Up until recently very few people took pictures of the northern lights. The equipment needed was expensive and the process somewhat unknown. Now that most phones have night photography settings almost anyone can take a picture of the northern lights if they are lucky enough to see them. I love this. I love that everyone […]
The water has really warmed up here in the middle of the summer. Water temperatures are in the mid 70s most days and with the warmer water temps the bass fishing has really exploded. While the bass fishing continues to improve, the walleye and crappie fishing has fallen right off. The highlight for me this […]
The 2025 fishing season started off with a huge bang. Ice came off the lake on May 5 and we immediately got to work on getting docks in the lake. We were very rushed because the first scheduled guests arrived on the 9th. That weekend the weather got hot, as in really hot. 92 degrees […]
If you’ve been to Birch Forest Lodge and talked with me(Adam) at all, you probably know I am crazy about fishing. I have countless conversations each day with people about fishing and every spare moment I get at the resort I go out on Pelican to go fishing. Many people think I do this because […]
September 13, 2024
Mid-September Update from Pelican Lake
on Bass Fishing, Fishing, Fishing Reports, Northern Lights NewsI love Septembers in northern Minnesota. Usually the temps cool down(not so much this year), the leaves start to change colors, the northern lights are seen more frequently, the fishing is great, most of the bugs are gone and it is much quieter. Plus, if you are a resort owner you only work 12 hour […]
Aurora season arrived with a bang this year. Normally we like to tell people that while it is possible to see the northern lights anytime of the year, we don’t see them as much during June and July. This is due to long daylight hours. By mid August it is getting dark earlier and is […]
May 11 was the fishing opener for Minnesota this year and we had 3 cabins come in to fish. One cabin was a group of guys who have been coming to Pelican Lake for decades, one cabin was a couple who have never fished Pelican Lake and the third was a couple who usually come […]
This past weekend we had a MAJOR solar storm that produced an amazing show of northern lights. We could see greens, pinks and reds with the naked eye. We had excellent weather and no clouds. One of the coolest things was that you could see the sky moving before it was totally dark! I did […]
Normally I’m an avid bass fisherman who occasionally masquerades as a walleye fisherman. But this past week I put my walleye and bass interests on the shelf for a week and went is search of Crappie. Usually in the fall the crappie bite is very good, but this year it didn’t seem to be that […]
For months we’ve been waiting for September to bring us darker skies and higher chances of visable solar activity. And as we anticipated September has been good so far. Last night we got our storm. It was a solar storm of epic proportions! During this year we’ve had several good displays of the aurora and […]
