im getting a bit smarter these days, that getting up at 4 am and hit the door runnig has left my body, im up by 6 am now and dont move till 10 am, all the guys and gals we use to go with are doing the same as me and the Judge-

i did find out some of them went out of Hunters and headed south to 25 ft with sand bottom- man its a big lake?
and reports that i have read are coming in- atv and sleds only in alot of places-call ahead

we maybe there handing out hellium ballons at shore that are only 1/2 – filled or not filled- I figure that enough holes are pounched, the water will go down and flush up the winning perch and it will swim to shore-

for some reason pix manager is blocked and i cant post pixs now-bummer

anyone got an answer from IDO?? I posted this morning in Brainerd forum With pixs

Just got off the phone with Jigglestick, hes pulled of all his houses on both Winne and Cut foot Monday, he says the roads were great off and on the lakes at that time but this soaking rain can change things fast-call ahead

he said the pearch and tullys were still going in 25 ft of water just about anywhere and crappies were still active on Cutfoot- 28 inches of ice yet in great shape

I do know Jigglestick is heading for a crappie lake now to zero in on crappies like last year
give me an e-mail and i can give you some contact spots

now comes my special AWARD TIME
HIS NAME IS —-
LAKE NEWMAN
6 YEARS YOUNG
FROM VADNALS HEIGHTS

i WAS IMPRESSED BY HIM
the crowd had cleared and the noise level dropped and i could hear again;

as WE WHERE ABOUT TO LEAVE ALSO; I heard this little voice not to far away “”ask his mom and dad if he could get a bag and go clean up all the little the adults left behind””

For some reason I just tagged on over to him as he came back for a second bag to fill up and it didnt take long;
all he told me was- “”they teach us about mother nature and being Green”” “and i want to help and dont mind”
of coarse i ask him and his parents if i could take a pix of him for an example to us Adults to follow

I hope someday he will be able to go to Nittis Hunter Point and get a free burger, fries and pop and send the bill for it to me and Judge JUDY
[email protected]

this is the end of my report

Great Going

we were just being ourselves as we heard a nest of bees swarm in around us by the truck; sleds atv’s

out the nest comes a group from Castaways- No Fish to enter? but still not done yaking and telling tales so big i couldnt or wouldnt believe them

I know Im going to blow there names because someone didnt print them very well but heres what i get out of it
Ethan Bjfhnd
Shannon Bever
John ANDERSEN
Vern James
Rick Bever
Donnie ascher
Kyle Bever
Brandon Bever
Tom Gaspard
Jeremy Wagenbach

what a group

well of course we mixed a little fun in as we met
Amanda Spier and Alexandra Phillips bussing around, the next thing i saw was Judy dissapearing into the middle of the lake at 55mph, not hat on– talk about a smile on her face when she came back 25 minutes later, still frisky and not worn out

hes a few pixs of the crowd, somewhere in these pixs are a few names you might put a face to–Big G, Big D, Bobber, my girl freinds are also included

there had to be 4,000- 5,000 there

heres a couple pixs of the winners, some put there names down for me, there weights and placing so this is all i have for info

Steve Knops
Jeff Wozniak 1.21
Dan Enson 1.175 10th
Craig Kiefat 1.24 4th
Pat Dunbar 1.225 (wonder if there related to the Dunbar on Dancing with the Wolves)
Jon B 1.22
ROVAN PAYNE 1.36
Sarah Payne 1.175

tryed to get a pix of the strkemaster team that was there but they were out guiding, i did get to chat with the owner of Aqua view Tom Maschhoff and his tem , Nina Miers, Rhonda Hope, Kelly Ahmann, as they gave things away and a chance drawing on a camera.; also a pix of the Johnson Portside

you could always contact me, come a half day early or a day early, at the Duck INN; PLUG IN YOUR UNIT AND TAKE OFF FROM THERE- were 7 miles east of Garrison, down The county road by Headquarters- about 20 miles to the Red Door

thanks for all the info, im going to try them all after this weekend at Portside contest at Nitti,s on Millacs

I didnt get a very good report on the Ducks Unlimit contest acrost from the Blue Goose last Saturday- anyone hear?

my eyes and ears during the contest to give a report kinda forgot where they we suppose to be
“on the ice” “Fishing”

well an hour and a half passed the end of the contest time, they finally found the last one of 8 still on the ice babbling something about “is the contest over”

