Last year we had a rather rare phenomenon in that the ice did not go out until May 18th which is 10-18 days late. What did occur was the opportunity to fish the full spectrum of the “spawn”. We had unreal May and June walleye fishing. I will talk about the techniques that really smoked […]
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May and June Spectacular Fishing Coming Fast!
Everyone knows we have had a cold winter. Even though it has been to cold by our own standards it means good things for those people that enjoy the best time of the year fishing on Rainy Lake. Massive amounts of walleyes, northern pike, smallmouth bass, and crappies move in shallow and spend a […]
Read MoreRainy Lake Houseboat Guides Go On Winter Lake Trout Fishing Trip
Ryan Schmidt, Mike Williams, Tony Snyder and my self went on a three night winter trout fishing trip to Browns’ Clearwater West Lodge. We cancelled the first reserve date because of severely cold temperatures. We rescheduled for January 12,13,and 14th and hit the weather and fishing almost perfect! The trout must not have fed for […]
Read MoreFishing Is A Great Way To Beat Cabin Fever!
It is mid December here and we are in the midst of one of the longest prolonged cold snaps in many years. Recent Decembers have been on the mild side, I guess we are spoiled! Since it is so cold we decided to fish! Bob Jornlin, Tony Greaton and myself fished a full day […]
Read MoreSad Day! My 2013 Lund Pro V GL 208 is Sold To New Owners
My how time flies, maybe it’s just me but it seems the 2013 season has flown by in record speed. I picked my new Lund up from Badiuk Equipment located on Highway 11 East between International Falls and Ranier, MN. Sales manager Ben Burgess helped me with the ordering of the new boat. My Lund […]
Read MoreSchluter Family Chairman II Vacation August 3-6, 2013
John, Pam (Schluter), Johnathan Smylie were the first to arrive at Rainy Lake Houseboats on Saturday afternoon. Jeff and Karen Schluter, Dave and Hunter Schluter , and Paul Schluter arrived shortly after. We left the docks about 2;00 PM and cruised toward Kempton Channel. We ended up mooring at Kempton Entrance South one of many […]
Read MoreArmstrong Family Vacation 2013 July 28 – August 1
Gus and Sharon Armstrong arrived at Rainy Lake Houseboats on Saturday, The rest would arrive on Sunday morning. Doug and Tammy Bloss, their sons Ryan wife Jamie, Matt wife Melissa, and Troy, Patrick and Nicole Armstrong, their sons Brian, Brandon, and Cole would make the group up this year. Bernie Lessard was the chef for […]
Read MoreTony Dahl’s July 22-25 Chairman II Trip
July 22, 2013 Tony Dahl and guests Tom, Mike, Tom, Al, and Gary arrived Sunday evening. The group dined at Thunderbird Lodge and spent the night on the Chairman II. We left port at 7:30 AM and headed for Brule Narrows. We had a forecast calling for some rain and 10-15 mph northwest winds. Half […]
Read MoreBill Watkin’s Family Trip July 19-26, 2013
I have been conversing with Bill for a good part of the winter about him bringing his daughters, their husbands, and grand kids to Rainy Lake Houseboats for a week. In the past I have fished with Bill during the month of May. Kevin Erickson and I met them at the Idle Hour Bay mooring […]
Read MoreJason Gatts Financial Group July 18, 19, 20, 2013
Jason and his customers came from all parts of Texas, Grapevine, Dallas, San Antonio, Austin and Houston. We left port on the Chairman II Thursday morning. Breakfast was served under way and our mooring location was Hitchcock Bay East. Jason had set up a fishing contest for the trip. Every walleye over 15” was measured […]
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