Live The Adventure

We had a late spring here at camp with temps in the 20's the day we arrived from Grand Marais MN. The late spawn has caused the fishing to be a little slower for this time of year because the water temps are still low.  But that hasn't stopped our fishermen from having a good time and landing some really nice fish. Take Richard Burch from Wisconsin for instance.  He found a monster Pike during his stay at Agimac River Outfitters.  It's always exciting to feel the yank of a big fish on your line.  This is probably one of his biggest catches ever.  He looks pretty happy.   Way to go Richard!! Another fisherman in Richard's group, Albert Dernovsek landed a monster Lake Trout the same week. Look at that smile on his face.   This is what makes fishing in Canada so memorable.  

 It's a new season at Agimac River Outfitter and it started out with a bang.... in the weather I mean.  We wondered if the ice was going to leave the lake in time for fishing opener.  When we arrived on Friday May 8th, it was in the 20's.  Very cold.  First thing we did was start a fire in our fireplace.  It didn't take long to start warming things up.   John started up the generator so that we could have electricity, then we began the process of getting water back in the house.  Everything went well in that department.  But then about ten o'clock in the evening just when we were going to bed, I smelled a terrible smell in the basement.  I called for John and Joanna to come down and smell it too so that we could ascertain the problem.  Immediately they knew it was a sewer smell.  Where in the world was it coming from was the next question?  All the traps had water.  We couldn't figure it out and knew we couldn't ...

 Oh what fun we had over Christmas with all three of our children and all five of our grandchildren staying with us in our home here in Grand Marais, MN!!  Somehow we were able to find places for everyone to sleep, but it was kinda like a giant slumber party.  There was our oldest daughter Cherish and her husband Patrick, their son Judah 8 and Kaylee 4;  our daughter Joanna and our son Jonathan with his wife Reseth and their son Aaron 14, Titus 12, and Evemarie 8.  Jonathan recently retired from the Air Force and bought a house and land in the country by Ely.  It is so nice to have all our children close by now. So much fun, activity, lots of delicious food, games and laughter.  We have a ping-pong table downstairs, so our son-in-law, Patrick organized a round robin tournament which included everyone ages 8-75.  I figured either he or our son Jonathan would be the grand champion, but amazingly, this little ole Grandma Daryl made her way to the fin...

It was Molly's first visit to Agimac River Outfitters and she was ecstatic to be able to land this 44 inch Northern Pike.  They are great fighters which really adds to the fun of reeling them in.  Way to go Molly!!  

 We just enjoyed 2 wonderful weeks of the presence of our three children and all five grandchildren at camp recently.  It was a flurry of activity including skiing, tubing, swimming, roasting brats around the fire, fishing, playing kickball together, badminton, canoeing, kayaking and lots of other games.  Every evening, all eleven of us had dinner together sharing the excitement of each day.  The cousins interacted so well together.  It was fun for Grandma Daryl and Grampa John to be a part of it all. Here are some photos of these memorable days.

 The Hansen family comes to our resort twice a year now and have really figured out the best fishing spots on Indian Lake.  Their Dad, Don Hansen got the family coming here years ago and since he has now passed, his children, Gary, Jeff , Lisa and Tom continue to come to Agimac River Outfitters to enjoy the great fishing and serenity they find here. Lisa sent me these pictures she took of their recent visit.  Her brother, Jeff (in the pink shirt)  got his biggest Walleye yet this year, a 29 incher.  She also captured a beautiful rainbow after a storm.  Ken, in the white rainsuit, got a 21 inch Bass.  He is 87 years young and such an energetic, spry man, you would never guess his age.   Then there is a picture of sunrise on Agimac River and a sunset on the river.  The picture of the silver fox is spectacular as well.