First things first, we are looking to add to the fleet. wanted running driving mid chevy 4×4 truck, 350 engine ,automatic, tranny. Straight blade boss plow would be nice. Other option is a parts truck 84 chevy automatic tranny 4×4. If anyone knows of one sitting on a farm or behind a garage etc. you can contact me at 218 556 6197.
Fishing report to follow,
It has been quite the week here on the shores of upper red lake, I learned I can not do much at this time if I want to heal.
We had john and his crew in north Dakota, Pat and his family in florida having a grand time on a grand lake. Dominic and his dad in montana for 2 nights Vern in north Carolina.
John and the crew figured they got 25 walleyes,
Pat,Savana and son Dustin? They have eaten fish every night plus got a elusive yet still catchable upper red lake crappie.
No idea how Dominick did as well as vern?
The boys have had there hands full trying to get our houses out of the area onto fresh ice.
Blue thunders broken u joint turned into a nightmare as the hammer and I had to track down u joint straps All the way to Bemidji. We also picked up a upper ball joint for blue thunder and a alternator for the red baron.
Blue thunder lasted all of one day before blowing out the rearend errr. Jonny boy and Richy recruited some help this morning to finish up moving the house for todays guest.
I’ve always babied my trucks, blue thunder 2 is our banking, unbanking and cleaning up the roads, plowing the driveway etc. fish house moving machine. The red baron cuts a beautiful trail, helps throw snow to the south of buddy Hillmans main road and in a pinch also moves houses. White lightning is our hauling gear around truck plus maybe my new driver to work next summer vehicle . Mother nature has not been kind to red lake this year. there are areas that have flooded. going off road is out of the question with out a v-plow to cut a trail, If snow is not pushed away the weight of the houses combined with the snow will create flooding around houses. There s still 20 plus inches of ice under the water but as the flooded water freezes it basically become a ice skating rink. If the trails have to much snow piled up on both sides and you get a crack or augured hole it basically become a canal full of water and a new trail needs to be cut.
I would say were hand cuffed of ware we can set up at this time. Anywhere there was a house set up during the storm has created slush fields. I would estimate there were over 100 houses out of Hillmans during the storm, not counting rentals.
Will all that freeze under the 20 inches of snow we have out there? Not sure but I expect it will not.
Buddy Hillman had to purchase a tractor with a snowblower just to get his main road back, as there was just to much snow to move. The main road is now in pretty good shape but is closed to all wheel houses un tell further notice. We have our rentals out there as well as buddy Hillmans rentals so our guest can access the houses.
Buddy’s double decker fish house that sleeps 11 has been open every weekend as fisherpeople keep canceling? Everywahere I have measured ice has ranged form 19 to 22 inches.
I got recruited to clean old Minnesota this morning, as the boys work at getting all the houses set for guest arriving today. With out bluethunder there will be quite a bit of number 2 shoveling for the guys. Throw in 50 plus hole augured I might have to buy them dinner tonight.