This is the splake that Allison caught on Sunday. We have today left to get things crossed off our lists and to finish packing before heading off on our trip. Alex is coming home tonight so we can go over things with her. Don and Gord are heading up to Mount Lake...
Alex jigged up this splake on Sunday. Splake are a cross between a male brook trout and a female lake trout but they don't reproduce. The lake we go to is a stocked lake, they stock it every other year. They are very pretty fish and the meat is a deep orange colour...
Bill caught the first trout on Saturday, a pretty trout, a good trout for baking. We did have a delicious meal of trout on Saturday night. Yesterday we went splake fishing and caught a few. Yesterday was also the first day in a long time that we saw the sun so we were...
Deb caught the biggest trout of the day; an 8 pound beautiful black trout. We ended up with 4 trout in total, the other ones weren't as black as this one. Although it is colder and the lake has stiffened up our snow machine ride was very rough, so in many places we...
Brian with a trout he caught when fishing last weekend. Temperatures have cooled off to more seasonal so slush has stiffened up, Don reports that it's rough going. The girls are coming home this weekend for our last fishing trip before we go on our trip to New...
Don looks like he's pretty happy with this catch, but he let it get away. Don has found a new project before we go away; he's building some new outhouses for Mount Lake. Minus 4C this morning and cloudy. It seems like it's been a long time since we've seen sun....
Jared's first trout of the season. This trout was very hungry because after Jared brought it up, the trout spit out 2 other bait fish, one looked like it had just been swallowed. Too bad other trout weren't as hungry on Saturday. Don got up on the roof again and...
Brian and John hooked into a couple of beauty looking trout while fishing yesterday, Don came up empty handed. They only fished until noon as it was so wet on the ice, slush everywhere. We had fog last night and it's foggy again this morning, plus 1C. Today's forecast...
Don thought that yesterday was going to be a great day for trout fishing but it turned out it was just the opposite. We did see lots of action on the graphs but Alex and Jared were the only ones who caught a trout. Of course we didn't stay out too long and we didn't...
Don, Brian and John were trout fishing yesterday and here's Don and Brian with some of their catch, they caught a total of 3 trout. You can see it was a little sloppy on the ice. We're going to head out again today. It may be a little wet. There was heavy fog last...
I'm back from my work trip to Cross Lake Manitoba and have been greeted to a beautiful sunrise this morning. Brian L. and John B. are here for a weekend of fishing fun. Should be great weather to be outside. Today's forecast - Cloudy with 40 percent chance of drizzle...
Took this photo yesterday at our bridge. Don rode up to Pettit yesterday, said the lake was very rough and big drifts of snow at the portage. Of course there was slush and lots of that to deal with too. Cold nights will make a hard packed trail though. Today's...
Snow drifts on Manion Lake with some dog tracks as well. It has warmed up a bit overnight, minus 23C. Over the next few days it will warm up significantly. I'm off to Thunder Bay this morning, heading to Cross Lake Manitoba tomorrow for some work and will be back here...
At minus 36C, as the sun rises there's mist rising off the lake. We're in an extreme cold warning. Extreme cold warnings are issued when temperatures and/or windchill get down to minus 40C. And it feels cold outside even the dogs aren't very excited about going...
I snapped this photo of the rising moon over Manion Creek at our bridge as we were coming home from town last night. The moon certainly brighten up the night sky. It's clear this morning, minus 24C, with an orange horizon as the sun comes up and there's a good wind...
Another photo taken by Allison when she and Don broke trail to Sandbeach. This is a shot along the creek going into Sandbeach Lake. Yesterday it snowed all day, we received around 5-6 inches of snow. It was mild in the morning but as the storm began to move off the...
Allison captured this photo of a grouse soaking up the last rays of the sun New Year's Day when we were coming back from fishing. Yesterday was yet another cold day but temperatures warmed up over night. We've received about 3 inches of snow and it's minus 8C, cloudy...
Sandbeach in the winter - gorgeous. We sure are in a winter wonderland as the ground is blanketed in white and trees are heavy with snow. When the sun is shining it's spectacular. Don broke my snowshoe trail so it made for a bit easier snowshoe, even the dogs like a...
This was yesterday's sunrise as we were travelling on the Grey Trout Road on the way to Dryden to visit Allison. We saw a lot of moose tracks and on our way home we saw 2 moose in different locations. It's another cold morning, minus 25C with some clouds. On Friday...
"That's a lot of snow!" said Don when he slowed snow on Wednesday. It made snowshoeing challenging but Don has broken my trail with his snow machine so it will be a little easier now. Yesterday he rode up to Birch Lake breaking trail he says there's some slush but so...
Lynn caught this trout when we were fishing on New Year's Day. There was no one fishing yesterday as it was a clean up day. Don spent most of the day plowing snow. Everytime he'd come inside he'd say "there's a lot of snow" We're sure we received over a foot of snow,...
Well, despite still being in a winter storm warning, we decided to go fishing yesterday because we thought the trout would be hungry. There was a lot of snow. Don lead the way breaking trail and at times I couldn't see him for the snow swirling around him. And at...
