I took this photo last evening at sunset, the sky was absolutely gorgeous. You can also see how black the ice has become, although this morning it's not looking quite as black as temperatures have fallen throughout the night. Minus 4C this morning, cloudy and windy....
Gone is the green, the cabins at Mount Lake have all been sided. They still have some little things to do but they'll get to that some other day. Today they're going to work around at camp. We had a little rain last night and this morning there's fog rising off the...
I'm sure many of you will remember the red sided cabins. Don has another project on the go, siding cabin #3 at Manion Lake and it didn't take Brian long to take the old siding off exposing the red. But they'll get to this another day. Today Don, Brian and Mike are...
A few of the lake this morning. Cooler temperatures overnight meant there was some freezing, a slow melt is a good thing. We certainly have been enjoying some lovely weather, so glad we're not getting the snow that our Southern Ontario friends and family are getting....
The eagles have been back for a while now. The other day when Don was coming up to Mount Lake he saw an eagle in the nest on Walleye Kitchen but they weren't in it when he took this photo. We've also seen Canada geese, Tundra and Trumpeter Swans, all signs of spring....
Sunday was Don's last day to be out on the lake with the snow machine. You can see that he was breaking ice as he came off the lake. You can easily tell that we're loosing more ice each day as we can see our jugs that mark where the docks will go. Yesterday Don worked...
Alex chose the winning fishing hole as she caught quite a few fish. This was her biggest, a 26 inch walleye. Spring fishing doesn't get much better than that. Ice fishing is pretty much over for the season as the lake continues to deteriorate. Yesterday Don worked up...
Don, who says he "fishes all the time" actually did fish and managed to catch a few walleye. Yesterday was probably the last time for this year that we'll be able to get out walleye fishing unless weather cools off significantly. We took the snow machines but there...
Yes, that's open water at the top end of Pettit as you enter Walleye Kitchen but Pettit Lake itself is not open, that will take a while yet. Going on the ice in the morning is fine but coming out in the late afternoon the top was slush ice so Don was breaking through....
Cabin 2 at Mount Lake. Don will be back there again today to finish cabin 2 and begin cabin 1. Last night was a gorgeous night with lots of stars, a sliver of a moon and some northern lights. Minus 2C this morning, so this will stiffen up the ice for Don's morning...
Another hint of spring is open water in places like Walleye Kitchen. There's still a lot of ice though and still lots of snow in the bush. Yesterday, as planned Don and I went to Sandbeach and put up firewood for the summer. Today Don will go back to Mount Lake and...
A shot of this morning's sunrise, hopefully a hint of what our day is to be like. It's currently minus 1C. Don and I will go to Sandbeach to put up firewood for the season and we'll leave the side by side at the portage. Today's forecast -Increasing cloudiness early...
Don and Brian continue to work hard at siding the cabins at Mount Lake. They're taking a day off today. Don's getting his side by side serviced for the upcoming season today because he wants to be able to take it to the portage while there's still ice on the lake. The...
It was cloudy for most of the day yesterday as the guys worked at Mount Lake. Don C. did a little brush clearing. Don and Brian are heading back to Mount Lake today to continue their work. They said, although there's still lots of ice it was very slushy on the top...
This is what Don has been up to, siding the cabins at Mount Lake. Today he has Brian and Don C. helping him. He's trying to get as much finished as he can before the ice starts to go bad. We've had some guys in fishing this weekend and they've been doing well both...
We haven't been fishing and Don hasn't taken any photos of his work day at Mount so thought I'd put one of from our trip. We took a helicopter ride around Mt. Cook, the highest mountain in New Zealand and we landed on a couple of glaciers. I'd like to be able to wear...
Lynn caught this nice northern when we were walleye fishing last weekend. The fish went back for another day as it was over the regulation size of 29.5 inches. Don got a little bit of work done at Mount Lake. He'll head back there today while I get some more work done...
Don and Dennis with their finds after shed hunting for a day. Our friends have all returned home so now Don will have to get back to work. Don's going to get up to Mount Lake today. I have the task of taking 3 dogs to the vet for their vaccinations. It's a chore...
Brian, John and Syl went trout fishing yesterday and ended up catching some fine trout. Don, Dennis and Jared went shed hunting and I stayed home. Sunny but minus 19C this morning. The guys are done fishing, Syl and Dennis will be flying home today. Today's forecast...
The boys just hanging out fishing. John caught this beautiful lake trout on Sunday. Yesterday they went lake trout fishing in the morning and didn't catch anything, Don did have a bite. Then I joined them for an evening of walleye fishing. We came up empty handed on...
It was another good day for some people, not for me though I didn't even have a bite. Dennis was king of lake trout yesterday, he caught this beauty and several more. It was quite the day to be out with wind gusts up to 40 km, cloudy and then a thunderstorm rolled...
