Hello one and all and welcome to the Halley’s Camps, Lodges, and Outposts January 2009 Newsletter. With the dawn of the new year comes our usual wishes of wellbeing to all of our valued guests, and dear friends and family. The weather has been chilly up in Halley Country, but we have lots of fluffy snow coupled with sunny skies to keep us happy! As usual, we will be at a variety of sport shows again this winter. Check out our sport show schedule and come on out and see what we are all about! Below is a photo of the guys at our booth at the All Canada Show, waiting to meet you… We hope to see you there!

A tribute to all the wonderful anglers at Halley’s Camps, Lodges, and outposts that have helped us along the way to become the very best in fishing vacation destinations. Below is a selection of our favourite photo picks from the 2008 fishing season. Thanks to everyone for sending them in!

Nice walleye from the English River… the smile says it all!

Another great walleye photo - this one is from beautiful Sharpstone Lake.

A family fishing vacation at Halley’s - A great way to get back to the basics!

Nice northern pike from the English River.

Fat Lake Trout from Trapline Lake Outpost.

Beautiful Tiger Muskie… Have seen all kinds of Muskies from our fly in lake, including lots of real monsters, but the colouring on this pretty fish can’t be beat!

At the Outpost Company, we take special care and pride in making certain that your moose hunt will be the hunt of a lifetime. The 2008 season was no exception. There were a number of trophy bulls taken at our remote outpost camps, and with many more trophy bulls being spotted, the 2009 season promises exciting hunts as well!

We had a very successful bear hunt this fall. The blueberry crop over the last few years has been excellent, which has been a boost to the health of the bear population. Still, we had many highly active and aggressively hit baits. Our hunters saw a wide range of bear and had plenty of excitement while on stand. We welcome you to join us for the 2009 fall bear hunt.

The deer population has been on the rise in our area for several years. With a high buck to doe ratio, this made for some exciting deer hunts. Our combination of stand and ground hunting created unique opportunities for trophy bucks. Our guests this year saw many bucks during their stay and were very impressed with the quality of the deer.

Hello all! Welcome to the November newsletter. The fishing season has wound down here at Halley’s Camps, lodges and outposts, but the hunting season has been in full swing since the last newsletter! We have had many successful hunting parties during the past month or so! We have had some weather issues to deal with, but all in all it has been a fantastic autumn. No snow as of early November, but soon we will be covered by a blanket of the white fluffy stuff! Below are a couple of great fishing photos from this past season!

A nice walleye from the English River!

A gorgeous trophy bass from Chase Lake Outpost.

Hello one and all and welcome to the Halley’s Camps, Lodges and Outposts October News. Who amongst our readers knows what a Triple Crown Fishing Trip is? Well, that is what we call it when an angler is able to catch a trophy fish in 3 species, in one trip. We have had a few of these trips here at Halley’s. This past September we have had one of our long time guests have a TRIPLE CROWN DAY! Actually, all three of his trophy fish were caught in a SINGLE MORNING!!!

Long time guest David Freers calls it a grand slam morning, but no matter what you call it, I’ll bet you dollars to doughnuts that it was a great time out on the water! His trophies included a 19″ smallmouth bass, followed by a 41″ northern pike, photo included below, and then to round things off he caught a 27″ walleye, and all were caught before noon! David has been coming to Halley’s for 30 years and always comes in September for the fantastic fishing.

The story is not done there though. A few days prior to David’s Grand Slam, or Triple Crown, He and his fishing pal Bill Angell went on a muskie fly out with George to our muskie lake. A total of 14, yes, 14 muskies were caught on that particular day. David says that is is one of the best muskie days ever… I’ll say!

Didn’t we tell you that September is a great time for a fishing trip?

A few more photos from our guests…

THANKS FOR SENDING IN YOUR PHOTOS!

Just a little reminder to let you know… For those of you who have spots reserved for 2009, deposits are due November 1st. If you have not yet booked your spot……

Give us a call at 1-800-465-3325 and let’s go fishing!

Welcome to the Halley’s Camps, Lodges and Outposts September Newsletter. We have had a fantastic season, thanks to all of our valued guests and friends! Countless numbers of anglers have graced our waters this summer - among them were many family groups, many couples, lots of old fishing buddies, fathers and sons, a few corporate groups ranging in numbers from 20 to 38, and several trips that were taken for their sons and daughters as high school graduation gifts. Whatever the purpose of the trip, we served up a great helping of good old fashioned Canadian hospitality! Coupled with the great fishing, we hope that everyone had a fantastic time! Summer is not quite over yet, though. We are still going strong throughout much of September. Fall fishing vacations are a great way to end out the summer… and the fishing is second to none!

A beautiful sunrise!

A bit of morning fog.

Corporate Fishing Trips at Halley’s Camps:

Shorelunch for 50 coming right up! Acutually, there were 38 guests and their guides plus a group of the day staff from the lodge along to “help out”… no problem!

That is a whole lot of spuds!

The best part - the first pan of mouth watering walleye fillets is up for grabs!

