Family Fishing Day on Basswood Chain of Lakes - BWCA

We packed up 2 boats and headed to the Basswood Lake Chain to have some fun fishing last week. Here we are at the Prairie Portage - Truck Portage getting ready to be pulled out of the water on the trailer.

A foggy early morning soon turned to sunny, blue sky with just a slight breeze.

Gavin won the prize for reeling in the 1st fish of the day. Shortly thereafter he reeled in a nice 24" northern pike in the boat.

In boat #2, Claire reeled in a 20" northern just before the lunch break. Spinner baits & spoons were doing the trick that sunny day.

Josh won the biggest fish of the day - 36" northern pike.

You know you have had a great day fishing when the kids don't finish off all the snacks/drinks you brought for the day and you never hear them say 'Are we going home yet?'!

Finding Northern Pike during the month of August

This time of year marks the down turn of the summer calendar period. The bigger fish start to get hungry again, although the water is still warm they start to eat due to the days getting shorter.
This is a good time of year to fish the mid lake reefs, and large shallow bays. One of our favorite areas to start for big pike this time of year is a larger shallow bay that is about 8 ft deep where the weeds are right below the surface and has some deep water adjacent to it. You would usually start in the shallower portions of this bay and work your way out and cover as much water as you can.

Lures that you can cover a lot of water and should run shallow or right above the weeds are spoons, spinner baits, and swim baits. Spoons generally are our favorite this time of year because they run right below the surface and you can cover tons of water with them. The more water you cover the more fish you should catch, and you will have a better chance of hooking into a big fish!

Dog Days of August in northern Minnesota

The dog days of August are upon us in Minnesota. The water is warm, the wind has been balmy and thunderstorms usually mark the end of the day.

August is a great time usually to water ski and tube up here in Ely, MN...but for die hard fisherman, it can be a challenging time to be on the water. Our guests have found that's not always the case and have had an excellent last week of July and first week of August around the Ely area & BWCA.

Our guests have found that's not always the case and have had an excellent last week of July and first week of August around the Ely area & BWCA.

Our weekly Resort Fish Fry's have been busy at Moose Track Adventures with plenty of fish fillets, great conversation & beautiful weather.

If you by chance are in the Ely area midweek, stop by our resort on the Kawishiwi Trail and you just might find one of our fish fry's happening in the evening and get a chance to taste fresh fish caught that same day!