August 13, 2024 – Hard to Believe How Fast the Summer Goes By!

Hi All,

Well, we are into the second half of our season by a couple of weeks, and like usual it is hard to believe how fast it is going by. It has been a very busy summer and we are very grateful for it! The water level has remained up through the summer and is still around average or maybe even a little high for this time of year. Guests have still been able to get up into Hut Lake and general navigation is still really easy without any extra hazards or challenges. It is definitely a nice change from the very low water levels last year. Currently a 100′ of extension cord should get you to the end of our docks, but if you are still to come to camp I would bring 150′ just to play it safe and to account for the water dropping a little farther yet as the year goes on.

Fishing was slow through a lot of July, and we have attributed that to some strange conditions this summer. The mayfly hatch seemed to last almost a month, which is about 2 weeks longer than normal. We also had a couple weeks of very hot, still weather. Basically the polar opposite of what you are looking for for walleye fishing. Surface water temps were averaging around 75 degrees and I heard in some spots it was up as high as 78. All of these conditions made it tough for a while, but the last 10 or so days have seen very steady improvements. Everyone were still able to find fish when it was slower, but the gut buckets have definitely been heavier the last while, and we have been seeing more entries on the bragging board in the fish hut. Here are a few of the pictures we have had sent to us over the last few weeks:

We have put a deposit down on two new steel framed docks we are having manufactured and delivered, which will be replacing the two worst docks out front. Those older docks will be patched back up as good as we can get them, and will be moved over to the campground to replace the pile of old derelict docks we desperately need to get rid of. If all goes well we are planning to replace 1-2 of our oldest docks with these upgrades for the next couple seasons.

Otherwise not too much is new around camp, we are in a bit of another heatwave which looks to be lasting the next week or so with temps in the mid to high 80’s. Hopefully we will have a bit of a breeze to help keep everyone cool on the lake and keep the fish active. The mosquitos and black flies have slowed down quite a bit, although they can still be pretty active in the cooler air of first and last light. I would still plan on bringing some spray and a Thermacell or two just in case. In their place is a fairly healthy population of ankle biters, horse & deer flies, which despite biting a lot harder are a little more tolerable. We should see them start to slow down a little more in the weeks to come.

Ryan