Spring has arrived early to Northwestern Ontario.  The ice should be off the lakes by mid-April at the latest.  What a difference from 2009 when winter didn't want to let go.  The weather forecasters are predicting a hot, dry summer for our part of the world.  Hopefully that won't mean fire bans as making shorelunch with a propane burner isn't the ideal situation.

We'll be heading into the lodge in early May with our first guests arriving around May 22nd.  All our major construction projects were accomplished last summer so we'll have lots of time before the guests arrive to make sure everything is in tip-top condition.  I'm looking forward to the chance to wet a line this spring as we will be in camp before the opening of walleye season on May 15th.  

Most of our staff from 2009 are returning along with a couple of new additions.  We look forward to another excellent summer filled with great fishing and lots of fun!

Randy Duvell   

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May 28, 2010

The Hawkins / McCready group were our first guests for the 2010 season.  They had good success with smallmouth on Yoke Lake and also largmouth on our portage lake - Bluffpoint.  The weather started out great the first day, but day two was windy and an inch of rain fell.  The soaking rain was welcome as the spring in Northwestern Ontario was warm and dry, increasing the fire danger.  With the rain the fire ban has been lifted and our guests can enjoy shore lunches cooked over an open fire.

June 1, 2010

Tim Holschlag, owner of Smallmouth Angler, and his group of flyfishers arrived at Slippery Winds on May 28th for their 8th annual spring flyfishing trip to Slippery Winds Wilderness Lodge.  While the group concentrates on bass they also caught and released some great fish of other species.  In addition to a 19" smallmouth and an 18" largemouth, Tim's group caught and released a 25" walleye, a 34" northern pike.

Tim Holschlag:  "Lots of very nice smallmouth, plus largemouth.  Several guys had their best fishing ever."

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"I've been on three of Tim's Slippery Winds trips.  All of them have been great and this last one was terrific.  I had fantastic shallow water smallmouth fishing.  And I got to spend some quality time with my father. Tim and the lodge staff worked hard to make the trip really enjoyable for both of us.  I'll be back as soon as my schedule allows." E. Sacks, IL

June 6, 2010

Our guests enjoyed some great fishing during the week ending June 6th.  Thirteen year old Aiden Mulligan caught and released trophy quality fish in several species including a 41" muskie, a 19" smallie and a 25" walleye on Yoke Lake and a 33" northern pike on Sullivan Lake.  In addition, Aiden also caught 30" and 31" northern pike on Crossroute Lake.

The Kaiser group also recorded some super fish with Fred Kaiser catching and releasing a 20" smallmouth and a 32-1/2" lake trout on Yoke Lake.  Fred's son, came close with a 19-1/2" smallmouth - also on Yoke Lake, plus a 26-1/2" walleye.  Gary Manka held top honours for the largest walleye of the week with a nice 28-incher caught and released on Yoke Lake.

"I want to send our thanks for a great trip to Slippery Winds.  Everyone was impressed with the fishing and the staff was very attentive."  Fred Kaiser, MN

June 13, 2010

The week of June 6 - 13 was fairly quiet with only a few guests in camp, however Harry Wise caught and released a 27" walleye.  Devon Kopesky recorded an 18-1/2" smallmouth caught and released on Yoke Lake and a 19-1/2" largemouth on Sullivan Lake.  Chad Davance caught the largest muskie of the season with a 44-incher caught on yoke Lake.

June 20, 2010

We hosted several groups of long-time guests the week of June 13 - 20 and they commented on the quality of the fishing.  To quote one group leader: "We had a great trip.  The fishing was very good.  Your staff was excellent; every one of them.  They went out of their way to help.  We were very impressed."

Sullivan Lake continued to produce great fish with Gary Kopesky catching and releasing a fat 40" northern pike on this portage lake.  A number of good-sized walleye were recorded during the week including a 27-incher caught on Yoke Lake by Bill Kobart.  Crossroute Lake produced some nice largemouth with Bill Kobart and Wally Makowsky each catching 18-1/2" largemouth during their portage trip into Crossroute.

Brian and robert Naas from Minneapolis had great success fishing for walleye on Yoke Lake - recording seven fish between 26 and 28-1/2 inches during their three day trip to Slippery Winds.

2010 Big Fish Log

Follow the link below to view our 2010 Big Fish Log in PDF format.  Our guests have already caught and released some great fish including a 44" muskie, 40" northern pike, 20" smallmouth, several 18-1/2" largemouth, a few 28" walleye and a 32-1/2" lake trout.