What a year, the 2007 season was one for the books in more than one way. First we came to camp to find the lake down about 3 feet. Not the lowest the lake has been, the astonishing thing is that by the end of June the lake rose about 30 inches, now that’s a lot of rain.

Personally, I didn’t think we experienced the kind of fishing Eagle Lake is known for this spring. One theory is the huge amount of rain in a short time period warmed up the water much faster than normal ambient temperatures would, and this shocked the fish into an early transition. This would explain why there was a short period in June where we were fishing deeper than normal, catching Walleye as deep as 30 feet. On the same day some guests would report catching Walleye in 6 feet and others would have their best luck in 30 feet. 

There were some great stretches in July and August where the fishing was as good as I’ve ever seen it, with daily Walleye catches averaging in the 30s. This year seemed to produce some great Northern Pike as well in the middle of the summer months with numerous fish caught in the 40-inch range. 

Because of our unpredictable weather this spring the bass fishing was not what we are used to. It seemed like they were spread out all year and never schooled realy thick, the way we like it. 

The Muskie fishing on Eagle is always an adventure. We constantly have guests catching their personal bests and some fish that are seen cause the old heart to skip a beat… Of course we had some great fish boated and how about our lunker this year, 58” and 48 pounds, photographed and fully documented. 

So what did we learn this season? June is not always the best fishing month, in fact it can be the most unpredictable month for weather patterns. Personally my favorite time of the season is late July right through the end of September. The weather is more stable, the fish are just as predictable and the days are longer…

what else could a fisherman ask for.