing a BIG 37”er. That’s a great catch for anyone, and a huge accomplishment for 11-year-old Keegan. By the way there is a great video on our YouTube & FaceBook pages of Walt & Keegan catching a big Northern Pike. Both left having made many memories as Grandpa & Grandson, which was the biggest catch of all. Walt reserved for the same dates next year so they could make more fishing memories together in 2013.

Make sure to go to our website listed 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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Hot Lures: Blue Fox Spinner, Clacker Minnow, Mepps Black Fury, Black Bucktail, Mepps Musky Killer, Pop-R, Spinner Bait, Bandit, Rizz Whiz

Catches of The Week: Smallmouth Bass 20”,19”,18.5” Tiger Muskie 41”, 2-40”, Northern Pike 42.5”, 42”, many 35-38” Muskie 38” and one group of 6 caught 19 Muskie

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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