WEEK 10 WRAP-UP!

Good morning Rocky Shore Lodge week 10 blog.   We had a very nice week with some great longtime guests and a few new ones.  Fishing was solid especially if you made it on the water by 8am the walleyes were there to be had. 

Leeches are in demand, but minnows and crawlers were effective as well.  Ron and Jim from P1 used crawlers almost exclusively and caught a lot of walleyes.      

The original Rich Award winner was hands down Brian from C-1.  He had quite the adventurous week with his boat, and I won’t mention everything that they had to endure in their 2 trips up this year.  Rumor has it he’s already built a new boat online and Collette agreed with the make and model.  After having a blown alternator replaced the crew went to Sub Island to fish the hazard buoy drop offs.  It sounds like things were headed in the right direction as they were catching walleyes right up to the point where he realized the rock that was stationary had crept up on the SS Minnow.  Chris was willing to get in the water to lighten the load but alas it turned out not necessary as the four kept going from one side of the boat to the other and freed themselves.  From what I understand no damage was done to the boat.  If you read this on Facebook, please feel free to name Brian’s Island.  I’m looking for a catchy/witty name as I believe he deserves to name a spot on the lake.

Walleye bite was better with the slip bobber.  Jett from P2 caught a Personal Best (PB) 29-Inch Walleye. 

It was so fat and healthy looking I asked a bunch of times if they really measured it accurately.  You decide when you see the photo below.  I had a couple of the guests this week from P2 crew make mention how incredibly chunky and healthy the walleyes are this year.  The fish Jett caught had to be over 10 pounds not that we weigh fish up here.  The fishery is definitely in great shape. Rick and Gary from C-3 had a couple really fast and furious periods this week on Hump 2 where it drops just to name one of the spots that has been good.  I was able to sneak out Wednesday morning with Dave from C-5 and really enjoyed some time chasing walleyes.  Thanks Dave!  Dave and Cathy C-2 brought up grandsons Wyatt, and Reno and Reno boated a 29-Inch Walleye!  His first trip to Canada and to boat a fish like that!  So many nice fish being caught and released!  I could name a bunch of spots but I’ll tell you when you arrive.

Alan from C-6 came up with a new guy Jerry and they boated 8 muskies this week and quite a few follows.  Alan had a PB up to the boat before it was able to spit the hook right before they netted the fish.  Always amazes me that a fish with that many sharp treble hooks can throw a lure so easy.

Perch and bass were caught with ease, when targeted, and sometimes when not targeted.    

Week 10 Monster Fish Tournament results:

Jett caught a 6-Inch Smallmouth to eek out a 6.25-Inch and 6.5-Inch Smallmouth respectively to capture the Micro prize.

Reno from C-2 landed his PB 29-Inch Walleye on the right day to grab the walleye prize.  That’s 2 weeks in a row where the walleye prize was awarded for a fish over 29 inches!  I laugh when people say July and August are slow months fishing for walleye.  Maybe in the states, but not up here.

Brian’s Rock Brian landed a 27-Inch Northern Pike to capture the Northern/Musky prize.

Congratulations everyone!

Some very nice fish caught this week and the weather was very agreeable to those who like the sun.  Not hot but warm. 

Summer is flying by as we start to prep for bear baiting and moose season is not all that far off either.  From all of us up here we hope your travels are safe and your vacations and family time is relaxing and rewarding!

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Tight Lines everyone!     

WEEK 9 WRAP-UP!

Good afternoon rocky shore lodge week 9 blog.   Another beautiful day at Rocky Shore Lodge.  Guests are out enjoying the weather and catching fish.  Last week fish were back in their normal summer spots and few spring spots.  By the later stages of Week 9 anglers were finding fish in the 15 to 20 foot range and they were feeding on minnows, leeches, and crawlers.  Looks like the Rainbow ends at RSL or Todd’s boat.  You decide!

As everyone is aware the leech shortage is real, and we had guests procure their leeches at bait shops on their way up to the lodge.  We apologize for the major inconvenience for those who want to use leeches.      

The original Rich Award winner was none other than Jim and Sam from C-2.  Nothing like Jerry when he decided to do a personal water temp check but losing 2 anchors in one week deserves a bit of a spot light.  We attempted to retrieve the anchor to no avail.  Someone beat us to the marker buoy Jim put on it unfortunately.  Not to be outdone this week, but I think a special mention should go out to Todd who lost his plug unknowingly.  Fortunately, he had to go down to his boat for something and it was midday.  Walking down the hill (The Green Mile I’ve renamed it) Todd noticed the gunnel of his boat was aligned perfectly with the dock and not sitting up 6 to 8 inches like normal.  Bilge pump was engaged and Todd found out the issue and threw in his spare plug.  Crisis averted.  I’m glad it didn’t happen after the completion of the day.  Spare plug=good idea.

