A nice walleye from the English River!

A gorgeous trophy bass from Chase Lake Outpost.

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!

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

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!

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

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!

The lodge at Caribou Falls Landing is coming along nicely. At the writing of this post, the flooring is going in, the painting has been completed where needed, and the project is getting closer and closer to completion with each passing day. Check out the photo on the left… Doesn’t it look fantastic? As well, George has been up to Kettle Falls Lodge to check on things there, and is taking care of repairs to the boat dock. And, last but not least, the guys have been taking side trips to the outposts to make sure that all is well on those fronts. Pictured right: Those are some pretty fancy hats you all have on!

Just to let you all know, we do still have some great spring, summer and fall fishing dates open for those late bookings. We all know that each group has their favourite weeks to come on up for their fishing vacation, but for those of you who are autumn people, September is the perfect time to spend a relaxing, end of summer vacation at Halley’s Camps, Lodges, or Outposts. The weather is great, the scenery is fantastic, and the fishing is out of this world! Pictured left: Wait! I know I can catch one more! Pictured right: Now THAT is a fish!

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

Caribou Falls Landing Construction Photos: A few shots of the construction of the new 3,200 square foot lodge have finally arrived on my desk, taken the end of February… These photos do not really give the project the justice it deserves, but I thought that I would share them with you anyway! Things are moving along swiftly now. The flooring has been ordered, the finishing is happening, and soon it will be time for the big job of installing the fixtures and furniture. The best part will come when we can finally decorate and restock!

Again this photo was taken from the dining area in the new lodge.The first set of stairs leads to the kitchen. The second set of stairs leads to the new store area. Up the third set of stairs in the distance is the office area, and a view of what will be the bait and tackle shop. The windows on the far end wall in the bait and tackle shop are oriented towards the back bay and yard. To give an idea of the size of this room, you can just see a bit of Rob standing in the photo at the right.

The photo on the left was taken by Wanda on a recent trip to One Man Lake Lodge. While out for a walk, she found this old poplar tree with these shelf like fungal growths. On the growths is accumulated snowfall that had piled up against the tree. An interesting photo!

On the right are photos that were taken by the guys on a past snowmobile trip up to Wingiskus to check on the cabin. Hope they let the younger fellows shovel all that snow off of the deck!