Sunday, June 29, 2008

Lake: Dobie
Dates: 6/23/08-6/29/08
Group: Jachim
Report: Tons of fish. 100+ per boat per day. Well equiped cabin. Everything was as advertised. Walleyes where mainly 16-22 inches. A handful of northern in the mid 30 inch class and 1 northern at 42 inches. Caught within 20 yards from the dock. The Adams Family are a great group.
Lake: Wright
Dates: 6/22/08-6/29/08
Group: Kurgan
Report: Good week. Nice weather and facilities. Caughts lots of fish including 2 pike over 40 inches. Largest being 44 1/2 inches. Had especially good luck in Kaminskag. Strout was so-so fishing compared to previous trips and was difficult to get boats back up the rapids. First class operation. Bring peanuts for the woodchuck. Caught 1 muskie but Shane wont believe us without a picture to verify this muskie.

Saturday, June 28, 2008

Lake: Austin
Dates: 6/21/08-6/28/08
Group: Cicero
Report: North Portage was great. Big walleye in north portage lake. Lots of walleye in Austin too, just ran smaller in size. Caught 2-24 inch walleye and 23 and 22 1/2 inches. 40 inch, 35 1/2 inch, 31 1/2, and 2-30 inch northerns caught. The largest northern caught the 1st evening of the trip in Austin. Lake transitioning, weeds starting to come up. Perch looking lures along with gold worked well. Used no live bait. Saw plenty of wildlife including bears and mooses. Cabin was nice.
Lake: Fishtrap
Dates: 6/23/08-6/28/08
Group: Miller
Report: Fishing was great all week. Had alot of good times. Largest walleye 30 inches, next biggest just under 30 inches. Caught more walleye on this trip than previous trips. Bass fishing was tougher than previous years. Fished on Fishtrap all trip, no need to portage as we caught all we wanted on the main lake.
Lake: Fawcett
Dates: 6/21/08-6/28/08
Group: Troup
Report: Great weather. Nice, clean cabin. Fishing was terrific. Walleye were big. Avg size 20-25 inches. Biggest at 27 1/2 inches. Biggest pike 37 1/2 inches. Almost all fish caught on yellow jigs. Could not catch pike on bigger northern baits. Good service. Looking forward to next year already. Thank you, L & M.

Monday, June 23, 2008

Lake: Dobie
Dates: 6/19/08-6/23/08
Group: Van Nevel/Schaible
All amenities worked perfectly. Boats were superb and dry. Fishing was the best we've had. Avgeraging 50-75 fish/boat each day. Could of caught many more if we would sit in 1 stop, wanted to explore other area's of the lake and rivers. Great fishing in the river everywhere. Largest northerns were 2 at 40 inches and 1, 36 inch pike. With numerous mid 30 inch class. Saw alot of wildlife including 4 moose and had great weather. Another superb L & M adventure!
Lake: Fishtrap
Dates: 6/19/08-6/23/08
Group: The Dirty Water Boys
Report: Top water baits worked well!!! Cast for northern, catch big bass. Cast for walleye, catch big bass. Rocks were strong. Weeds still too low to fish. Avg 16 inch bass, 9 per day per person. Northern running deeper. Hot weather most of the week. Had to work to catch walleye small enough to eat, most too big.

Sunday, June 22, 2008

Lake: Otatakan
Dates: 6/15/08-6/22/08
Group: Kokal
Report: Good trip. Lots of 19-20 inch walleye. 24 1/2 inch walleye. Fishing on the overcast/cloudy days were better fishing days than sunny days.
Lake: Wright
Dates: 6/17/08-6/22/08
Group: Kapelski
Report: Excellent fishing and accomodations. Great trip, good weather. Abundant walleye, most over 20 inches. Many large northern, caught 24 pike on fly rod. Cabin was great. We will be back. Best northern was 42 inches. Berkley Gulp alive!!

