Alan Brandys
10-12-2012, 10:45 AM
Fireside Lodge Fishing Report 8/11 to 8/18 2012 Part 2
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This week had weather for every fisher starting out with warm and sunny for the first several days. Then some rain moved in followed by a severe cold front with high winds. By the end of the week we had moderately cool temps with some clouds mixed with sunshine. This also brought with it some pretty great fish stories.
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John & Monica Ziegler from Union Hall, VA returned for their fourth time. 1st day they had “FABUOUS” fishing catching over 40 Smallmouth Bass in the middle of the afternoon with high sun and calm conditions. 20 of these Smallmouth were between 15 to 17.5”, Monica landed a 19” Trophy & John an 18.5” Trophy. WOW, what a GREAT day, their best ever. Monica said she was so tired of fighting Smallmouth Bass she had to put on a wrist brace and John was in need of s shoulder massage. 2nd day they portaged to another lake & caught over 25 Smallmouth Bass with half being over 15” and both caught 18.25” Trophy Smallmouth Bass. 3rd day after a night of heavy rain John found the Smallies more tentative with a lot of soft hits or misses but they still caught 15.
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4th day they quit about 2:30 PM to avoid a rain storm, but still managed to catch 20 nice Smallmouth. 5th day was a day off because of a severe cold front with heavy rain & high winds. 6th & 7th days were about the same catching 20+ Smallmouth Bass & a few Pike. 8th day was another good Smallie day with tubes, plus they hooked up on a lot of Pike. At one point they got bit off 5-6 consecutive times. 9th & final day was a slower day as far as catching fish but they tried to enjoy every last minute in our crisp cool wilderness taking a few last pictures and reminiscing about their wonderful last 9 days of fishing, the people they met, and great conversations at suppertime & in the main lodge. Thanks for choosing Fireside Lodge as your special getaway.
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1st time guests Tracey Woolston, son Riley from Loveland, OH, Tracey’s brother Chris from Rushville, IN & Steve Eickman from Indianapolis, IN were fishing with us for there first time by referral from Brain Cooley from Noblesville, IN. Day of arrival they did well for a half day catching both Northern Pike and Smallmouth Bass right off the bat. Tracey & Riley teamed up for 7 Pike & 8 Smallmouth Bass and found their way around the lake safely. 1st day all had a good day catching 23 Northern Pike & 36 Smallmouth Bass. Steve had the biggest Smallmouth landing 2-17.5”ers. 2nd day had them catching 29 Smallmouth Bass & 5 Northern Pike. 3rd day the group caught the exact same as the 2nd, 29 Smallies & 5 Pike but Chris seemed to have the hot hand.
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4th day Steve & Riley caught 30+ Smallmouth Bass & several Northern Pike with Riley catching the biggest of his life landing a big 36”er. Great Going Riley. Chris & Tracey did very well also catching over 20 Smallmouth Bass, each caught a Musky & at the end of the day Chris lost what he & Tracey believed to be an over 40” Northern Pike. 5th day was there slowest as we had very heavy rains, high winds with a severe cold front & temps dropped into the 50-degree range during the day. They did not leave the dock until 3PM and managed to catch a few fish. 6th and final day was a very good finish catching 32 Smallmouth Bass & 17 Pike, with both Tracey & Steve landing big 36” Northern Pike. All left saying they had a FABULOUS stay with us, enjoying everything we offer at Fireside Lodge.
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Paul Letourneau from North Oaks, MN returned to Fireside Lodge for his 12th time with Spencer Olson from Minneapolis, MN for his 6th trip. DOA they went right out and caught a bunch of 25-30” Northern Pike. Next day was a Portage Lake for Northern Pike and they had a blast catching 58 Pike between 9Am-4:30PM. 2nd day they caught plenty of Smallmouth Bass & Northern Pike. It was a learning day for Spencer as he was fishing the drop shot method for the first time. Paul also lost what he though was a very big Northern Pike. 3rd day was a tough day for all facing severe cold front conditions with very high winds. These two toughed it out and caught some Pike. 4th day was much better weather wise & the drop shot lessons paid off as they caught more Smallmouth Bass in the 13-17” range, and some Northern Pike. Paul lost a big fish and Spencer had a BIG toothy critter take him abruptly under the boat and break off. 5th day was a portage to a Muskie Smallmouth Bass lake. The Muskie were doing nothing, but the Smallmouth Bass were biting so they continued to catch Smallies with the drop shot method and Spencer caught an 18.5” Master Anglers Award Trophy.
