September 9, 2023
Silver Water Wheel Lodge | Fishing Report
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7M ago
Fall arrived with a vengeance this week.  Last week I talked about fall starting – the changes in the weather and the changes in the fishing we’ve come to expect this time of year.  But this week was a reminder that real fall comes with the first true big front blowing through.  It hit us early mid-week, and we had the first days this year where it was windy enough on the water that some folks decided to take a couple hours or even the afternoon off. Looking back on the week we almost need two separate reports.  The first two days of the week began as a regular fall week ..read more
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September 2, 2023
Silver Water Wheel Lodge | Fishing Report
by Silver Water Wheel Lodge
7M ago
Mike Mac 29.5 It is the time of year here at Silver Water Wheel when our staff starts to depart.  Three guides have left already, and two more are done today.  We averaged 10 guides and boats on the water this week, about two thirds capacity and we will be for the rest of September. A couple of the guys that usually depart stayed for an extra week this year and they noticed something new to them the changes we’ve come to expect this time of year.  Nights were cool – even on the hot days.  The weather was more changeable – each day often had sun and rain, wind and calm. La ..read more
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August 26, 2023
Silver Water Wheel Lodge | Fishing Report
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Tom Thomas 32 The end of my season always sneaks up and surprises me.  After I write this report, I am packing my gear to get ready for my annual Musky adventure with long time friend and former guide, Cory McKiel.  We have 3 days booked at the other end of Lac Seul and when I get back on Tuesday, I pack up to head home for another Fall deer guiding season.  I said it in an earlier post, time flies. The information for the fishing report is second hand this week.  I spent most of my time  bear baiting and preparing for our first bear hunter to arrive on Tuesday. It w ..read more
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August 19, 2023
Silver Water Wheel Lodge | Fishing Report
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Bob Klinger 30 We had our first hints of the coming Fall this week.  We had some September style weather and there are a few trees near the shoreline that are starting to show some yellow leaves. There was a midweek cold front that sent some walleyes back into retro – Fall locations and we ended the week with 3 straight days of sustained 30 mph winds with some gusts that were even stronger.  The weather was a bit of a challenge, but the fishing results were good. Most of the walleyes caught this week were in 20 – 30 ft. of water.  There were a few outliers, but that was the ba ..read more
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August 12, 2023
Silver Water Wheel Lodge | Fishing Report
by Silver Water Wheel Lodge
8M ago
It has been a long stretch of warm, dry weather through the end of July and the beginning of August on Lac Seul.  We turned the page this week.  We started sunny and nice, had some unsettled stormy weather midweek, and finished with a full-on dawn to dusk, cool soaker.   Looking back on the summer, this was the first all day rain event we have seen since May and the forecast is for continued cooler and wet weather. For a change, the weather did not have an immediate impact on the walleyes.  We continue to consistently see key depths ranging from 18 – 25 ft.  There ..read more
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August 5, 2023
Silver Water Wheel Lodge | Fishing Report
by Silver Water Wheel Lodge
8M ago
Kyler Kinn 44.5 After last week’s roller coaster ride, we started down the road to more typical fishing patterns this past week.  The walleyes were a bit more predictable and even though they did not completely move back into deep water, they were moving in that direction.  Until today, when they went right back shallow again. This was also the first week of the year that I have had significant partial cancellations and absolute last-minute cancellations.  It was also the first day in months that the full guide staff had dinner in the dining room.  There were only 7 guide ..read more
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July 29, 2023
Silver Water Wheel Lodge | Fishing Report
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Orrin Digby 31.5 Most weeks the walleye moves are gradual or if they are sudden, then there is an obvious major weather change that can be directly identified as the cause.  This week was the biggest blind side of the year! Even with the advantage of hindsight, it is still, just about impossible for us to identify any weather change that could have caused such a complete and total shift in walleye location.  They flat out left the deep water.  I am not talking about a slower bite or catching fewer fish on deep water sand or rock.  I mean they left.  Gone! We have pla ..read more
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July 22, 2023
Silver Water Wheel Lodge | Fishing Report
by Silver Water Wheel Lodge
8M ago
It always comes down to weather and this week was a curve ball.  It was a stormy, windy, cool week at the Wheel.  It felt more like the first week of June.  Multiple fronts and rapid weather changes, usually scatter the fish and it definitely put them on the move this week.  The most significant change is that there was a lot more “marking and not catching for walleyes.”   For every nice walleye caught pulling Gulp at speed, there were 10 or more caught dead sticking minnows with light jigs.  It was a tough week for weather and successful walleye fishing was ..read more
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July 15, 2023
Silver Water Wheel Lodge | Fishing Report
by Silver Water Wheel Lodge
9M ago
Hunter Hoium 32 Most of the headlines across the US are focused on record breaking heat, smoke from B.C. wild fires, or torrential rains.  In NW Ontario, we have enjoyed a week of cooler weather with some much-needed rainfall.  We received enough rain last week to lift the fire ban. As expected, the shift in weather resulted in changes to fishing patterns and production as well.  It should be noted that the differences were much more gradual than they were the previous week.  With night time lows in the 40s and day time highs of 60 – 70, the lake temps have cooled quite a ..read more
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July 8, 2023
Silver Water Wheel Lodge | Fishing Report
by Silver Water Wheel Lodge
9M ago
Mike McCortney 30 This weekly fishing report needs to be delivered in two parts.  As with most major changes to our fishing patterns, this one revolved around a dramatic change in weather.  July 4 was the turning point in the week.  That was the day that endless sunny, flat, hot, and calm turned into windy, stormy, choppy, and cool.  At the beginning of the week, we were swimming at lunch and talking about air conditioners and by the end of the week, we were adding layers, closing the lodge windows at night, and thinking about wearing a toque off the dock. And the fish mo ..read more
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