Saturday, June 21, 2008

Lake: Fawcett
Dates: 6/14/08-6/21/08
Group: Haberer
Report: Fishing great. Scenery pretty, camp set up well. Largest walleye 28 inches.

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Lake: Dobie
Dates: 6/14/08-6/19/08
Group: Gordon
Report: Awesome!! A great cabin, great lake. Great fishing, and only surpassed by our hosts: Larry, Mary, and Shane Adams
Lake: Fishtrap
Dates: 6/12/08-6/19/08
Group: Wyantt
Report: Good fishing all week. Rain and windy first 5 days, last 2 days clear. Over 250 fish for the 2 of us, all artificial. Northern size all the way up to 42 1/2 inches (20++ pounds). Walleye up to 22 inches and bass up to 18 inches. Nothing beats fresh walleye for lunch, rain or shine!!

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Lake: Wright
Dates: 6/11/08-6/17/08
Group: Tomasovic
Report: Wind, rain, every day! Caught fair amount of walleye and pike. A few large fish but not alot. Had a great time, then more wind and rain. Still a great time. See what happens next year.

Sunday, June 15, 2008

Lake: Austin
Dates: 6/10/08-6/15/08
Group: Burget
Report: Excellent cabin and L & M service second to none. Fishing slow the first day, but picked up each and every day. Jose caught the fattest 42 inch northern we've ever seen in the small portage lake. Portage trails were alittle tough, but worth it. All caught many, many walleye and northerns. Tim lost the normal amount of blood to the poor little pike he caught. Great trip!!
Lake: Otatakan
Dates: 6/9/08-6/15/08
Group: Krueger
Report: Great place, great fishing. Equipment top notch as usual. Biggest walleye 23 inches, lots of walleye 19-22 inches. Could catch them pretty well anywhere, one of the best places off the dock in the evenings.

Saturday, June 14, 2008

Lake: Fawcett
Dates: 6/9/08-6/14/08
Group: Faas
Report: Quality camp excellent. Quality of service excellent. Walleye 50 per man per day. Largest 27 inches. Numberous 22-25 inch walleyes. Largest northern 40 inches. 2 1/2 days of fair weather and 2 1/2 days of rain. Fishing was great!
Lake: Dobie
Dates: 6/7/08-6/14/08
Group: Krueckeberg
Report: Northern active on the reefs. Walleyes scatterd at varible depths, but still biting plastic. Most fish moved out of the river. Largest walleye at 3 1/2 pounds. Fished all shorelines, points, depths from 3-23 feet. Bigger fish on the big north point. Did not fish 3 days due to rain. (Tuesday, Thursday, and most of Friday).

Thursday, June 12, 2008

Lake: Fishtrap
Dates: 6/7/08-6/12/08
Group: Vuckson
Report: Fishing slow. Bad weather, wind out of the Northeast, strong winds 4 out of 5 days. Did catch good bass off the dock sunday evening which was our only nice weather day. Several bass in the 4# range. Bass not spawning yet, cold weather kept them off the beds. Largest northern 35 inches, caught enough walleye in Fishtrap and Upper Highrock to eat. Upper Fishtrap portage very tough and it was a slow day.
Lake: Wright
Dates: 6/7/08-6/11/08
Group: Fisher
Report: Fishing was excellent. All the usual hot spots were productive and both walleye and northern were plentiful. Big walleye was a 4 way tie at 23 1/2 inches for the group, and big pike a 2 way tie at 35 inches. Lots of fun fish in the slot, and no problem finding eaters either. Weather was rainy and cool 2 days, sunny and moderate temps 2 days. Fishing good all 4 days.

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Lake: Austin
Dates: 6/4/08-6/10/08
Group: Noblitt
Report: Caught lots of walleye in the 14-18 inch range. Largest 24 inches, caught fishing from the dock. Largest northern, 40 inches, caught on a spoon. Caught lots of small northern and serveral northern in the 30 inch range. Most walleye caught on jigs and shad raps. Northerns caught on buck tails also. Weather was rainy and windy. Had a great time, thanks.

