July 19th 2011

Paul and Chris,

 Just a quick note to thank you guys again for everything on our recent trip up.  Gary and I were impressed with how comfortable you make your guests.  We were there three days and felt like we’ve known you forever.  The accommodations were better than we could have hoped and the meal service was over the top. I’ve bragged on you to a few friends already.  Hope I can send you some business.

 Thanks again

 Scott, Greg , Dan

Hi Paul,
 
Here's a couple of pictures from our trip. We all had a great time as usual. My son Ethan's musky keeps getting larger every time he tells the story  (takes after his grandfather!).

See you next year,

Joe
Chicago,Illinois

Paul and Jake,

Thanks for a great week up fishing. Everything was perfect. Here's a few pics from the trip.

Thanks again,

Aaron
Minnesota

I've heard from 2 of the 3 boats from our clan and I am the last to report.  Attached are 2 of the better fish from a camera full of nice musky pictures.  Tony was my boat partner from Kansas City and he caught his first musky ever at 43", way to start him right!  Last few hours of our trip, I landed a dandy on a jig just under 49" and have a nice release photo attached.  Paul and Jacob treated us excellent and put on an awesome pizza feed mid week, nothing like pizza to satisfy some hungry musky guys.

We caught also lots of nice pike, smallies, and a couple trout to round out a great week of fishing. Hope everything is going well down in Wisconsin land! 
 
Regards,
 
Mike
Iowa

Hi Paul,

Thanks for all the hospitality last weekend.  We had a blast.  Attached are the photos of the two 46-inch muskies Bruce and I caught.  We put a total of 5 in the boat.

Regards,

Steve Sanders

Hey, I’ve been a lurker on these forums for a while and never posted so I figured it was time. I just came back from a week long trip to the Nestor Falls area of Ontario. Let me tell you, I had an AWESOME time.

I stayed at the Muskie Bay Resort, which was great to be right on a lake. Paul, the owner, was a great host and truly genuine guy. He gave my friend and I tons of information and great map locations to put us right on the fish. We only fished 2 of the lakes that they offer, but man I couldn’t have asked for a better time. We hooked into some big smallies, nice pike, perch, walleye, and a few lake trout. (my first time ever for the trout)

I can’t wait to go back next year, and I’m already planning my trip. Hopefully someone else is going up that way and can give an update on how the fishing is going in the next couple of weeks. If you get the chance, I highly recommend fishing in this area.

Mike Turack
Ohio

Aaron /Ohio

http://fishcatchingtravel.com/new-stuff/muskie-bay-resort-nestor-falls-ontario-canada/

11/9/11 Muskie Bay Resort – Nestor Falls, Ontario, Canada

When I started my blog I said I would be writing about places for Fish Catching Travel,  places I have been, and places I want to travel to.  One of my best friends has been going to Muskie Bay Resort in Ontario yearly, and sometimes twice, for over 10 years and it is the real deal.  If you have ever considered a trip to Canada, Muskie Bay Resort is the place.  Not only has my friend Clyde been going there for years, many of my other friends have gone with him, and none of them has ever had anything but a great trip.

My fishing bucket list includes marlin, done, tarpon, done, big tuna, still on the list though hope to accomplish that in South Africa this July, and a muskie.  Clyde has been after me for years to come with him and it just has not worked out.  Well this year looks to be the year I make a serious run at catching a muskie.

       The lovely Maria with a great Canadian Muskie

Muskie Bay has it all for the traveling fisherman.  Want to catch a muskie?  This is the place.  But it is not just muskie, smallmouth ass can be caught until your arm hurts.  Northern Pike are plentiful, some up to 20 lbs.  Like crappie for supper, they got them.   Walleye are plentiful, and if you want to add lake trout to your catch it is no problem.

Cyde with another nice Pike.

Muskie Bay Resort is a complete resort.  From  a simple motel room for those who pull the boat, which my friends have done on several occasions, to a complete vacation with meal, boat, and guide provided, they can accommodate any need.  And water, there is all the water you could fish in a lifetime.  Clyde has been going for years and has barely made a dent in it.  Each year he learns something new, sees something new, and catches fish to beat the band.

There are some big things swimming in the lakes around Muskie Bay Resort!

And speaking of bears,  there is hunting available and the success rate on bear hunting is very high and extremely affordable.  It is very easy to organize a trip where you can catch multiple species of fish in the morning, and bag that bear rug for the den in the afternoon.  They also offer deer, waterfowl, and even wolf hunts.  Muskie Bay Resort is truly a great destination for the outdoorsman.

