If you even remotely enjoy Northern Minnesota, right now is the time to be here. The fishing is great, the bugs are tolerable and the fishing is great. Saganaga has been giving up a lot of nice fish and Northern Light Lake in Ontario has been on fire. Sound familiar? Saganaga and Northern Light are two lakes that give up... READ MORE >
The U.S. Forest Service dayuse motor permits for Saganaga Lake have been going quick. At the start of the season there were plenty of permits available each week, but lately they have been running out fast. I checked the availability on a Sunday and there were 52 permits available for the week—the next day they were gone. There has been... READ MORE >
I probably say this every spring, but I cannot believe how bad the black flies are this year. They dive bomb your ears and get stuck under your glasses making you want to pull your hair out. I have tried a couple of different repellants and none of them even faze these nasty little flying mouths. If you have plans... READ MORE >
June is here and the fishing so far this season has been very typical. The Minnesota side of Saganaga has been slow for bites but producing some real big walleyes if you put your time in. The water is warming up nicely and the fish are bound to turn on soon. June is a good month for Saganaga. The smaller... READ MORE >
The Trail has truly “greened up” in the past couple of days. It rained through last weekend, causing the grass and leaves to explode into an ocean of green. Every winter our yard looks a little barren since the leaves are gone and you can see so far into the woods. Once the leaves are back, the little voids between... READ MORE >
I know that the walleye opener in Minnesota is not an official holiday, but it may as well be. Tearing into presents on Christmas morning is no longer as exciting as launching my boat on opening day. The Trail used to be a premier destination for the fishing opener and now it is not very busy at all. I only... READ MORE >
If you have been wondering— or worrying—about the ice on Sag, I can make a pretty good prediction of what to expect on the fishing opener. As of Monday, the 9th, there was still some iced over areas of Saganaga Lake. You could successfully reach Camper’s Island from the corridor, but it was difficult to make a direct route up... READ MORE >
Here we are starting May and things are looking a little more normal up here. Gunflint Lake is melting faster than any other lake and it is refreshing to come over the hill and see blue water for a change. It is strange that many other lakes have barely began to melt, but it should not be too much longer... READ MORE >
The snow came again and melted away again in the matter of a week. This is such a bizarre time of the year. You can be painting outside one day and shoveling the deck the next. It sure feels like we have had the last of the winter weather, but you can never be too sure. The lakes are still... READ MORE >
Spring has been threatening to rear its muddy face up here, but the lakes are not melting very quickly. Iron Lake is usually one of the first to show some open water and over by the snowmobile bridge; it is just starting to melt away from shore. This could be one of those years that Saganaga still has some ice... READ MORE >