Bill caught this trout while we were fishing on New Year's Day. It was such a beautiful sunny day but things changed quickly as we're now in our second day of a winter storm warning. We have received about 8 inches of snow and it's still snowing, at time you can't see...
All packed up and ready to head home after a day of ice fishing. We were on Pettit and there's about a foot of ice, not too much snow which makes it good for walking around. Bill and Lynn each caught a trout, other than that it was pretty slow. We could see fish on...
Happy New Year!! Yesterday, Don and Allison broke trail, lots of snow in the trees. Last night we had friends join us, we watched the World Junior's Hockey game, had a delicious dinner and played some Rumoli. We usually have a bonfire and although we have a large...
We finally have a sunny morning, the birds are also enjoying the sun. We have quite the flock of birds that visit us throughout the day, Grosbeaks, Blue Jays, Chickadees and Nuthatches. Don and Allison are planning on going for a ride this morning to break trail to...
Don checked traps yesterday and he got 4 beaver. Today he and Allison are planning on breaking some more trail. I got out for a snowshoe, it was a bit easier now that my trail is cleared. Minus 14C and cloudy this morning. Today's forecast - Mainly cloudy. 40 percent...
Sunset over Manion Lake in the winter, a beautiful sight. This picture was taken Tuesday evening. Yesterday we had snow most of the day so Don didn't go to his trapline. Instead, he and Allison broke trail behind the shop and cut brush from my snowshoe trail. So today...
Went for a walk with the girls and the dogs yesterday afternoon. Don skinned and stretched a few beaver and other than that it was a relaxing day for all. Ended the day watching the World's Junior Hockey. Today, Don and Allison are going to his Barber Lake trapline....
We didn't get as much snow as they were predicting, even though it did snow all day, so we broke trail up to Mount Lake Outpost yesterday. There was a bit of slush in a few places but nothing too bad. Not too sure what we will be doing today. Don has some beaver to...
We hope you all had an enjoyable Christmas Day, we certainly did. We relaxed, opened our gifts, watched some Christmas movies, went for a walk and had a delicious dinner. We were anxiously waiting for the storm to arrive, the wind came but we didn't get much snow and...
Merry Christmas to everyone! May your day be filled with much happiness spending time with family and friends. We'll be enjoying the day relaxing as a winter storm approaches. Today's forecast - Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries. Wind east 30 km/h gusting...
The sun is trying it's best to shine but I believe we're going to have a cloudy day. Yesterday was such a mild day but unfortunately we were in town so missed out on being outdoors yesterday. It has already dropped 4 degrees since early this morning. Don is off to his...
Well we're prepared for anything now as we got a load of ash yesterday. Don always likes it when he has lots of wood in the yard. The truck driver didn't really like our bridge but he made it up no problem. It was a very nice mild day yesterday we got a few...
Welcome winter! I was trying to capture a photo of where the sun is on the winter solstice but the clouds have gotten in the way. On this, the first day of winter, the sun rises just a little to the right of the farthest island so now it will begin it's journey back...
Don captured this photo yesterday morning. It was a cold day and the wind made it colder. This morning it's minus 17C, we've had some light snow flurries and it's still windy. Today will be another day of clean up and organizing. Today's forecast -Light snow. Amount 2...
'Baby it's cold outside!' Yes, it's a crisp and clear morning, makes for a beautiful sunrise though. I think I'll wait till this afternoon to go for a walk, there's still lots of things to do inside. Today's forecast - Sunny. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 21. Wind...
Don checked the ice on Manion and there was 6 inches so he went for a ride to Pettit Lake, there's about 5 inches on Pettit. So we're going to have good ice for ice fishing after all. This photo is on Pettit, looking up towards the far end. It continues to be cold and...
Our 2016 Christmas tree, I think we could have cut a few feet off the bottom. Yesterday Don and I spent the day in town. Today we'll do some odds and sods around here. Don is thinking it's just about time to go for a ride across the lake to see what ice conditions are...
I took this photo of a sun dog a few days ago just after sunrise. To me a sundog is a sign that we'll have cold weather and we've certainly been having that. Don continues to clean up his shop. I managed to get out for a short walk and play with the horses yesterday...
I went out early this morning (just after 6am) to capture this photo of the moon before it set, although this picture doesn't do it justice. At negative 22C and a wind, there's a bite in the air. We have our Christmas tree decorated and doing that wasn't all that...
Late yesterday afternoon, I was walking along the shore line in search of branches for my Christmas urns that go on my front deck, and snapped this photo of the sunset. I could hear the ice moving and snapping so didn't go too far. Don didn't get to his trapline...
We have our Christmas tree, just need to tie it up so it doesn't fall and decorate it. That will happen tonight. We didn't go far for our tree, just up where the horses hang out. Don's going to check out his Barber Lake trapline today. I'm going to go for a run,...
Don built some cribbing for the solar panels, making the structure more sturdy. Don has been working at cleaning up his shop. Yesterday I walked to the bridge, the dogs were happy. I'll go for a walk again today when it warms up a bit. Hannah and Jasper ventured out...
Jasper's waiting patiently for the ice to get thick enough for him to cross it. I think he looks forward to winter when he and Hannah can go out across the ice and explore the other side of the lake. It's cold out there today so it will be making ice and the...