How about smallmouth on top water until you are sick of it!

Do you like to top water fish?  Just hold on.  Spinner bait  your thing?  Hungry smallmouth, pike, and muskie will oblige.  Want to live bait fish?  Crappies and walleye are always happy to gobble them up.  And if you like to troll, troll till you drop.

Clyde with one of the 3 muskies caught on the week.  They average 3 -4 every trip not even concentrating on them.

Muskie Bay Resort is on Crow Lake with over 30,000 acres and near the mighty Lake of the Woods, which has over 65,000 miles of shoreline.  That sounds almost ridiculous, 65,000 miles?  You can actually get away from the crowds and Clyde has days where he sees few other fishermen.  They have fished 4 or 5 different lakes in the area, and put in at several different ramps on Lake of the Woods.

A nice walleye ….. looks like supper to me.

The owners of Muskie Bay Resort, Paul and Chris, are great folks.  They are very accommodating and do everything in their power to help you catch fish and have a great stay.  Everyone I know who has gone there has been impressed with the hospitality.  So if Canada has ever been on your bucket list, or you just want to go to a great place and catch fish, Muskie Bay Resort is the place to go.

If you decide to go, you will cross the border at International Falls in Minnesota.  The resort is a 1 1/2 hours north of the border and you can stock up at the town of Nester Falls.  If you ever wanted a trip to Canada this is it.  I can’t wait!

Check out their website…and tell em Clyde and Fish Catching Travel sent ya!        http://www.muskiebayresort.com/

Ontario Fish and Wildlife http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/STEL02_168294.html

Information on entering Canada with great links   http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1082.html

(Note:  These are just a few of the pictures from this year.  They are an example of how it goes every year.  What a place!)

I just wanted to say thanks again for another great year. I’m already looking forward to next year unless I can make it up there some time sooner

Mike Ohio/2010

Thanks guys for the great time fishing last weekend. We are used to the old sit in the house n jig routine for walleye n northern down here in ND so we were totally impressed with the way we fished for trout up there. We all had a blast. Extremely tired and very well fed!!!! Gonna send a couple pics of the big one I caught with Robin's help. He is a gem. We all commented on how much fun we had with him and how good of a fisherman he was. He said he was on your Facebook page but I couldn't find him and couldn't remember his last name. Can ya help me out? We are already planning the next rip and I passed along Paul's recipe for the boiled trout we are all gonna try. Thanks again guys, you were right Paul, I wanna catch trout big time now. Went to Scheels and gonna go back next week to get that Humminbird Ice 45 that Robin had. That thing kicked ass over the Vexilars.I realize this was long overdue but still wanted to let your family know what we thought about our stay at Musky Bay Resort. To put it bluntly we got our money's worth and more. From the time we pulled in the driveway until the time we left we couldn't have asked for a better host. Musky Bay Resort is as advertised. We stayed for 5 days in late August. Paul did a very nice job of educating all of us "rookies" how and where to catch the fish. Overall the fishing was as advertised as well. Our group landed two Musky over 40" and several Northerns. Crow Lake produced 3 nice Lake Trout and the big one that got away. We had numerous follows and one giant Musky hooked but failed to get it in the boat. We knew by Paul's comment, "Oh shit, thats a big one." that we had missed a fish of a lifetime!!!!! The highlight of the trip was the days spent fishing with Paul and the other guide. We have discussed it and I think the only thing we would change this coming year is having guides for as many days as possible. I think the one thing that really caught us off guard was how well we were fed. Every meal was excellent and we never left the table hungry. The walleye dinner on our arrival day was a great way to start off our stay. Within minutes of getting to know Paul and your family we felt like we were longtime friends. I really enjoyed the fact that on many evenings after dinner you and your family would hang out with us in the lodge. I think we had just as good a time in the lodge, drinking a few beers and shooting the crap as we did fishing. We are excited to come back next August. I would and already have strongly recommended Musky Bay Resort to other fishing friends and family. We spent hours reviewing fishing resorts and camps prior to choosing Musky Bay and we can honestly say that Musky Bay Resort is exactly what we were looking for and your website and brochures accurately portray the experience that Musky Bay can provide. I am still working on getting the pictures gathered so that we can send them to you. Bela is still wanting to get the song recorded as well. Thanks for a great vacation and we will be calling Paul soon to setup next years trip!