Fireside Lodge Fishing Report 6/29 to 7/6 2014

Fireside Lodge Fishing Report 6/29 to 7/6 2014
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This weeks weather began with a severe rainy cold front & high winds but after 1.5 days turned it very sunny with perfect pleasant temperatures. More importantly the fishing was great.
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Long time guest Lloyd Morton from Lawrence, OH returned with his grandson Coleston for his 1st Canadian Fishing Adventure. 1st day Grandpa came through as they caught many Northern Pike & Cole caught his 1st ever Trophy fish, a Big 18” Smallmouth Bass. 2nd day was tough boating day with high winds & heavy rain, but they did catch some Pike & a few Smallmouth Bass. 3rd day was a super day as Cole had the fishing experience of his life catching 60+ Northern Pike with his grandpa.
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4th day Cole thought he was dreaming as they caught 60-70 Pike & after dinner the caught 6 Smallies Cole landing another Trophy Smallmouth Bass at 18.25”. The 5th & 6th days were very similar as they caught between 35-40 Northern Pike each day & 6 Smallmouth on day 5 & 9 on the last day. Lloyd caught two Trophy Smallmouth Bass with his last being a very large 19.5” Bass. These two made wonderful memories together to be remembered for a lifetime.
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Father & son Jack & Steven Starnes returned for their 10th consecutive year. DOA they caught 30 Pike & 20 Smallmouth Bass. 1st day had them catching 20 Smallmouth, 40 Pike, & Jack caught a Musky. 2nd day Steven landed 2 Muskie catching 9 Smallmouth Bass & 50 Northern Pike. 3rd day facing a sever cold front #’s were down but they caught 4 BIG Northern Pike 37-39” & Steven landed a HUGE 42” Muskie.
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4th day was a Fabulous Muskie day as Steven caught 3, one being a GIANT 48”, plus they caught about 35 Northern Pike & 20 Smallmouth Bass. 5th day they caught 30 Smallmouth Bass & 40 Northern Pike. 6th & final day had them catching 40 Smallmouth Bass & 25 Northern Pike. Both were sad to leave however they have another trip to look forward to as Jack made their reservation for 2015
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Dave Minson from Burlington, ON returned with sons Steven & Jonathan for their 4th trip & 2nd in 8 months. 1st evening Steven caught the fish of his lifetime landing a BIG Heavy 37” Northern Pike. 1st was “FABULOUS” catching 60+ Northern Pike. 2nd day was very windy with heavy rain, which limited their fishing, but they still caught Pike & Smallmouth. 3rd & final day was severe cold front conditions but they were out almost all day a caught some nice Northern Pike & Smallies. All had a GREAT time and made wonderful memories together.
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Returning for their 3rd trip were Bob & Ollie Waldeck from Cotter, AR bringing a good friend Richard Santos from Pasco, WA for his first experience. 1st day was rainy with high winds but they managed to catch Smallmouth Bass & Ollie caught a Musky. 2nd they did really well catching a lot of Smallmouth Bass & 4 Pike, Rich catching his 1st Pike ever. 3rd day these three caught Northern Pike all day long landing near 40-50 & both Rich & Bob caught trophy Smallmouth Bass 18.5 & 18” respectively.
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4th day was and excellent Smallmouth Bass day catching a lot in the 15 to 17” range & they caught 3 Pike. 5th day was unreal as they caught over 100 Northern Pike & 6 nice Smallmouth Bass. 6th & final day Rich caught 35+ Smallies, Ollie 30, & Bob about 15. All stated that on this trip they had the best day of their life fishing for both Smallmouth Bass & Northern Pike. All had a wonderful fun fishing trip together & made reservations for 2015.
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Steven Pearson & Bill Birkby from Columbia, MO returned for their 2nd consecutive year & joining them was good friend Stanley Ingman from Denton, TX. 1st day they did great catching mostly sizable Smallmouth Bass. 2nd day was all about a great day catching Smallmouth Bass and day 3 was all about Northern Pike, catching 40-50 Pike. 4th day was their 1st slower day, but all caught fish. 5th day they had a great time catching many Smallmouth Bass & Stan had the hot hand catching the most & landing a Trophy 19.5” er. 6th & final day they finished with another super day catching over 50 Northern Pike. All left having fabulous fishing trip.
