The Grand Baby is Here

On August 19th a wonderful event took place at Agimac River Outfitters. Our first grandbaby, Aaron Joseph Oberg arrived on the scene. He is now almost three months old and weighs in at about 15 pounds. He is getting to be quite a big armload for his tiny mother, Reseth who flew up to see her parents at Knife Lake, MN along the north shore of Lake Superior. She left behind her husband, (our son) Jonathan to study for his challenging tests in process to be a navigator in the Air Force.

Reseth only stayed one night with her folks before our daughter, Cherish, swung by from Ely to pick her and Aaron up to come north to Agimac River Outfitters. Cherish also had in tow, Joanna who had made a quick trip south to Ely. They stayed with us for about a week, then Reseth returned to her parent's place where she enjoyed about a week with her relatives and friends.

That little Aaron was not lacking for any attention here with two aunts, two grandparents and his mommy waiting upon his every need. We snatched up that precious bundle the minute he woke from a nap and he entertained us the whole time with his coos and smiles. He is very alert and really seems to understand more than he can express. It will be such fun to watch him grow and enjoy each stage of his life. I wonder what plans the Lord has in mind for him. We shall see.

Great Fishing - Great Scenery - Great Fun

Agimac River Outfitters in Northwestern Ontario is not only a terrific place to stay for fishing because of all the fantastic surrounding lake choices, but it is also a relaxing, refreshing and fun place to be. It does something for the soul to come upon a cow moose with her little calf, or hear loons echoing their lonely call across the lake. It's thrilling to hook a large fish and play with it till it's landed in the boat. The rapids under the bridge offer another form of fun and excitement as you slide over the rocks on a tube, waves splashing all around you. The interaction with God's creation is stimulating to people in different ways, but all beneficial to our health and well being. These are some pictures of our guests, wildlife in the area and some fun activities here at camp. Come be our guest!

Fishing Hot Spot

We belong to several Regional Travel Associations which promote our camp to people in the United States and Canada. When I receive email inquiries from these organizations, I always put as the subject, "Fishing Hot Spot". More and more we realize this phrase truly identifies our area.

We have really enjoyed this year with our wonderful guests who continually encourage us with their kind comments about all the renovations and new projects we are doing to improve the camp and make their stay more enjoyable and exciting. It really does give us such inner satisfaction to make Agimac River Outfitters a peaceful, relaxing vacation destination. To be able to live in such a beautiful area surrounded by multiple lakes to explore is quite a blessing for our family.

The following is a quote from Loren Lamphear whose group stayed here this summer along with some pictures of their catches.

"Here is a summary of what we caught that week.
There were 8 fisherman and we fished 7 days and we caught the following:

Walleye 795, Largest 27"
Northern 95, Largest 38"
Smallmouth Bass 34, Largest 19"

We averaged 132 fish per day and caught many walleyes in the 20-27" range. We fished primarily Big Indian and Middle. We had the best week of fishing since we started coming to Canada in 1973."

Our best advertising is YOU, our guests who spread the word to your friends about Agimac River Outfitters. A big THANK YOU to each of you!

Outstanding Wildlife

Not long ago on of our guests, Tony Kornfeind, emailed me a picture of a wolf that was swimming across a lake. He was able to get quite close to the wolf and get a fabulous shot. I don't think I've ever seen a swimming wolf, but of course most dogs swim, so I guess wolves can too. We also got a picture of a young bull moose from another guest.
A couple of weeks ago Joanna and I were going up the river to the lake to do a little fishing and we saw a Mama Moose and a little calf swimming by the shore. I immediately stopped the motor hoping to watch them for a bit. The calf's head was barely above water as he splashed about. The Cow soon caught a whiff of our scent and climbed up the riverbank hurrying into the woods. The little one followed. What a joy it is to see wildlife like that!

The last two shots are Bill Phillipsen with a nice Lake Trout and a Smallmouth Bass.
Fishing has been super on all the lakes. I can't wait to get out there myself.

Pike Wars

Who can land the largest Northern Pike? That seemed to be the contest in Pat Mulligan's group several weeks ago. Sean Mulligan from Union Grove, Wisconsin, made his first trip up to Agimac River Outfitters and had a good bit of excitement. He landed a 41 inch, 18.5 pound Northern Pike on Indian Lake. (First picture)

Not wanting to be outdone, another fellow in his group, Mike Galster, from Kenosha, Wisconsin joined in the fun and brought in a 43 inch, 22.5 pound Pike, also on Indian Lake. (Second picture)
They got lots of Walleye as well, but the trophy Pike stole the show this year.
Nice going guys.

Father's Day Celebration

On Monday June 13th, we received the most wonderful gift. Our son Jonathan and his wife had their first baby and our first grandchild. It is a day I have long waited for with great anticipation. For years I have heard grandparents tell me how terrific it was to be a grandparent. You get to enjoy those precious lives and then you get to give them back to the parents to take care of them.

Jonathan and Reseth now live in Pensacola, Florida where he is stationed as an Air Force officer to get training as a navigator for whatever aircraft he will be assigned in the future.

He had been out to Colorado most recently for training in a small aircraft for one month and hoped to return to his lovely wife before the baby came. It all worked out quite well and they have entered a new season of their lives as parents and seem to be thoroughly enjoying it. Reseth is a fabulous photographer, so we know there will be no shortage of photos of this new child. These are some of her shots on Father's Day.

Lake Trout Lunker

A trophy Lake Trout was caught by a newcomer to Agimac River Outfitters, Bob Wille, from Green Bay, Wisconsin. He brought quite an entourage with him, including lots of wonderful family members and friends. The Lake Trout was caught right here on Indian Lake. In fact, there have been quite a few good sized Trout brought in this year from Indian.

So far this spring, we are hearing that folks are easily catching larger walleye and having a harder time getting the smaller ones on Indian. But our fish remains barrels in the fish cleaning house are quite full most the time, so everyone is filling out their limits without any difficulty and having a great time. It looks like the weather will be warming up here this week as well. So, pack your bags and head on up here for some good fun and fishing.