Fireside Lodge Fishing Report 7/6 to 7/13 2013 Part 2

Fireside Lodge Fishing Report 7/6 to 7/13 2013 Part 2
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It was another terrific mid-summer week in Northwest Ontario however we did have a few Thundershowers which is expected at this time of year.
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Steve & Nancy Jensen from Springfield, MO returned for their 3rd year together and Steve’s 11th time. Steve strictly is fly-fishing however Nancy for the 1st time brought a new spinning rod & reel. Well, she got a chance to break it in on their 1st day as they caught over 30 fish, Nancy landing 8 Northern Pike, and Steve also caught a 17.5 and an 18.5” Trophy Smallmouth Bass. 2nd day was a rain out with most retreating about 11 AM to noon. 3rd day found them looking for the elusive Muskie, as Steve is still looking for his 1st Fly-Fishing. The Muskie did not show up however they did catch a few Smallies & Pike. 4th & final day had them finish strong catching about 30 fish. Both had a fabulous stay with us and made reservations for 2014 before leaving.
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The family of Mike, Sue, and Any Pritzl returned for the great fishing and pristine wilderness we have to offer. 1st day they went out & caught 35 Smallmouth Bass most being 15-16” with a few 17”+. Before fishing on their 2nd day Sue had a goal of sighting a Moose so her & Mike went looking after breakfast and within 20 minutes saw a moose. Mike is hired as a Moose guide! After getting a few viewing moments it was off to fish Musky for Mike & Andy. After getting many follows and no takers, they fished for Smallmouth Bass between 3-5:30PM catching 25-30 nice fish. 3rd & final day was a very strong finish as the caught well over 70 Northern Pike. WOW, what a great day of fishing & catching. All left enjoying their stay in anticipation of their next.
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Mark McDermotte with son Connor from Chicago, IL returned for Mark’s 6th trip, Connor’s 2nd. First day was gangbusters as they caught over 50 Northern Pike and several really big Smallmouth Bass with Connor landing a Trophy over 18”. 2nd & 3rd days they were in search of Big fish having tons of follows & catching a fair share of 28 to 36” Northern Pike. 4th day was another numbers day as the caught well over 60 Northern Pike up to 32”. 5th & final day was spent Trophy hunting for toothy critters. Well, they made plenty of contact seeing a bunch of BIG fish and catching some in the 30-36” class. After supper that evening they hit a pre-storm bite that Mark never experienced before having fish all over their lures. If fact a Muskie leaped out of the water after a lure Mark had already removed from the water. Both left having a GREAT father & son trip making reservations for 2014 before departing.
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Friends Mike Kamp from Chicago, IL, Chris Cusick from Bolingbrook, IL Tony Weber from LaFayette, IN and Ken Benkeser from Clover, SC returned for their 5th visit
with us at Fireside Lodge. 1st full day of fishing they took out 6-dozen leeches between them & caught a Smallmouth Bass for every leech along with several NP. That’s between 60-70 Smallies. 2nd day was very rainy and they were at the dock by 11:00AM. 3rd day had Ken & Tony catching over 50 Pike while Mike & Chris Musky hunted getting lots of action & Chris caught a 38.5” Muskie. 4th day the roles were reversed with almost the same results. Mike & Chris caught over 50 Pike and Tony just about landed a Trophy Muskie, upper 40” range, but flopped out of the net leaving only Tony’s lure. Ken did land a Trophy 20” Smallmouth Bass. After some psychiatric care for Tony and a little pep talk the following morning Tony & Mike went back to chase those Muskie with some success, but Trophy Musky Tony lost the day before did not show. All had a GREAT trip & can’t wait to return.
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Hot Lures: Super Shad Rap, Senko, Blue Fox Spinner, White Custom Hair Jig

Hot Flies: EP Perch, Clouser Red/White, Harry Fodder Black Leech

Catches of The Week: 41” Northern Pike, 38.5” Musky, 20” Smallmouth Bass
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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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