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Retuning for their 2nd trip was George Meravi from IL & Christ Fosbinder from Elgin, IL 1st day fishing time was limited by a severe rainy cold front, catching some Smallmouth & Pike. 2nd day they could have caught Pike all day long changing, after catching 30-40, to fish for Muskie without success. 3rd day was a Musky day & the Musky did not cooperate.
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4th day they were on a Muskie hunt having follows & after sizing down Christ landed a nice 35” Muskie. 5th & final day was another Musky hunt with Christ again having many follows, George had one on & lost it as it broke the waters surface & Christ caught one near 36”. Very exciting way to end their fishing week.
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Long time return guests since 1994 are Linda & Mike Lapresi from Tucker GA 1st day despite a sever cold front with cold rain they managed to catching a lot of nice Smallmouth Bass 15-17.5” their way, all on top water, Mike fly fishing with poppers & Linda with a Baby Torpedo. 2nd day was a fabulous Northern Pike day as Linda loves Pike fishing & caught 40+, keeping Mike very busy.
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3rd day had them catching 40 Smallmouth by 2PM and another 8 after supper. Mike said that over 50% were 15-18”. 4th day was another terrific day Smallmouth Bass fishing catching again about 40 having a lot of bigger fish 16-18”. 5th & final day was a planned half-day of fishing which they caught 20 Smallmouth on surface Poppers, finishing just in time before the thunderstorms came. They each caught 2 trophy Smallmouth with many just missing & enjoyed all aspects of their trip.
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Jim McCollam & 2 sons James & Ryan, Jim Haviln & son Jimmy, with Ron Tucker & his son Shane all from Orland Hills, IL were back for their 5th time. Day 1 Ryan & his dad Jim set the pace for BIG fish as Jim landed two large Northern Pike 1 at 37.5” & the other 39” & Ryan after switching from large Muskie baits to a simple #4 in-line spinner hooked & landed a huge 41.5” Tiger Musky. 2nd day Jim & sons James & Ryan were Musky fishing with Jim landing 1, Ryan saw 1 hit his lure, but by seeing it set the hook too soon & pulled it out of the fishes mouth. They also had a lot of follows, some BIG, & Ryan caught a 17.5” Smallie. Ron, Shane, Jim, & Jimmy Northern Pike fished & hade the fishing day of their lives as they landed over 150 Pike. 3rd day all got into catching Northern Pike like they never did before & as a group caught 191, WOW what a day! 4th & final day they caught many Smallmouth Bass & finished in the evening landing several 30” plus Pike.
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1st time three generations guests Don Sr, Don, &, 6 year old grandson / nephew, Joseph Bizzaro from Meford & Stoneham, MA were here to make fishing memories together. 1st day ever fishing on Little Vermilion Lake & they did “FABULOUS” catching 36 Northern Pike & 2 Smallmouth Bass. Joey caught 6 by himself. 2nd day was even better as Joey caught over 20 Northern Pike with all three catching 87. 3rd & final day started with fast action on Northern Pike landing over 25 by 12:00 noon however T-Storms drove them in. All had a wonderful stay and made many family memories together.
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Father & sons Larry, Bryan, & Brent Gleckler from Griggsville, & Springfield, IL & Webster Groves, MO were here for their 1st time. 1st day before breakfast they caught 3 Pike in less than an hour. 1st day they did very well catching many Smallmouth Bass with Brian doing well on the bigger Smallmouth on a #13 Jointed Rapala, 2nd day was the best fish catching day of their lives as they caught over 70 Northern Pike & also had many get off & follows. 3rd & final day was a great Smallmouth day & Brian had the hot hand catching many 15-17.5” bass, but Brent caught the biggest landing a Trophy 19.5-inch Smallmouth. They also enjoyed a fabulous shore lunch by Twin Falls. All left having a great time & making wonderful memories.
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Hot Lures: X-Rap, Blue Fox Spinner, Dardevle Spoon, Tiny Torpedo, Pop-R, Sinking Worm,

Hot Flies: Popper

Catches of The Week: Muskie 48”, 42,5”, Tiger Musky 41.5”, Pike, 39, 37.5,37”, Smallmouth Bass 25 18-19.5”.

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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