Camp update

July 24, 2008
During the past few weeks it seemed that everything that could go wrong did go wrong! Our garden tractor broke down. The backhoe tractor got some bed fuel. The furnace for the chalet would not start. The water pump quit working so we could not wash our boats. So you can just imagine that I have been VERY busy. Now I want to talk about the slot limit for our walleyes. Many customers have been asking does this limit work? What they mean is, can any one prove that returning the slot fish help the fishery and how long will this mandate toke to show an improvement really helps. I just read that Switzerland has mandated that catch and release will be illegal. That means that you must KILL each fish that you catch. Does that seem harsh; will that same thing was proposed for our lake. That was discussed at a meeting with the M,N.R. We had a few of the old timers that were fishing the way that they have been for thirty years. That means that they were fishing the same spots (mid day) they ALWAYS caught fish. As they were docking their boat I caught a 30 inch walleye within fifty feet of their dock. The comment was we never caught fish there.