Vermilion Bay Lodge

08/04/2026

https://vermilionbaylodge.com/july-26-fishing-report/

How to summarize July? Seems it was years ago, in a galaxy far away……but I do recall it starting out on the tail end of the mayfly hatch. The final week of the hatch and the aftermath can be challenging fishing and a level headed approach is required. A consistent route to success proved to […...

07/03/2026

https://vermilionbaylodge.com/june-26-fishing-report/

Another June come and gone! Water temps were up and down with the changing weather……….one week hot and the next cold making the fish and the fishermen crazy. As we end the month with a blitzgrieg of mayflies let’s review some of the fishing (and related) action… Bob Swanson with a good loo...

06/06/2026

06/03/2026

https://vermilionbaylodge.com/may-26-fishing-report/

Big fish, burlap sacks & the cabin mystery solved! It seems it’s a recurring theme, but it has to be said that “opening week is not for pussies!“ Plenty of firewood was used in the lodge during the week with the occasional snow periods and general dismal conditions. A couple years back we deci...

05/14/2026

https://vermilionbaylodge.com/ice-out-update-open-water/

You heard it right……Vermilion Bay is officially ice free as of this afternoon, May 14, 2026! Here’s a shot from yesterday when the remaining ice pack had migrated to the south side of the bay…….up against Round Island…. Today was overcast with a strong South-East wind which moved the ice...

05/09/2026

https://vermilionbaylodge.com/ice-out-update-6-final-chapter/

Eagle lake ice out.

05/04/2026

https://vermilionbaylodge.com/ice-out-update-5-3/

I suppose the weather in the spring is always variable. Yesterday was pleasant and sunny, now today after some rain I’m getting pelted in the face with snow flurries. Such fun! Perhaps a good day to spend some time on the computer updating the ice out situation……. Well the ice is starting to l...

04/27/2026

https://vermilionbaylodge.com/ice-out-update-4-5/

Real progress has been made since the last update! Mother Nature has been working her magic on the snow and ice…..here’s what it looks like today….. A rainy Monday has helped get rid of the snow but ice is still tight to shore in most places. The creek has opened up giving the ducks, geese [.....

04/16/2026

https://vermilionbaylodge.com/ice-out-update-3-5/

One month? Rumour has it there is one month till we are “open”. I suppose that will come to pass but it really seems like winter is hanging on. Actually over the past few days a warming trend and rain has given the snow and ice a workout. The walleye season officially closed two days […]

04/06/2026

https://vermilionbaylodge.com/ice-out-update-2-5/

As you can see not much has changed since the last report. Some of the metal roofs have shed their snow load and parts of the road into the lodge are down to bare gravel. It’s looking like a good year for plenty of spring run-off to fill the lake back up. If you’re coming […]