September-October 2006
from www.CustomCabins.com
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Remember, we are still pretending.
Retrospectively, it is now September and October. The weather was somewhat
fickle. It seemed as though it was quite windy throughout the entire month of
September, and toward the end of the month we finally got some rain.
We took a boat trip with friends up to Prairie
Portage in early September admiring the trees which were just beginning to turn
colors, and watching the loons and sea gulls begin to “group” in anticipation
of their flights south. We had never seen the water at the falls so low. Other
than at the dam itself, one could walk down the rest of the falls, and not even
get your shoes wet. Obviously, an indication of how dry the summer was.
Since the water in the lakes had cooled, the
fish were excited to get back to a full diet of minnows. They also seemed to
enjoy trolling spinners and trolling shadraps. The
walleyes were more difficult to catch at that time of year. Perhaps that is why
they are so coveted. They and the other fish had moved deeper on the reefs,
down on the bottom of the lakes, or even suspended at a depth as deep as 50
feet.
The fall flowers were quite pretty during that
time. The asters, which in this area, come in dark purple, lavender, and white
adorned the road sides and fields, along with the brown-eyed Susan’s. It never
ceases to amaze us that just when we think we are through with flowers for the
season, that one or two more varieties just seem to appear-year after year.
The autumn colors were beautiful this year. We
didn’t think the trees and bushes would be very vibrant because of the lack of
rain, but they surprised us and radiated their brilliance for all to see. The
There are small fish called Cisco’s, which
resemble smelt. These fish are primarily used as frozen bait for winter and
very early spring fishing. The Cisco’s are the only fish we know of in our area
that reproduce in the fall, hence they tend to be much more active than most of
the other fish at that time. When we were closing the dock and putting the
boats and motors to bed, we saw many of them leaping and jumping all over. But,
while they were trying to go through their mating rituals, it seems the Northern’s, bass, walleye, and others were chasing these
little guys in order to be able to “fatten up” for the winter and their
dormancy period.
On a very sad note, we lost our beloved Dennis
(our loveable lab) in September. He was such a good friend and companion, and
is greatly missed.
But, perhaps the rainbow that we saw in
October was an omen of good things yet to come.
Switching to the present, if you are planning
to visit us next summer, we would encourage you to make your confirmed
reservations soon because of the January 15th deadline for permit applications
to be submitted to the permit lottery. These permits allow you to fish the
lakes beyond
Custom Cabin Rentals
14663
218-365-6947 or
1-800-235-6947
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