Alan Brandys
08-27-2011, 06:31 AM
Fireside Lodge Fishing Report 7/30 to 8/6 2011 Part 1
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Hello from Fireside Lodge in Northwest Ontario, Canada where the weather was beautiful this & the fishing was great this week. Highs were 80 to 85 with lows ranging in the high 50s.
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The Holesinger family of Don & Audrey and their son Matt from Fulton and Roscoe, IL returned for their 5th consecutive year. Audrey made sure she had her own measuring tape this year as last year there was a doubt the accuracy using Matts beat up rusty old tape. After a slow morning they got right into a bunch of 14 to 16.5 Smallmouth Bass during the afternoon. 2nd day they did great only counting the BIG Smallmouth of which they landed 44, and Matt tied into & caught a BIG 37.5 Northern Pike with HUGE girth. 3rd day was another fabulous day catching well over 65 Smallmouth plus Matt caught another big 34 Pike, & Don caught an 18 Master Anglers Award Smallie. 4th & final day was the absolute best ever, as before supper they caught 79 Smallmouth with most being 15 to 18 & Audrey landed the 18 Master Anglers Award Smallmouth. WOW!!! During their cabin time laughter could be hear as they enjoyed having some good old fashion fun playing a few board & card games. All left making another set of wonderful family memories.
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Father & son Bob & Ron Ramsey from Leavenwoth, KS & Sewanee, TN returned for their 7th year in a row. DOA these two got right into fish catching Northern Pike & a Muskie before supper. 1st full day they had some big follows & Ron lost a Huge Muskie after breaking his leader. A few minutes after this event Ron and Bob watched this huge fish jump clear out of the water & throw Rons lure. This is when they realized how HUGE this fish was. 2nd day had them getting a lot of follows from Big toothy critters, but getting a hook up was not easy. They did catch some average size Pike. 3rd day was a portage for Musky. Well they found Musky having 18-20 follows from different fish, but they were very lazy & at times had them opening there mouth right behind the bait, but then they would turn away & wave goodbye with their tail. Their final two days they caught a good number of sizable Pike in the 28 to 31 range, a few in the mid 30s & also saw a few more monsters that teased them again. Better to not catch these big fish trying than not trying at all. Both left making another set of wonderful memories at Fireside Lodge, to hold for years to come.
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First time Guests, David & Denise Law from East Bethel, MN did great their first day finding bigger Northern Pike, each lading their personal best at 36.5 & 33. Both commented that all of the Pike caught were very thick, larger than any Pike they catch in Minnesota. 2nd day was a slower 89-degree day. It did pick up in the evening after supper as it seemed chartreuse grubs were the ticket. Last day was their best as they caught a bunch of big Smallmouth & Pike with Dave landing a 37 & a trophy 40.5 Northern Pike along with fish in the 28 to 33 range. Dave thanked us for their fabulous first experience fishing in Canada & have all intentions on returning in the future.
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Back for their 2nd visit were Denver & Christi West from Lakeview, AR. They got right to it as they caught a lot of Smallmouth Bass on their first day, including big fish, Denver landing two Master Anglers Award Trophy Bass at 18 & 18.25. 2nd day was slower overall, but for Christi it was a good day as she caught most of the fish. Well blame this one on the near 90-degree heat. Terrific Smallmouth fishing was on the menu for their 3rd and final day. Denver said that there were times periods in the morning when they caught Smallmouth on every cast. Lot were in the 14 to 15 range, & a dark green gitzit was their meal ticket for Smallmouth today. Their last evening was spent catching more Smallmouth but mostly savoring their time in the Canadian Wilderness enjoying one last beautiful sunset together. Audrey & I were honored to find out on Denver & Christis last night that this trip was to celebrate their 35th Wedding Anniversary. Thanks for spending this special with us at Fireside Lodge.
