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Whitefish Bay Camp — Thu, 06 May 2010 19:58:34 +0000

Whitefish Bay Camp is up and running! Bob and Peg got to camp on April 26 and of course the rain started the next day. We are complaining in soft tones though as the water level on Lake of the Woods is very very low. We really struggled to get the fuel barge floating as it was high and dry where we had moored it for the winter season.

Good news is that the Lake Trout are biting well and we have had two good meals from one fish so far.

Haven’t had much action on Northern Pike or Bass as yet but that may be because no one is fishing for them as yet. Of course our fisherman can not use barbed hooks or any kind of fish parts for bait at this time of the year. Walleye season opens on the 15th of May and all that changes. We haven’t seen any Muskies in the bays here on the island as yet…it may be too cold for them as yet.

Guests have reported bear sightings as well as beaver and deer. Bob spotted a nice size deer up on the drain field so we know they are still on the island. It wasn’t the 13 point buck we saw here last Fall. Our loon nesting platform is out and the pair is busy making their nest.

The weather is suppose to warm up in the next few days which will be most welcome as our guests start coming in just a few days. We have some cottages left for the 2010 season….particularly in late August and in September. The best thing to do is to either go to our website and check the availability button or call us directly at our toll free number 877-226-1211 to talk about our special rates for large groups, parent/child and August Family Special.

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Off We Go!!

Whitefish Bay Camp — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:37:41 +0000

Whitefish Bay Camp on beautiful Lake of the Woods in Ontario is singing a new tune…Off We Go Into the Wild Blue Yonder…well, as far as Missouri for this leg of the journey.

The All-Canada Show tour starts off with a bang in St. Louis, MO on Friday, Jan 8,2010. We always look forward to the Sport Shows as they give us a opportunity to talk about the great Northern Pike, Walleye, Bass, Lake Trout, Muskie and Crappie fishing our guests can find in Lake of the Woods. Of course many of the people who come our booth at the series of shows that we do want to also talk about the Whitetail, Moose, Black Bear and Duck hunting we have to offer.

All the conversation serves to remind us that Spring is on the way and it makes us yearn to get back to our island resort. Whitefish Bay Camp is a beautifully located boat-in resort , just a five mile boat trip from our private parking area on the mainland. For this reason we are able to offer the experience of remoteness without the plane flight. Nestor Falls and Sioux Narrows in Ontario are wonderful small towns that offer people good shops for places to grab a bite to eat, something to take your thirst away, groceries, gifts, the very latest in lures and baits as well as information about the goings on in the area.

Whitefish Bay Camp, located in the Sunset Country Tourism Area of Northwestern Ontario, offers several plans for guests to pick from as well as discounts for larger groups and a very popular Family Discount. Our cottages are modern and many of them are newly remodeled for your comfort while maintaining the laid back campfire atmosphere that is so relaxing!

It is time to begin planning your next holiday in Canada….far enough to really get away from it all but close enough to make the trip an easy one! Visit our website    http://whitefishbaycamp.com to learn more about us or better yet come to an All-Canada Show when we are in your area and visit with us in person! In addition to St. Louis,MO we will be in Indianapolis,IN; Chicago,IL; Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay in Wisconsin; Minneapolis,MN; Sioux Falls, SD; Des Moines, IA;Omaha, NE and Dallas, Tx. No matter where we are you can always reach us at our toll free number 877-226-1211 to make your reservations.   Get in touch with us!!

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Fishing and Hunting Trip to Ontario, Canada….. Preparation Time For All

Whitefish Bay Camp — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:00:46 +0000

This is the time of year that people are getting their groups and/or families organized for their Fishing and Hunting trip for the upcoming season. The businesses that welcome you also start their planning.   Whitefish Bay Camp is certainly among them. We have numerous lists getting longer by the day of projects that we want done and shopping lists for items we will need to work on those projects. We have a good start on our reservation book and have sent out our yearly Newsletter to our past guests. We have already gotten our sport show booth out and set up to see what needs doing in order to present an orderly place for people to come to gather information .

