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Friday am July 4 2008 Happy Independence Day!! Looks like great weather on the way this weekend. Plenty of wind this past week has made for a little tough fishing. There are fish going when a person can miss the windy conditions. The walleye are being caught in the 5-7' depths, some deeper. Have a fun but SAFE holiday!!

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Sunday am June 29 2008 The winds did kick in Friday and by Saturday afternoon really went wild (30 to 40 mph) and still 15- 18 mph today. We also received 6 to 7 tenths of rain. So...Mother Nature saved some walleye keeping fishermen off the lake (some river fishing went on but most are slot fish). Perhaps some boats may get out around the lake today but I don't expect great fishing for a day or two when the lake settles down a little. The weather this week sounds pretty good if the winds can cooperate!

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Friday am June 27 2008 A nice day yesterday with offshore winds made for some good fishing on the south shore. Decent numbers of "keeper" size walleye and crappie coming off the rock pile west. Of course the weekend is rolling in so the weather forecast does not sound the greatest. Showers and wind are predicted later today and again for tomorrow, guess we'll see!

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Tuesday am June 24 2008 After some good fishing last week the winds went north all weekend. This slowed up the traffic and the fish on the south shore as the lake was quite stirred up. The wind went SW all day yesterday and the walleye fishing really picked up by after- noon and evening. A lot of limits came off of keeper size "eyes" but not many crappie reported. Big pike are still being caught occasionally.

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Thur. AM June 19 2008

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Thursday am June 19 2008 We are finally getting some calm days and temps are warming up. It sounds like a very nice weekend forecast. The walleye fishing has continued to be strong in shallow water 3-7'. In front of the rivers and streams and especially along the SE and East shores have given up a lot of keeper and slot fish. A few crappies still coming in and quite a few nice pike reports.

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Sunday am June 15 2008 Happy Father's Day to all the Dads out there!! After a couple days of strong WSW winds and squalls last night today brings a cold front & NW winds. Looks like a good day to settle in, relax, maybe see if any one can shoot down Tiger Woods at the US Open!? The forecast sounds as though we may finally get some mid-70's this week. Fishing was a little like the weather again, up & down. Some boats finding good action, others just sheephead! It looks that some of the best action is where the heavier waterflow by rivers, creeks and ditches have baitfish congregations.

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Mort's Upper Redlake Fishing News

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Mort's Dock June 13 2008

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FRIDAY JUNE 13 2008

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Friday am Juyne 13 2008 The fishing this week has been like the weather-unstable. We have had squalls work through the area most of the week with last night having the most thunderstorm activity. It seems some boats find good walleye success while others struggle to get their fish. There are still a few crappie showing up and large pike here and there. While there are quite a few fish shallow 3-7' I think some fish will be found a little deeper now.

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Monday June 9 2008 Friday and Saturday the WSW winds made the fishing a little interest- ing. Some hit the rivers for action but those working the shallows had the best "keeper" success. The wind layed down nicely Sunday and there were a lot of people hitting walleye and some crappie going also. The only thing biting better than walleye were the freshwater drum (Sheephead) which made for very good minnow sales. The forecast this week is somewhat up and down with showers and such, we'll see how things shape up as we go along!

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Thur. am June 5 2008

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Thursday am June 5 2008 It sounds like may be on the edge of some wet weather tonight and part of tomorrow but the winds are supposed to go south by late Friday. We hope the easterly winds will not be able to get the lake stirred up to slow the bite. The walleye continue to be strong and I am seeing bigger numbers of crappie coming in off south shore as water temps climb . We have had several 42" plus pike come in the last few days also.

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Monday am June 2 2008 We ended up with much nicer weather than predicted for Sat-Sun. The lake was calm most of the time and fishing very good for most. Plenty of keepers and a lot of slot walleyes providing the action. There were some crappies coming in from both the rock humps & shallows. Some good pike action also with a 42" being the largest report. Most fishermen are still working the 4 to 7 foot depths with success.

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Thursday eve May 29 2008 We had southerly winds most of the day so we had quite a few boats go out today. The rain moved in and chased most off by 4:30. Quite a few walleye were caught, both slot and keeper size. Seeing a few more crappie coming in off the rock piles and shallows this week. I think it will only get better as the water temps flirt with 60 degrees plus. Sounds a little damp for Friday but SW winds may heat things up Saturday!

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Memorial Day pm 2008 It's been said "a bad day fishing beats a good day at work",(but a good day of fishing beats a bad one). Many people had good fishing days of late. With offshore winds Saturday and most of Sunday plenty of boats hit the south shore with a very good walleye bite going on. There were some crappie picked up and some nice pike too. With temps running two plus weeks behind there may be a decent crappie bite well into June along with the walleye action if we can get seasonable southerly winds for more than a day or two at a time!

