First time fishing and Kalle has the catch of the day. Although it was a hot day fishing was good for all. Jean and I picked some blueberries in the morning. In the afternoon the girls all enjoyed an afternoon on the pontoon boat. Don got the Kubota to Mount Lake...
Some of my family enjoying their morning coffee on the dock. It's a gorgeous morning, clear and sunny with a slight breeze. Don was able to relax a little longer this morning but he'll have to go on a minnow run later today after he tries to get the Kubota on the...
Jean and I had a successful day of fishing and Jean caught the biggest fish. We had some delicious fishes for dinner last night. We had to wait till a storm blew over though. There was a lot of thunder and some heavy rain. We've enjoyed a lovely sunny morning, now...
It was a nice evening last night so we took the opportunity to go for a pontoon ride, we made it back before the rain. It's a cloudy morning, we've had some rain and it's 18C. Don has done a couple of portages already this morning. He has to do a minnow run today....
Now that's a nice looking walleye that Pat caught while fishing our system. It seems like it's been a busy morning of getting boats ready and other things. Don still has a little work to do on that shower, he's hoping to get that crossed off the list today. Although...
Although it was a cloudy day all day yesterday we did have a pretty nice evening sunset. We're up and running once again this morning with guests checking out and checking in, it will be a busy day. It's a little cool this morning, good day for a run though. Today's...
This group had a great time fishing for a variety of fish as they're seen here with trout and walleye. Yesterday, we had a fair bit of rain. It's cloudy this morning with a northwest wind. Don has a portage and then he'll continue to work on the bathroom, nothing...
Yesterday was a hot and humid day which ended with a little bit of a storm blowing in. It was interesting to watch as the rain moved across the lake and the sky turning many different colours. Once again though we were saved from any damage. This morning it's cloudy,...
As I've said before there's never a shortage of work to do around here. Today Don and Allison are working on the bathroom in cabin #1 at Manion and no project is ever little. We had some interesting winds last night, no damage and no significant rain. Temperatures...
Well the girls had a great time at Sandbeach Outpost and they even caught fish for dinner! Don has been up early, as usual, and is off with the garbage trailers to town. The rest of us have lots to do around camp. It's been a windy night and morning and it's cloudy,...
Tony with a big, beautiful Pettit Lake bass. Guests always enjoy having a variety of species to fish for, makes for fun and interesting times. We have a windy morning today, but I've seen the lake be a lot rougher. The girls are going to have an interesting trip back...
Girls heading to Sandbeach for some fishing and relaxation this weekend, let's hope the weather stays good for them. We had 1.2 mm of rain throughout the night and although it was cloudy earlier this morning the sun is trying to make it's appearance. Don has a few...
We are shocked and saddened at the senseless shootings in Dallas, Texas last night. So we'd like to take this opportunity to thank our police officers who daily, put their lives on the line to serve and protect everyone. We've got a bit of work to do today, cabins to...
The "work" pontoon boat is at the portage as Don will use it to float the Kubota to Mount Lake so he can install a new septic system like the one he put in Sandbeach Lake. He has to wait for a calm morning before he takes it up to Mount Lake though. Today's forecast...
Steve caught this dark, Mount Lake walleye while on his fishing trip this year. Don and I are heading back to camp this morning, work is waiting for us. Today's forecast - A mix of sun and cloud. 30 percent chance of showers this afternoon with risk of a thunderstorm....
Chance caught and released this 24inch walleye while fishing the Pettit-Mount Lake system. He won his groups big fish contest for that day. There was no picture yesterday as Don have a couple of days off and we're in Thunder Bay. Of course there just had to be a...
Two Hyatts show the Ascotts how to fish for walleye, resulted in a delicious meal of fried fish. Yesterday was a gorgeous day and today looks like a repeat and a day to do whatever you'd like to do. Today's forecast -A mix of sun and cloud. 30 percent chance of...
Becca caught and released this dandy walleye yesterday. Don replaced solar batteries at Mount Lake Outpost yesterday. It's a beautiful morning, sunny and just a few clouds, a perfect fishing day. Today's forecast -Mainly sunny. High 24. Humidex 25. UV index 8 or very...
Happy Canada Day! Today we celebrate the birth of our nation, July 1, 1867. Our flag, seen here, became our official flag on February 15, 1965. Canada is the second largest county in the world, just after Russia. We have 10 provinces and 2 territories and the largest...
It's fun to catch northerns even though they are slimy, they usually put up a good fight. Yesterday was an interesting day as we had several thunderstorms roll through throughout the day. That's made it for a cooler day today. Today's weather - Mainly cloudy. 40...
Brenda's running group - a neighbour and a couple of guests (and 7 dogs) get together for a morning run this week. It's great to have some running pals for a change. Travis and I tried our luck fishing on Pettit yesterday, had bites and caught lots of northern but...
John and Jason were having some fun catching many walleye while at Mount Lake. It seems that lately fishing is really good when there's a good wind and it's cloudy but once the sun comes out the walleye must like to take it a little easy. This morning we've been...
