The catch of a lifetime…

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5/19/15

Hello Sportsfans!

Welcome to the weekly reel here at Ballard’s Resort.  This week one of our very own caught the catch of her life…Meghan (and her husband Toby) from the office gang welcomed a healthy baby boy, Owen Michael on Friday May 15th.  Weighing in at 7lbs 9 oz and 19″ long…he’s a keeper!  Congrats Meghan & Toby!

This week we’ve had below average temps and wait for it…SNOW…yuck, it is May isn’t it?!  With plenty of rainfall these past seven days the river level is starting to rise, which is good news as it’s about a foot below normal.  Temperatures look good for the upcoming Memorial Weekend…highs in the 70’s.

The best luck has been off the Knight Shoals and Bridges Island…anchor up, tip your jig with an emerald shiner and get ready to…

SET THE HOOK!

The Green Flag…

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5/13/15

Hey Sportsfans!  Ready…Set…GO…The green flag dropped and the opener has come and gone.  What a FUN weekend!!  Things were in full gear on Friday night with enthusiastic fishermen ready to test the waters. Good times had by all…man it’s good to be back!

A full fleet of guide boats set sail Saturday morning and scattered about the river and the main lake.  The best bet was in about 22 feet along Pine Island from the Lighthouse Gap to the Morris Point Gap…anchor up and JIG JIG JIG!  With plenty of slot fish and trophy walleyes, it was tough to find some good eaters…but hey, I guess that’s an ok problem to have sometimes!

3/8 oz. jigs have been the weight of choice of the guides…you could go lighter as the current isn’t real strong.  We’ve had a cold, rainy stretch here since the opener but temps are looking up for the latter part of this week.  The water temperature is sitting around 47 degrees.

With warmer air and a bit of sunshine in the forecast, we’re anticipating another great weekend! If you don’t have plans…get up here and…

SET THE HOOK!!

 

A Minnesota Tradition

5/7/15

Hey Sportsfans!boats

Welcome to the weekly post here at Ballard’s Resort. We took a little break in April and went here, there and everywhere, a nice little break…but WE’RE BACK!!!

Tomorrow the doors to the lodge open and Saturday (the day we’re ALL waiting for!) the guides will fill their boats with anxious fishermen and venture out on the water to find those feisty walleyes! We will report back next week with hopefully a TREMENDOUS fishing report!

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Come if you can…and SET THE HOOK!

That’s a wrap…

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03.19.2015

UPDATE:

It’s official…This Sunday 3/22/15 will be our last day of ice fishing for the winter. Our bar and restaurant will remain open through Monday morning.

Thank you to everyone for a great winter season!!

It’s time for river fishing…Give us a call to…

Set the Hook!