MMM, delicious fishes, freshly caught and cooked, can't beat that while out on a fishing trip. We had a significant amount of rain throughout the night along with thunder and lightning. The storm has brought the temperature and humidity down for at least this morning....
Aiden enjoyed fishing with his cousin Allison and he was especially thrilled to land this huge northern. Aiden is now hooked on northern fishing, although he'd rather have his cousin hold them for pictures. The heat is continuing today although we aren't in a heat...
Double hitter for these two during their bass fishing time. Bass are always so much fun to catch. We continue to be very fortunate that there are no fires near us and we haven't experienced heavy smoke. We expect some rain later on today and we will welcome that.
This was Grady's first fishing trip so he was pumped when he landed this northern. We had a big thunderstorm roll through last night. On Manion alone, there was around 600 lightning strikes. There wasn't a lot of rain with the storm. We're continuing to be hot and...
Now that's a big walleye, good catch Don! Despite the hot weather, Don and his group were able to get out on the water and enjoy some good fishing earlier this week. Although the special air quality warning has ended we still have smokey skies, but you can't smell...
We woke up to a very smokey morning. The winds had been in our favour, blowing keeping the smoke away from us but winds changed and now blowing smoke towards us. Over night we had a real good thunderstorm with a good amount of rain but also lightning. We certainly...
This is our view this morning. We are enjoying seeing the clouds as this has meant the temperatures have dropped as we experienced a heat wave for close to a week. Don and I went to Thunder Bay for a couple of nights and thoroughly enjoyed the air conditioned hotel...
That's a nice catch Laurie! We've had a week of hot weather and it's expected to continue into this week, really not looking forward to the extreme heat. We've been able to get some relax time into our daily schedule, beginning with enjoying morning coffee on the...
Bet you thought you'd never see the day when Don goes fishing! Well, Allison and I got him out on the water for a few hours yesterday so we had to show the proof. We're in for a hot day today, we're in a heat warning for today. It just might be a day to rest and relax...
Judy has been having a blast fishing off the dock and off the boat. And she was all smiles as she landed this fat bass. We had some storms skirting around us yesterday but luckily we were saved from any damage. Matter of fact the big storms never reached us. Today we...
This group enjoyed a beautiful day on the lake yesterday. We're expecting temperatures to heat up over the weekend and into next week so we'd better get our outside work completed early.
Some light fog over the lake this morning but not enough to impede travel on the lake. Don once again has some earlier morning portages. Later today he will likely go scouting for more minnow ponds. Yesterday we had some significant rain but it's amazing how quickly...
Here's Keith again, this time demonstrating how it's done to land a fish. Don has a few portages this morning and then he may have to go scouting for new minnow ponds.
Well, we are now officially into summer. The sun is shining this morning and it is 17C so maybe we'll get a summer like day. The water temperature needs to warm up. Keith fished the Pettit- Mount Lake system for the first time and had a blast catching four different...
Yesterday was a cold, wet day as we had rain throughout the day. It's another cool morning, some clouds and we might have a little rain. I think we've had enough. Bring on the sun to warm things up, it is suppose to be summer! This photo was taken by Greg as he was...
Our weather pattern has been consistent since the end of last week, cool, cloudy with some rain. Although the conditions are pleasant if you're working, it would be nice to see some warmer temperatures. Don was bundled up for his trip into Sandbeach yesterday.
Yesterday was a miserable day, cold, cloudy, rainy, windy. But it was a busy day of guests coming and going. This was the scene in the morning as Don had 13 boats to portage. We continue to be in the same weather pattern of cool and cloudy. We are hoping for some...
One of Bob's grandsons caught this trout while at their stay on Mount Lake. Good catch boys! Yesterday started and ended with a thunderstorm risk. The morning one didn't materialize but the evening one did and we received some much needed rain. The ground is quickly...
Well, it's a foggy morning and 18C. The forecast suggests we'll reach 30C and feel like 38C. But tomorrow we may see some thunderstorms and much needed rain. We're wishing Don a happy birthday today!
Brandon harvested this 200 lb bear last week. We're welcoming the cloudy, rainy morning and temperatures won't be quite as hot as they've been.
You never know what you might find when you take shelter from a rain storm. Lady slippers in amongst some blueberry blossoms is what Greg found yesterday. While Mount Lake received a fair bit of rain, Manion Lake did not until earlier this morning. What little rain we...
Don's grateful to have some good chest waders as he repairs the ramp at the portage. Some boards had come loose. We had another hot day yesterday and today looks like much the same. Things are very dry, you can hear the crunch when you walk in the bush. So be extra...