John and his group had some excellent days of fishing at our Mount Lake Outpost. Here he is with a nice looking walleye. We received another 7.6 mm of rain yesterday. It looks like the storms have moved on, today will be a cool day. But that means it's a great day to...
These 3 guys went trout fishing and look who caught a trout! After yesterday's storm moved on we had a very muggy day. We also had some little thunderstorms go through late afternoon. The skies have cleared and it's a sunny morning with comfortable temperature of 15C....
Well, we had one long storm over night. Lightning and thunder started around 1:30 this morning with a close and loud bang. There was heavy rain and wind, we received 53mm (2 inches) of rain. The storm finally moved on around 8am. We had a first last night with one of...
First time fishing and look what Daniel lands, that's a 39 inch northern. Well we've had an early and busy morning, Don began portaging at 6am. Today's forecast -Mainly sunny. High 28. Humidex 32. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight Increasing cloudiness early this...
Bink shows off a lovely 25 inch trout that he caught and released back for another day. Reports are indicating that trout fishing continues to be good. We're up early this morning for some early portages. Travis is on the hunt for minnows. A sunny morning and 7C. Don...
Now here's Rich with a great walleye that he caught and released while fishing on the Mount-Pettit system. He and his group had some great fishing. It was a little cool this morning, clouds are beginning to build. Don and I had a busy day in town yesterday. Don will...
Last nights summer solstice moon, absolutely gorgeous. Last night Don and I went to Mount Lake for a BBQ, lots of fun had by all. It was a very windy day so fishing was a little tough until it died down in the evening. Cool with a mix of clouds this morning. Today's...
Yesterday was a crazy day for weather. We had a little rain, then storms became to surface and we watched them build and subside throughout the morning. We were lucky as we only received 7.8mm of rain and wind. You can see the wind churning up the lake in this...
This is what our yard looked like yesterday morning. Don was a little busy with portages. Currently we're watching and waiting for a storm to arrive. We've moved boats, tried our best to secure docks. Guests have their boats out of the water. We're in a severe...
This is Bob and Don holding Chad's lake trout that Chad caught last week. This was Bob's 47th year of fishing at Mount Lake, he hopes to be back again next year. Don's been up early as usual, has had his time to himself on the dock in the fog and has begun today's...
Carter got into the lake trout action as well last week as he shows off this black laker. Don has had an early morning portage, now he'll get ready for some other portages later today. Travis is off hunting for minnows. 18C this morning with clouds and a light wind....
Here's Randy with another nice trout caught while fishing the Mount-Pettit Lake system. There's an early morning portage and then we'll work on more maintenance work around places. Today's forecast -Mainly sunny. Fog patches dissipating in the morning. High 25....
Greg with lake trout caught while fishing at Mount Lake. The trout were very active on their trip. Don spent yesterday working on septic system for grey water at Sandbeach. He won't go back today as we have a cloudy, rainy morning. Throughout the night we have...
Johnny did some northern fishing and caught this guy that looks like he may have been in a fight or two. Don's off to Sandbeach again today to work on water and septic system. Travis went for minnows then will join Don later today. There was a little fog over the lake...
This is what happens when you don't #1 - remove the straps from the trailer; #2 - put the boat plug in and #3-use a 2-wheel drive truck to back the boat in as this results in getting the backhoe to pull you out. It became very windy yesterday making for a rough day...
Chad caught this massive lake trout while fishing at Mount Lake. It was 37 1/2 inches and it took him about 45 minutes to land it. He and his group did very well fishing for lake trout. It's a cool, cloudy morning. 7C. Weather forecasters say that we're to have a...
It was another wonderful trip for Bob and his group as Bob caught this large northern - the biggest one he has caught to date. Yesterday ended up being a gorgeous day. It started off cloudy with risk of thunderstorms but late afternoon the clouds moved out and it got...
Oops! Someone got off the ramp and buried his back tire in the sand. This called for the big Ford350 to give him a tow. Of course this wasn't the first time this has happened and it won't be the last. As a matter of fact I think Don did something similar one year with...
Don and Bob, they're celebrating Bob's 47th year here and Don's 63rd birthday. We'll celebrate Don's birthday later today after he puts in a good work day. At last it's a beautiful morning, sunny and just a few clouds. Today's forecast - Mainly sunny. High 25. Humidex...
It was 0C this morning and very foggy. Don had early portages and he said he had to follow the shoreline to the portage because it was so foggy. He also said there was frost on the boat seats. The fog has now lifted and it's a beautiful sunny, calm morning. Yesterday...
That's a great catch guys! And it looks like it was a great day to be out on the water. Not like yesterday. Yesterday was a crappy day for fishing but people were out and catching fish. It was cold, cloudy and windy. It's a better day this morning, sunny and we've...
Mark caught this black lake trout on Sandbeach. He and his party had a great time of fishing despite not so great weather conditions. Yesterday wasn't that bad of a day, our guests managed to get out for some good fishing in between the thunderstorms. It's a nice...
Joe caught and released this northern while fishing off the dock at Mount Lake. Reports are now indicating that fishing is starting to pick up. It's been foggy since 5am this morning. Don had an early morning portage and he said it was clear past the island but now at...