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I guess Spencer has the hang of the drop shot technique. 6th & final day had then catching Smallmouth Bass & Northern Pike in the 28-32” Range thoroughly enjoying their last day in the wilderness away from the big city activities. They left with every intent is to return in 2013 with there other friend Link. ***
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Charlie McDermid from Gardnerville, NV & Bill McDermid from Longmont, CO returned with father & son Thomas & Blake Kotel from Inverness, IL. Chris Stromm from CA, who was with Charlie last year, will be joining him towards the middle of their trip. This trip was organized by Charlie as a Musky quest knowing the challenges catching this species, so they also fished for Smallmouth Bass & Northern Pike. Bill, Thomas, & Blake were here for three days of fishing doing better each day catching Northern Pike & Smallmouth Bass, and Blake on his final evening caught the biggest Smallmouth Bass in his young life, measuring 17”, and had a big girth. Great ending for this father & son. Chris arrived & stayed on to fish with Charlie for three days. One day they portaged to their favorite lake which treated them well last year. Within the first 10 minutes Charlie hooked into a BIG Musky which came roaring out of the water, displayed how big she was, and spit the lure right back at Charlie & Chris. All they could see afterwards was the wave of its tail. Great memory for both. They also had many Muskie follows throughout the day, and Charlie caught a very large 38” Northern Pike. On their last day they had fantastic fishing & catching. They had 18-20 Northern Pike hooked, & landed a dozen or more with all being 26-32-inches. I can’t say enough about these two & their enthusiastic positive outlook on life. It is no doubt that this has made both Charlie & Chris the successful people they are and that it transfers into everything they do in life. We had some wonderful conversations & laughs, and they seemed to enjoy every minute of their stay with us at Fireside Lodge. Hope to see them again one day soon.
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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.
FaceBook
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fireside-Lodge/304211179043?v=wall
YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/user/FiresideLodgeFish
Twitter
http://twitter.com/FiresideFish
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Hot Lures: Pointer Minnow, Sinking Worm, Tube Craw, Blue Fox Spinner, Jig & Live Bait, Black Bucktail, Rattl’n Rap, Tube Jig,
Magnum Rapala, Mepps with Pink Blade & Skirt
Catches of The Week: Muskie 1-45” 1-44”, 37” Tiger Musky, Smallmouth Bass 19”, 2-18.5”, 2-18.25” 5-18” Northern Pike 38”, 37”, 5-36”
1-27” Walleye and many 20-26”.
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
18401
This week had weather for every fisher starting out with warm and sunny for the first several days. Then some rain moved in followed by a severe cold front with high winds. By the end of the week we had moderately cool temps with some clouds mixed with sunshine. This also brought with it some pretty great fish stories.
18402
John & Monica Ziegler from Union Hall, VA returned for their fourth time. 1st day they had “FABUOUS” fishing catching over 40 Smallmouth Bass in the middle of the afternoon with high sun and calm conditions. 20 of these Smallmouth were between 15 to 17.5”, Monica landed a 19” Trophy & John an 18.5” Trophy. WOW, what a GREAT day, their best ever. Monica said she was so tired of fighting Smallmouth Bass she had to put on a wrist brace and John was in need of s shoulder massage. 2nd day they portaged to another lake & caught over 25 Smallmouth Bass with half being over 15” and both caught 18.25” Trophy Smallmouth Bass. 3rd day after a night of heavy rain John found the Smallies more tentative with a lot of soft hits or misses but they still caught 15.
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4th day they quit about 2:30 PM to avoid a rain storm, but still managed to catch 20 nice Smallmouth. 5th day was a day off because of a severe cold front with heavy rain & high winds. 6th & 7th days were about the same catching 20+ Smallmouth Bass & a few Pike. 8th day was another good Smallie day with tubes, plus they hooked up on a lot of Pike. At one point they got bit off 5-6 consecutive times. 9th & final day was a slower day as far as catching fish but they tried to enjoy every last minute in our crisp cool wilderness taking a few last pictures and reminiscing about their wonderful last 9 days of fishing, the people they met, and great conversations at suppertime & in the main lodge. Thanks for choosing Fireside Lodge as your special getaway.
18404
1st time guests Tracey Woolston, son Riley from Loveland, OH, Tracey’s brother Chris from Rushville, IN & Steve Eickman from Indianapolis, IN were fishing with us for there first time by referral from Brain Cooley from Noblesville, IN. Day of arrival they did well for a half day catching both Northern Pike and Smallmouth Bass right off the bat. Tracey & Riley teamed up for 7 Pike & 8 Smallmouth Bass and found their way around the lake safely. 1st day all had a good day catching 23 Northern Pike & 36 Smallmouth Bass. Steve had the biggest Smallmouth landing 2-17.5”ers. 2nd day had them catching 29 Smallmouth Bass & 5 Northern Pike. 3rd day the group caught the exact same as the 2nd, 29 Smallies & 5 Pike but Chris seemed to have the hot hand.
