Species: Smallmouth Bass Size: 12″ Lure used: white pearl super fluke Date: 7/18/2009 Time: 8:30-10pm Body of water: Poplar Lake Location: Gunflint Trail Weather Conditions: cloudy all day, but cleared out with a few clouds My brother-in-law, George, has done some fishing with friends, but not a lot. He hasn’t fished much with Ken and I, but was intent on doing a good amount of fishing while he was up with us at Ken’s cabin. He came out with Ken and I where we fished the South... (more...)
Date: 7/18/2009 Time: 4:30-6:00pm Body of water: Poplar Lake Location: Gunflint Trail Weather Conditions: Overcast with some sun, Westerly breeze Water temp: 61 degrees After the scouting we did earlier, a bunch of us decided to try to catch the fish we saw on the fish finder. We went back to the Southern shore and again, we saw lots of fish. Ken was trolling with a deep diving Rapala that got to 15-20 ft. My brother-in-law, George, dropped a jighead with a plastic grub to about 20 ft. My daughter... (more...)
Date: 7/18/2009 Time: 11:30am-12:00pm Body of water: Poplar Lake Location: Gunflint Trail Weather Conditions: overcast, choppy, Westerly breeze Water temp: 61 degrees Ken and I spent the morning getting the pontoon into the water and decided to take it for a spin. We grabbed a bunch of people for a joyride and headed to the other side of the lake. As we traveled the channel between Kloek Island and Young’s Island, I suggested we check out the Southern shore. The reason was that there’s... (more...)
Date: 7/17/2009 Time: 8:30-9:30pm Body of water: Poplar Lake Location: Gunflint Trail Weather Conditions: mist in the air, good breeze from the West, slight chop, thick clouds We were headed up to Ken’s cabin for a week of fishing and deck building. I took the afternoon off and we were supposed to be on the road by 2pm so I would be able to do some fishing before sundown. We got a late start on our drive up, so I thought it would be too late to get on the lake by the time we got to our destination.... (more...)
