The 2008 season was one of the best for Angling Adventures Guiding Service.  Whether we were taking out first timers or groups that had been with us for many years we had a great time and caught a lot of fish.  Some of the highlights from the '08 season: a strong July and August walleye reef bite, lake trout expeditions resulting in several 20+ pound fish, and some amazing September crappie action.  We haven't spent much time on the ice this winter yet, but that should be changing as soon as the cold weather we have been having breaks.  2009 is shaping up to be a great year -  we are taking bookings right now and looking forward to that open water!  There will be a couple of changes for us this year.  First, Angling Adventures is adding another guide to our organization.  Lane Magnusson, a longtime area guide, will be joining us this year.  Lane knows how to show his clients a great time, and can find fish with the best of them.  We have fished with Lane a lot in the past, and know he will be a great addition to the team.  The second change?  Passports will be required when you travel back to the United States from Canada, beginning in June.  How this will affect our fishing day remains to be seen, but you will definitely need a passport when you leave the Angle by car and re-enter the U.S.  If you are planning a trip to the Angle or Canada this year, now is the time to get that passport!

The 2008 season has been wet and wild thus far, with a lot of cool temps and windy, rainy weather.  Much of Lake of the Woods was covered in ice on the Minnesota opener, which is almost two weeks later than usual.  The end result of all this is that water levels are high and water temps are cooler than normal for this time of year.  This hasn't cooled off the fishing though!  The average size of our walleyes has been larger this year, and there has been a lot more 24" to 27"fish caught than normal.  We've had good action on smallmouth bass this year, and landed a few pushing the 20" mark.  We have spent very little time chasing after the toothy critters this year, but our biggest northern so far is 42", and the biggest muskie is 46".  Our midsummer weather patterns are just around the corner, so the best fishing is yet to come for most species.  With the hot weather comes some hot fishing!