Walleyes returned to their normal spots and were being caught in numbers depending on whether you were over the active school or not.  Some guys caught nice numbers in the middle of the afternoon in 10 to 15 feet of water and some were caught in the 18 foot range in large numbers.  When you see boats back on the midlake humps and they don’t move for a couple hours that usually means good things.  The smaller Smallmouth bass (bait stealers) are hanging in the shallower water on the humps.  A great place to take the kids if they don’t care about size, but want to catch numbers.  Mike from P2 darn near made the 30-Inch club and I really believe with the shape of the tail and it being a little tattered if it was in tact it

would have been 30 but alas 29.5-inches.

We had lots of nice bass caught and eaten this week, as well as perch being caught in good numbers and sizes.  Pike weren’t as prevalent this week.

Lots of Perch this week were brought in because of the beautiful weather.  People just wanted to be on the water with the low wind and sunny skies and I can’t blame them. 

Week 9 Monster Fish Tournament results:

Erin (newcomer) caught a 5-Inch Smallmouth bass to capture the Micro prize.

Mike from P2 boated and released a monster 29.5-Inch Walleye!

Ethan from C-1 landed a nice 25-Inch Pike to bring in the Pike/Musky trophy!

Congratulations everyone!

               The summer fish are getting picked off with slip bobbers and drop shots.  Jigs are always welcome as well.  Take care and we’ll see you soon.  Facebook is not happy with the way I’m doing these posts.  I’ll try and figure out a way to get them on Facebook if they keep deleting them.

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Tight Lines everyone!     

WEEK 8 WRAP-UP!

Good afternoon rocky shore lodge week 8 blog.   As I look out the window and type this last week was probably the nicest week of weather we’ve had all season.  Other than a 1 hour stretch of rain resulting in almost an inch the sun shone, and the clouds were not present most of the week. 

If you have not seen Steve’s Video Blog (VLOG) we are having no luck in procuring leeches this summer.  Our number one supplier is done for the season, and we haven’t been able to find anyone else that supplies leeches.  In other words, my biggest recommendation would be to try and get your leeches on the way up to camp.  Call bait shops ahead of time and see if they will set some aside for you.  I have a few pounds left but they will not last long and I doubt we will be able to purchase any more.  We are very sorry for this inconvenience.  Our proverbial hands are tied.  On a positive note, fish were being caught this week on minnows, leeches, and crawlers so there are options.

The original Rich Award stayed home once again this week and that might not be a bad thing.

Carma from Penthouse 2 was deemed the Goby master from Karen’s cousins as she was not very successful in landing any fish until the last day.  She had 2 Gobies to her name.  I smell something fishy and it was probably her husband derailing her chances to catch fish, but with no proof all I can assume is she has an aptly named title!  Congratulations Carma? 

We had a young lad by the name of Jay who was schooling Harvey and I on the finer points of river fishing in Missouri and the lures he was going to be using to land his walleye up here.  I have to thank Larry for bringing Jay up as we enjoyed his company immensely! 

Walleyes were caught in 4 feet of water all the way to 30 feet.  A very intriguing week for walleye fishing as they were literally everywhere!  As I mentioned the previous week the fish were around 19 foot, but this week scattered.  Not sure the reasoning but anyone who wants to venture a guess I’d be interested in hearing it.  Week 9 will be more normal, but that’s for next week.

Shannon and Zane were targeting Smallmouth Bass and cleaned house on them pretty much all week.  They got their walleyes for eating but keyed on Bass!  Their friends Larry, Jay, and Jason were multi species fishing and had some good results with Smallmouth as well as other fish and for their first trip to RSL I’d say not bad.  Especially considering the fish this week were all over the lake in unusual spots!

Lots of Perch this week were brought in because of the beautiful weather.  People just wanted to be on the water with the low wind and sunny skies and I can’t blame them. 

Week 8 MFT results:

Really happy to announce youngster Jay Rizzo landed a 26-Inch Northern Pike to grab the Northern prize. He was quite excited!

John from P2 hauled in a monster 5.5-Inch Small mouth Bass to capture the RSL Plaque!

Mike from C-2 landed a very nice 26.5-Inch Walleye to claim the Walleye prize!

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Tight Lines everyone!