There are not a lot of things that serious anglers agree on, but most of us believe that walleye fishing the month of June on the Gunflint Trail is hard to beat. We have never been famous for the fishing opener due to the late ice and cold temperatures, but once the water starts to warm up and the baitfish... READ MORE >
So much for spring. It seems that winter and summer are the only two seasons this year, but I am not complaining. I spent a beautiful Memorial weekend on the water with my family and that is all I wanted to do. We are all looking forward to a very busy summer so it was nice to relax for one... READ MORE >
When it comes to controversial subjects I usually opt for the middle of the road, but the new fishing regulations proposed for the Seagull and Saganaga lakes are no longer sounding like a good idea. I am all about preservation, especially when it comes to the walleye populations on Saganaga Lake where I make my living, but after further review... READ MORE >
Little Iron Lake is now open and many of the smaller mid-Trail lakes will soon follow. Leo and Hungry Jack are still showing a large amount of ice but the high winds we are getting this week should begin to shake things up. We have been working on a roof on Hungry Jack Lake and every time the wind gusted... READ MORE >
The good news is that the snow is actually beginning to disappear along the Gunflint Trail this week, and the bad news is that the ice is not. Gunflint Lake was reported to still have 20 – 30 inches of ice as of last weekend, and the temperatures are still cold enough to inhibit thawing. Little Iron Lake has always... READ MORE >
My prediction of iceout happening in time for the 2014 fishing opener is beginning to look like nothing more than wishful optimism. The ice is not melting very quickly and the temperatures are still hovering a few degrees (plus or minus) from freezing. I have even heard some reports of areas that are making ice overnight. We might be lucky... READ MORE >
The snow has been losing a daily battle against the powerful spring sunshine exposing a little more ground in its wake. During the warmest hours little streams of melting snow carve their way downhill to fill the lakes and fuel the rivers. Spring thaw is a neat time of year to be on the Gunflint Trail, this annual transformation from... READ MORE >
Each day the snow recedes we are given some more yard and driveway for the kids to play on. Reclaiming the yard from the grips of winter has been exciting to say the least. The illusion of spring is finally upon us and the Christianson family is ready. I am calling it an “illusion” because six months of hard winter... READ MORE >
As the snow melts away, slowly exposing the earth, it is time for the annual spring cleanup, which is what I like to call, “rediscovering things that were swallowed-up by the snow.” I never thought it would be so exciting to see the driveway again, even if it is a sloppy mess for now. The birds are enjoying a little... READ MORE >
The last weekend of the trout season was the nicest weather we have seen on the Gunflint Trail since October. The sun was shining bright while the temperatures soared into the 40s. Unfortunately, the fish did not cooperate on Gunflint Lake that day for my group of anglers and my head is now suffering from a minor sunburn, but it... READ MORE >
