Dear William T.,
Welcome to Rainy Lake Houseboats e-news letter "Voyageurs Voice" Volume 5. You will find an informative article about smallmouth bass topwater fishing. You may have decided not to visit Ontario this year; we have some possibilities for you to think about. Enjoy the recipe from Lucia's Restaurant (we did.) Lastly we have made significant changes to our web site that will find helpful and fun, read about them. Enjoy, see you next month.

William T. Dougherty
Rainy Lake Houseboats
comments@rainylakehouseboats.com

Smallmouth Bass on Top!

Catching any fish on topwater bait is possibly the most exciting moment in fishing. Without fail when my bass fishing customers arrive the first question I will hear is "are they hitting on top?" In almost every instance they are. Read on and I will explain how to do it from late May through mid September! The single most important piece of equipment in you arsenal is a pair of POLARIZED SUNGLASSES. Don't fish without them. You need to see under the water.

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Rainy Lake Houseboats is a great alternative to a Canada Vacation

Are you tired of the hassles at both the Canada and United States border crossings? Are you unsure if all members of your party will be admitted to Canada, don't want to sit in the long line returning to the United States, why spend all that money and can't even have a fish fry when you get home, or prices have increased so much because of the exchange rate that it is just to expensive to go?

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Great Recipes from the Shore of Rainy Lake

Greetings, we are featuring one of Chef Lucia Watson's fabulous fish recipes in this volume of Voyageurs Voice. Lucia is the chef and owner of Lucia's Restaurant and Wine Bar located in the area commonly called "Uptown" at 1432 West 31st Street, Minneapolis Minnesota. Lucia has been publishing her fish recipes in the Infisherman Magazine since 1990. Lucia's Restaurant is our family's favorite Minneapolis dining establishment. Lucia has a close relationship with Rainy Lake. Her family has spent every summer at their cabin on Rainy Lake for as long as we can remember.

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New Website Changes!

We really want to thank you, you as customers have helped us construct our website. We would never have been able to create it without your input and needs. This year we have a number of new and exciting changes to our website that have recently been finished. You will find our news letters archived, TV shows and video on Rainy Lake easily accessed, and a complete video tour of each model houseboat that we offer for rent.

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