Monday, June 9, 2008

Lake: Otatakan
Dates: 6/6/08-6/9/08
Group: Hildre
Report: Even with the wind and rain, we found places to fish. Group caught and released several hundred walleye each day. Sizes 15-18 inch avg with several above 20 inches. "Money" fish was 23 1/2 inches. Facilities always great. Cant remember, this was our 9th or 10th year to this lake now.
Lake: Fawcett
Dates: 6/4/08-6/9/08
Group: Patrongio
Report: Cold, wet, windy trip. Good fishing in the river. Caught acouple 25 inch walleye, lots of 20-22 inch walleye, and tons of 14-18 inch walleye. Had a large northern on but lost it after a long battle. Caught 1 small lake trout near the river. Used leeches and worms. Had a great time.

Saturday, June 7, 2008

Lake: Dobie
Dates: 6/1/08-6/7/08
Group: Hanson
Report: Camp well furnished with everything we needed and clean when we arrived. Good stock of kitchen utensils. No problems with the stoves or hot water. Shower fine. ishing very good at the rivers, inlets to the lake. 36 inch pike and fat biggest pike, 23 inch largest walleye, many over 20 inches. Used more than 40 doz minnows by day 5 for our group of 3.
Lake: Fishtrap
Dates: 6/1/08-6/7/08
Group: White
Report: Excellent cabin. Weather rough most of the week. Caught smallmouth on Fishtrap around the rocks and points. Walleye in the lake behind the cabin. Thanks, Good Trip.
Lake: Wright
Dates: 5/31/08-6/7/08
Group: Rhudy
Report: Lots of pike in the bay up to 15 pounds. Walleye on crank baits in the bays.

Friday, June 6, 2008

Lake: Otatakan
Dates: 5/31/08-6/6/08
Group: Larson
Report: Cabin was very clean. Everything was stocked and ready to go. Awesome trip! Thanks Larry, Mary, and Shane. Great fishing. First time in our years of fly in trips had the game wardens stop in.

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Lake: Fawcett
Dates: 5/31/08-6/4/08
Group: Piper
Report: This year was a family affair. My son Jared (13) caught a 26 inch walleye, his uncle caught many pike in the mid 30 inch range. I caught 4 walleye oer 24 inches with the largest at 28 inches. Grandpa lead the group group with a 40 inch pike. Great weather, great fishing, great outfitter, overall a great trip.
Lake: Austin
Dates: 5/30/08-6/4/08
Group: Berland
Report: Transition fishing, plenty of walleyes caught but not as fast and furious as expected. Largest pike caught right off the dock, 38 inches. Largest walleye 28 inches. Bigger fish up the north portage.

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Lake: Shabumeni
Dates: 5/29/08-6/3/08
Group: Betz
Report: Great Fishing! Great Accomodations. Fish heavy in the river and around the falls. Walleye on minnows and some leeches. Could catch a "limit" of walleye in 1 hour for our group of 10. Several 25-33 inch northerns in the river and falls. Weather 65-75 degrees all week, 1 afternoon of rain. Walleye still milking. Camp was perfect. Dougie came home. Great time by all!!

Sunday, June 1, 2008

Lake: Dobie
Dates: 5/27/08-6/1/08
Group: Phillips
Report: Fishing was good. Several days we caught 100 or over fish. When it rained on Friday, the youngest member of our party caugh 167 walleye and northern up in the river. Everything worked great at the cabin. The hot shower at the end of the day was the best. We will be back next year for our 10th year.
Lake: Fishtrap
Dates: 5/25/08-6/1/08
Group: Samuel
Report: Excellent small mouth fishing, 60-70 caught in the 3 pound range. Good pike fishing, largest 35 inches. Everything on artificial bait and fly rod. Bass just coming up in the shallows for the spawn.