Another photo of the portage. We did receive a fair amount of rain yesterday our rain gauge has recorded 21mm so that certainly helps. We anticipate more rain tonight and into tomorrow. The temperature has been mild, 11C so it's actually very pleasant to be outside.
This photo was taken on Saturday at the portage, hopefully you can see that the water level is low. You have to make sure you take it real slow before you get to deeper water on Manion. All our boats are out of the water except for Don's. We're hoping to get to the...
It continues to be a foggy late morning even though we had a good little rain storm roll through earlier. We also continue to have a very mild fall as it's currently 9C. Sure gives us lots of opportunities to get items crossed off the fall "to do" list. A little...
It's a beautiful day, sun sparkling on the lake, makes you want to get out there and enjoy it. But it was a little chilly this morning. It was minus 4C earlier, ice on the puddles. Luckily, Don spent most of yesterday draining the cabins on Manion Lake. Although we're...
Most of the docks have been taken out on Manion Lake. We still have our main dock in place as we're still working on The Island cabin. It's a grey morning with wind coming off the lake. The lake looks cold.
Woke to up a setting moon and a dusting of snow. It is about time that we see snow. We've had a crazy fall. Saturday we reached a high of 23C, this morning it was minus 1C. We still haven't seen much rain, definitely not enough to get water levels up. We see more and...
Don was enjoying the ride and the scenery the other day when he and Greg went to the outpost cabins to close them up for the season. We're continuing to have blue skies, we know bad weather will ascend upon us one of these days.
Yesterday, Don and Greg headed up to Pettit Lake to close those cabins. This is what it looks like at the portage. As you can see in this photo, the dock is not floating, it's on the bottom. Once again, we're loving these fall days but sure could use some...
First day of rifle season for moose and this guy was successful for his group, and on crutches to boot! It continues to be a nice weekend, sunny but windy.
Good Morning! We enjoyed a beautiful sunrise, and this is the opening of the rifle moose hunt. I'm sure the hunters enjoyed the morning as well. Although we need some rain to help with the water levels, we'll take this sunshine.
Tomorrow is opening of the rifle moose season. This little moose might want to head off into the bush to escape the hunters. It's cool, cloudy and windy morning. It may be windy all day but it is suppose to be sunny. We'll take some sun, it's been a bit too cloudy...
Nothing beats a walk in the woods, especially in the fall with all the colours. We still have plenty of leaves on the trees but windy days keep blowing them off.
Rob harvested this bull moose during the first week of the archery season on what looks like a beautiful fall day. The archery season is now over for another year, the rifle season begins this coming weekend. We had a typical fall day yesterday, cloudy, rainy and...
We enjoyed a pleasant day yesterday although weather did take a turn for the worse. We took an "adventure walk" at the portage and ended with a "picnic" inside the Island Cabin. As you can see we were dressed for the weather. We have lots to be thankful for, good...
Happy Thanksgiving! In Canada, we celebrate Thanksgiving in October, this is the time when we most of the harvesting has been completed. This morning we enjoyed our morning coffee on the deck, watching the sunrise and enjoying the quiet morning.
This year's archery moose hunt has proved to be quite successful. Krista harvested this bull moose at the beginning of the season.
This is what our morning looks like, a waning crescent reflecting off the lake as the sun rises. Just after the sun rose, fog began to life off the lake. Evidence of the lake cooling off in time for winter. We still continue to enjoy some spectacular fall weather.
After spending its time at the portage, the Kubota has been brought back to camp for the winter. However, it might see some use at the Island this fall. We are continuing to see some lovely fall weather but strong winds are blowing the beautiful leaves off the...
You can see evidence of the fog in the trees we experienced yesterday morning. Don and Greg started to put the boats away for the season. The fog finally lifted and it turned out to be a perfect fall day. Looks like we'll have a similar day, plenty of sun, a little...
Hello there! Sometimes the hunters get up close and personal to these magnificent creatures. And just because this guy is pretty close to the hunter doesn't mean he can take a good shot. I'm pretty sure this bull moose lives on. We've had our first good frost this...
