Season Update May 29,2008 Con't.

Welcome to the 2008 Season Updates. As many of you may be aware, Spring 2008 has been colder than usual in much of the northern USA and Canada. This has been especially true at Hawk Lake Lodge. This is evident by the heavy snowfall and the late ice out this Spring. What this means is that the whole progress of a normal season is as much as two weeks behind schedule. Conditions generally present by late May in a normal year, will present themselves two weeks later.

The Northern Pike of trophy caliber have been rare to date as they are still recovering from the spawn that has only very recently concluded. Although Ron from St.Louis caught a 45"specimen, most have been smaller. The walleye should have concluded the spawning ritual by the time of the season opener. In reality they have only started by the time they would normally be concluding. The result is a very good Spring for the walleye fishing. Many fish have already been caught in the 31" to 33" range, with most anglers having caught at least one 30"+ fish. All in all, not too bad given that only until very recently the ice of winter release its grip.

Season Update - Posted 5/29/2008

Due to cold and windy conditions, the smallmouth fishing has gotten off as well to sluggish start. The fish would trickle in to the drop off areas in 10-15 feet of water only to retreat after a short stay. This resulted in spotty fishing where only a few fish were encounted at any one time. The fish caught were caught mainly on the bottom. Nonetheless, some nice fish were caught. Among these were a couple of 20 inch fish caught by Jim from North Carolina. Quite a few fish in the 17 to 19 in size range were also caught. One remarkable thing about many of the bass was their girth. Most females caught were 3-4 inches across, obviously being full of eggs.

The past few days have seen the bass fishing really heat up. The fish have started to move up shallow and have become much more aggressive. Many bass have started to chase horizontally presented lures for the first time. Some have even been caught on topwater lures.

I hope you have enjoyed this report. Be sure to catch us again in the coming days. Take care.