I think Dave is trying to tell us "look at this monster bass!" If you want a lot of action, try bass fishing as they can be a blast to catch. We continue to have some hot weather, lake temperatures have risen dramatically. Don has been able to catch up on all his...
Sometimes long days end with great photo opportunities. Greg captured this picture after spending the day doing various things at all the outposts. We had an extremely hot day yesterday, water temperatures are rising. This is a good thing for the walleye bite.
This photo was taken yesterday. It's the glacier on Sandbeach Lake. If you've ever fished on Sandbeach and know where the "waterfall" is, this is the spot. Despite some hot temperatures a snowpack is still hanging on. But I don't it will be there much longer as we're...
Father - son trip double catch on lake trout, doesn't get better than that!
Well, it's not every day you get to rescue a calf moose. Some guests that were fishing on Manion heard this calf bawling as it had slipped into the water from a bit of a cliff and couldn't get itself back out. Momma moose couldn't get down to help her calf. The guests...
Allison and Wyatt spotted this threesome on the edge of Peanut Lake yesterday. As they were watching a bear happened along, obviously it had been stalking the moose. Bears are one of the primary predators of calf moose. Allison attempted to make some noise to scare...
We finally woke up to a sunny morning and enjoyed our morning coffee on the deck. Yesterday was a cold day on the lake. Don was busy with portages and doing some repair jobs. Allison and Greg took a new hot water tank to one of the cabins at Mount Lake. Don has...
Two adorable kids modelling some of our kids swag, we also have new adult colours for our sweatshirts and t-shirts. It's yet another cloudy, rainy, cool morning. Did I mention wind? Yes it's also windy. Don's the lucky one who gets to go to spend a few hours at the...
It's a beautiful morning but we didn't have time to enjoy our morning coffee on the deck. It is actually one of those "hit the deck running" kind of days.
Docks are good to go at Pettit #1 thanks to some help from friends. We have yet another chilly, cloudy day in store for us. We need some sun for our solar, maybe we'll see some tomorrow.
It wasn't a very pleasant day but Wyatt caught the first and only walleye on opening day. Today's weather isn't any better than yesterday's and the guests that we do have are enjoying the warmth of their cabin rather than the great outdoors. All staff have gone to the...
This photo was taken early yesterday evening, showing smoke over the lake. We had strong winds throughout the day and some how sparked multiple fires in our region. One of the fires was in Mine Centre, unfortunately one family lost their house. 3 water bombers working...
Good morning sunshine! We're looking forward to a sunny day but we're not looking forward to the winds that are to pick up by this afternoon. Don will be heading to Pettit Lake today and he'll see if the ice has all disappeared.
Well this looks much better. We woke up to a beautiful morning, sun shining on the deck. Although there are some clouds we're expecting a sunny afternoon with a high of 16C. We might finally be able to ditch our winter coats!
It's a cloudy, rainy morning. Don was across the portage yesterday afternoon. He got to Pettit 1 but couldn't get to Pettit 2 due to ice. He's hoping to venture to Pettit again today but it waiting for the rain to subside.
Docks on Manion Lake are all back in the water, water lines have been connected. We'll soon be ready for the season. We still have chilly temperatures but at least the sun is shining this morning.
Yesterday was a very productive day as the docks were set in place. Today, Don hopes to get the water all hooked up in the cabins with no evident leaks. It was too chilly and windy to have coffee of the deck this morning. Just when will we see some warmer days?
Despite the temperature being minus 3C, we enjoyed our morning coffee on the deck before the clouds started to move in. We hope to get the water lines all hooked up and functional to the cabins today. The docks will also be going in and then we'll take our first ride...
Well it's official, ice out was May 5th. Now the work begins. Water lines to be installed in the cabins. Docks will soon be going in. And then we should try to get to the portage to see what the ice is like on the other side. We're not enjoying the cool mornings. The...
The ice is almost out! With a strong western breeze gusting to 48km the ice is being pushed towards the eastern shore. We certainly enjoyed a lovely weekend as the sun finally shone. But temperatures are going to drop throughout the day and will have some rain and...
It's a gorgeous Sunday morning, great time to enjoy coffee on the deck. The ice looks very dark and we can already tell that it's moving. All signs that it won't be long now before we get to see open water.
Full moon rising over The Island, beautiful sight. It was a chilly night last night, minus 6C this morning. Once again, we're hoping for warmer temperatures to thaw all that ice.
Well, there's still plenty of ice due to cooler temperatures. That's not ripples on the water, that's ice. My prediction was ice out May 1st but that clearly won't happen. We just need those warmer temperatures and some wind hopefully by this weekend things will warm...