Walleye Opener 2011…
The “walleye opener” on Eagle Lake was memorable here at Vermilion Bay Lodge…..even if you weren’t fishing! The Martinson group from Winnipeg seemed to enjoy the long weekend visiting, playing horseshoes and taking in the scenery.
Weather for the walleye opener was all over the map… sun, rain, warm, cold… in other words, a fairly normal opening week. Fishing was constantly changing as well. Water temperatures fell during the week creating some interesting opportunities for species such as lake trout.
From fishing Eagle Lake for the various species, to getting back into Clearwater Lake for trout, portaging into some of the “back lakes” for bass …it was an interesting week. Thank you to all of our guests and friends who spent the week with us!
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="430"] An attractive bass from Caribou Lake[/caption]
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="430"] Smallmouth bass and a Rapala Skitter Prop[/caption]
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!