We suggest that those who have not already made up their minds where they want to visit this year plan to attend at least one of the many Sport Shows that come to their areas. Come equipped with your list of wants and needs and your questions about what each business has to offer. Every place is different and it is a matter of matching what they have to offer to what you are looking for….kinds of fish or game….types of accommodations that are offered….location…distance from home….meal plans and so on and most importantly what is included and what is not included in whatever plan is offered, this can vary greatly from one business to another.

We think one of the very best sport shows ever is the series that the All-Canada Show presents. They have 11 show this year and Whitefish Bay Camp, located on Lake of the Woods will be a part of all 11 of them. We can offer you the best fishing and hunting that Ontario, Canada has to offer. Fishing for Muskie, Walleye, Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass, Whitefish, Lake Trout and Crappie and hunting for Whitetail Deer, Grouse, Black Bear and Duck is just waiting for you to try your hand.

We hope you will put us on your list of people to talk to at the Sport Shows you attend. We suggest that you go to our website and look for the Sport Show that we will attend that is closest to you. You will find a button on the left of our opening page and titled Sport Shows. Go to the following:   http://www.whitefishbaycamp.com and start your preparation for a great trip! If you prefer you can call us at our toll free number 1-877-226-1211. Usually people spend the Holiday Season with their families and friends…take advantage of this time to begin your preparation for a great trip! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!

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THE GIFT OF MEMORIES

Whitefish Bay Camp — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:11:07 +0000

So many of our returning guests talk so fondly with us about their memories of trips with their parents, family members and friends made in the past, the scrapbooks, picture albums, movies and videos of the good times.    Many of them are now bringing their own families and friends back to find the magic of Lake of the Woods in Ontario, Canada.

Whitefish Bay Camp suggests the perfect Holiday Gift might be a stay of a few days to a few weeks of fishing for Muskie, Northern Pike, Walleye, Bass, Whitefish or Lake Trout, canoeing/kayaking among the many beautiful islands, exploring, bird watching, looking for the area’s wildlife such as Loons, deer, moose, bear, otters and beavers among others, hunting with weapon or camera or just plain relaxing.

Our boat-in island location presents the perfect place – just far away enough from the mainland but close enough for easy access to shopping or attending local events in Sioux Narrow, Nestor Falls, Emo, Fort Francis or Kenora.

Think about giving the Gift of Memories to share in the future with people you care about. If you have not already done so look through our website at www.whitefishbaycamp.com to get an idea of what we have to offer our guests and contact us by calling our toll free number 877-226-1211    or by e-mail    info@whitefishbaycamp.com to discuss our various packages. Our flexibility allows us to build the perfect one for your needs. We look forward to hearing from you and hope to help you find the Perfect gift.

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Planning for 2010 trip

Whitefish Bay Camp — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:52:01 +0000

Whitefish Bay Camp is already preparing for the 2010 season. Finding a good place to spend your vacation time can be a time consuming thing to do. We think that the first thing to do is decide what type of place you are looking for ie: do you want to just flake out and totally relax or do you want entertainment, do you want to be in charge of your schedule or do you want someone else to plan out your whole stay for you? Maybe something in-between works for you. Not everyone likes the step back in time sort of location and really do need/want a casino, night club nearby that provide band music and lots of people. No right and wrong way to go just be sure to decide what you want for your time away! Right here is a good place to decide what your budget is and how to get the best bang for your buck!

Fishing and to a lesser degree hunting is what our guests are looking for. One big change we have seen over our 15 years as owners and managers of Whitefish Bay Camp, on beautiful Lake of the Woods, is that most of our guests are no longer interested in taking numbers of fish home. Instead they want to enjoy the hunt for the fish, return them to the lake for the future, well maybe harvest some for a meal now and then during their stay with us. We have seen this change effect the various fisheries in a positive way. Our season record board reflects these changes. Bigger fish in every one of the species. We are so pleased that the fishing in Whitefish Bay of Lake of the Woods as only improved over the years. We are so fortunate to be able to offer , Walleye, Northern Pike, Lake Trout, Small-mouth and Large-mouth Bass, Crappie, Whitefish and Perch. Many of our guests will target one species or another each day because they recognize that tactics, gear and tackle as well as skill level can be different for each one.

