Annual Grand Marais Report

[JBMasterAngler]

Well, finally went fishing! Just got back from our 39th annual Grand Marais trip! Fishing was by far the worst we’ve ever experienced! Everything is WAY behind schedule! We were getting skunked on lakes we typically would catch 50 to 100 bass a day! Stocked trout lakes were the only consistent options. We caught more fish from our dock at night than we did from the boat! Mosquitoes weren’t too bad, but the gnats were absolutely unbearable! If you weren’t wearing a bug net, you couldn’t stand to be outside! Also, the poplar/birch fuzz was EVERYWHERE! It was just matting up on all the lakes, and gunking up our lines. We seen a bear, but unfortunately no moose. Despite all of that, was still a very fun trip!

 

[STMA_I_HUNTER]

I was also up that way during that time, was over at Crescent. 

 

The mosquito's were as big as the bald eagles and head nets were a must (gnats were bad too).

 

Fishing was also tough for walleye's and bass but did manage this!

 

 

And then on the way back down the Sawbill we got to see this

 

 

Headed back up next Friday again, hope the mosquitos and may flies are not to bad.