Paquette's Camp update Feb. 4th, 2012

It is hard to tell wether it is winter or turning spring here from day to day the weather has been so iratic. It has gone from -33 degrees one morning to above freezing and rain the next day, and continues to go back and forth, there is enough snow that the lake levels whould be good in the spring. We are starting to look forward to spring but would like to get at least a month of real winter before it gets here. Ice is usually off the lake about the first week of May, with the mild winter we will see when it goes this year.

I am still doing some trapping and having fairly good luck between snowmobile breakdowns, up and running again today after the latest breakdown, I blew the chaincase the other day and had to walk back home.

It is quiet here as per usual in the winter, we do have a lot af birds to watch and have been seeing quite a few Wolves going across the lake, but none in close enouogh to worry about the dogs.

We hope that everyone is settled into the New Year and doing well.

Lewis
Paquette's Camp

Winter wonderland

this is one of the the areas we were snowshoeing thru the other day, another 1/2 mile we will be to the lake.

Yes they can get stuck

We are having enough winter for a snowmobile to get stuck ocassionally.

Winter feeding

The winter has been back and forth with weather, but it has brought lots of birds in. At times we have 100,s at the feeder at one time.

Finally some time for ice fishing

Sue and I finally got a chance for some fishing, the day was quite mmild and the fish were biting well.

Actually we had all the fish we wanted in the first 15 minutes.

Camp Update for Christmas

Merry Christmas to all, we will be having a white Christmas here. Hope that the Christmas season finds everyone well and healthy. It is pretty quiet around the camp now, I have just finshed up renovations in our house and am ready to take some time for ice fishing . It may not look like it but there is about 7 inches of ice here, although not much snow. The snowmobiles are out and the fishing gear is ready.

My trapping is wound up until we get more snow and I can get around with the snowmobile easier, and my work at the ski hill is at a standstill because of lack of snow as well. I guess we still have lots of time for winter, but it is slow coming this year.

Once again this winter we will be doing work to improve walleyspawn areas, the pile of stone is sitting in the yard and ready, this will likley be done in Mach some time , the stone will be hauled out by snowmobile and sleigh and placed on the lake to fall into place as the ice melts.
I was skeptical the first time we did it this way, but it works well and is much easier than taking the stone all out by boat.

Hoping the New Year is good to everyone,

Lewis
Paquette' s Camp