The second thing to consider is how far you want to have to travel and how. Fly-in, boat-in or drive right off the road to your cabin. All types of business have positive and negatives aspects to them not the least of them is the cost. Having a choice is the fun part, getting a group to agree on what they want can be the hard part. Many of our groups have learned that what works for them is to have one person be the organizer and communicate clearly to the others in the group. Simple for some and complicated for others

The third thing is to determine exactly what each business that you are considering will provide for you. Safe drinking water, linens, well maintained,comfortable cottages, kitchens, bathrooms, fully outfitted boats, the choice to bring your own boat. meals, guides, opportunities for doing things other than fish or hunt. Some business are willing to be flexible and some are less so. What does the business expect of its guests? Are there any special packages offered such as Family Plan, Parent Child, Honeymoon, Group discount to name a few? Are pets allowed? Not every place of business will meet the expectations of every group. Look for what your group wants!

Doing your research gives you a step up when the time to make a choice comes. Know what you want and where you can find it. The sport show season is coming up soon. Have your list of questions in hand when you visit your favorite shows, booth numbers of the business you want to visit and have a great time at the shows. Just a few things for you to think about….we have learned that every group of people is different and that is what makes this business so much fun for us, your hosts! We hope that you will go to our Sport Show page on our website      http:// www.whitefishbaycamp.com and give us an opportunity to show you what we can offer you and at which shows you will find us. You can count on our being at all eleven All-Canada Shows. In the meantime, do not hesitate to e-mail us at    info@whitefishbaycamp.com    to start your getting the anwsers to your questions….talk to you soon we hope!

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End of 2009 Season

Whitefish Bay Camp — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:27:13 +0000

Whitefish Bay Camp has closed another season on Lake of the Woods. Now, where in the world did that go? It always seems to stretch out with such exciting promises when we go in to open up in the Spring. This year was no exception!! The promise was fulfilled. But we do have to say that it was a very strange year. Cool, wet and windy just about says it all. I think we had about three weeks of Summer weather and that came in September! The really weird thing was that the fishing was terrific! That really was a pleasant surprise as the temperature of the water, at least in Whitefish Bay, never really warmed up to the levels we are use to seeing.

The largest fish in each species that our guests boated are as follows:

Northern Pike 41 1/2 inch Sept. 19

Walleye 28 1/2 inch    Aug. 10

Small-mouth Bass 19 inch June 9

Large-mouth Bass 20 inch                June 25

Lake Trout 34 1/2 inch         May 25

Muskie 54 inch                 Sept 5

Crappie 14 1/2 inch        June 11

Many if not most of these fish were released. We are so pleased to be able to say that over the years we have seen the trend of Catch andRelease really become the norm for our guests. People seem to realize that a meal or two of “eating size” fish is more than enough. This new attitude can do nothing but enhance fishing as time goes on…..the whole process serves to protect the precious resource of fish for future generations.

We left ONTARIO, CANADA, on Oct. 21. Hoping to miss the bad weather that we had heard was moving in, again! Instead we drove right into a snow storm which left us with four inches of the pretty white stuff in our front yard when we awoke Thursday morning.

It wasn’t the first snow we had seem for the Fall season. Our rough and tough October fishermen and hunters experienced several days of wet, heavy snow in early October……stayed around for several days and then left us with mud that sort of hung on….humidity stayed up and the sun did not shine to dry the land out. The duck hunters managed to find a few as the ducks were beginning to move down. The lack of wild rice in our area made it somewhat less attractive as a stopping place but there were enough around to make it successful for those who were willing to search, settle in and wait! The winners in the Whitetail Hunt were definitely the wolves! We saw and heard more wolves this year than ever before. Two of our hunters were on a small island very near us and were enjoying the afternoon in the wilderness when all of a sudden the wolves began to howl! They said the only thing between them and packs were the bushes. There were two groups,one on either side of where the hunters were situated and they reported that it sound as though they were howling back and forth to each other. We could hear it on Calvert Island. There really isn’t anything like that sound!

Bob and I are saying that we are going to kick back for a few days and relax a bit but so far we keep thinking of things we want to get done! Working on plans for the web-site, writing the newsletter and closing out the financial books for the accountant and getting everything in order for the Sport Show Circuit takes time for now then the fun part which for us will be planning for the 2010 season!

