On the last day before our first guests arrived, we had the chance to go out and test the lake trout fishing. What a success! Over 30 trout were landed between the two boats in a matter of hours! The biggest of the day was 32″. We also caught a few nice big walleye females hiding in the depth, as well as a burbot! The water temp on the main lake remains at around 40 degrees, temp in the back bay is 53.5 degrees.

Screened-in porches can offer a fantastic mosquito-free setting in which to enjoy a nightcap after a great day of fishing on the lake. In our constant efforts to improve our services, we are adding screened-in porches to the Boardwalk and Park Place cabins. We hope you look forward to our ever-improving services!

With water temps in the low 50’s in the back bay, but still only around 40 degrees on the main lake, many walleyes have been hanging around the dock. Huge schools of baitfish can be seen everywhere. Many nice slot walleyes have been caught.

Well, with the water levels being way above average, and much rain and more runoff on the way, we had to do something so we could get to our boats and planes! A catwalk was moved onto the dock, but it needed to be held down so it is lined with sandbags. We expect the levels to slowly rise for a few more weeks before it crests and then goes back down.

Well, forget about the low-water levels that plagued us last season. All those rocks that threatened the props are now a good 6-7 feet deeper this year. A combination of heavy snow fall this past winter along with some precipatation in the spring has the water levels above the dock! In fact, we have had to weigh down the dock so that it doesn’t float away! Of course, these high water levels mean that there is going to be a fantastic spawn this spring because of all the extra places for the fish hide their eggs.

Well, spring is here and another great summer at Aikens Lake is upon us. Gerry flew up to the lodge today to start getting the camp ready for our first guests that arrive in a couple of weeks. The camp was in fine shape, with all of the snow gone and the trees starting to bud. What a fantastic time of the year. We will be keeping this page up to date throughout the summer, so enjoy!