Fishing

Suggested Fishing Tackle

Note that we do have a full selection of lures for sale at the lodge.

Lake Trout

• Large soft baits 4" to 6"
• Large Spoons 3" to 6"
• Jigs 1 oz to 2 oz

Pike

• Large spoons 2 1/2" to 5"
• Large soft baits 3" to 9"
• Lures to run on the surface to 1' depth level
• Any top water popping or splashing lures
• Lures that can be run in heavy cover of weeds
• All large spinners, size 5 are fine

Grayling

• Small spinners size "00" or "0"
• Any small 1/32 oz jig with a small bobber combination
• Small spoons 1" or smaller with small hooks

Walleye

• Jigs 1/4 oz to 3/8 oz with 4" or 3" rubber tails are first choice
• Smaller spoons 2" to 3"
• Smaller crank baits 3" in size

Rod, Reel and Line

Pike and Lake Trout

• Size 4 spinning reel
• Heavier 6'6" or 7' rod
• 14 lb to 20lb test line

Grayling

• Ultralite size .5 to 1 spinning reel
• 4 1/2' to 5 1/2' lite action rod
• 4lb to 6lb test line

Walleye

• Size 2 spinning reel
• Medium action 5 1/2' or 6' rod
• 6lb to 12lb test line

Camp Grayling Big Fish 2009

Kevin McVaney Pike: 50, 48, 45, 42"

Charlie McVaney Pike: 40, 41, 43, 43, 43", Lake Trout: 32"

Tom Osborne Grayling: 18, 19", Pike: 48, 46, 42, 42", Lake Trout: 35"

Mike Osborne Pike: 49, 46"

Keith McVaney Pike: 48, 47"

Lynn Sommerfeld Pike: 43, 44, 43, 45, 42, 41, 45, 41, 43, 45, 42, 48, 45, 46, 40, 42, 41, 49, 48, 43, 46, 42, 47, 41, 42, 48, 43, 40, 42, 40, 46, 44, 40, 41, 42, 42, 41, 40, 42, 43" Total 40

Evan Calyniuk Pike: 47, 42, 42.5, 41.5"

Bob McDonald Pike: 45, 42, 42, 40"

Dan McDonald Pike: 40"

Richard & Matthew Frazier Pike: 42, 42, 40, 40, 43, 40, 40, 42, 40, 40, 45, 43, 40, 40, 42, 45, 44, 44, 43, 43, 42, 42, 41, 41, 40, 40, 40, 40, 51, 40, 40, 40, 41, 42, 42" (Riou Lake - 1000 Fish Total over the week.)

Luke Baiton Pike: 41"

Tim Anderson Pike: 44"

Vincent Jennaro Pike: 40, 42, 43, 44"

Michael Lehman Pike: 40, 40, 41, 48"

Anthony Jennaro Pike: 40, 41, 41, 44, 41, 45"

Bob Salamone Pike: 41, 49.5, 43", Lake Trout: 41, 36"

Mario Jennaro Pike: 40, 40"

Joseph Jennaro Pike: 40, 40, 43"

Ron Nickelson Pike: 48.5, 45.5, 46, 45, 41", Walleye: 27.5"

Jim Myers Pike: 46"

Tom Myers Pike: 41, 44, 41.5, 40.5, 40, 41, 43, 41"

Ron Segebarth Pike: 41, 41, 40, 49, 40.5", Walleye: 26"

Jeff Nickelson Pike: 41.5, 42.5, 40, 40, 45.5, 40, 45, 42, 40.5, 49.5, 42, 46, 47, 46, 43, 40.5, 41.5, 41, 42, 46, 40, 40, 41, 45.5, 40.5, 45, 40, 46, 48, 48.5, 40, 42.5, 45, 41, 40, 40, 42, 40, 40.5, 40, 42" Total 41

Kelli Meschke Pike: 48"

Tom Meschke Pike: 43"

Dan Klein Pike: 40, 41"

Brett Andrich Pike: 40, 40"

Jack Powell Pike: 43"

Nathan Duff Pike: 46.5, 40, 41"

Barry Mund Pike: 41.5"

Jerrold Malinowski Pike: 41"

Allen Frederickson Pike: 42"

Tamara Mund Pike: 41"

Gordon Pries Pike: 46, 46, 46"

Lyle Pries Pike: 43"

Brent Wright Pike: 40"

David Pear Pike: 44"

Jack Rust Pike: 43, 42, 40, 40, 41, 42, 42, 43, 43, 44, 46, 48, 48, 41, 41"

Tom Farasy Walleye: 24, 26"

Chris Melson Pike: 42", Lake Trout: 32", Walleye: 24", Grayling: 19"

Bob Staton Pike: 48", Walleye: 24.5"

Don Neidig Pike: 42"

Paul Lavrey Pike: 41", Walleye: 24, 26"

JW Rust Pike: 42, 44"

Zachery Newquist Walleye: 26, 24"

Dale Farasy Walleye: 24, 22"

Mike Dameron Pike: 42" Walleye: 24"

Fran Steinbauer Pike: 40"

Ron Kirby Pike: 41.5"

Myron Davenport Pike: 44, 41"

Leo Davenport Pike: 42"

Peggy Horan Pike: 45"

Mike Mullaney Pike: 41, 43, 44"

Tom Lupo Pike: 43, 41, 43, 45, 40"

John Ripley Pike: 49"

Allah Bhatti Pike: 44"

Dave McKinnon Pike: 43"

Jason Matity Pike: 41.5", Lake Trout: 33", Walleye: 26", Grayling: 18"

Jeff Matity Pike: 45.5", Lake Trout: 36", Walleye: 25", Grayling: 19"

Glenn Koivisto Pike: 44.5"

Camp Grayling -
2009 Grand Slam Anglers

Jeff Nickelson
David Pear