Judging from the photos below, this is the summer of the monster northern pike. The fishing has been pretty terrific all around though! And Trapline lake Outpost is still the hot spot for those trophy walleyes - at least photo wise, that is! Pictured at the left is a 30 inch walleye from Trapline Lake Outpost, caught trolling with a Rapala X Rap.

Pictured to the right is a 41 inch Northern Pike and a 42 1/2 inch Northern Pike. Guest Comments: “Of course the guys have been coming to the outposts for 15 years…and we “women” catch the big ones on our first trip (to Caribou Falls Landing)! Thanks for a great week of fishing!”

Guest Comments: “Kathy’s northern (photo left) was over 39 inches. This fish put on a good show splashing and diving time and again. Kathy was fishing with a jig and 8 lb line. Phyllis’s northern (photo right) was 35 inches and was netted holding onto a 12 inch walleye. I thought you would like to see the ones that didn’t get away, but were released to be caught again. Once again the women out fished the men.”

Below is a picture from Amber of Grandma and Chris out on the quad looking for berries. Today she went out picking and picked a couple gallons at least - They are the thickest Gram has ever seen!

We just thought it would be nice include a picture of Gram still being able to get out and do what she loves! Grandma has always done her best to keep all the camps stocked up with blueberries.

For as long as I can remember, picking berries was a must do, and at least once a season, she had us grandkids in tow for company and an extra hand at picking. Although, I don’t really remember us kids actually filling up any buckets at all, as it was usually hot and dry, and more of the blueberries ended up in our stomachs than in the pail. That didn’t really matter much even though gram would chide us for eating more than we picked, and we always ended up heading home with gallons upon gallons of blueberries.

Once home, the berries would get a rudimentary sorting from any stray leaves or twigs that may have ended up in the mix by gently pouring the berries from one container to another and allowing the wind to separate the debris from the fruit, winnow style. Then would come the blueberry pies, blueberries and cream, and an all time favourite, blueberry pancakes. Delicious!

What a month June was - a mix of weather from hot to mild, with a few wild overnight rain and thunder storms thrown in for good measure. And the fishing has remained consistently fabulous through it all.

At the left is a photo taken of Routine Falls, just north of Caribou Falls Landing. The level of water shown in the photo is at a record high according to Chris. Of course, levels on our section of the English River never fluctuate too greatly, as levels are carefully controlled by the Caribou Falls Hydro Electric Dam.

News from Halley’s Camps and Lodges: Things are well at all of the main camps. Over at Caribou, Chris and Amber are busy with their little ones, and are in the planning stages for some major overhauls to the Landing. Jeff is doing well at One Man Lake Lodge, and has been just great at taking care of business as usual. And, at Kettle, Sharon and George are just going with the flow, and naturally, great as can be. As a matter of fact, Sharon is still managing all of the cooking at Kettle, and the compliments never quit. One guest has even stated that the steak dinner at Kettle Falls Lodge is as good as any Kansas City steakhouse!

At left:

A nice lake trout.

A trophy pike is caught, measured, and released back into Umfreville. Looks like a great day to be on the lake!

At right:

A 30 1/2 inch trophy walleye caught at Trapline Lake Outpost - check out the nice colour on the fish.

And last but not least, a trophy bass caught on a one day fly out trip from Kettle Falls Lodge.

May fishing has been spectacular!! Even though we had a little rain, the fishing was so great, even that did not dampen our spirits. There have been plenty of boated trophies, too. Check out the photos! We are already looking forward to next May!

The Hickmans, long time guests of the Outposts, sent in a few photos of their recent fishing trip:
Pictured above - 19 inch smallmouth bass from Rex Lake.
Pictured below, a healthy walleye from Little Rex.

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