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Tough Days Are Here!!

Whitefish Bay Camp — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 18:46:43 +0000

Yep, life can be rough sometimes….got up this morning here at Whitefish Bay Camp to clear blue skies, sun shine in my eyes, and noisy birds singing their little lungs out, cool breeze stirring the leaves and fresh fish in the frig for breakfast. Fishing has picked back up after a couple of days of heavy wind. Walleye last night were in about 8 feet of water on the windward shores…a little hard to control the boat but hey the fish were biting!! Found some 25 inch Northern nearby camp so that got added into the mix of things too. Darn things are all over the place.

Had five loads of laundry to finish up and it dried in about 20 minutes a load in this darn sunshine and breeze,

We have a slow week this week which here means that Bob and I don’t have to cook for any of our guests this week…first time we have had a full week off the kitchen range since the third week or so of May. Some of our guests are having a fish cook out at 4:30 in one of the shore picnic spots and invited us to join them. Be warm at that time of day so a cold beer might be in order too.

Yep, tough having to live and fish here at Whitefish Bay Camp on Lake of the Woods near Nestor Falls, Ontario, on a day like today!

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Muskie Season Begins

Whitefish Bay Camp — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:35:15 +0000

Larry P. is here and continues to provide us all here at Whitefish Bay Camp with many smiles….a great guy with a great attitude toward this whole Muskie thing.

Lake of the Woods is noted for its Muskie population and this year though they may be a bit slower than usual due to the cool weather and lake water temperatures they have been showing themselves in the shallows the past week ….of course this is opening week so they are all laying low!!

The biggest one so far this year is 50″ to 53″ as it was a conservative estimate and of course was released. Sounds big, is big but there are even bigger ones to be had. A number of bigger ones have gotten to the side of the boat only to give THAT LOOK and throw the bait!

Largest one that one of our guests has ever caught was 60″ and it was a 16 year old boy who caught it…first ever Muskie….beginners luck? Not really as Grant has been back many times since then and now has his Dad along and all caught up in the adventures of Muskie Fishing!

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BABIES ARE HERE

Whitefish Bay Camp — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:30:38 +0000

It was one month to the day that we put the loon nesting platform out that we saw the two fluffy loon chicks with their parents swimming next to the nesting platform. Within another day the chicks were learning to dive for their own food with Mom and Dad supplementing the intake a bit. The adults usually relocate the family with in two or three days away from the nesting site and the eagles that fly over head and the big fish that swim beneath them but this year the four of them are still around and we are enjoying watching the two 2009 babies grow up. It never ceases to amaze us how fast they grow….Whitefish Bay Camp guests are noticing the difference on a day to day basis. They are now almost 8 days old and so we think they are both going to grow up to be beautiful as their parents and swim the waters of Lake of the Woods in Ontario. They are even practicing their calls….so funny to hear …they can’t quite do it yet. Practice makes perfect proves to be true yet again.

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Babies On The Way

Whitefish Bay Camp — Mon, 25 May 2009 21:18:12 +0000

Loon nest platform went out on the 13th of May….with a full range of dried grasses and cat-tails stuck into it. The pair of loons that usually nests in it were swimming around and waiting for it. By the 14th we noticed that one of the pair was already sitting on a new nest. It was fun to check on the platform with the binoculars as you can see the changes in the landscape of brush as the loons work to rearrange and build their nest.
We should have at least one chick if not two arond the 14th of June as it takes about a month for the magic of development of the baby loon to happen. We feel so sorry for them, sitting out there, so exposed to the wind and rain! However, they seem to be doing just fine thank you with no interference by humans!! They really do seem to wait for the platform each year as though they have learned that the water level changes here on Lake of the Woods is not at all helpful to the rearing of a family in the nest that are placed so near the water’s edge that when the lake goes up the nest gets washed away or at the very least filled with cold water.
Whitefish Bay Camp will become grandparents again! Come visit and help in the celebration! Call 877-226-1211 or 807-226-1211 for reservations or contact us through our website www.whitefishbaycamp.com

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