Anonymous February 9, 2009 at 9:22 pm Catching fishing poles seems to be a not so uncommon feat on Eagle Lake. Is there a limit? The funny thing is, I was fishing Clearwater lake last year and caught a really sweet rod with a cardinal 3 reel. After some basic cleaning I sold it on E-Bay and it almost paid for my trip to VBL! Lucky Louie
Andy Lewis February 9, 2009 at 9:27 pm VBL Guests, When you come to Eagle Lake, be prepared to hold on tight. And if you are fishing with a novice, you might not want to lend them your lucky green hornet fishing rod. When those go overboard, it tends to make people a little grumpy.
Anonymous February 9, 2009 at 9:41 pm I’ve never cught another rod and reel.I’ve busted a couple” accidentally”I am so accident prone… I can hardly wait to see what I’ll do on my next trip to Eagle Lake?Chuck in Toronto
Professor February 10, 2009 at 6:11 am Lucky Louie…Nice catch. The owner of Vermilion Bay Lodge lost the same reel on Clearwater, courtesy of an inattentive guest, a couple years back. He was really bummed-out about it. Was there a lake trout skeleton attached to a Little Cleo by any chance?
Gord February 10, 2009 at 3:58 pm Not to be morbid, but my strangest “catch” was a bobbing flotation boat cushion that was tied to the wrist of someone who drowned. This was 30 years ago when I worked at North Shore Lodge. On a more positive subject, there is a reward for whoever finds my St.Croix ultralight rod and Cardinal 3 reel in the depths of Clearwater Lake. I’m still in shock over that fiasco.
Andy Lewis February 10, 2009 at 5:41 pm Don’t worry Gord…I was just yanking your chain. We haven’t yet caught that really nice St. Croix rod with the Cardinal 3. As long as we are on a morbid topic, I’m surprised the Professor didn’t mention that dead fawn deer out in the middle of Big bay du Noc? That was a real trophy! I was once fishing with my son Shawn and hooked into a shimano rod and reel complete with fish. However, by the time I untangled all of my lines, I lost the fish that was attached to the rod, reel, and lure! How’s that for a fish story?
Holly February 11, 2009 at 3:11 am I caught a clam one time…although I think that just shows my hidden talent as a master angler; after all, clams are smaller then any fish and therefore are much harder to catch…well, that’s my educated opinion anyways…hahahaha 😉
