Wally the Walleye

About the Author

Author Steve Cramer is a lifelong fisherman with a passion for the outdoors. Growing up he fished the shores of the Mississippi River with family and friends, fishing for catfish and panfish for dinner. Steve is an owner of Eagle Lake Island Lodge in Northwest Ontario Canada's "Sunset Country." Steve looks forward to sharing his passion for fishing with his five grandsons: Lars, Paul, Henry, Emil, and Simon. His largest walleye to date was a 31 1/2 inch beauty that was caught and released. Steve goes to Canada multiple times each year with family and friends in search of "Wally The Walleye."

To contact the author or to order Wally the Walleye, please email cramerpublishing@gmail.com.

Fishing Has No Boundaries

The profits from the sale of this book will be donated to Fishing Has No Boundaries (FHNB). FHNB is a non-profit organization dedicated to opening the outdoors to persons with disabilities through fishing. With more than 20 active chapters in 14 states, FHNB provides fishing experience and knowledge offering many the opportunity to fish in the great outdoors.

Eagle Lake Island Lodge

Eagle Lake Island Lodge has a rich and storied history. Our beginnings go back to the 1940’s when local entrepreneur Andy Desrocher built the original lodge and four guest cabins by hand. Two of the original guest cabins remain and have been painstakingly maintained and restored with modern additions added onto the building. The materials Andy used were brought across on the ice during the winters by horse and wagon. Ownership changed over the years and at different points in our history we were known as “Midway Musky Camp” and “Island View Lodge”. At some point, we became known as “Eagle Lake Island Lodge”. Ron and Dolly Buth owned Eagle Lake Island Lodge from 1979 – 2005. After thirty years of ownership and raising two sons on the island, the Buths sold the business in 2005.

The current ownership story began with a 2009 Fond du Lac, Wisconsin based father-son vacation to the island. In the years to come, one of the sons started working on the island in various capacities from 2009 – 2012. Fast forward to 2014 and Eagle Lake Island Lodge was for sale. We put together a group of twenty owners who pooled our resources and bought the island and the landing. Of the current twenty-two owners, six are from the original 2009 father-son trip (three sons and three dads).

To learn more, please visit eaglelakeislandlodge.ca