53 Days until Walleye Opener!

Yep the opening of walleye season here on Red Lake, Ontario is fast approaching. While it got a bit cold last night, at Sunset Lodge, we have actually been having some good weather. I was scanning through some of the fishing pages and Walleye Central's Ron Anlauf published an article on "Early Season Walleye" that I thought I would share.

You don't have to worry about contacting the DNR/MNR - you know that Red Lake has an excellent walleye fishing.

Red Lake Muskie!

Art sent us this photo of the Muskie that he latched on to on the waters of Red Lake. At Sunset Lodge, fishermen have regularly reported catching the occasional Muskie while casting for northern pike - usually in the vicinity of St. Paul's Bay. When we reported a tagged muskie to the MNR, this helped to confirm their theory that during periods of high water, Muskie navigate to Red Lake through the river system from Flat and Russet Lakes.

Art caught his Muskie on a Johnson Silver Minnow off one of the islands in August of 07. This beauty Muskie measured in at 42 inches!

What do Walleye See?

This bit of walleye research was clipped and scanned and forwarded to us by a fellow fisherman but we are unsure of the source. Goes to support our theory of having orange, yellow and chartreuse and red in the tackle box when you head out on the waters of Red Lake for some walleye fishing. Kind of interesting....Sunset Lodge fishermen also swear by white. What is your favorite set up?

Opening Week Fishing at Sunset Lodge

Well, walleye opener is May 17th this year and I thought I would share photos sent by the Hobart party who are going to make the trip to Sunset Lodge again this year and lock into the excitement of early Walleye and Northern fishing on Red Lake.