Happy anglers leaving shorelunch for more action on the lake!

Guest Comments:

Greetings from Ohio,

I have attached some pictures of our Caribou Falls vacation this summer. The trip was my son’s college graduation gift and he enjoyed catching lots of fish, including eight trophies! I included a picture of his very first fly in trip when he was 9-years-old and a couple from this summer…14 years later. (He has made several trips in between!)

Thank you for the hospitality!
The Millers

We had a fantastic trip! We were very satisfied with every aspect of the trip, including great fishing, facilities, service, food, guide service, staff helpfulness, friendliness, and commitment to making our experience the very best that it could be! We caught 2 trophy Northern Pike, 3 trophy smallmouth bass, several near trophy walleye, and boated around 450 fish in our 5 days of fishing.

Thanks for everything and we look forward to returning to Halley’s Camps next summer.

Sincerely,
Bill Harting

Hello all and welcome to the August news. All is good up here at Halley’s, and summer is swinging right along… Had some fantastic folks come on up and stay with us, many of the great old usuals, plus a flurry of new fishing parties have become hooked on Halley’s Camps! The fishing has been steady, and we have a pretty thick log of registered trophy catches to date!

The wildlife viewing has been unbelievable this summer out on the lake. We have had sightings of bear, moose, and plenty of loons and eagles. The funniest of them all was the mallard drake at Kettle Falls wandering around with two hens in his wake. And, last but not least was the lynx sighting. This lynx was spotted crossing the water one afternoon in mid July by some of our usual summer guests.

Who says that cats don’t like to swim?

Trophy Walleye!

Check out the colouring on this beautiful tiger musky from our fly in lake!

The latest project at Kettle Falls Lodge… A shore lunch shelter is being constructed onsite for use on those “not so sunny” days. Once the main pavillion is finished, there will be fire pits added around the edges for cooking and warmth.

Another awesome sunset to finish off the day!

Greetings one and all and welcome to the July news. Things are really hopping now at Halley’s Camps, Lodges and Outposts, including the fishing! The weather has been great, mostly fair days, not too hot, and mostly sunny! Of course we still do have the occasional rainy day, but the fish don’t seem to mind at all! And, without rain, we are always concerned about the dryness in the forest and fire bans, but that has not been a problem this year. We have had a lot of great photos sent in from happy anglers, and I have included a selection for you. More photos can always be seen on our photo gallery pages, and updates are done whenever we have a few moments to sit at the computer!

As always, it is so nice to hear great comments about our business. Here are a few from our recent guests:

“This was my son Matt and my 7th trip to Kettle….. and, believe it or not, they get better each year….. Just for the record…. we had 5 trophy Smallmouth this trip (and we weren’t even really trying), a trophy Northern (and, too many 34? to 37.5? to count), and a 43? muskie at Irregular (and, it is true… the northerns in Irregular are the toughest fighting fish I’ve ever experienced). By the way, we even caught 58 walleyes right off the dock at Kettle in just under 90 minutes….. WOW! We’ve already booked our return trip for ‘09….. ” Steven Zaudtke

“Looking forward to next year! You guys do an outstanding job.” Warren Laird (Sharpstone Lake Outpost)

“Great times this year as always.” Joe Dobbs

“Again we enjoyed our short stay at Caribou Falls. Neal’s head is so big after catching a 41 inch Northern, I can’t believe it. Phyllis and Jamie caught the biggest walleyes while I quietly guided the boat…We look forward to seeing you July 2nd…Thanks to all your staff, they are the best.” Doug & Phyllis Prantner

We are definitely deep in the swing of things, and fishing has been great! The official count for trophy fish caught and released at Halley’s from the opening weekend till the end of May is a whopping 126 fish. That is 52 trophy northern pike, 51 trophy smallmouth bass, and 23 trophy walleye. Not bad! Some real nice whoppers, too! Posted are a few photos from this past May submitted by our guests. Thanks, and keep them coming!

Welcome to the Halley’s Camps, Lodges and Outposts May Newsletter. As of May 1 leaf buds are starting to show on the once barren trees. By mid May the leaves should all be unfurling in that one of a kind bright green hue that we all enjoy so much each spring. By the end of May any signs that the foliage has been all but non-existent through the long winter months will have vanished. The birds are singing, the grass is green, and the sun is high in the sky! We have included some great photos that showcase the beauty of our area. Hope you enjoy them as much as we do! Thank you to our guests who have graciously provided them for us!

All is well with the Halley family. We are getting anxious to get back out to “camp” and get back into the swing of things. The airplanes should be back in the water in the next day or so, and they will be ready and waiting for your arrival! We are looking forward to greeting all of our guests, both the old hats and the first timers! Just a reminder, if you haven’t already done so, please get us your travel plans and flight itineraries so that we can get you into our transportation schedule. We do like to have as much of your trip prearranged and prepared for even this early in the season. Even though we are pretty good at going with the flow, some days the logistics of the three lodges and 12 fly in outposts can be mind boggling!