Chris harvested this bull moose on Wednesday during a summer like day. It took most of the day to pack the animal out. Head to our Instagram page to see more photos of the experience. It's definitely a fall like day today, cloudy, windy with a bit of rain. We have our...
After spending some many nights and hours in a tree stand, Tommy successfully harvested this black bear. September was a blur and now that we're into October it's time to wind down and begin closing up cabins, preparing for winter.
Today we observe the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation.
Nothing beats September weather especially when it includes clear blue skies and time to enjoy good fishing. We actually had summer like weather this past weekend but you sure can tell the water is dropping. Weather is suppose to change and although the moose hunters...
The past two weeks have been very busy, we can now catch our breath and relax a bit. Don took the opportunity this past weekend to fly into Sandbeach to close up the cabins. Greg managed to navigate the creek to pick up the garbage from those cabins. Fall has...
Archie was all smiles and giggles as he landed his first walleye. I'm sure he's on his way to out fish his dad and grandpa. We continue to have some warm, humid days ending with some thunderstorms and rain throughout the night. We do appreciate the rain, it definitely...
Ruthie was thrilled to catch and release this 37" northern pike. She's been after one of these monsters for a while now. Our guests will be enjoying the day on the water as we once again have a summer like day. Beautiful blue sky, sun sparkling off the water and a...
Chad was actually all smiles when he landed this 27 inch walleye. He was even more delighted when it quickly swam away when released. We are enjoying summer like weather today. but I have been reminiscing of times when we'd be fishing this time of year and we'd be...
Nothing beats it then a boy and a dog fishing off the dock. We've had a few days of summer weather and earlier this morning we had a little thunderstorm roll through creating puddles in our yard. We continue to welcome the rain.
Don doesn't only do portages. Sometimes he helps with setting up bear baits.
It's not a full moon just yet but it was very impressive last night as it shimmered off the lake. We woke up to thunder and some rain. The forecast is suggesting we may get more rain throughout the day.
Lately, the northern pike have been active. These fish can be a lot of fun to catch but you have to watch when you attempt to take out the hook as they can end up catching you! We've had some lovely evenings and mornings. The moon has been shining on the lake and this...
The Sharp group enjoyed another great weekend of fishing despite having to fish in rainy weather one day. Our hot, dry weather has moved on, we're enjoying some cooler weather. The Restricted Fire Zone has ended but we all need to continue to be extra cautious with...
It's not always about the fishing. This group of friends are taking the time to enjoy the morning on the beach. And why wouldn't you? The snow will fly before we know it.
One happy family enjoyed connecting with one another over the weekend. Weather continues to be pleasant, but again not much rain.
Allison enjoys fishing for all species, she was pleased with this bass she caught while fishing on Manion Lake. We are definitely in August weather, days are getting shorter, temperatures are cooling off. But we do have a gorgeous sunny day ahead of us today. We...
Despite the wind yesterday, Mark landed a luker trout. It was a hot day which ended with a thunder storm but not a lot of rain. It's a warm morning with a bit of a breeze, not as windy as yesterday though.
Don bought a new 6-wheeler for minnow trapping. We're all wondering just how long it will be until there are multiple scratches on it from going out in the bush. Yesterday was a cool day but a good day to be out fishing. Although it was quite chilly this morning it...
Jack was all smiles when he landed this 25 inch walleye while staying at our Pettit Lake outpost. Jack outfished his dad and cousin on this trip. We had a good thunderstorm roll through last evening and we did get some good rain but so far the restricted fire zone is...
Something out of the ordinary. We have this group of paddlers, paddling to Sandbeach. They figure it will take them approximately 5 hours to reach their destination. We are finally out of our heat warning but temperatures will still be on the hot side. At least it's...
Wow, great catch Jason! That fish went back into the lake for another day. We continue to have hotter than normal temperatures. We have also had a few thunderstorms roll through with a fair bit of rain which has been welcomed. However, we are still in a restricted...
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...