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Frank Poehlmann & Mike Coble from Schwenksville & Phoenixville, PA were fishing at Fireside Lodge for their 1st time. 1st full day fishing they caught both Smallmouth Bass & Northern Pike as they were learning their way up the lake. 2nd day had the heat sending them in early, but they did well catching Northern Pike & Smallmouth Bass, with Frank landing a big 17.5 Smallie. 3rd day was intended to be a Smallmouth day but after having a double bite off on their 1st cast, they put leaders on and continued to catch Pike after Pike having their best Northern Pike day ever. Next few days these two caught a lot of fish while getting through a few slow periods & experienced several 1sts. Frank caught his first Muskie, Mike landed his first Pike while fly-fishing, and Mike caught his biggest Northern Pike ever measuring 38. Last day was a great send off as they caught both Smallmouth Bass & Northern Pike, & while Mike was fishing with a Gulp Leech on a plain hook with no leader he hooked a 38 Muskie. Mike battled this fish for 15 minutes and ended up landing it. Great catch & a great end to a fabulous fishing trip.
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Make sure to go to our website listed below to see the 2011 Photos
For Fabulous Video, Wildlife Events, and Current Happenings go to our Social Sites Below.
FaceBook
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fireside-Lodge/304211179043?v=wall
(http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fireside-Lodge/304211179043?v=wall)
YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/user/FiresideLodgeFish
(http://www.youtube.com/user/FiresideLodgeFish)
Twitter
http://twitter.com/FiresideFish
(http://twitter.com/FiresideFish)
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Hot Lures: Surface Popper, Swim Bait, Chartreuse Blue Fox Spinner, Green Mepps Black Fury, Fluke, Tube Jig, Twister Tail, Burt Bait, Live Leeches
Fly of the Week: Olive color Wooly Bugger
Catches of The Week: 40.5 Northern Pike, 19.5 Smallmouth Bass 38.5 Tiger Muskie, 38 Muskie, 20 & 16 Smallmouth caught on a popper at the same time, 26 Walleye
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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
http://www.firesidelodgefishing.com
http://www.firesidelodge.com
800-545-0815
Email at:fireside@xplornet.com
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Hello from Fireside Lodge in Northwest Ontario, Canada where the weather was beautiful this & the fishing was great this week. Highs were 80 to 85 with lows ranging in the high 50s.
http://www.firesidelodgefishing.com/media/Fishing%20Report%20730%20to%2086%202011/b247.jpg
The Holesinger family of Don & Audrey and their son Matt from Fulton and Roscoe, IL returned for their 5th consecutive year. Audrey made sure she had her own measuring tape this year as last year there was a doubt the accuracy using Matts beat up rusty old tape. After a slow morning they got right into a bunch of 14 to 16.5 Smallmouth Bass during the afternoon. 2nd day they did great only counting the BIG Smallmouth of which they landed 44, and Matt tied into & caught a BIG 37.5 Northern Pike with HUGE girth. 3rd day was another fabulous day catching well over 65 Smallmouth plus Matt caught another big 34 Pike, & Don caught an 18 Master Anglers Award Smallie. 4th & final day was the absolute best ever, as before supper they caught 79 Smallmouth with most being 15 to 18 & Audrey landed the 18 Master Anglers Award Smallmouth. WOW!!! During their cabin time laughter could be hear as they enjoyed having some good old fashion fun playing a few board & card games. All left making another set of wonderful family memories.
http://www.firesidelodgefishing.com/media/Fishing%20Report%20730%20to%2086%202011/b250.jpg
Father & son Bob & Ron Ramsey from Leavenwoth, KS & Sewanee, TN returned for their 7th year in a row. DOA these two got right into fish catching Northern Pike & a Muskie before supper. 1st full day they had some big follows & Ron lost a Huge Muskie after breaking his leader. A few minutes after this event Ron and Bob watched this huge fish jump clear out of the water & throw Rons lure. This is when they realized how HUGE this fish was. 2nd day had them getting a lot of follows from Big toothy critters, but getting a hook up was not easy. They did catch some average size Pike. 3rd day was a portage for Musky. Well they found Musky having 18-20 follows from different fish, but they were very lazy & at times had them opening there mouth right behind the bait, but then they would turn away & wave goodbye with their tail. Their final two days they caught a good number of sizable Pike in the 28 to 31 range, a few in the mid 30s & also saw a few more monsters that teased them again. Better to not catch these big fish trying than not trying at all. Both left making another set of wonderful memories at Fireside Lodge, to hold for years to come.