We had a successful day of walleye fishing and Syl caught the biggest walleye of the day. The day started off cloudy and snowy but ended up being sunny. We all have red sunburnt faces. And because of the time change and sun setting later we had a late dinner. Minus 2C...
Yesterday, Brian, John and Allison went trout fishing and they did very well. We're all getting ready to go walleye fishing today. Minus 10C, cloudy, snowing with some wind. We're hoping weather will improve somewhat. Today's forecast -Cloudy with 60 percent chance of...
Brian was helping Don check minnow traps, they came up empty handed. Yesterday they took some more supplies and equipment to Mount Lake and cut some trail. Today, Don is off to town to pick up some friends who are flying in for a few days of fishing. Brian, John and...
Don's helpers yesterday as they hauled supplies. Yesterday was a pleasant day to be outside. Allison is here so she's going to help cut some trail. I'll be busy here cleaning up. It's a beautiful morning, sunny and minus 12C. Today's forecast -Mainly sunny. Increasing...
You can't see them very well in this picture but Don and Brian have a load ready to haul up to Mount Lake. It took them 3 hours, round trip. They have some more supplies to move up there today. Another cold morning to begin our day, minus 20C but things are warming...
This picture was taken on our trip to New Zealand. Something funny must have been said to make Don smile. It certainly was a great trip but right now Don is saying he doesn't want to go away for such a long time again. Don is back in the work mode, towards the end of...
Don has a few building materials to freight up to Mount Lake. He won't start freighting today as the lakes are almost glare ice, he'll wait till he has some help. To ride on the lakes you must drive along the shoreline where there is a little bit of snow. It looks...
This is a photo of our last day in Fiji taken last week. Don was smiling because he was happy to be heading home soon, although with this cold weather we've been having I'd like to be back in the hot climate. We have some guys in for some ice fishing this weekend, at...
Well, we've had a couple of wild weather days. Monday night the temperatures began to drop and the rain gave way to snow. It snowed and blowed all day Tuesday, we didn't get much for accumulation but the wind blew what snow we had around. Yesterday was still a...
Well, after travelling for 3 days (because we crossed the International Date Line on Sunday), flying for a total of 20 hours (3 different flights) and a 5 1/2 hours by car we have made it home before the blizzard that has hit Manitoba. This morning we have been...
Jared and Brenda with a nice splake from last week. Don and Brenda have arrived back in Canada, and are en route from Winnipeg. They should be here sometime this afternoon. They are bringing warm weather and rain with them, high of 10C today.
Brenda and Kevin with a nice lake trout. As Don said "3 more sleeps" and they will be home. Cold start to the day today, -28C, warming up to -10C later this afternoon.
It was another successful lake trout day yesterday. -19C this morning, and we will only get up to -12C today.
Jared's parents have arrived for a few days. Yesterday we got a late start on fishing, but caught quite a few walleye and a couple big pike too. We will try for some lake trout today. -14C this morning, expecting a sunny day and a high of -5C today.
Today is Brenda and Don's last day in New Zealand. They will then fly to Fiji for a few days before making the long journey home. It snowed a bit overnight so the lake is no longer glare ice. -7C this morning, expecting -4C this afternoon.
Don and Brenda enjoying the sunshine in New Zealand. One week and they will be back in the cold at Manion Lake.
The warm weather and rain we got last week melted most of the snow that was on the lake. -13C this morning, and we will only get up to -8C. I was getting used to the warm weather. Brenda and Don added some more pictures of their trip to Facebook, check em out if you...
Allison with a nice lake trout from our girls fishing weekend last weekend. Chilly again this morning, -12C feeling more like -19C.
Lindsey with her first splake she caught while fishing during their visit last weekend. Today is the chilliest day we have had in a while, -13C this morning warming up to -8C this afternoon. Snow is in the forecast so hopefully that'll help cover the glare ice on the...
Laurel with her first splake! Temperatures are starting to cool down again, we won't get above freezing today.
Brittany with a nice lake trout. The girls have gone home now. It was another warm day yesterday, but froze overnight so things are pretty icy out there. It will get up to 2C with a rain-snow mix expected today.
Allison and I with a couple lake trout from our fishing trip the other day. Yesterday we went splake fishing, and we caught 4. Expecting rain 5-10mm today. Brenda and Don added some new photos from their trip on our Facebook page if you haven't already seen them
Yesterday was a warm and very windy day for ice fishing, but we were successful in catching some nice trout. Should be another warm day today, up to 7C.
Beautiful sunrise over Manion Lake this morning. -2C. Yesterday it got up to 10C, so a lot of snow has melted. Expecting the temperatures to rise to 7C this afternoon. Last year on this date it was -29C, what a difference. We will head to Pettit to try and catch some...