This is Lennox's first time at our place and this is his first walleye he caught, congratulations! More wedding guests have arrived so last night we had a potluck. There is always so much food but everything was delicious. Although most wedding preparations are done...
Wedding preparations are in full swing. The tent went up yesterday. The dock is starting to be prepared as the plan is to have the ceremony take place there. Looks like it will be a great day to get some grass/weeds cut as that's on our "To Do List", among other...
Tina caught this large northern while fishing on Manion Lake. We had a tiny bit of rain yesterday so things continue to be dry and we're still in a restricted fire zone. We are no longer in a special air quality statement, the smokey haze is suppose to gradually get...
The "Burriss Boys" got together, the first time in a long, long time some good times were had last night. We have finally received a little bit of rain this morning but .5mm doesn't even wet the sand much. There's another fire burning off the south end of Manion Lake...
Our view this morning, a very calm lake making for a relaxing morning. We have a larger beach than usual due to the low lake levels, we are in need of some good amounts of rain. With just a week away, wedding preparations are in full swing. We have made the dock wider...
Hannah, doing what she does best - sleeps and waits for guests to come back off the lake, she's quite the con artist. I'm sure most guests think we never feed her. Even though she looks so lazy here she's always up for an adventure. It was a cool night, some mist...
A friend who was staying here last weekend captured this photo of a brilliant rainbow over Manion Lake after a brief rainstorm. Our hot dry weather has left us for today, it's much cooler and the smoke and haze from western fires have all dispersed. The fire that was...
This group of grandfathers, fathers and children enjoyed a very hot weekend of fishing and swimming in the lake fun. For some of them it has been their 23rd year. Yesterday was a hot day so the afternoon was a rest and relax type of day. It's hot again this morning,...
This was our morning view at sunrise, a red sun and smoke in the air. We are in a heat warning and a special air quality statement. Once again our temperatures will be in the low 30C and the poor air quality is a result of fires that are burning in British Columbia,...
It has been a while since I last posted a photo but it seems like the morning just gets away on me. This photo was taken yesterday late afternoon after a fire had been detected south of Manion Lake, the smoke was quite visible. It didn't take long for the MNRF Forest...
This is smoke from the fire that is located behind our Pettit cabin. The fire is now being held and with these cooler temperatures I'm sure it will be declared out soon. Yesterday I went berry picking and the blueberries were plentiful. We're going to go out again...
Don and I spent a day and a half at Sandbeach for a well deserved break, it was so relaxing. We hiked up the cliff by Sandbeach #2 to see the view of the lake. We did a little fishing and caught a few fish but we weren't there to fish, we were there to do as little as...
Dave proves that there are large smallmouth bass in the lakes, I think this one was 19 inches so it must have put up a good fight. Yesterday was a clean-up day and a day to finish some projects. Weather wise it was interesting as we had several thunderstorms roll...
The weather improved throughout the day so we took my family that's been visiting fishing as it was their last day. We all did very well. This is Sophie and Allison showing off their double header. Sophie caught 10 fish yesterday, she was very excited about that. And...
This is Emma's first time visiting. She went fishing with the girls and landed this big northern, it was well over 30 inches. She had actually caught a smaller fish before this guy hooked onto her line, pretty exciting. It's a cool, cloudy, drizzly morning. We haven't...
This is Blake this is his first trip to our place and this is his first fish he has ever caught. Blake says "it's a big one!" He wasn't too keen on holding the fish though. We're going to take Blake and the rest of his family fishing later on today and we sure hope he...
Now this is one big Northern Pike and Steve looks like it's hard to handle. That head is huge! We have had a few days that were cloudy and fishing was great, once the sun comes out in full force fishing seems to slow down. Yesterday was a sunny, hot day. Don and Alex...
Well this morning started off with a flurry of activity but guests have all been taken care of so now other work can begin. Our front deck is finished and it looks great. Now when we sit there we can see the lake very well. I have some friends coming later today so we...
Grandpa Terry had to help Grant hold this 40inch northern that Grant caught this week. Grant told me he caught it on his first cast and it was "really hard to reel it in!" I must say, it's been a great week for the kids they seem to be out doing the adults with...
Another misty sunrise this morning and a sweater is required before the sun gets over the trees. We didn't like the hot, hot days but I certainly enjoyed the mornings when you didn't need a sweater. Today will be a hot one, thinking of picking some blueberries but we...
Jacob had a little excitement (okay, a lot of excitement) last night when he decided to cast off a dock on Manion. When their family arrived, Jacob's dad had seen weeds not far from the dock and told the kids that that might be a good spot to cast for fish. So last...
Don has a new project on the go - redoing the front deck. He got started yesterday afternoon and will continue the work this afternoon once he gets back from hauling a load of hay. The blueberries are now ripe enough to pick and there's some pretty big ones this...
