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Updated June 30, 2008
- Summer has arrived. Our spring
was cool but summer is finally here. We've launched the swim
raft and guests have been enjoying some good fishing.
- Martin Vota caught and released a beautiful
33-inch musky from our lake June 26, while Deanna also caught and
released a nice northern the same day. The musky looks like it
may be a tiger musky, which is a hybrid between a musky and northern
pike. Good job Votas!

- I caught and released a 45-inch musky from
our lake on June 16. My brother-in-law, Don, was the net man,
and my cousin, George, was captain. The DNR has stocked
fingerling muskies in our lake 3 times since we've been here: the
autumns of 2001, 2005, and 2007. Each stocking consisted of
between 100 and 150 fish (see news item below). I suspect that
this fish was from the 2001 stocking. It establishes a new
record for Rainbow Bay Resort.

- Bass fishing has been steady and good
recently. I had my family reunion during the middle of June,
and we caught lots of bass on Benoit Lake, including several between
18 and 19 inches long.

- Guest, Robbie B. (age 11) caught his first
northern pike of his life. Congratulations Robbie!
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Bernie Z. caught and released
this beautiful 16.25 inch, 2 pound black crappie on a nearby lake on
June 2.
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Crappie fishing was also good on
Benoit Lake in late-May and early-June. Fish were in weeds,
anywhere from 2 to 10 feet deep. Carolyn B. had a basket-full one
day, and Josh enjoyed catching this fish with his father, Dave.

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Martin and Deanna caught and
released these beautiful 19 and 16 inch bass on Benoit Lake in
mid-May. They know how to catch fish!

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The DNR stocked 149 fingerling muskies into
our lake on October 11.

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