June 28, 2009 Update.

Hello again from Hawk Lake Lodge. Since the last update we have have experienced some extreme weather shifts. May and early June saw unseasonably cold and very rainy weather. This was followed by nice, typical summer weather - 70s and low 80s with lots if sun. Starting June 28, however was something rather different. Quite a few checked out to return home on the 27th and those were lucky that they did. Temps plummeted to the low 50s, the wind roared like a hurricane, and torrential rain all occured at the same time. Docked boats almost sank from the heavy rains and the road and grounds appeared similar to an extended high hurdles track. We are just now working our way out of this mess. The good news is that good weather is just around the corner.

Throughout all this folks were still fishing. All returned to the Lodge drenched and cold, but most all were catching fish. We are currently in the post spawn for the bass, with a few beds still active. Only time will tell the success of this year class. It has been too nasty the last few days to see the amount of fry that you would expect to see around the shoreline at this point. Fishing is doing quite well on many of the portage lakes and the main lake is good as well despite the unstable weather. Pike fishing is doing well in Paddy and Portage Lakes. The largest to date is a 23 pounder from Cliff Lake. Walleye fishing has been spotty to date. However, it must be said that only very few anglers have been fishing for walleye in a concerted way.

As stated before, please call for more precise locational and presentational patterns. Overall, the bass fishing has been farily easy most days both as to location and tactics.

So long for now. Please be sure to call us.

June 15,2009 Update

Hello again from Hawk Lake Lodge. Just when you thought that the hope of a nice late Spring were gone, hope has sprung for the "Warmies". To the heretofore uninitiated, the "Warmies" are all true believers, led by the high priest Mr. Gore,
who reckon that the world is indeed warming at a calamitous pace. The only problem is, these folks are considered an endangered species in this part of the world. Just imagine minuscule and ever shrinking groups of true believers in these parts, assembled at one of many public venues, staring at the heavens and chanting, Al Gore, where are you now?

Well, as they say that is a deep subject. This coincides exactly where the fish have been have been holding throughout our extended chill. The good news is that, thanks to the return of warm weather, all sceptics have been forced to return to the fold. That's right, where just a few short days ago we witnessed snow, now we have to wear t-shirts. Sun, calm winds and warm temps are just too much to take (?). This change occurred just in time for me. You see, I had developed a truly menacing case of the "claw". The claw is where a confluence of factors; such as cold damp - weather, gripping a fishing rod too tightly and arthritis conspire to turn your hands into, well a claw!

Let me tell you all these mysteries sure have jump started both the walleye and bass fishing. While the progress of the season lags behind by 2-3 weeks, things have really started to pop. Following good legal precedent, you know the line - some exceptions have occurred, your results may vary, side effect have been observed to happen such as the public consumption of alcohol (yikes!) etc, etc. - I am swooning in my beer for all this, consumed of course in my private chambers.

Please call me for the full scoop. Seriously, the fishing is good, easy and predictable at this point. All these overwhelming conflicts have almost made me a believer - almost.