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...
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...