True North Guiding And Outfitters

09/14/2026

What’s on my mind the FB prompt asks….
Boulder Lodge on Ghost Lake,Ghost Lake Lodge,Brenda Maier,Northwind Scout-N-Hunt

09/11/2026

Here’s a few thoughts on Fall topwater action with our low, clear water this year. Brenda MaierGhost Lake LodgeHappy Ho**er Bait & TackleBoulder Lodge on Ghost Lake

09/10/2026

It was a fun float/drag in the Rangley today with father/son duo Jeff and Daniel from Indiana. The fish cooperated and there were a number of PBs. …. And Jeff caught his first musky🙂👏
The fish aren’t on the crayfish quite like they were a few weeks ago, but some were still caught on plastics. Most of our fish smashed topwater which is always a blast. Water temps are down quite a bit.. some lows in the 40s will make it feel like Fall fishing pretty doing. Time to get outside and enjoy this weather!! Brenda Maier, Ghost Lake Lodge,Esquif,Boulder Lodge on Ghost Lake

09/08/2026

Love this time of year…late summer fishing pattern, leaves start to turn, bird season opener coming up. Just thought I would post a little tip/reminder for working your dogs in the early season especially. For some if you this may seem super obvious .. so please.. if you have any dog training tips to share, please post in comments! Both Brenda Maier and I are certainly life long learners and value input. Have a great Fall!

09/07/2026

Took a couple of youngsters from Tennessee out yesterday with my co-guide John Grady. My boat with 12 year old Julian was focused on getting him his first bass and his first pike. John’s boat had 6 year old Sebastian.. main focus.. quantity. We fished hard for the first hour with little to show for it.. a few frog bites but couldn’t get them hooked.. switched to weedless plastics and Julian nailed a beautiful 4 pounder… he went on to catch 8 more bass.. but couldn’t find a pike.. until the old reliable Johnson Silver Minnow got hammered.. and he boated two pike back to back.. we were pumped.. one hit at boatside which is always a good time! Sebastian counted 30 bluegills with 6 of them solid 9” keepers. Super fun day.. Saturday of Labor Day weekend and we never saw a person.. due to just a little drag of the boats through the woods and down a hill. So fun to take kids that are really into it.Boulder Lodge on Ghost Lake,Brenda MaierGhost Lake Lodge,Happy Ho**er Bait & Tackle

09/05/2026

I did this video for a customer and I thought I would share. If you follow our posts, you know that we don’t promote too many products.. except the ones that we can confidently say are exceptional and we use them enough to have full confidence in our review. Here’s one for the Rangeley.. kind of the backbone of our guide business. Ghost Lake Lodge,Brenda Maier,Esquif, Deerfoot Lodge & Resort,Boulder Lodge on Ghost Lake,Happy Ho**er Bait & Tackle

An overview of the Rangley boat made by Esquif.

09/03/2026

Trying to find some sort of positive for the lack of rain and the extreme low water… OK here it is.. on a personal note Brenda Maier and I are in the final stretch with our home building project, and extreme low water has meant we have had more time to work on it. That’s about all I have on the positive side. It’s been our goal to live where our cabin is, so we tore down the crumbling cabin and rebuilt in the same footprint. While doing so we lived at our deer camp for the last year.. kinda ready to be done with that.. move in coming soon.

Here’s a few recent photos of what’s going on in the outdoor side our world.

09/02/2026

Doing the best we can with the low water conditions.. everything is just way more intense when the water is so low it barely covers their back… they miss nothing that comes into their pool.. even the strike from this 2 foot pike gets the heart going.
Boulder Lodge on Ghost Lake, Ghost Lake Lodge,Brenda Maier,Saga Outfitters

08/27/2026

Just a little Northwoods update. Brenda Maier Boulder Lodge on Ghost Lake Ghost Lake Lodge Happy Ho**er Bait & Tackle

08/26/2026

Greg does a great job with these weekly fishing reports. We live in a time where we expect accurate up to date information on demand. If you are coming up for only a weekend you don’t have time to mess around and figure things out. The local bait shop is plugged into the local network of what is happening right now.. and is still your best source for current, up to date conditions. But they also require a consistent time commitment by Greg, so if you read them, please show your support by sharing and more specifically, instead of hitting the big box on the way up, or ordering online, stop in to the Happy Ho**er Bait & Tackle shop and get what you need! Considered “old school” for some.. it’s still a very simple concept that works well in the north woods. Tight lines!!

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