Craig caught this 31 inch lake trout while fishing on Mount Lake, it sure is a beautiful fish. Becca, Travis and I went out late yesterday afternoon and caught our dinner. Once again we have a dreary day, 10C this morning and drizzling. Today's forecast -Periods of...
Mike's wife Tammy actually caught this 40 inch Northern but she allowed Mike to hold it before they released it back to the waters. Fishing has begun to pick up, reports are that there's been some great times to be out on the lake. We're up early this morning for 6am...
Mike caught this 28 inch northern which is within the size limits. (You can't keep any northerns over 29.5 inches) Although people are catching fish it has been a bit slow due to weather conditions. The rain and wind has made it a challenge for most. Don made a quick...
Well May has certainly come and gone, June is expected to go just as quickly. This is Turman with a pretty good catch - a good sized lake trout. Yesterday was a right off when it came to fishing, weather kept most fishermen inside their cabins. We have yet another...
Doug caught this 27 inch walleye yesterday, this was his first big fish so he was very thrilled with the experience. 9C this morning, cloudy and windy. Looks like it will be a day to do some indoor work. Today's forecast -Today Cloudy. Periods of rain beginning early...
Here's Lonnie with his fish he caught for dinner one night while at Mount Lake. He and his group had some excellent fishing, weather was excellent for them as well. Yesterday was a grey day with off and on showers throughout the day, over the course of 2 days we've...
The wet weather didn't prevent Travis, Becca and I from getting out for a few hours in the late afternoon for some fishing. They certainly tasted delicious last night. It's yet another cloudy, grey day, 13C. We had some rain overnight. Guests are all in and settled so...
Here's Brody again this time with a whitefish, not very often do you catch one of these, but it does happen. Brian L worked hard yesterday and met his goal, he completed the pine on the screened in porch he was working on. He did a beautiful job. Don has some morning...
First time fishing in Canada and this is Brody's first walleye, a pretty nice catch. He had a great trip because to top it off he saw a moose playing on a sandy beach. He says he'll be back. Becca, Travis and Don were at Sandbeach yesterday getting the last of the...
John caught this nice lake trout while fishing at Sandbeach. They had some great fishing. Still waiting for some walleye pictures, hopefully tomorrow. It's a cool, cloudy and misty morning. Today's forecast -A few showers ending early this morning then mainly cloudy...
Travis took the opportunity to try his luck at fishing last night, he caught a few bass and northern and he snapped this picture of a gorgeous sunset. I know many of you are wanting to see walleyes but I don't have any pictures of them yet. Reports from others do...
I finally got out fishing yesterday and I caught this walleye that had a lot of cysts on it so we threw it back. It was slow fishing but we did end up having some delicious fishes for dinner. It was also a hot, windy day so it was a challenge to find calm waters....
I know this is not a walleye, it's a northern but today is our walleye opener. Becca and Alex caught this little northern off the dock at Mount Lake last weekend. The "kids" will get out fishing later today for walleye. It's a gorgeous morning, calm no bugs doesn't...
Our view this morning, you never get tired of seeing the sun sparkling on the lake. We have a few guests arriving today as they anticipate opening of walleye season tomorrow. Do Don will be busy with some portages this morning. Today's forecast -Sunny. Becoming a mix...
Travis snapped a picture of this moose while going to Mount Lake. Sure is nice to see these magnificent creatures. I went to Thunder Bay yesterday and I saw a total of 5 moose. We're heading up to Sandbeach today to get those cabins ready for the season. It's going to...
Once again it was our pleasure and we feel privileged to have hosted our regions Ontario Provincial Police Emergency Response Team. They work hard at protecting us and they are there to help with those very difficult situations. Pettit and Mount Lake cabins are ready...
Becca caught this trout while we were at Mount Lake cleaning cabins. You can always take time out for a little fishing while you're working. Becca and Travis are at Mount Lake today, finishing some work there then they will move on to Pettit. I'm at home getting...
This is how the docks got transported across the portage. Yesterday Becca, Alex and I got some cabin cleaning completed at Mount Lake yesterday. Today Becca and I will go back there and finish the Mount Lake cabins. Travis is heading out to set minnow traps. Don has a...
Hannah was supervising as these docks were being moved to the Pettit cabin. The bunch of us are heading up to Mount Lake to prepare these cabins for the season. It's hard to believe that opening of walleye season is just in 5 more days. Negative 2 C this morning but...
Friday the 13th and we've got snow. At least we know it won't stay on the ground like it has in northern Manitoba. It's cold, 2C this morning. Our busy week has ended, we just have the cleaning up left to do and then we'll try to do a little relaxing later on today....
Travis enjoyed a slow ride to the portage. Don and he will be taking these docks to Pettit today. Don has some repair work to the cribs at the main camp, the ice pushed them up onto the shore. It's amazing what damage ice can do. It's a great morning this morning but...
The guys who helped Don put up firewood took some time for a little trout fishing. Ron certainly lucked out landing this beauty! They enjoyed a delicious meal of trout. Busy day yesterday and another coming up today with the OPP. Don and Travis were able to get a few...
