Hello Sportsfans… Last week the guides brought the houses closer to home, dropping them 8 miles out from Pine Island. In one swift shift to the South, the houses were on fresh ice and a short 25 minute ride from the lodge (more time for fishing!). What’s happening back at camp? -After a day of fishing, […]

Hello Sportsfans…  Rusty Flathers here with the latest L O Dub weekly report. A red rooster barks at the sunrise.  Anxious anglers pace in front of The Ballard.  Most days are the same:  breakfasts, Bombardier departures, ice fishing, catching fish, return to the resort, more festivities per eating-drinking-storytelling, lights out (bedtime), and repeat the next day. That’s […]

Sneaking to the edge of the hole and peeking into the coffee stained water there were no signs of life.  Only bubbles…  A weirdly consistent flow of bubbles surfacing from depths far beneath and splattering in a frosty mist when they popped to the surface. It was Walter.  Fearless, crafty, stealth-like in his pursuit of […]

Hello sportsfans! What’s that?  Hold the line…  A lotta small fish (saugers) is what we are hearing this morning at the Ballard’s HQ / checkin / checkout front desk.  Enough to keep your bobber moving.  Enough for some FRESH-FISH. Per the Bomber ride (how far off-shore are we), it’s a 2-beer trip to get off the […]