http://www.firesidelodgefishing.com/media/Fishing%20Report%20730%20to%2086%202011/p183a.jpg
First time Guests, David & Denise Law from East Bethel, MN did great their first day finding bigger Northern Pike, each lading their personal best at 36.5 & 33. Both commented that all of the Pike caught were very thick, larger than any Pike they catch in Minnesota. 2nd day was a slower 89-degree day. It did pick up in the evening after supper as it seemed chartreuse grubs were the ticket. Last day was their best as they caught a bunch of big Smallmouth & Pike with Dave landing a 37 & a trophy 40.5 Northern Pike along with fish in the 28 to 33 range. Dave thanked us for their fabulous first experience fishing in Canada & have all intentions on returning in the future.
http://www.firesidelodgefishing.com/media/Fishing%20Report%20730%20to%2086%202011/b254a.jpg
Back for their 2nd visit were Denver & Christi West from Lakeview, AR. They got right to it as they caught a lot of Smallmouth Bass on their first day, including big fish, Denver landing two Master Anglers Award Trophy Bass at 18 & 18.25. 2nd day was slower overall, but for Christi it was a good day as she caught most of the fish. Well blame this one on the near 90-degree heat. Terrific Smallmouth fishing was on the menu for their 3rd and final day. Denver said that there were times periods in the morning when they caught Smallmouth on every cast. Lot were in the 14 to 15 range, & a dark green gitzit was their meal ticket for Smallmouth today. Their last evening was spent catching more Smallmouth but mostly savoring their time in the Canadian Wilderness enjoying one last beautiful sunset together. Audrey & I were honored to find out on Denver & Christis last night that this trip was to celebrate their 35th Wedding Anniversary. Thanks for spending this special with us at Fireside Lodge.
http://www.firesidelodgefishing.com/media/Fishing%20Report%20730%20to%2086%202011/m151a.jpg
Frank Poehlmann & Mike Coble from Schwenksville & Phoenixville, PA were fishing at Fireside Lodge for their 1st time. 1st full day fishing they caught both Smallmouth Bass & Northern Pike as they were learning their way up the lake. 2nd day had the heat sending them in early, but they did well catching Northern Pike & Smallmouth Bass, with Frank landing a big 17.5 Smallie. 3rd day was intended to be a Smallmouth day but after having a double bite off on their 1st cast, they put leaders on and continued to catch Pike after Pike having their best Northern Pike day ever. Next few days these two caught a lot of fish while getting through a few slow periods & experienced several 1sts. Frank caught his first Muskie, Mike landed his first Pike while fly-fishing, and Mike caught his biggest Northern Pike ever measuring 38. Last day was a great send off as they caught both Smallmouth Bass & Northern Pike, & while Mike was fishing with a Gulp Leech on a plain hook with no leader he hooked a 38 Muskie. Mike battled this fish for 15 minutes and ended up landing it. Great catch & a great end to a fabulous fishing trip.
http://www.firesidelodgefishing.com/media/Fishing%20Report%20730%20to%2086%202011/m152a.jpg
Make sure to go to our website listed below to see the 2011 Photos
For Fabulous Video, Wildlife Events, and Current Happenings go to our Social Sites Below.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fireside-Lodge/304211179043?v=wall
(http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fireside-Lodge/304211179043?v=wall)
YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/user/FiresideLodgeFish
(http://www.youtube.com/user/FiresideLodgeFish)
http://twitter.com/FiresideFish
(http://twitter.com/FiresideFish)
http://www.firesidelodgefishing.com/media/Fishing%20Report%20730%20to%2086%202011/p181.jpg
Hot Lures: Surface Popper, Swim Bait, Chartreuse Blue Fox Spinner, Green Mepps Black Fury, Fluke, Tube Jig, Twister Tail, Burt Bait, Live Leeches
Fly of the Week: Olive color Wooly Bugger
Catches of The Week: 40.5 Northern Pike, 19.5 Smallmouth Bass 38.5 Tiger Muskie, 38 Muskie, 20 & 16 Smallmouth caught on a popper at the same time, 26 Walleye
http://www.firesidelodgefishing.com/media/Fishing%20Report%20730%20to%2086%202011/b252.jpg
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
http://www.firesidelodgefishing.com
http://www.firesidelodge.com
800-545-0815
Email at:fireside@xplornet.com