Nederlander Lake Trout

Another variation on a theme has resulted in a new master piece.

I call this Nederlander Lake Trout. For the few who are not sure, Nederland is what the people who live in Holland call Holland. This recipe is easy and produces a very nice tasty meal without all the breading and oil normally associated with a meal of fresh fish at an outpost.

It can get great reviews at home too!

One of our regular Wisconsin guests just happens to be a Master Cheese Maker. He brought us some of his creation - Gouda Cheese. Fortunately, he was here just before Karen and I flew to Irene Lake for a little "research and development" trip. We have to know our product and keep it refined to be industry leaders - right.

To make Nederlander Lake Trout:

Catch a few Irene Lake Trout. Fillet them so they are bone free (I'll have a video blog doing this soon). Cut the fillets into thirds. Open a bottle of white wine. Have a glass.

On a sheet of foil or a cookie sheet, spread butter to cover and add minced garlic liberally - you can never have enough garlic.

Have another glass of wine and then lay the fillets on the butter and garlic. Salt and pepper to taste, add your favorite spice mix (I use roasted garlic and red pepper which goes well with fish).
Thinly slice the Gouda cheese ( I have used a mild Swiss as well) and lay cheese on each piece of fish. A real Dutch cheese slicer (the hand tool not the guy) works best.

Put the fish either on the BBQ (med high heat) or in the oven 350 degrees for about 10 minutes or until the fish is cooked and the cheese is melted.

While the fish is in the oven enjoy a little more wine while your partners prepare some beans and salads.


All this R&D is tough work, but somebody's got to do it.

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Irene Lake August 08

Irene Lake is one of those few lakes where when walleye is slow (and yes it happens on every lake) you can switch modes and fish trout. Or you can cast for northern pike, or you can tackle some hungry small mouth bass.






Last weekend saw slower than normal walleye action, but then again effort is directly proportional to results -right guys. But the trout were absolutely veracious. Many think that summer trout fishing difficult but fishing Irene Lake for lake trout is rather fun and definitely successful. And fresh trout taste great!

Little helper

It has to be interesting for a kid to see an aircraft being worked on.



Our grand son Zach is quite interested in the goings on in the hangar.



Marcel takes a little time to explain in simple kid language, an aircraft engine.



Sure beats watching TV.

Rescue Mission

From the "I thought I'd seen everything" file.

Last weekend at Irene Lake, a seagull came right to the boat and grabbed a hook set being rigged for lake trout. The seagull flew off with a good length of fishing line and a hook and minnow in its mouth. Perhaps sensing this was not a good situation to be in, the seagull flew across the lake to our cabin where Karen and a few others happened to be. Karen grabbed the camera so I wouldn't have to draw pictures again, and Brad Cowan grabbed the fishing line and pulled the bird to himself. He took hold of the bird, released the hook and let him go. Catch and release birding I guess. The seagull seemed none the worse for wear and flew off to harass another boat.

All in a day at an outpost.

More from Seseganaga Lake

"thought you might like these for your website. We had a blast. thanks" Mike












Seseganaga Lake Comes through again!

more wildlife

Bringing your camera on a fly in trip is good for more than taking pictures of your fishing partners in their underwear. Our part of the country is blessed with many types of wild life just aching to be photographed. All these pictures were taken with in days of each other in early August. The moose and loons were on Hilltop and the caribou and bear were on Seseganaga Lakes.
It is interesting how all these animals are comfortable in and around the water.






Adult and juvenile loon (I would call it a baby but Karen insists it is juvenile)













Young bull moose practicing his disappearing act before hunting season.













Loon dancing on the Hilltop creek.














Black bear moving between berry patches.













Mother and calf caribou trolling on Seseganaga Lake.

A day in the life

Those who've fly out of our place over the last few days have seen a new little guy around. Our daughter Krista is visiting for a few weeks with her two boys. Jonas is only 2 months old so he doesn't follow me around yet, but Zachary is 3 1/2 so he is like my shadow.

It must be a little boys paradise around here with airplanes and other things to ride. He even got to sit on my knee as I taxed the aircraft to the dock.

Moon party makes August trip... again

Seseganaga Lake is well known for the "chef's pleasure" (walleye, northern and lake trout)


It is possible to catch all three species in one day on this lake.











Vernice Moon has caught many walleye in his day and still gets a thrill from landing fish like the old days.














Roger Breitsprecher catches his share of trout but also latches on to a northern or two.