This is the work crew from the weekend, they worked hard putting up firewood and repairing docks. They were happy to have such great weather for the work. Cabins are all ready to go at the main camp now we're preparing meals for our crew that's here for the week....
This is fog rising from the lake at sunrise this morning. Somewhat cooler temperatures and wind moved the smoke out late yesterday morning. As predicted, we are in a Restricted Fire Zone. This means there's no burning of any kind allowed and all fire permits have been...
This is what the lake looked like just a bit after sunrise this morning. This is smoke which is coming from fires in Northwestern Ontario, around Kenora and also from "The Beast" fire in Fort MacMurray, Alberta. This fire has been burning for 5 days, has burned...
The sunroom is now ready to have the furniture moved back in, one thing stroked off the "to do" list. Don will be heading up to Mount Lake today to put firewood up at Pettit and Mount Lake, and I suppose to also work on those darn docks. Becca and I will continue with...
Here's some more dock work for Don thanks to a good east wind that we had for a couple of days in a row. The flooring in the sunroom will be laid today, Becca will continue to work on cabins and I'm off to town to pick up supplies. We have another sunny morning...
Jared, Alex and Becca had tried their luck at lake trout fishing on the weekend, Jared caught this small northern. But doesn't this just make you want to get in a boat and get out fishing? We got some more spring work completed yesterday but there's still lots to do....
Don now has to add dock repair to his list of things to do. This is the dock at Pettit Outpost, the ice broke the dock. He hasn't made it to Mount Lake yet to see what those docks look like. Becca and I got cabin #2 all ready for the season now on to some other cabins...
Now that we've turned another page on the calendar it's crunch time to get cabins and place ready for guests. So today is just another day like the other day - spring cleaning. Before we started working we took some time to enjoy our morning coffee on the deck and...
Jared, Alex and Becca got a boat in the water and tried their luck at trout fishing, no luck though. Don and Brian exceeded their goal for yesterday. Once again it's another beautiful sunny morning, plus 1C. We'll get some more cleaning done today and Don and Brian...
Yesterday, Don and Brian got the tin on the roof. Today they'll continue to work on the screened in. I'll continue to work on cleaning and organization - this just seems like a never ending job. We still haven't got a boat in the water, maybe today we'll get that off...
This is the latest project that Don and Brian have been working on, a larger screened in porch for Alex's cabin. They'll be continuing with this project today. I'm off to Thunder Bay to pick up Becca who will be working for us this summer. We still haven't found the...
This is one of the projects that Don has been working on this spring. We've changed the screened-in into a 3 season sunroom and he's put siding on the outside, makes it look very nice. Today, Brian L. is coming to help put up rafters on the screened in deck for...
Another picture from the weekend when Don and Alex were out shed hunting. Yesterday was a town day for us, Don got some more building supplies for his projects. Today he'll do some staining in the sunroom - formerly known as the screened-in and I'll continue with some...
Don and Alex went shed hunting yesterday but came up empty handed. They did see lots of moose sign though. Hannah and Jasper enjoyed their 10km walk as well. It's another cloudy, windy day. Don and I will continue with our spring cleaning and maintenance projects....
The ice is completely gone off Manion Lake this is 5 days earlier than last year. It's so wonderful to see the sun sparkling off the water and to hear the waves lapping at the shore. Don and Alex have gone for an adventure this morning, shed hunting. Today's forecast...
Moon rising over Manion Lake on Earth Day, a gorgeous sight. It's 5C and cloudy and showers are in the forecast. There's still ice on the far end of the lake. Our neighbours put their boat in the water and came over for a visit yesterday. There was too much ice so...
This is our view this morning. It's sure nice to see open water. The ice isn't completely gone though you can see ice at the far end of the lake. The frogs were croaking again last night and the sun's shining. Soon we'll be able to have our morning coffee on the dock....
As you can see we have a grey day. It's plus 6C, raining and fog is rising off the lake. The ice has certainly deteriorated, it's getting blacker and crystallized. This rain will help and if a good wind picked up that would help even more. Don and Brian have a few...
Although the picture might be a bit grainy there's a moose on top of the beaver house. You should be able to see the white of it's coat as the winter hair is falling out. We saw the tracks on the side of the road before we spotted it. Today's forecast -Mainly cloudy....
This is what the lake looks like this morning - there's more dark colours which indicates ice is getting bad. The dogs are still walking out on the ice though. Minus 1C and sunny this morning. Almost summer like weather will help melt the ice. Don and I are off to...
These crackles have returned for the spring and summer. Their behaviours are interesting to watch but they will destroy other birds nests. We have a few eagles have been visiting the moose head that's on the lake. Don has been working on the siding on the screened in...
There's not too many days left that you'd be able to walk on the lake so Don's taking some old moose heads out for the eagles. As you can see it's a cloudy day and we've had some light rain off and on. The ice continues to pull away from the shoreline. It's so nice to...
I arrived home late last night after travelling to Weagomow and Kasabonika First Nations this week. While I've been gone, Don got the roof on on the deck of the lodge. Spring like weather has finally moved in which is helping to move the ice around. As you can see in...