Ricky and Renea enjoyed some fine hot days and a little bass fishing at our Pettit Lake Outpost cabin. Our heat wave has finally ended. We've had a little thunderstorm roll through this morning and we welcomed 13.20mm of rain which is actually a fair amount over such...
Here's Luke and Justin with a couple of fine looking lake trout they caught when they fished the Mount Lake system. Don and I have returned from our little get away of 2 whole nights, better than nothing. We enjoyed a couple of great dinners out and Don enjoyed a...
One of our guests with a nice walleye caught on the upper lakes. Don and Brenda finally got a few days to rest and relax and are on their way to Thunder Bay. Sunny and a high of 25C today.
Betty caught and released this 31 inch northern on a warm Friday night as the sun was setting. Betty and her family have been enjoying some great fishing days. They went out early this morning but a thunderstorm chased them back in. Everyone is waiting for the storms...
This group enjoyed a few days fishing on Manion before heading up to Mount Lake for a day of fine fishing there. Looks like they found some walleye. We're back in a heat warning for today and tomorrow, it's going to be hot, hot, hot. It will be a day to fish early and...
In between all the other work "Doc Hyatt" was at it again as he removed a treble hook from Bernie's knuckle yesterday. Those darn northerns get you every time. It was yet another busy day yesterday as Don got his old work pontoon in the water and switched ATV's at the...
Tatum caught this walleye and the northern latched onto the walleye so hard that they had to pry this mouth of the northern to release the walleye. Other people fishing have also said they've had a northern pike go after a walleye that they have caught. The northerns...
Someone is out there enjoying the morning and hopefully catching some fish. It was very cloudy this morning but rain was elsewhere. Don has completed a portage for today now he'll take a load of garbage to town. Today's forecast - Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance...
Happy Canada Day! Enjoyed the peacefulness of the morning as Don heads to the portage. Guests are all settled in for their holiday so today might be a bit relaxing, course we can always find something to do. A grey type of day but warm, not as hot as yesterday though....
Well we were expecting quite the storm but it hasn't been as spectacular as they had forecasted. We have had some rain and some pretty good lightning and thunder but not much for wind - which is a good thing. Don was going to go for minnows this morning but once we...
John also caught and released some nice walleye during his stay at our Mount Lake Outpost. These big ones are the breeding stock so it's great they go back in the lake. This morning has been a lovely quiet one so we've all enjoyed some relaxing time on the deck with...
John shows off this large bass he caught while fishing our Mount Lake system. There's been some large bass being caught lately, they're so fun to catch especially when they jump out of the water. Yesterday was a bit of a quiet day so Don was able to get some work done...
This was Brent's fish time fishing with us and this is his first walleye, pretty nice walleye. Yesterday was a little cooler so it was a good day to go look for minnows and get some yard work accomplished. Looks like things are going to heat up again throughout the...
This is the first and last time that a skeeter boat will be going over the portage. Yesterday was another busy day for Don as he had portages first thing in the morning, a trip to Mount Lake to pick up garbage, checked minnow traps and then a portage trip early...
First time fishing our Mount Lake system, Keith catches this beautiful lake trout. Despite hot weather he and his group had a great time. It's been another busy morning or portaging, good to get that done before it really heats up again. This hot weather is suppose to...
Anthony caught this fat bass while fishing on Manion. The bass have become very active lately, but there is still a size restriction in place until July 1st so this guy had to go back. It continues to be very hot and still, but at least it cools off nicely in the...
Don was able to get some quiet time in this morning before portaging and going for minnows. It was a perfect morning to sit on the dock and watch guests head out for the early morning fish. It's been rather busy these past number of days, I have only been out fishing...
It's been a busy morning, lots of portages. We had some significant rainfall overnight - 24mm which is about 2 inches, the sun is trying to shine and it's windy. Yesterday, Don changed out all our solar batteries, so we now have 24 brand new solar batteries that will...
It was a gorgeous morning to sit on the deck with our morning coffee, the lake was calm and there was a bit of fog rising off the water. Don had a bit of a quiet day yesterday as he only had a couple of portages and a dock to work on. The dock is almost repaired,...
Someone was up early this past week to capture this photo of a beautiful sunrise over Mount Lake. I wonder if fishing was good that day as it looks like it was a very calm morning with just a few clouds. Yesterday certainly wasn't a calm day as the wind blew all day...
Moldy was amazed with the size of this bass he caught while fishing Mount Lake system. There have been a number of large bass caught and released as right now you can't keep a bass over 13.8 inches. This regulation changes the first of July after that you can keep any...
Today, this guy becomes a true senior so we're wishing him a very Happy Birthday. Unfortunately we can not give him the day off, there's just too much to do - get boats ready, do some portages, go check minnow traps is just a few things on his list today. He can...
The kids had a great time fishing and they were especially excited after hauling in this 41inch northern, it was very fat too. Don has had a very busy morning with portages. This leaves the rest of the day for him to get some more things stoked off the "to do list"....