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4th day Steve & Riley caught 30+ Smallmouth Bass & several Northern Pike with Riley catching the biggest of his life landing a big 36”er. Great Going Riley. Chris & Tracey did very well also catching over 20 Smallmouth Bass, each caught a Musky & at the end of the day Chris lost what he & Tracey believed to be an over 40” Northern Pike. 5th day was there slowest as we had very heavy rains, high winds with a severe cold front & temps dropped into the 50-degree range during the day. They did not leave the dock until 3PM and managed to catch a few fish. 6th and final day was a very good finish catching 32 Smallmouth Bass & 17 Pike, with both Tracey & Steve landing big 36” Northern Pike. All left saying they had a FABULOUS stay with us, enjoying everything we offer at Fireside Lodge.
18406
Paul Letourneau from North Oaks, MN returned to Fireside Lodge for his 12th time with Spencer Olson from Minneapolis, MN for his 6th trip. DOA they went right out and caught a bunch of 25-30” Northern Pike. Next day was a Portage Lake for Northern Pike and they had a blast catching 58 Pike between 9Am-4:30PM. 2nd day they caught plenty of Smallmouth Bass & Northern Pike. It was a learning day for Spencer as he was fishing the drop shot method for the first time. Paul also lost what he though was a very big Northern Pike. 3rd day was a tough day for all facing severe cold front conditions with very high winds. These two toughed it out and caught some Pike. 4th day was much better weather wise & the drop shot lessons paid off as they caught more Smallmouth Bass in the 13-17” range, and some Northern Pike. Paul lost a big fish and Spencer had a BIG toothy critter take him abruptly under the boat and break off. 5th day was a portage to a Muskie Smallmouth Bass lake. The Muskie were doing nothing, but the Smallmouth Bass were biting so they continued to catch Smallies with the drop shot method and Spencer caught an 18.5” Master Anglers Award Trophy.
18407
I guess Spencer has the hang of the drop shot technique. 6th & final day had then catching Smallmouth Bass & Northern Pike in the 28-32” Range thoroughly enjoying their last day in the wilderness away from the big city activities. They left with every intent is to return in 2013 with there other friend Link. ***
18408
Charlie McDermid from Gardnerville, NV & Bill McDermid from Longmont, CO returned with father & son Thomas & Blake Kotel from Inverness, IL. Chris Stromm from CA, who was with Charlie last year, will be joining him towards the middle of their trip. This trip was organized by Charlie as a Musky quest knowing the challenges catching this species, so they also fished for Smallmouth Bass & Northern Pike. Bill, Thomas, & Blake were here for three days of fishing doing better each day catching Northern Pike & Smallmouth Bass, and Blake on his final evening caught the biggest Smallmouth Bass in his young life, measuring 17”, and had a big girth. Great ending for this father & son. Chris arrived & stayed on to fish with Charlie for three days. One day they portaged to their favorite lake which treated them well last year. Within the first 10 minutes Charlie hooked into a BIG Musky which came roaring out of the water, displayed how big she was, and spit the lure right back at Charlie & Chris. All they could see afterwards was the wave of its tail. Great memory for both. They also had many Muskie follows throughout the day, and Charlie caught a very large 38” Northern Pike. On their last day they had fantastic fishing & catching. They had 18-20 Northern Pike hooked, & landed a dozen or more with all being 26-32-inches. I can’t say enough about these two & their enthusiastic positive outlook on life. It is no doubt that this has made both Charlie & Chris the successful people they are and that it transfers into everything they do in life. We had some wonderful conversations & laughs, and they seemed to enjoy every minute of their stay with us at Fireside Lodge. Hope to see them again one day soon.
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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.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fireside-Lodge/304211179043?v=wall
YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/user/FiresideLodgeFish
http://twitter.com/FiresideFish
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Hot Lures: Pointer Minnow, Sinking Worm, Tube Craw, Blue Fox Spinner, Jig & Live Bait, Black Bucktail, Rattl’n Rap, Tube Jig,
Magnum Rapala, Mepps with Pink Blade & Skirt
Catches of The Week: Muskie 1-45” 1-44”, 37” Tiger Musky, Smallmouth Bass 19”, 2-18.5”, 2-18.25” 5-18” Northern Pike 38”, 37”, 5-36”
1-27” Walleye and many 20-26”.
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