by Andrew Hansen | Jun 26, 2023 | Fishing
Why do we have a slot limit? Protected Slot Limits allow the harvest of abundant small fish as well as some of the larger adults while protecting the more viable reproductive fish in the population. It is important for all of us to follow the defined Protected Slot...
by Andrew Hansen | Dec 22, 2022 | General
Fall is transition time around the resort each year. With the quickly changing weather patterns, you may not have many consecutive days to fit in a long project. There are always a handful of tasks for each cabin to consider at the end of each season. We usually have...
by Andrew Hansen | Jun 14, 2022 | Fishing
Our ice went out a little late this year, it was clear off our bay on May 7th, which is not too far off normal but several weeks later than 2021. In combination with the later ice and a cool spring with little warm temperatures, our fish patterns are about two weeks...
by Andrew Hansen | Jun 14, 2022 | Activities
With the temperatures increasing it is nice to see our guests relishing cool water and relaxing by the swimming pool. A game of Marco Polo may be heard or an excited scream as a kiddo goes down the waterslide for the first time. At Mantrap Lodge we have many water...
by Andrew Hansen | Jul 20, 2021 | Fishing
As we pass through the heat of the summer months, we are hitting the peak of the warmup of the lake waters and corresponding weed growth. Big Mantrap Lake has its share of weeds this time of year and some of the target fish are still relating to the weed growth. While...