Wouldn’t surprise me that Chad is swamped. I’m here in northern MN and the fishing has been the best in many years. I was up on the Gunflint (MN) trail last Sunday and heard a report that the smallmouth bass fishing is incredible right now.
My neighbor was up on Lac Suel two weeks ago and he said it was unbelievable. Other websites are reporting fishing in NW Ontario has been very good. I think the late spring has turned the fish on and they are making up for lost time.