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Tips for Avoiding Sunburn While on a Boat

Back in the late 1990s, there was a famous essay entitled “Advice, like youth, probably just wasted on the young,” written by columnist Mary Schmich and published in the Chicago Tribune. It was a “hypothetical commencement speech,” the kind you’d hear at a high school or college graduation. Interestingly, the essay went “viral” via email and became known as the “Wear Sunscreen” speech. Baz Luhrmann turned it into a spoken word song called “Everybody’s Free (To Wear Sunscreen)” and it was a hit. The song, too, got its name shortened. People refer to it as “The Sunscreen Song.”

Basically, the essay and song made many points of advice about how to live your life in order to make it a good one. The main point, though, was that the best advice was to “always wear sunscreen.”

Many people come to Burntwood Lake Lodge in Manitoba for fun fishing, hunting, and boating. With over 1000 miles of shoreline to explore nearby, Burntwood Lake Lodge is ideally located for people who want to “get away from it all” while still enjoying some of the comforts of home.

While at Burntwood, it’s not unusual to spend a lot of time on the water on a boat. And here’s some good advice: if you’re going to be out on the water for a while, and even if you have some shade, it’s always best to wear sunscreen. The last thing you want to get is sunburn where you turn so red that you look like a lobster.

Sunburns are awful. They hurt. There’s redness, of course, as well as swelling, inflammation, and sometimes blisters. If you get sunburnt often, you increase your risk for getting skin cancer.

So, if you’re going to spend time on the water on a boat in the Manitoba wilderness, slathering on/spraying on sunscreen to the exposed parts of your skin is the best way to avoid sunburn. Make sure you get your nose and the top parts of your ears. You’ll also want to cover your arms and legs and feet.

One other good tip for avoiding sunburn while on a boat is to wear a hat. Ideally, you should go for one that protects both your face and the back of your neck from the sun’s relentless rays. Meanwhile, a hat covers your scalp, too, which is a good thing. Even skin under hair can get burnt, so it makes sense to cover it up when possible.

With sunscreen and a hat, you’re making smart choices for your time on the water boating around Manitoba.

New Year’s Resolutions for Hunters

It’s another New Year. Where has the time gone, right? It seems like only yesterday everyone was talking about the “new millennium.”

Burntwood Lake Lodge, the best fly-in fishing and hunting lodge in Manitoba, offers this list of New Year’s resolutions for hunters. Enjoy.

5) Explore an area you’ve never hunted before, like the Canadian wilderness in Manitoba. Burntwood’s location includes over 1,000 miles of shoreline, with weed beds, hidden reefs, and more for great fishing. Plus, the water attracts game– for great hunting.

4) This year, take a kid or two hunting. If they don’t start young, they might never know the thrill of the hunt. Indeed, many old-timers can remember their first hunt when their father or someone else took them out on the land, taught them how to hold a gun and fire it, etc. Kids today spend way too much time attached to their smartphones, iPads, and other computerized devices. This year, take a kid or two into the woods, looking for animals. It’ll be a memorable adventure for all involved.

3) Is this the year you renew your gym membership and actually go, several times a week? It could really help your hunting game if you’re more physically fit this year than last. The more weight you’re carrying around, the harder it is for you to physically accomplish what you want to do. As much as you like hearty meals, this year try “portion control,” cutting back on sweets and sugary drinks, and adjusting your lifestyle so you do more walking and less sitting around. Hunting is physical, so it’s important to train your body for the hunt.

2) Don’t get stagnant. Try something new in 2017. That means mixing it up a bit. If you’ve always hunted the same animal with the same gun year after year, make this year the year you go for something else. It’ll reinvigorate your mind.

1) Resolve to have more fun during the hunt this year! Too many hunters take themselves and their hunt so seriously and that’s bad. Will you make some mistakes out there? Probably. Do you have to mentally beat yourself up about them? No! Approach a hunt this year with a more carefree attitude, taking time to enjoy the beauty of your surroundings. Perhaps you could join up with other hunters and make a weekend or week of it, so you’re not alone. Have some campfires. Tell tall tales. Take a boat out fishing, throw a frisbee around, or go for a swim.

2017 is filled with infinite possibilities. Happy hunting.

Find The Best Time For Fishing

It’s fishing season, the season you’ve been waiting for, you’re positive that this is going to be your year. You can just feel it and you’ve seen your trophy fish in your dreams. You have everything you need; rods, reels, line, lures, bait, sinkers and a boat with a full tank of gas.

But just because you have everything you need doesn’t mean you’re going to catch that fish, the fish don’t bite simply because you’re out on the water and you dangle flashy smelly things in front of them.

There are plenty of tips you should know about when to fish.

Seasons

Experts say that the best time to fish in the spring is early morning or “morning rise”, fish will be hungry after the long winter and need to feed to prepare for spawning. In the summer, fish will avoid the long hot summer days and lay low so the best time to fish is at night. In the fall fish will be in a feeding frenzy getting ready for a long winter.

Weather

Fish are most active when the water is between 55 and 70 degrees Fahrenheit, the water should feel cool to your skin but not freezing. The wind plays a part as well, you want the water to be calm and still or even a bit rippled.

Tide

Know your moons. Your best bet will be between one hour before and one hour after high tides and one hour before and one hour after low tides.

Burntwood Lake Lodge provides multiple Fishing Packages to choose from here in Manitoba, Canada. With over 1,000 miles of shoreline and out professional guides we can assist you with your dream catch. Contact us today to book your next trip.