Little Vermilion Lake 2007
Day four was even more miserable then the previous day, mostly because we started the day wearing our wet clothes from yesterday because nothing had fully dried. Clive’s shoes were soaked, so he decided to put some plastic bags on his feet. This kept his feet dry, for a little while, but it didn’t keep them any warmer. We fished hard against the elements, but were unrewarded. We took a break during the afternoon, and returned to the water before sunset to catch some walleye for dinner. While the rain and cold kept us close to the comforts of a wood burning furnace, nothing could keep us from making some casts of the dock. Believe it or not the dock in front of the lodge is actually one of the best fishing spots on the lake, and if you’re ever there and the plane isn’t docked on the end we suggest you make a few casts because you could easily land the biggest fish of your trip only a couple yards from your front door. The camera only came out of storage a handful of times and we decided to drown our sorrows and have a few extra bottles of beer, and Clive built a custom heavier in-line spinner for trolling.
Day five we woke up a little late, due in part to those extra beers. The bigger pike don’t generally make an appearance in the early morning so we figured a couple hours of extra sleep wouldn’t do any harm. Rested and re-energized, but more importantly DRY, we headed out on the lake. It was another cold day, but at least it wasn’t raining. We decided to troll the same area that Jon had caught his monster pike two days previous, and within minutes Clive was setting the hook on a heavy northern. This was truly an amazing event from start to finish, with lots of big runs and trips around the boat, not to mention it was caught on the very lure Clive created the night before. With a firm grip on the pike he hoisted him into the boat. Another fish well over forty inches, although not as long as Jon’s fish, it was most certainly heavier. We caught several nice fish through out the day but packed it in early to edit some photographs and video.
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