Eagle Lake

Spring Fishing & Flying to Clearwater Lake

May 15, 2012

The opening of Spring fishing is near… Part of the annual list of chores here at Vermilion Bay Lodge in order to get things ready for the arrival of Spring fishing is to get the boats geared up for the guests on the 3 portage lakes we fish (Clearwater, Highrock, Caribou).  I usually do this [...]

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A special treat for the Perchmaster and Bamboo Mark

May 15, 2012

Charles is right of course. We should all be celebrating the 20th anniversary of VBL. Kurt is right. It’s a bitch thinking about opening day when work is getting in the way of fishing. As an extension of the olive branch, we have brewed up a special batch for the arrival of the Perchmaster and [...]

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My CELEBRATION of Vermilion Bay Lodge’s 20 th Anniversary!

May 7, 2012

My artwork Celebrating 20 years of Vermilion Bay Lodge! I know the bloggers on this Electric Beaver site are sharing in this anniversary! I hope for 20 More!

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Slow Death

May 3, 2012

The slow death hook… In the spirit of sharing, let me say that the professor and I are about ready to depart on a walleye trip up to a destination near Perchmaster Kurt and Bamboo Mark. We are on a mission to try some new techniques….one known as the slow death crawler cork screw technique. I [...]

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Water Bomber Targets Gull Rock!

April 25, 2012

More water bomber activity over Vermilion Bay Lodge! These big yellow birds that fly over the lodge are pretty amazing.  Let’s hope that all the practice runs are not foreshadowing a bad fire season. Check out this video link!   What happens when you get buzzed by a water bomber?

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Early Spring Fishing on Eagle Lake

April 15, 2012

Beginning of open water fishing on Eagle Lake “Early Spring Fishing” It seems we have been monitoring the ice melt for way too long……..it’s time to get out on the water! Susanne & I spent an hour on the lake this weekend to check things out…and run one of the Yamaha 9.9′s that I will [...]

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Eagle Lake Ice Out: Update #10

April 13, 2012

Eagle Lake Ice Out Contest WINNER!!! Friday the 13th, 2012 declared “Official Ice Out Day” at Vermilion Bay Lodge!!!!! Yes, folks, the day has finally arrived.  The earliest on record and one day earlier than the previous “early year” of 2010……..Friday the 13th and the ice is GONE! 28 People submitted guesses to the Eagle [...]

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Eagle Lake Ice Out: Update #9

April 12, 2012

The Eagle Lake Ice Out…”Will it ever end?” It is with a heavy heart that I must announce that yet another day has past, and yet, off in the distance (the black line north of Strawberry Island), a hold-out ice flow has taken permanent residence.  After two days of calm winds, the Eagle Lake Ice [...]

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New Vermilion Bay Lodge Hats for 2012!

April 11, 2012

Shawn recently broke in his new Tilley hat on a recent trip over to the big pond with the professors. He wanted to fit in with the rest of the crew at VBL. When the fishing slowed, he started reading the Tilley literature and was amazed to learn that the hat comes with a lifetime [...]

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Eagle Lake Ice Out: Update #8

April 11, 2012

“Bamboo” Mark M. from Green Bay, Wi…close but no banana! Eagle Lake Ice Out delay also strips Keith Mitchell a chance to take theoretical second place (there is no second place). Yes, like a piece of toilet paper stuck to your shoe, the ice is hard to shake… ….and NO, the first place prize is [...]

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