Everett Bay Lodge, Lake Vermilion Blog
Lake Vermilion fish report May 18, 2014
Dave caught this nice 27.5" walleye. Steve with an early spring Lake Vermilion walleye John shared this picture of another nice Lake Vermilion early spring walleye. Dave with a nice fish caught on opener 2014 The consensus is in: Once the ice finally left the lake, the fish were ready to eat. We appreciate the business of those who spent the past weekend at the resort, and the reports [...]
Lake Vermilion ice 2014 update
Big Bay is ice free The update is easy - IT IS GONE! What a difference from yesterday to today. There may be a floater left where we can't see it, but as far as we are concerned, it is time to focus on some Lake Vermilion fishing! While the ice changed plans of many opener regulars, those that came found open water to fish, catching more big fish than eaters. Pete Spong caught [...]
Lake Vermilion Ice Out update…..
Everett Bay is down to just the stubborn remnants that the wind decided to deliver right to the resort shoreline. The first two pictures are from the east end of the bay near the narrows, with open water as far as the eye can see! The 3rd picture is the same location on Big Bay, that yesterday had all this dark ice off in the distance before the wind brought it toward the end of [...]
Lake Vermilion ice out continues
Lake Vermilion Ice Out 2014 - Big Bay With winds from the southeast prevailing, the current from the ice free Everett Bay narrows had begun to work on the Big Bay ice, which has become increasingly black over the past few days. Thunderstorms on the way, so we'll see what happens to that already fragile ice. This is the view from the end of the Everett Bay peninsula looking out toward Big Bay [...]
Lake Vermilion Ice out on Everett Bay closer by the minute!!!
Everett Bay ice proved stubborn over the weekend, but it has made great progress in the last day. While the area in front of the resort was about clear, a wind shift this afternoon brought the south shore ice our direction, and boy is it thin. Just like crushed ice as it comes toward shore. We scoped out some other areas, and the Everett Bay narrows are wide open with a nice flow of water [...]
Positive Fisheries Management Report on Lake Vermilion in 2013
A summary of the positive findings shared by the MN DNR Division of Fish & Wildlife - Fisheries Section follows: -Walleye gillnet catch was well above average at 18.2 fish/net: East Vermilion at 22.1 fish/net, West Vermilion at 12.4 fish/net. -Mean length of walleye sampled was 14.2 inches well above the historic average. -"Angling prospects for walleye look favorable in 2014. There are good numbers of 13-17 inch walleye in the population, especially on East [...]