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Location: mount prospect illinois | Fished Eagle Lake with my son, brother and his son a couple of weeks ago out of North Shore Lodge. My son, who just started fishing muskie last year, got his first tiger. a 43"er. He is hooked big time and cant wait to go back. One week a year is not enough!! I posted a 5 minute video of the trip. Yes, my brother almost hits the camera with his bucktail at one point.
Dave
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K-4dXmkMxs
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| Very cool video! I will be up there October 15th thru the 22nd |
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| There has not been a lot of reports out of Eagle this year. It is either a good thing or a bad thing? |
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Location: mount prospect illinois | Would be nice to go up in the fall. There have been good weeks and slow weeks up there. Like any lake I guess. |
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Location: Rhinelander | Great video. I assume a drone was used to film the overhead shots, may I ask what type?
Does the drone transmit video in real time or wait until it's landed and down load? |
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Location: Clintonville, WI | I'm not sure of any other info out there, but watching the Gillespie show on Eagle filmed 8/19, I recall they commented on mixed weather and results recently.
That said, taking into account some possible editing, it looks like they had a three fish day with action on several others.
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Location: minocqua, wi. | that's a great video! wish i had the skills to do one like that...
my favorite part was the time-lapse of the front coming in ... seen a few of those over the years! |
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| Yea i saw herbie slap gillespie! |
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Location: mount prospect illinois | Hey hodag, I was using a dji phantom 3 standard which is a " entry level" quad copter. I am more than happy with it. Very easy to fly. The video is recorded on a micro memory card on the copter, but it can also store realtime video on your viewing device. You can supposedly live steam video but I haven't tried. I was using an ipad4 mini to view what the quad copter saw in realtime. Regular smartphones work too but I like the bigger screen to see what I might fly into. I got over 2000 feet away while buzzing some of the lodge boats. (Yes, I knew who they were and they got a kick out of it......I think lol).
Johnnysled, yeah the storm coming in was from a GoPro from our cabin. Drydens main road was closed after that storm I heard. The video doesn't show how much rain we got right after that.mjust us making a beeline to the lodge to get away from the lighting.
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Location: Minnesota. | Wow, that vid. gets an A+ for what I can just imagine it took to make it!!
Pretty cool, from me, a "dinosaur"...;))
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Location: mount prospect illinois | Hah Jeremy,
It really isn't hard. And I am no spring chicken either!! Glad you liked it. |
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| I wouldn't go anywhere BUT Eagle.... incredible fishery!!! |
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| This will be my 4th trip in the fall starting to get it figured out. |
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Location: Tulsa, OK | Great video, I always have trouble getting the pics inserted to where it flows from video to pic back to video. I am heading up to Eagle Friday, hopefully fish are turned on while I am there. |
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| Where are you staying? |
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Location: Tulsa, OK | Staying at North Shore Lodge |
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| I am staying at birchdale |
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Location: West Metro, MN | Awesome job on the video, and congrats to your son. That's a nice tiger! |
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| Nice video! I was at Eagle (Birchdale Lodge and mostly in Vermilion Bay area) probably around the same time as you. We didn't see as many fish as last year at the same time, but did manage to get 4 muskies in the boat in 4 days as well as a 35 3/4" pike. Was also a little slow for the other Musky group at our camp during the same time. |
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Location: mount prospect illinois | Jason, thanks..yeah, my son is still beeming. It was only his second Muskie.. The fever runs high in that one!! He won't stop talking about going back. |
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Location: Northern IL | Looks like you had a great time, nice job on the video! |
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | Heading up to AML the last week in October, first week in November...I've never gone that late in the season. Anyone who has...other than "bring your mittens", any thoughts? |
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| Rocks rocks and more rocks! Keep your crank baits in the rocks and you will get fish |
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Location: Lake Country, Wisconsin | Slamr - 9/2/2016 12:04 PM
Heading up to AML the last week in October, first week in November...I've never gone that late in the season. Anyone who has...other than "bring your mittens", any thoughts?
Snow shovels, beer, DVDs, and an auger |
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Location: FIB land | Herbie loves that timeframe, he will be tuned up on that bite for sure.. Big pigs. Please put up pics ???????? |
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Location: Eagle Lake Vermilion Bay, Ontario | posted reports june and july,sorry about missing anything recent. to be honest AML has been swamped through aug with 100%+ full cabins and guests and julian,nicky,the staff,everyone incl my self have been running day and nite. eagle was awesome opener through 2nd week of aug. the past 2 weeks since a heat wave and a cool down which i expected to crank everything up has been generally tougher with fewer/less fish showing and but a higher than normal strike per encounter ratio,higher than i've seen in quite a while and most out not at the boat but alot of on and offs,nippers,slappers,etc. the last 2 weeks with roughly 60% multi species 40% musky fishermen we've only been avging 2-3 50's in camp per week where many times in aug that can be normal per day.i expect it to be a small bump in the road and move into an awesome fall bite shortly.
the show last week with gillespie and pete,we only had 1 day and not a full day like we usually do from 7;30 to dark but still managed to boat 3,lost 3,had 8 other fish up including 2 double follows.
the incident brought up...was not planned or chorographed,nor edited out obviously,it just happened. dont know what came over me but we sure as hell laughed alot and had a ball that day.one reason why it is so much fun to do shows that way. spontaneous and for real. it is what it is.if we had only gotten 1 fish that is what you would have seen. not 3-5 days made into 20 minutes. and yes he does get that excited after all those years and shows.
i'll get an up to date report out...watch for it shortly.
