“The Review”
So May has blown by and we move into June. Weather has gone from cool to hot……fishing has been “hot” as well, and there’s more to come! Here’s a photo synopsis of some of the goings on here at VBL the past few weeks. Some may even venture to say “you should have been here!”……well there’s always 2024!
Really, you should have been here! Jon Vanator with an early Eagle Lake beauty!
…but the big ones have to start out small…
Dustin perfecting the art of bass fishing…..
Back in Caribou Lake momma moose and calf are out for a swim….plenty of moose sightings this spring!
When you’re all the way back in Caribou and things go south, it’s always handy to have a football playing son to do the heavy lifting….. (things are back up to speed…..nothing that a different motor and float plane won’t fix)!
Nice 20 incher Brandon!
Guests who don’t go out fishing are put to work at VBL…….thanks John for the help!
I’ll hold the camera John while you put the augers into the lake bottom….
Phase one……..looks good.
Phase two……nothing better than moving a sauna on a hot afternoon!
Clear the deck!
Ready for some cool weather, hot sauna and an Eagle Lake dip!
Dog interlude: Jaquie “Is it dinner time yet?”
The Frame family…..a colorful group!
Mark Grohnke: Discovering his life jacket will inflate in 3 feet of water while fighting a giant smallmouth bass…..”Bass-1, Mark-0″…..but the beer was cold.
Bill Natkin with a monster northern pike…
…and some slot walleye!
Keeping the musky off your line can be a problem at this time of year!
Jigging for walleye seems to attract the musky this time of year. Greg Walker….nice musky!
Pretty exciting stuff happening in May!
Brad Amstutz with a good looking Eagle Lake bass…
…and pike!
Some new anglers getting into big fish is always fun!
So, there you have it folks. Fishing has been great. Walleye have been plentiful with fish being caught mainly shallow but some out to about 20 feet during midday. Shallow walleye have been holding to structure with jigging or casting cranks to them producing well. Trolling baits is working as well and I expect this method to heat up in June. Minnows and artificial have been both effective.
This is a first class resort located on Vermillion Bay on Eagle Lake. The cabins are very clean and well kept. The boats are new with new motors and are in great shape. The owner will also clean your fish for you after your day on the water. Make no mistake the fishing on Eagle Lake is world class.
The Lodge is owned by Gord and Susanne Bastable who will make you feel welcome and before you know it you feel like family. They are the best of hosts. The atmosphere is low key and laid back leading to a great vacation.
This is my 19th year of enjoying the hospitality of the lodge and i can’t think of going anywhere else on Eagle Lake.
