Cole's Catch

Ken Klewicki brought a group of men with him to stay with us at Agimac River Outfitters. Among the group was a young man, Ken's grandson, Cole. This is a picture of Grandpa Ken and Cole with a 29 inch Walleye that Cole caught on Indian Lake.
It's great to see the little guys bringing in the big ones.

The Lazy River

Our son Jonathan and his wife Reseth recently came to visit us from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where they are stationed in the Air Force at Tinker Air Force Base. Cherish, our daughter, who lives in Ely, MN came to visit us at the same time so that all our children were here together. Joanna lives here with us at the camp and helps with the dogs for dogsled adventures. What a wonderful time was had by all. We found exciting adventures to take part in every day.
On one warm, sunny day we ventured out on Indian Lake with two boats and some tubes. We made our way through the chain of lakes and rivers to Mameigwess Lake. The river just before entering Mameigwess is absolutely beautiful- crystal clear water, sandy bottom with a good current. The first time I went through there, I thought to myself how fun it would be to bring our children back there and float down that river. So, that's just what we did. We jumped out of the boat, hopped onto our tubes and floated down what we now call "the lazy river". We felt like we were in paradise- perfect weather, gorgeous scenery, wonderful company.

Fish of a Lifetime!

Andy Holtebeck and his nine year old son, Josh, came to Agimac River Outfitters for the first time this June 2009 with a group of friends and family. I just love to see fathers and sons coming together for an adventurous fishing trip. What an opportunity to connect with each other and God's glorious creation!
Josh took the award for the largest fish caught during the week with this monster 46 inch, 33 pound northern pike. His Grandpa Don beside him is holding the heavy fish for the picture. Apparently, he received some helpful coaching from the other veteran fishermen in the boat during the exciting reeling process. Andy calls it the "Fish of a Lifetime".
I bet that one is going up on a wall!

It's Got To Be A Record!

The week of May 23-30, the guys in two of our cabins were having their own little fishing contest. On a predetermined day, the one who caught the biggest fish on a three foot, pink, Barbie Doll fishing pole was the winner. Towards evening, Josh Miller landed this 45 inch, 31 pound Northern Pike on 6 lb test line, winning the contest, including a trophy with a Barbie Doll on top and $45. They didn't have a net big enough to land the monster, so Trever Miller, his uncle, grabbed it by the gills and yanked it into the boat. Last year Josh caught a 43 inch Northern Pike on a short pole, which might have been the motivation for the contest this year.

Some Recent Catches on Indian Lake

Tourism Week

Last week Joanna took our best lead dog, Tulsa, with her to the Fort Frances Visitor Center, along with a video demonstrating our winter dogsledding tours. They offered tourist camps an opportunity to advertise their businesses to tourists coming across the border into Canada. It was a fun day for Joanna as she shared with people the excitement of taking a dog sled trip in the beautiful Canadian wilderness. The Fort Frances Times newspaper was there to cover the event and took her picture to put in their paper.

New Additions

Four male and three female puppies were born to one of our best sled dogs, Sparrow, almost two weeks ago. They are named after birds like their mother; Lark, Raven, Siskin, Hawk, Eagle, Swift, and Falcon. Joanna is hoping they will turn out to be stars on her racing team like their parents. Stryder, the father is one of our best dogs as well. So, they have some good genes going for them. It's always fun to have puppies to play with and enjoy. She only had one puppy her first time around, so we were very surprised to find seven puppies in this litter.