Today is April 3rd and the forcast is for above freezing daytime temps with below freezing at night. Typical spring weather. Time to get some of my chores done on the portage lakes while ice conditions are still good (over 2 feet of ice on the bay)……. Asshole’s garage is a happening place these days!
The ramp on Clearwater Lake was in need of some work….
With low water levels it’s tricky getting the boats back up onto the ramp. Perhaps extending them out a bit further will help…..also more flat surfaces to stand on can’t hurt the situation! Are those new 4 stroke motors on the back? Why, yes they are!
Let’s hope the water levels go up a bit and parts of the ramp are in the “wet zone”…. If nothing else, the extension will give us a safer place to stand while we grunt and pull…
Of course while you’re back there there is some thoughts of fishing……
“Fishless Brent” was happy to catch this monster!
Of course the trip isn’t complete without checking out the Indian pictographs….
So there you have it. Ice conditons as of today. The sun is getting warm and spring is coming. Based on previous years about half the ice out guesses have been submitted……. Obviously half of you like to wait for the updates…….hope this helps!
While we wait for the open water season here’s a throwback to past ice fishing-lake trout adventures for your viewing pleasure…
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!
