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Lake Vermilion January snow

Lake Vermilion January snow - just what we wanted   Better late than never -- with just a few days of winter break left before Eric and Val head back to school, about 9 inches of snow is just what the snowmobile trails needed.  While the trails had been groomed the snow was minimal and the warm temps on Wednesday were pretty hard [...]

2017 Season winds down on Lake Vermilion

2017 season winds down for us on Lake Vermilion as we are wrapping up the winterizing of cabins, pulling docks and storing boats.  The last part of September was good for several guests, like the Schulmeisters, who ate lots of fish as they caught their walleye limits all but one of their days here, primarily trolling crankbaits.  Lon caught his PR smallie, a 21.25"; Some [...]

Plenty of Lake Vermilion Bass Action

Plenty of Lake Vermilion bass action helped pick up the slack for the less consistent walleye bite last week.  We were able to sneak out Monday after dinner and kept 7 for Tuesday's dinner, and while a handful of guests did just fine catching their limits of walleyes, others seemed to struggle.  Our outing found leeches and crawlers to be equally effective, in 14 - [...]

Lake Vermilion 2017 ice out official date

Lake Vermilion 2017 ice out official date is April 15th.  How does that compare to other years?  According to MN DNR records: Earliest Lake Vermilion ice out date:  March 28, 2012 Latest Lake Vermilion ice out date:  May 23, 1950 Median Lake Vermilion ice out date:  April 30 What's that mean?  If you haven't booked your Lake Vermilion opener spot ---NOW is the time! Stop [...]

Lake Vermilion Ice out 2017

Lake Vermilion ice out 2017 at the west end of Everett Bay. Lake Vermilion ice out 2017 is moving right along, with the west end of Everett Bay making great progress today.  With temps over 60 degrees expected for the next couple days, just a little wind could make all the difference.  We are looking at days for Everett Bay.  Follow this link [...]

Lake Vermilion Ice out 2017

Lake Vermilion Ice out 2017 is well on its way.  Check out the video of the Pike River Dam - always the first sign of the great progress being made toward open water.  Click Read More and you will find the link to see for yourself:  https://www.facebook.com/Everett.Bay.Lodge.Lake.Vermilion/videos/1405227262863051/.

Indianapolis Boat, Sport & Travel show starts this week.

Indianapolis Boat, Sport & Travel show starts this week.  We are really looking forward to getting "Back Home Again in Indiana," if only for a 10 day show.   We appreciate all the show guests that we meet throughout the show season and get especially excited when some of them choose to make our Lake Vermilion resort their destination when they come up north.  We [...]

Lake Vermilion Winter back to usual.

  Lake Vermilion winter is back to normal after that warm stretch, with a forecast for a good dose of snow in the next couple days.  Fishing opener is 96 days away, and the Indianapolis Boat, Sport & Travel show  ( http://indianapolisboatsportandtravelshow.com/ ) is next on the docket and we look forward to seeing our family and Hoosier buddies, many who we haven't seen since our decision [...]