” “we just got here”
as they laid him in the tobogan and slid him back to the truck, the designated driver had his hands full enough as it was so he didnt get a lot of info from the contest either

be carefull and have a sober driver

its surprising how a heart attack, light stroke, total hip replacement, and 1 major surgery can keep slowing you up before the age of 60 which is 2 years away yet

you learn to get with the program of life you have been delt “like it or not” It Takes the wind out of your sail’s pretty fast and the pharmacy is saying my name on a first name basis;; “Thats not a good sign”

well it sure gives you alot of time to reflex back and remember good and bad times- where should i start?,

well just to start the story off on the right foot?
Judge Judy bought a computor, even though i said no!!
she taught me how to push a button to a certain forum that had started up–I was hooked- it didnt take much because I already guided on Mille Lacs for corporations during the summer and plowed during the winter on the East side– those days we never heard of GPS,,– the compass and land and lights marks, were the only guide marks

also there wasnt 5000 boats on opening day; you could cruise at 30 mph- the 18ft with a 3 cylinder topped at around 40–

just a short story–DONT leave your stringer of fish hanging over the dock edge or tied to the boat on a stringer,, Turttles love them

maybe ill finish some off the story later–have a great year of fishing

anyone catch a small sturgen yet? im sure i read reports of them put in also a few years back?

well they should never put some of those keys next to the other–the one finger typers do have a tough time thinking and typing at the same time

spell check –
whats that?

glad most of you figured it out

i would diffently use Westwind- which ever one you choose- dont back in past the cement ramp;; it gets deep fast

i would troll straight out from the boat markers at 7 ft with shad raps and rapalas around 4 inches long (perch colors) and go out to 12 ft and zig zag running one deep and one shallow- dont go South to far then turn and head North towards the River staying in the same pattern;

when you go by the river about a couple blocks, you can either cast in with bobbers or the same lures, you may catch eyes, drummies, or sheaphead, gators for excitement;; or try for crappies, but i think there moved out and scattered by now- troll about 3 miles east, then turn around and troll back in deeper water with a rattle jig, the water maybe stained

wish you all the best Russ&Judy

June 19, 2009

The fishing is good, thats the best word to describe it. With the new slot limit in effect for the walleye, catching keepers is not too hard. The new slot size is 20″-26″ must be released. So now all those 17 1/4″ fish we have been releasing, we can now put in the livewell. The walleye have moved out to a little deeper water and now are in 6-10 ft. Most people are trolling but anchoring and jigging is still bringing in the fish. My kids and I did very well last night while anchored in 7 ft of water using slip bobbers. The East shoreline is still the place to be for walleye. North and South are also producing walleye along with the occational crappie. The Northerns are in the same area as the walleye and maybe just a little shallower. Trolling cranks is the best way to catch a big pike. Come on up and try out the fishing and bring the kids, they’ll love it!! Good luck.

Sunday June 21 2009
Happy Fathers’s Day to all the Dad’s out
there! The weather and the fishing just
doesn’t get much better than the last 10
to 12 days here on Upper Redlake. “Crazy,
unbeleivable, insane, fantastic” are just
some of the adjectives fishermen have been
using to describe the walleye action right
out front here on the South shore. The bite
is still in 4 to 8-9′ water. A couple slabs
here & there, some nice pike with a 42″ the
largest reported. The south winds and warm
temps to stay a while longer, Fish On!!!!!!

Thursday June 18 2009
I’m not used to seeing Upper Redlake this
calm for this long, I like it! The nice
weather has made for good fishing conditions
the last week now and the walleye continue
to cooperate. The bite has been strong on
the SE and south shores in particular in
6 to 9′ water, many fish still being caught
in 4′ or less also especially in the evening.
Jigging or trolling doesn’t matter as most
all baits are working and the new slot is
helping people limit in short order!

great report Don– Kansas City sometimes gets over looked!!

Thursday am June 11 2009
The “light winds” forecast the last couple
days have been 10 to 15 mph out of the WNW
most of the time. This has made the fishing
a little more difficult. While some have
had good luck others are finding sheephead
more than walleye. The temps are to warm up
for the weekend so hopefully that means SW
winds will take over??!! While there have
been a few good crappie reports from the
north shore and even the south “rock humps”
the cool water temps have made for a quite
inconsistent bite pattern. We are running
out of time soon but if warmer days are in
store we may have a week or two for the
slabbers to be active. Most of the fish are
still shallow 4-8′ and in the evening we
are still catching walleye and occaisionally
crappie off our dock in three feet or less!!

