December 16th 2007,
Our families all had a wonderful holiday season and we wish the same for all of you.
Looking back to 2007 was a very different one. For the first time in 38 years, Helen missed the opener! She had to have some surgery, which has recovered and all is well again. However, the surgery and recovery time didn’t allow her to get to camp until June 12th.
Rick and Allie did a fantastic job of opening camp, and getting ready for the fisherman. Allie took over the position as chief cook and did a wonderful job. All was going well when Helen got to camp, as a matter of fact the day she pulled in Rick, Allie and all the guests had a big party for her arrival, which I was exciting.
On opening day we were greeted by a tremendous storm with icy temperatures and high winds. Rick, Brennan and some of our wonderful guest’s had to endure the bitter winds and frigid water temperatures while rebuilding the docks. Then in July another dynamic storm overwhelmed our beaches submerging boats and tearing apart the docks. Once again, Rick, Brennan and some our guests had to reconstruct them. The support that we received from our guests was remarkable and we can’t thank you enough for what you did for us and for Pine Beach Lodge.
Lake Trout fishing was exceptional again this year and sustained through out the whole season. Jack and Barb Olinger are becoming experts on how to catch lake trout on Eagle Lake. The largest trout was 22 ½ inches and 36 lbs.
Walleye Fishing was outstanding with many large walleye caught. There were many from 25 to 30 inches caught and released. The largest was 31” inches.
Northern was good as well, with many 35-40 inch being caught. The largest northern was 43 inches long and caught by 14 year old Reid Dittel! What a great fish for such a young fisherman.
The Small Mouth Bass were active, providing an exciting catch with many of them being caught in the 17 to 21 inch range. The 21 was caught before the SM Bass opener.
Muskie fishing was active. A lot were caught but none of them were a legal fish. 52 ½’ was the largest this year.
Top Fisherman award jackets go to:
Lake Trout: June 14 Guy Dittel 22 1/2” 36 lbs.
Walleye: Sept 16 Paul Buckmayer 31”
Northern: June 13 Reid Dittel 43”
SM Bass July 24 Gary Pietig 20”
Congratulations to these top anglers.
The Moose Hunters had a successful and prosperous hunt making them feel accomplished, taking one bull and one calf. The partridge and duck hunting was also very good again this year.
Sport Shows we will be attending:
All Canada Pheasant Run St. Charles, IL Jan.
N.W. Sports Show Convention Center Minneapolis, MN March
Opening Day of fishing is MAY 2008!
Reservations: We would like to ask each and every one of our guests to PLEASE confirm your reservations as soon as you are able. Even if you made your reservations when you left last year. PELASE CONFIRM!
Phone:
Helen Johnson 1-651-653-9250
Rick Fuerst 1-651-278-1129
E-mail
Helen pblfishing@aol.com
Rick & Allie allietesta@hotmail.com
As always - we want to thank each and every one of you, our friends and guests for the wonderful things you do for us during the year. We feel very privileged to have you all as friends and grateful for you patronage.
Best Wishes~
Helen Johnson and Rick & Allie Fuerst
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December 21st, 2006,
The holiday season is approaching and so is a new year and we would like to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas.
As we look forward to 2007, we also reflect upon 2006 with fond memories.
2006 was an exciting year at Pine Beach, and offered everything from high temperatures, forest fires, big fish, engagements, new guests and new babies!
Along with that exciting news there was also some changes that took place:
As the guests of Pine Beach made their trek down the road into camp, they were pleasantly surprised by the condition of the road! After several loads of gravel dumped and numerous grades, we finally got it into good driving shape, which everyone seemed very happy about.
The Brakke family will celebrate 35 years of coming to Pine Beach in 2007! Over the last 35 years the family has grown to a remarkable 38 people! We thank them and do appreciate their patronage over all of these years!
Due to a warm and dry season, the lake level was low. However, the fishing was great!
Walleye was very good all season long! Many nice sizes caught most released. Northern was also good all season with many nice sizes caught, released and kept. Lake Trout fishing has gotten better and better every year and this year was one of the best! Jack and Barb Olinger had a great Lake Trout season. Way to go! Small Mouth Bass was fun with many being caught. Muskie were very active with the 2006 season being one of the best I have seen in many years, with many being seen and many caught.
We are excited to announce the Top Fisherman Award Jackets for 2006 go to.......
Walleye: August 17 Larry Peterson 30 ½ inches
Northern: June 30 “Muskie Jim Chamberland 42 1-2 inches
S.M. Bass: July 30 Jim Frische 20 inches
Lake Trout: June 7 Brian Sword 34 inches
Muskie: Sept. 9 John Turpin 52 ½ inches
Congratulations to these top anglers!
Moose hunting was slow again this season. Better luck to the guys in 2007!
The partridge and duck hunting on the other hand was very good!
Sport Shows we will be attending this year:
All Canada Pheasant Run St. Charles IL Jan. 11-14 ’07
Northwest Sports Show Minneapolis MN March 27-April 1 ‘07
Opening day of fishing is May 19th 2007!
Reservations: we would like to ask each and every one of our guests to PLEASE confirm your reservations as soon as you are able.
Even if you made your reservations when you left last year. PLEASE confirm!
Confirm by phone or e-mail:
Phone:
Helen Johnson 1-651-653-9250
Toll Free 1-877-454-7463
Rick Fuerst 1-651-436-3573
E-mail:
pblfishing@aol.com (Helen)
rickfuerst@hotmail.com (Rick)
As always Helen, Rick & Allie want to take this opportunity to thank each and everyone of you, our friends and guests for the wonderful things you do for us during the year.
We feel very privileged to have you all as friends and are grateful for your patronage.
Thank you!
Helen Johnson & Rick & Allie Fuerst
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May 16th 2006,
To the Guests of Pine Beach Lodge,
I can't believe that we are already getting prepared to open camp for the 2006 Season, how exciting!
Helen, Rick and Allie pulled in on April 20th 2006, and to our surprise, the ice was already off the lake! This was especially good news for Rick, who had a lot of work to do on the docks, due to a storm that came through last fall, which had caused some damage.
Although the docks needed some repair, the camp weathered the winter season well and so far the spring weather has been cooperating with us and has made the outdoor work and cabin cleaning a lot easier to accomplish.
As we look back onto the healthy, successful and BUSY year of 2005 we have a lot to be thankful for! The fishing was great with a variety of fish and sizes being caught and released, the weather was fantastic, and the water level on the lake was good and consistent.
We are proud to announce the Top Fisherman Award Jackets for 2005 go to......
Walleye: July 24th Kyle Simon 31"
Northern: Sept. 14th Junior Wells 45"
SM Bass: Aug. 16th Riley McClarran 19.5"
Lake Trout: May 22nd Ray Schinerio 36"
Lake Trout: May 22nd Donna Barry 36"
Muskie: Sept. 23rd Randy Proubcan 56"
Congratulations to these top anglers and to Randy and Alan on their large Muskie catches!
Although the hunting season was slow for the guys, the weather was great and we look forward to a stronger hunt in 2006!
In addition the the normal winter activities that keep us busy throughout the season, we also had a wedding! We are proud to announce the marriage of Rick and Allie, which took place at sea on the Grand Princess Jan. 22nd 2006!
Sportsman Shows Attended in 2005:
All Canada - Pheasant Run - St. Charles IL - Jan 12th-15th
Northwest Sportsman Show - Minneapolis MN - March 28th-April 2nd
Our family had a wonderful holiday season and we hope the same for you and your's.
Thank you for your time and we look forward to seeing you AT THE LAKE!
Best Wishes -
Helen Johnson
Rick Fuerst & Allie
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