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Fireside Lodge Fishing Report 8/3 to 8/10 2013 Part 2
Fireside Lodge Fishing Report 8/3 to 8/10 2013 Part 2
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This week was the 3rd in a row that was cooler than normal. Thursdays high was only 55F, which is 19 degrees below normal however the fishing was terrific during this week.
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Tom & Jen Born from Lakeville, MN returned for their 9th time. 1st day they caught Northern Pike 31-32 & Jen landed great Smallmouth Bass at 17.5. Jen shined on the 2nd day as she caught 2 Trophy Master Anglers Award Smallmouth Bass along with several Northern Pike. Both Smallmouth were a HUGE 19. 3rd day Jen caught a Musky and they caught several Northern Pike while exploring new fishing areas.
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4th day after discussing some potential new fishing areas & particular structures they had a good day having 14 Big follows from toothy critters, Tom caught a 36 Northern Pike, had a good size Musky get off after making an acrobatic jump, and Jen did catch a Muskie. 5th & final day had them contending with a severe cold front with high winds & heavy rains. They stuck it out until about 3:30PM catching some fish and having a few MONSTER follows in new fishing areas, which will add to the log of fishing spots they have developed over the years.
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Jeff & Kathy Bernel from LaPorte, IN returned for their 2nd consecutive year. 1st day they caught 12 nice Smallmouth Bass. 2nd day both caught some great Smallmouth Bass enjoying a nearly perfect weather day. 3rd day & 4th days were very similar catching a lot of Smallmouth Bass and learning the value of leeches, saying that when all else fails the leeches will always produce Smallmouth Bass.
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Jeff had the biggest Smallmouth of the trip landing a 17.5 large Smallmouth. They also really enjoy the wilderness atmosphere that surrounds them when fishing at Fireside Lodge and were touched by a surprise bottle of wine arranged by their daughter Laurel. Jeff & Kathy left already looking forward to next year as they made their reservations for the same dates before departing.
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Mike & Zack Gerulski from Huntington Woods, MI were making their ___ father & son trip with us at Fireside Lodge. 1st day had these two catching 13 Northern Pike up to 32 and 2-16 Smallmouth Bass. 2nd day was another great Northern Pike day catching a lot of fish, both missed a big Pike & Zack caught a big 17.5 Smallmouth Bass. 3rd day was a very cold windy day with heavy rain that brought had then at the dock before noon.
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They caught a few fish and some zzs &attempted a fish later however were pushed in by Thunderstorms & wind. They did catch 4 Pike & several Smallmouth Bass & Zack lost the Smallmouth of a lifetime after his hook broke at the shank leaving him only with the jig head & the stump of the hook. 4th & final day had them portaging Smallmouth Bass doing well with Zack catching a 17.5er & then returned to Little Vermilion Lake to catch some nice Northern Pike. Both had another great trip full with father & son memories & hope to return in 2014.
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Paul Miller from Kearney, NE was visiting us for his 1st time. 1st day Paul caught some nice Northern Pike and had many follows. 2nd day he had fun catching some Northern Pike and landed a 32 Muskie, his first ever. He also did a great job of taking video of his catch. 3rd day brought on a severe cold front with heavy rain and after catching a few Northern Pike Paul called it quits just before noon, had lunch and took a long nap. 4th & final day Paul caught his 2nd Muskie along with some nice Northern Pike. The story of the day was when he hung a retro lure in a tree, which was given to him by Bill Milburn below called a Woods Doodler. In an attempt to retrieve the lure he got 4 others stuck so he came back to the lodge & had to borrow my tree limber to get this very special out of circulation lure. Another guest, Bill Goodwin above, was kidding Paul about his new Nebraska fishing rod. Paul had a great time and we hope to see him back here with his best fishing buddy, his son.
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Grandfather Jim Herndon with Grandson Benjamin were fishing at Fireside Lodge for there 1st time. 1st day they caught a few Northern Pike & Smallmouth Bass. 2nd day was off to a Northern Pike portage lake. & had a ball catching 26 Northern Pike. 3rd day they portaged trying to catch Muskie but the Musky just were not cooperating. It was not for lack of effort as they fished hard all day having a few follows. Thats Muskie fishing for ya. 4th & final day was planned for fishing the upper arm of Little Vermilion Lake so the could view and eagles nest and spend some time at Twin Falls. They did exactly that plus caught some nice Northern Pike & a few Smallmouth Bass. Great memories made between Grandfather & Grandson & thanks for choosing Fireside Lodge to spend special time together.
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Father Bill & son Ben Milburn from Conway, AR were fishing in Canada & at Fireside Lodge for their 1st time. 1st day they caught a dozen Smallmouth Bass, 2 Pike & Bill caught an 18.5 Trophy Smallmouth Bass. 2nd day faced with a severe cold front & heaved rain they still caught 10 Smallmouth Bass & Ben landed the fish of his life & his 1st Muskie ever measuring at a huge 42.25. WOW, what a great fist Musky catch. 3rd day they had a BIG day catching 32 Smallmouth Bass & 3 Northern Pike.
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4th day was a very large day literally as Ben caught a 35.5 Northern Pike and a Master Anglers Award Muskie measuring 44.5 along with a bunch of other Pike. WOW, these are two guys that never fish for Northern Pike or Muskie. When you think things could not get any better the 5th & final day proved to be spectacular as Ben hooked & landed a GIANT 43 Northern Pike. The unfortunate happening was after measuring this Pike as Ben was about to lift it up, the fish gave a violent surge and jumped clear over the side of the boat & darted off. Great Memories & Great fun had by this father and son & thanks for choosing Fireside Lodge for you first Canadian Wilderness Fishing Adventure.
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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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Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Firesi...1179043?v=wall
YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/user/FiresideLodgeFish
Twitter
http://twitter.com/FiresideFish
Hot Lures: Mepps, Blue Fox Spinner, Leeches, Sinking Worm, Zacks Bass Zapper, Floating Rapala, Woods Doodler,
Catches of The Week: Smallmouth Bass 1-19.5, 3-19, 4-18.5, 3-18, Northern Pike 2-40, 1-39, Muskie, 1-42.5, 1-42.25, 2-39
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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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