Yes, it’s well into June and our first guest has arrived….Chris from Alberta. Apparently having the camp to yourself isn’t so bad. I’ve shown Chris the ins and outs of trolling crank baits for walleye and it’s been going pretty well. It’s a typical June shallow, mud flat kind of bite…..probably pre- mayfly. I’ve noticed that many of the walleye I’ve cleaned have been gorging themselves on crayfish (likely molting their shells now). Boat traffic is pretty much close to non-existent but the odd one here and there.
These were “work trips” to estimate the damage to the dock ramp that the ice caused this past winter. Of course some fishing needed to occur as well…
the conclusion on the ramp is that it requires a major facelift. I’m shooting for dismantling it this fall, and replacing it over the winter. Working on the ice is definitely nicer than being knee deep in the water.
It’s a strange and complicated situation. While we wait to see if we can fully open, the powers that be are incrementally inching forward 30 days at a time. The latest is to keep the border closed till July 21 and then review where to go from there. In the meantime we are allowed to be open for domestic travelers. We are not rushing to open every cabin till we know for sure what is happening….but in anticipation of something happening late in the summer we are preparing the best ways to do so. One of the big considerations are the new cleaning protocols we need to follow for safeguarding the health of our guests and cleaning staff. Bottom line is we need to leave 24 to 48 hours between when people leave and when we clean and sanitize the cabins. This has resulted in having to juggle those people who are booked for August / September to allow us this necessary spacing. Thank you for everyone’s cooperation on this. We are also doing a similar juggling for bookings in our 2021 season. Let’s hope that for 2022 we can all return to a more normal fishing scene!
On behalf of the Boyes Group, I would like to pass on our sincere thanks for hosting the Muskie Madness Week and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay at VBL and had a great time!! This was our 7th year on Eagle Lake and we have stayed at a few other lodges but VBL takes the cake hands down! You can definitely count us in for next year. I’m happy to see you post some of my pics, they turned out well. Thanks again Gord for a wonderful week of fishing and your stellar hospitality, you run a first class operation, we look forward to seeing you next year!