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Saturday May 24 2008 Looks like another nice day here so far with the winds supposed to get a little gusty later today. The walleye fishing continues to be good and some crappie coming off the south shore shallows and rock humps this week. Showers & windy tonight-tomorrow am then SW winds, so Sunday afternoon is sounding pretty good again. Have a FUN BUT SAFE MEMORIAL WEEKEND!!

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Wednesday eve May 21 2008 We have had plenty of wind this week which has not helped the crappie bite. The walleye action has been good though. It sounds like a warm-up for the weekend so perhaps some southerly winds? We look to get a couple nice days for the long Memorial Weekend, so lets hope the weather guys get it somewhat right!!!

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Sunday am May 18 2008 After a decent week of weather and some good walleye & crappie action Mother Nature decided to show just who is boss! Friday the winds went hard west then shifted north for all day Saturday with one squall after another and gusts up to 45 mph! Obviously the rivers and the creeks became popular and provided some pretty good walleye action. The winds are laying down nicely this am (of course it's Sunday!) so hopefully we can break out of this weather pattern soon??!!

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Thursday May 15 2008 The forecast doesn't sound too bad with sw winds blowing in a little warmer air tomorrow. The walleye and crappie continue to bite when the winds have allowed people to get out. With the cool water temps I think the slabbers will bite off and on for several weeks yet. I haven't heard many pike being caught but most are after the "eyes" and slabs.

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Sunday eve May 11 2008 What a difference a day can make! Friday was a nice spring day, we had several boats come in with a limit of crappies. Saturday gave us some tough conditions, north winds and rain-snow most of the time. The walleye were biting real well for those that braved the weather with the cleaning house being quite busy. Today turned into another very nice day with calm winds and again quite a few success stories. A warm up supposed to make our way by weeks end, we're ready!

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Friday am May 9 2008 We are ready for opener, now we hope the weather cooperates. It sounds like mid-50's and winds NE around 10 mph. If the winds can stay 10 or less people can dress for the cooler temps and occaisional shower!? The "eyes" are biting great guns and some crappies coming in from the shallows and rocks. GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE this opener and be sure to STAY SAFE!!!

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Wednesday eve May 7 2008 We are finally getting a little spring again. While not 70's we have had some nice days lately. The suckers are running again, the pike & walleye are trying to wrap up their spawn. Sounds as though the "eyes" are biting in the lake already according to "crappie fishermen". It was hectic here with little spring to work with, but we have the lodge, campground and launch ready for opener! Water levels continue to improve with runoff from the last snow in April. The weather sounds fair for Saturday just not sure what sort of wind we will have yet. Check back!!!

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Saturday May 3 2008 The ice finally left us early yesterday as the strong winds kicked in. The forecast still sounds like mid to upper 60's this week so hopefully that'll continue through opener! The lake level is still low but is coming up some as the snow melt runoff has the creeks in good shape right now. Stay tuned!!!

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Thursday May 1 2008 It is starting to look good for ice out before opener here on Upper Red. The strong east wind the last couple days have pushed a lot of the ice to the west end. There is now a lot of open water and even a couple boats sneaking out of the Tamarac River. With a late spring spawn patterns are a little behind, pike and walleye are running again. Today was the opener of sucker fishing but they are not showing up in big numbers quite yet. Sounds like 60's will be quite prominent in the forecast next week, not sure yet just what will be in store for the walleye opener 2008. Keep checking in!!!

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Tuesday am, April 29 2008 We ended up with appox. 8" of new snow last weekend & 12 degrees at 6 am yesterday. Needless to say the ice is holding tough. We need some warm south winds to get the ice off. I think it will be off by opener, perhaps just barely. It is hard to tell just what the lake levels will be but any precip the next couple weeks will help!!

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Saturday April 26 2008 I can truly say that I can not see the ice any more (Oh I'm sure it's still out there), but with heavy snow and strong wind we just can't see out onto the lake. Spring took a 'lil detour this weekend. We can use the moisture but most of us would rather it was rain this time of year. Sounds more springlike by mid-week, stay tuned!

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Tuesday April 22 2008 We have had a small gap of open water out front since Sunday. I think the main ice pack will be hanging around a while (at least until the next warm spell with some wind). We are starting to see pike, walleye and suckers moving up the creeks so spring is begining to take hold. We'll keep giving you updates!

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Saturday April 19 2008 It sounds like another 60 degree and sunny day. The shoreline is getting pretty spongy so today is the final day for ATV access. This is almost 3 weeks longer than last year, but now is time to "think spring". Another BIG THANK YOU to all the ice anglers that came up this winter. Hope to see you this summer sometime. We will give you updates as to ice out & other spring issues!

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Saturday April 19 2008

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TAX DAY 2008

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Tuesday April 15 2008 Tax day cometh but winter won't go! We had some wet snow Friday but spring may sneak in with warm temps and strong south wind. While we are still open to ATV traffic it will not be for much longer. There has been plenty of walleye action, some nice perch and just scattered crappie bite!

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Tueday April 15 2008

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