May 25, 2009

Now we are headiing into the best time for fishing. The temps are starting to come up finally and the forecast for this week looks good. The walleye are still hanging out all along the shore line in 6-8 ft of water and around the river like always. The river it self has slowed down some but there still are plenty of fish in there for the windy days. The fish in and around the river are larger and most of them are in the protected slot. The smaller “keeper” sized fish are scatered along the break line of the lake in that 6ft range. Chartraruse, orange and pink work good and gold has been working too. Tip your jig with a shiner or a fathead and your set. If you want to cover some ground, trolling crankbaits has proven to be very effective also. Again 6-8 ft right on the break line is the place to be. Crappies have been showing up some too but we need some nice weather before they move into the shallow water so this week maybe the time. Northerns are a little deeper than the walleye now and can be found trolling the outside of the break in 8-9 ft of water. Memorial Weekend was one of the busiest on record for boat traffic. We had nearly 80 boats from here and the public access had at least triple that. It looked like a solid line of boats from North to South, and most people did very well fishing. The upcoming weeks should be real good and with the slot going up to 20″ on the 15th of June, finding keeps should be easy. Good Luck!

I heard Ken and Barbie are your first guests for a ride

I saw 2 boats on Big Lake Sunday, theres no ice

I hope you take this as humor??

ever try changing to – gloves, no gloves and an Apron when the ladys not looking and say the dish washer is fixed Dear?

Yup!!! thats the cream of the crop water unless you have an artsion well;;;

OH So Nummy????., swamp land crystal clear and drinkable;;

kinda like Hamm’s– the land of the sky Blue waters– its not bad if you hold the dark bottles up and see strings comeing down—now were talking Beer!!!! not water

Heck – why not just buy a sump pump and garden hose — the drain level is usally only 12 ft for most ditches or swamps and save the drilling cost for a boiler to cook it down and a couple nylon hoseeries to filter it with

total cost
pump–$79—
100 ft hose;— $12
swipe the wifes nylons for filtering — $ its her cost

rental of a backhoe to dig a 12 ft deep hole– priceless,;;
why pound one down with hard work, just toss the sump pump over the edge

thats another great story

well drilling
had Northstar do it
they hit a great clear water vein at 58 ft— nope the law says, 138ft
they hit another vein at 138, not a real good one but they drilled on

at 158 they hit pure granite, pulled her back up to 138 ft, filled the part from 158 up to 138 with concreat and set the point at 138– stinky water, not as good of water flow– the law says they can stop there, it was with in there guide lines–; now twice a year we have to flush it with cloracks cause it stinks- at 58 ft we could drink it right out of the hose, not at 138

kinda got off the main tpic of the lot thing, please forgive me

All you have to do is just talk to Russ & Judy– about things– they do have very good information about more things than sex, smoking, hunting, fishing, lumber, logging,sawmills, babcat work, sewer system installation installers, tank pumpers, furnace and pluming contacts- road makers, cat work, insperctor #’s, court house #’s for septic system designers

the phone lines are open as of now

your phone call is very important to us so please stay on the line till the next available person comes on (here comes the stupid music)

please hold as your call is very important to us (more stupid music)

call here or e-mail right away and honestly we will answer back or e-mail back as fast as we can to get you hooked up to the right person

needless to say Big G– its costly, almost &12,000 for a 3 bedroom house, mound system, elrctric monitor system and pump

if you put have put in an 2 bedroom system a year ago its out of date– you can Not just add more on your old system to make it a 3 bed room system

it all, i mean, pipes, soil, mound, the ground under it all has to be removed, to a hazared zone– you ground has to be de-contaminated first, new tanks have to be installed or maybe another one added

then theres another $600 fee to get it designed, siol tests, fileing fees etc, then wait for at least 6 months to get that approved

good luck– some of the installers really dont want the jobs– its one heck of a hassel with the reg’s they put around the lake or anywhere close to it

just remember;;

you have to update your sewer when you sell or the buyer has to do it by selling date????? i think it states

I just pushed out 14+ inches around like the big snowball effect with the v plow here in Avon after 2 days of snow– Judge Judy will be able to lay sod this spring in a couple different places, it moves easy now;;