September 27, 2001 I got behind the curve on our reporting--Sue and I were sent
out on a mission. We had to go to the Florida Keys to catch Lobster for a fall staff dinner!!!

August and September fishing has been good, but in different ways from the normal.
Saganaga produced a modest number of trophies, but there is a younger age class of walleyes that seem to be a bumper crop. By next year they will be up to 3# and better, and they combine with the big ones very nicely. Fishing in Northern Light Lake, north of Saganaga, has been outstanding during August and September. Every boat seems to have had their limit before noon, so they could do catch and release fishing. Here are some of the trophies that came in.
Dan Giranda of Gurnee, IL caught and released a 28" walleye from Northern Light
Chris Anderson of Mendota Heights, MN caught and released a 28" walleye from Northern Light
Stan Jacobson of Denver, CO caught and released a 30" walleye from Saganaga
Brady Carlson of North Oaks, MN caught and released a 30" walleye from Saganaga
Dennis Todd of Rockville, MO caught and released a 31 1/2" walleye from Saganaga
Scott Kahl of San Francisco, CA caught and released a 30 1/2" walleye from Saganaga
Dave Meyer of Geenville, OH caught and released a 28" walleye from Saganaga
Bob Baker of Grand Marais, MN caught and released a 29" walleye from Saganaga
Tamera Preston of Cedar Rapids, WI caught and released a 40" northern from
Saganaga- This one weighed in at a little over 20#
Jim Melville of Edina, MN caught and released a 30" walleye from Saganaga
Dennis Todd of Rockville, MO caught and released a 32 1/2" walleye
Dave Meyer of Greenville, OH caught and released two trophies-28" and 28 1/2" walleyes from Saganaga

July 28, 2001 Lots of fishing, lots of people and lots of big ones.
Zachery McCaurin of Jupiter, Florida caught and released a 33" walleye from North Lake
Terry Feenstra of Sioux City, IA caught and released a 30" walleye
John Brown of Plano, TX caught and released a 30" and a 30 1/2" walleye
Dennis Todd of Rockville, MO caught and released a 28" and a 29" walleye
Matt Balster of St. Paul, MN caught and released a 31" and a 32" walleye
Frank Bova of Yarkley, PA caught and released a 21" smallmouth
Laura Reichel of Denver, CO caught and released a 28 1/2 walleye
Dennis Todd of Rockville, MO caught and released a 28 1/2" and a 32" walleye

July 20, 2001 Fishing has been great, while the weather has been unsettled (that means some rainy days, a thunder storm one night and a few windy days). The unsettled days have been outnumbered by the good days, so it is not all bad by any means. Here is a list of more of the lunkers that have been caught recently, and the proud fishermen that made it all happen.

We were beginning to get worried that Shirley and Jerry Bestler of Star Prairie, WI had lost their touch catching lunkers, but they came through with shining colors by the end of the week.

Shirley caught and released 2 trophy walleyes - a 29" and a 30" from North Lake
Jerry caught and released 3 trophies- a 28", a 29" and a 30" (all walleyes)
Eric Baker of Plymouth, MN caught and released a 30" walleye from North Lake
Chance Cotes of Grand Marais, MN caught and released a 34" northern from North Lake
Nancy Creger of Kilkenny, MN caught and released a 28 1/2" walleye from Saganaga Lake
Dennis Todd of Rockville, MO caught and released a 29" walleye from Northern Light Lake
Mike Feeney of Shorewood, MN caught and released a 28" walleye from North Lake
Jon-Scott Johnson of Ames, IA caught and released a 29 1/2" walleye from Northern Light Lake
Steve Hodge of Shorewood, MN caught and released a 28 1/2" walleye from Northern Light Lake
Don Snyder of Rockville, MO caught and released a 28" walleye from Northern Light Lake
Jack Brainard of Carmel, IN caught and released a 30 1/2" walleye from North Lake
Will Brainard of Carmel, IN caught and released a 31" walleye from North Lake
Kevin Brodzik of Grand Marais caught and released a 28" walleye from Gunflint Lake
Ed McFaden of Minneapolis, MN caught and released a 30" walleye from North Lake
Ken Boehm of Eden Prairie, MN caught and released a 28" walleye from Northern Light Lake
Scott Johnson from Iowa caught and released a 28" walleye from North Lake
Erik Kruse of Minneapolis, MN caught and released a 32" walleye from Saganaga Lake
Bob Baker of Grand Marais caught and released a 30" walleye from Saganaga Lake
Bryce Leonard of Denver, CO caught and released a 28" walleye from Northern Light Lake
Roderick Robertson of Fresno, CA caught and released two trophies A 30 1/2" and a 31" both walleyes

July 4, 2001 Summer is settling down into the normal groove. The water levels are about right, the temperature is warming up for swimming, and the fishing guides are having some great days. Our best producing lakes are Saganaga, North and Northern Light for walleye, lake trout and smallmouth bass. The whitefish have started to bite already and the northerns are hitting on Northern Light.
Jon Schei of Grand Marais, MN caught a 28" northern on North Lake
Dennis Gibson of Woodstock, IL caught and released a 29 1/2" walleye from Saganaga
Don Peterson of Indianapolis, IN caught and released a 29" walleye from Saganaga
Bob Baker of Grand Marais, MN caught and released a 29 1/2" walleye from Saganaga
John Friedman of Naperville, IL caught and released a 31" walleye from Saganaga
Anne Janeisins of New Palenstine, IN caught and released a 30" walleye from Saganaga
Karl Janeisins of New Palenstine, IN caught and released a 31" walleye from Saganaga
Bob Baker of Grand Marais, MN caught and released a 28 1/2" walleye from Saganaga
Hugh Howard of Austin, TX caught and released a 28 1/2" walleye from Saganaga
Nancy McCurdy of North St. Paul, MN caught and released a 28" walleye from North Lake
Bob Baker of Grand Marais, MN caught and released a 29" walleye from North Lake
Chris McCurdy of North St. Paul caught and released a 28" walleye from Saganaga
Jeff Holmin of Nicolet, MN caught and released a 28" walleye from Gunflint
Bob Baker of Grand Marais, MN caught and released 2 - 31" walleyes from North
Kay Morris of Playa del Rey, CA caught a 18 1/2" bass from North
Glynn Morris of Playa del Rey, CA caught a 20" and a 20 1/2" bass from North
Charles Vickers of Sun City, AZ caught and released a 28" walleye from Northern Light

May 24, 2001 The fish are biting and the water is unusually high. The ice went out at just the right time so the walleye had time to spawn and start to school up in some of the sheltered bays that warm up first. The lake trout have been very active on both Gunflint and North lakes. Most of the Gunflint trout have been running in the 3-4 pound size--up a bit in size from past averages.
Winton Fleming of Roseville, MN caught a 31" walleye from Saganaga Lake
Frank Firestone of Grand Marais, MN caught a 29 1/2" walleye from Saganaga Lake
Bob Baker of Grand Marais, MN caught two trophies- a 28" and a 28 1/2" walleye from Saganaga Lake
Sue Schei of Loon Lake caught a 29" walleye from Saganaga Lake
Chris Leo of Big Sky, MT caught a 29 1/2" walleye from Saganaga Lake