steve herbeck
AML prop emeritus , guest fishing instruction coordinator,master guide
facebook.com/AndyMyersLodge
andymyerslodge.com |
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Location: mount prospect illinois | Thanks Jeryb. Yeah, we had a good time, we didn't get any pigs but we got some action and everything was over 40". I don't have the opportunity to get out a lot so any time is appreciated. Especially with my kids. Scott Jaeger does a great job helping the rug rats too. |
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Location: Illinois | Making a return trip to eagle later this month on the east side of the big basin! Hoping to get my dad on his first musky! Can't wait!! |
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| How does the no night fishing work? Is it no lines in water 30 minutes after sunset or do you have to be off the water? |
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Location: Eagle Lake Vermilion Bay, Ontario | you can be on the lake all nite doing whatever just not fishing |
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| Anyone have a current water temp? |
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| Just left this morning. Water was around 65 when we arrived last Sunday. Was 61-62 yesterday. |
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| Thanks! How was the fishing? |
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| Fishing was slow. 5 guys two boats one 47" and a 41". Only a few follows per day.
Was expecting much better with the gradual cool down going on. Fished all types of structure.
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| Any thoughts on when the lake will turn over? |
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Location: Eagle Lake Vermilion Bay, Ontario | now, as we speak,water temps 56-60 surface and had lots of wind,big wind earlier in week so process is under way. despite it thermocline was weak since 2nd week of sept so little dirty water,clearing already in many sections. fat clean white fish showing up now shallow from deep in last week or so. only negative is next 3-4 days E winds and 60-70's. if temps dont rise and stay same or slowly drop ok if do rise ....uuug!
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Location: Illinois | Fished Eagle last week. Weather was pretty brutal early in the week, lots of wind and rain! Water temps were 58-59 degrees. Stayed at colegrove's off the big basin, north east side of the lake. Managed 8 muskies between the group. I got a 45" and a 43" (45" being my PB). My dad, who is a better guy than fisherman, got his 1st musky! Huge bonus for the trip!! Plenty of follows up to the boat, most lazy though. Learning a little more about Eagle every year, but the repetitive theme is, Eagle lake muskies are tough!
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| Nice fish! Congrats |
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Location: St. Lawrence River | Natureboy, to that I can only say... WOOOOOO!!!! (I hope you get it)
Also bonus for wearing a Yankees hat. |
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Location: Ashland WI | JakeStCroixSkis - 10/6/2016 5:55 PM
Natureboy, to that I can only say... WOOOOOO!!!! (I hope you get it)
Also bonus for wearing a Yankees hat.
I got it....  |
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Location: Illinois | 14ledo81 - 10/6/2016 9:40 PM
JakeStCroixSkis - 10/6/2016 5:55 PM
Natureboy, to that I can only say... WOOOOOO!!!! (I hope you get it)
Also bonus for wearing a Yankees hat.
I got it.... : )
Do you think muskies like long limousines...jet airplanes...custom made clothes...and lovely ladies?! WOOOOOO!!!!! |
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| I am interested to read how your trip goes this far into fall. Considering a mid-Sept. trip to Eagle Lake myself, for next year. Good luck!
willyboy - 8/28/2016 8:23 PM
Very cool video! I will be up there October 15th thru the 22nd |
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| Was very slow. We saw a few fish. Never boated any. Pretty slow in camp also. A few small fish caught. Even the guys that were guided were slow. most fish came on suckers. Water temp 47 when we left |
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Location: Eagle Lake Vermilion Bay, Ontario | ?????!
i have seen it better ,i've seen it not as good at this time but very typical of current water temp range and the weather /wind swings from s/se to w n/w back and forth almost daily. simply it scatters fish and stalls predictable patterns. quite frankly whats supposed to be working at this time in many cases isnt ,but to a point there's something that is and good enough to fairly consistantly put some fish in the boat. example i've had 3 over 50 2 over 40# in the past week on blades not suckers or trolling.
but... with some experience/knowledge and a lake as multi dimensional as eagle there's always something going,week before last 15 guys had 8 over 50, 46 caught . this week 11 had 3 50's 34 fish,27 40"+,53 " 40+ #er biggest . water temps 49-51 and slowly dropping,looking forward to next week.
some of the past couple weeks fish representation on facebook,some being held back for winter content but check it out... facebook.com/AndyMyersLodge
good luck,
herbie
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| BEST PLACE ON EARTH TO CATCH BIIIIIIGGGG FISH AND LEARN MORE ABOUT CATCHING EM.... jus sayin'!!!!
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Location: Iowa | If someone wanted to go Eagle the last week of October/first week then f November sometime, which lodge stay open that long that you don't have to pull your boat every night. One of these years a group of 4 of us is going to try it but don't know who stays open that long. I've been fishing Eagle since 1993 so I know the lake very well and have found and marked most all of the "non-marked" rocks that lake has so navigation shouldn't be an issue.
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Location: Eagle Lake Vermilion Bay, Ontario | AML IS CURRENTLY NOW OPEN TO FISHERMEN THROUGH THE LAST WEEK OF OCT WITH DOCKS IN AND FULL SERVICES...AND WE ARE BUSY CATCHING FISH!.
facebook.com/AndyMyersLodge.com
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | Big Perc - 10/24/2016 4:51 PM
If someone wanted to go Eagle the last week of October/first week then f November sometime, which lodge stay open that long that you don't have to pull your boat every night. One of these years a group of 4 of us is going to try it but don't know who stays open that long. I've been fishing Eagle since 1993 so I know the lake very well and have found and marked most all of the "non-marked" rocks that lake has so navigation shouldn't be an issue.
We go to Eagle this time of year and stay at AML (leaving Thursday actually). Like Herbie said, the docks are always in, the staff is still around, they have suckers... |
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Location: Already Gone | And no bugs....
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