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Post by Sandbur on Feb 16, 2022 13:34:29 GMT -6
Looking at booking a week on the Ash River this summer. Fishing with the wife, so it will be pretty "low impact" fishing. That said, think the fishing would be better in early or late August? It will depend on the weather, which you know. Fishing can improve once water temperatures start to drop. |
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Post by smsmith on Feb 16, 2022 13:48:20 GMT -6
Looking at booking a week on the Ash River this summer. Fishing with the wife, so it will be pretty "low impact" fishing. That said, think the fishing would be better in early or late August? It will depend on the weather, which you know. Fishing can improve once water temperatures start to drop. Ya, for fishing only I'm sure going in June would be much better. We'll still have chickens to take care in June though. A gal we know owns the resort, so I would hope she'd at least give me a few hints/tips on where to try. I'm thinking we'll go the last full week of August. |
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Post by Bwoods11 on Feb 16, 2022 16:05:28 GMT -6
Late August I’d guess. Walleye start to pick up and colder temps up there at night.
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Post by smsmith on Aug 17, 2022 12:17:34 GMT -6
We're heading up to the Orr area relatively soon. A guy should really get the boat out well in advance and go over things. It hasn't seen the water in two years. I have kept it winterized and have replaced a number of things over the years (not the tires though).
I took it to town fill it up with premium. Coming back home the driver side trailer tire blew the tread right off, taking the wheel well with it. The tire didn't lose pressure amazingly. I limped it home and will go get two new tires and a new spare/rim tomorrow in L.P. Very fortunate it happened close to home I suppose. The trailer lights still work, so I'll just haul it without the wheel well. I've no idea if I can find a replacement for a 21 year old trailer. I hope that's the only "surprise" the boat/trailer/pickup give me on the trip.
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Post by biglakebass on Aug 17, 2022 17:57:29 GMT -6
Lucky you took it for a test ride. Wow.
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Post by smsmith on Aug 17, 2022 18:11:57 GMT -6
Lucky you took it for a test ride. Wow. Yep, there was definitely a pucker factor at work |
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Post by smsmith on Aug 27, 2022 18:29:43 GMT -6
We caught walleyes, smallies, and pike during our week on the Ash River/Lake Kabetogama. Very little effort went into our fishing, it wasn't a fishing vacation. We trolled crankbaits in 5-12' or so of water mid day. If a person really wanted to fish hard, I think it could be pretty incredible (not Ontario fly-in incredible).
Kab is huge and you can access a number of other lakes with no portaging. It is a truly massive water system. If I was a big time pleasure boater, I could see owning a $75K+ boat and just running around up there. You could run wide open for hours and hours and not run out of water.
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Post by Foggy on Aug 27, 2022 20:15:29 GMT -6
We caught walleyes, smallies, and pike during our week on the Ash River/Lake Kabetogama. Very little effort went into our fishing, it wasn't a fishing vacation. We trolled crankbaits in 5-12' or so of water mid day. If a person really wanted to fish hard, I think it could be pretty incredible (not Ontario fly-in incredible). Kab is huge and you can access a number of other lakes with no portaging. It is a truly massive water system. If I was a big time pleasure boater, I could see owning a $75K+ boat and just running around up there. You could run wide open for hours and hours and not run out of water. Glad your trip was good. Sounds lie a great place. Never been. Catching fish is a bonus these days....tho I suppose your far enough north. |
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Post by Bwoods11 on Aug 28, 2022 12:07:46 GMT -6
Enough walleye for a fish fry?
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Post by smsmith on Aug 28, 2022 16:37:21 GMT -6
Enough walleye for a fish fry? Would have been if we kept any |
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Post by smsmith on Jan 28, 2023 11:20:25 GMT -6
I just sent the check out to reserve the same week for this year. I think for as long as the local gal owns the place, we'll continue going that week every year.
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Post by Sandbur on Jan 28, 2023 14:11:53 GMT -6
I just sent the check out to reserve the same week for this year. I think for as long as the local gal owns the place, we'll continue going that week every year. It sounds like a good place for a week. |
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Post by smsmith on Jan 28, 2023 17:21:19 GMT -6
I just sent the check out to reserve the same week for this year. I think for as long as the local gal owns the place, we'll continue going that week every year. It sounds like a good place for a week. That week in August is reportedly the quietest week of the summer. When we left last summer, we were both close to buying a much nicer boat and trying to find a place to spend the month of August up there. There's so much water there that you can just run for hours (with a Navionics unit and chip anyway). |
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