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Happy Holidays 2024
We hope today finds you safe and warm, surrounded by loved ones and with great memories of your Scott Lake adventures. Right now, our island in the far north is a very different place compared to the bustling and exciting atmosphere of the summer season. On Christmas...
Week 19 Recap: A Perfect Ending
“A PERFECT ENDING” Another Fishing Season in the Books One would think, after 90 consecutive days of managing, guiding, cooking, serving, cleaning and fixing, that the Scott Lake team would be tired, listless and ready to call it a close to the fishing season. Not the...
Week 18 Recap: Falling for Fall
“FALLING FOR FALL” Aggressive Fall Pike Fishing There was no doubt. In earlier weeks we’ve had hints of fall but now it was for real: you could feel it in the cool morning air, the up tempo winds hitting your face; see it in the scuttling low clouds, the turning of...
Week 17 Recap: A Fishing Vacation
“A FISHING VACATION” A good time on a fishing trip isn’t measured exclusively by a tape measure. That was the working philosophy of our Week 17 anglers. If we use the FHBA (Fun Had By All) measurement, this week was at the top of the list for the year. People had a...
Week 16: Party Time
“PARTY TIME” Let's call it a Fishing Party During some weeks at Scott Lake Lodge, the fishing is serious, very serious. For many of our adventures in the far north, the anglers are intense, a bit predatory, focusing every ounce of their energy on their quest to get...
Week 15 Recap: Trout Time
“TROUT FISHING TIME” For most of the summer big pike have ruled the waves of our blog posts. Finally, it’s trout fishing time. Our “freshwater tuna” (that’s how hard they fight) are now down in the deep holes of our lakes where our experienced guides with the latest...
Week 14 Recap: Some Heavy Hitters
“Some Heavy Hitters” Trophy Pike, Trophy Grayling, Trophy Lake Trout It’s late summer, the heat of the pennant races and it’s time for some baseball talk. Going 2 for 5 in a game is darn good, a .400 average. It’s been 83 years since a major leaguer hit .400. That was...