Fireside Lodge Fishing News/Photo Report 9/5 to 9/12 2009 Part 1

The unusual warm weather continued into this week having temperatures anywhere from 12 to 18 degrees above normal, sunny with very calm winds. A few brief showers popped up towards the end of the week but nothing major.

Tim Stewart and Bryan Neel lll from Rochester, MN returned to Fireside Lodge for their second fishing trip in 2009. First afternoon on day of arrival before supper they caught 8 nice Northern Pike between 25 to 29-inches. During supper we all celebrated Tim’s 44-th Birthday with candles and the traditional b-day song. Now Tim said all he needs on their evening fish is a 44-inch tooth critter. Well, Tim did make contact with two 44-inch or larger Muskie however he could not get either to take his bait and a third, that seemed to be a large Musky trashed at his top-water lure just a few feet from the boat, made a big splash and vanished as quickly as it came. All in all it was a great 44th birthday for Tim. First day was fabulous as they caught many Northern Pike between 25 to 34-inches, Tim catching a 35, 38, and 39.75-inch Northern pike and Bryan landed a HUGE Master Anglers Award 40-inch Northern Pike. In one word “FABULOUS”. Second day was a very active Pike day as they landed many Northern Pike in the 25 to 33-inch range. Third day was very good as they caught a lot of Northern Pike in the 26 to 33-inch range with a few 34 and a few 35-inchers. Fourth day had these two searching for a while, and found fishing in at least 15 feet or better to be the ticket to catching fish on this particular day. When fishing at this depth they started to catch Pike of all sizes including a 36-inch and Tim landed a MONSTER 42-inch Master Angers Award Northern Pike with huge girth. Fifth day they caught plenty of Northern Pike in the 25 to 30-inch range, however the larger fish evaded their every tactic. Sixth day was a different story as they found Pike early and some Big ones, with Bryan catching a 36-incher and Tim caught his second Master Anglers Award Northern Pike in three days landing a beauty 41-inch very fat Pike. They also got into some active Smallmouth Bass fishing at the edge of wind blown reeds using rattle traps. A lot of the Smallies were 15 to 17-inches
Seventh day was unseasonably warm with temperatures reaching 81 degrees, which took the zest out of the fishers giving the advantage to the fish. Bryan and Tim had a slower day but still caught some small to medium size Pike, and managed to fit in a swim to cool off. Eighth day had them catching a lot of Northern Pike most between 26 to 35-inches, and Bryan came up with a BIG 38-incher. Ninth and final day they finished with a bang but on a different note. Concentrating on toothy critters for 8 days they decided to fishing for Smallmouth Bass catching a lot on Rattle Traps. The caught a lot of 15 to 17.5-inch Smallies and landed three Master Anglers Award Smallmouth. Tim catching one at 19-inches and Bryan two at 18 and 19-inches. It was a fabulous end to a fabulous fishing week at Fireside lodge, and as departing they said to make sure we have room for them during our opening week in May of 2010.

First timers at Fireside lodge were John and Carrie Wasko from Jersey City, NJ. First day they did great finding Northern Pike quickly catching many in the 25 to 33-inch range and Carries caught the lone Smallmouth measuring 16-inches. Second day was hot for September being 18 degrees above normal highs, and they had a slower day catching some Northern Pike and Carrie had some excitement when a BIG Muskie followed her lure, showed itself to Carrie and John, then waved goodbye with it’s tail. Third day John, Carrie, and I talked about some new fishing spots for them and Carrie wanted to know where the Musky were hiding. After some planning they were off and on their way to enjoy their day fishing. Well the morning discussion must have had an impact as they had a great day catching Northern Pike, Carrie caught her first ever Musky, and John lost a BIG Musky after it took him under the boat. You should have seen the smile on their faces and heard the excitement in their voices while docking their boat. Day four had these two having another very active day catching a lot of Northern Pike and when I asked how many they caught they lost track but Carrie said the best producing lure was a Johnson Silver Minnow Spoon. Fifth day was GREAT day for Carrie and John as they caught 41 Northern Pike, John saying that it was a record day for them. Sixth and final day was a slower day catching fish but they had loads of fun enjoying the wonderful wilderness that surrounded them while fishing, and soaked up their final hours. Both said they hope to return to Fireside Lodge in 2010.

Returning for their seventh consecutive year were Charlie Geinosky from Burbank, IL and father and son Bob and Jon Reinhardt from Orland Park and Aurora, IL. On their day of arrival they started out quickly having fast action catching Northern Pike. First day was good, but more searching was needed, and Bob came up with the BIG fish of the day measuring 35.5-inches, which created a little debate at suppertime about the measurer. Second day was a very good day, with some slow periods between action. They caught some good size Northern Pike in the mid-30-inch range and both Charlie and Jon landed Muskie between 34 and 36-inches. Third day was good Pike action until about noon when things shut down until about 3:00 PM. Then they started catching fish again and Charlie came up with the fish of the day landing a GIANT 40.5-inch Master Anglers Award Northern Pike. This is a must see photo. On their fourth day Charlie picked up where he left off the day before by catching a 36-inch Northern Pike and it was Bob’s day for a BIG fish as he caught a 39-inch Northern Pike with a HUGE girth. Color of the day was pink, and lure of choice was a buck-tail. Fifth day was another great day catching BIG fishing for these three. Jon caught a 35.5-inch Muskie, Charlie caught another 40.5-inch Master Anglers Award Northern Pike and Bob landed another HUGE 41-inch Master Anglers Award Northern Pike and a 40-inch Musky. The Musky was a story in itself as Charlie had the follow and the fish went under the boat. Well all three of them found themselves hanging over the side of the boat doing the figure eight. The fish came after all of their lures while doing the figure eight, each time returning under the boat, and after 5 minutes of this circus going on the fish hit Bob’s Blue Fox Spinner. I guess the figure eight works! Sixth and final day they caught a few fish and even though it was not filled with the action and BIG fish the previous five days were, they enjoyed their last day in the great Canadian Wilderness until 2010.



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Hot Lures of The Week: Carnival Blue, Red, and White Spinner Bait, Blue Fox Spinner. Yo-Zuri, Suick, Buck-Tail, Bubble Gum Worm, X-Rap, Rattlin Rap, Silver Minnow Spoon, Calico Fox, Mepps Musky Killer

Catches of the Week: 42, two 41,two 40.5, two 40-inch Master Anglers Award Northern pike 39.75-inch Northern Pike, 39.5-inch Northern Pike, 7-38-inch Northern Pike, many 34 to 37-inch Pike, 20inch Smallmouth Bass, two 19-inch Smallmouth, one 18.5-inch Smallmouth, one 18.25-inch Smallmouth, three 18-inch Smallmouth Bass, 35.5, 36, 40, and 41-inch Musky

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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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