Lake: Dobie
Dates: 7/24/09-7/29/09
Group: Brian Larson Crew
Report: Rain everyday but still caught walleye everywhere, mostly shallow. No big northern this trip. Just the one that got away. Accomodations were great. You cant go wrong with L & M. Big walleyes right off the dock!!

Lake: Austin
Dates: 7/20/09-7/29/09
Group: Robak
Report: Lots of rain. Conservation officers checked us, we were good thanks to Mary and her instructions during check in. He told us everyone he checked said the fishing was slow. Ill take this slow fishing anytime! We caught lots of fish.

Lake: Wright
Dates: 7/22/09-7/29/09
Group: Schmitt
Report: Rain every day. Temps stuck on 60 degrees. Winds varible. Tough conidtions. But we still got fish. Biggest pike 39 inches and largest walleye 23 inches. Water levels very high. Fished all the lakes. Saw 2 moose. Camp in great shape. Thanks Larry, Mary, and Shane. Always a pleasure to deal with the best there is!!

Lake: Shabumeni
Dates: 7/23/09-7/27/09
Group: Reicks
Report: Lots of rain, but fishing was steady. Went through 50 doz minnows in 3 days with the 4 of us. South Shabumeni river very good in the mouth. 2nd falls on the north end had the most big walleyes. Lots and lots of walleye on the reef right outside the cabin. 100+ walleyes per boat 3 of our 4 days. Great trip.

Lake: Fishtrap
Dates: 7/21/09-7/26/09
Group: Rosnow
Report: Great accomodations and plenty of fish! Rained every day, but not enough to keep us off the lake. Lots of walleyes caught on the upward side of bars in the rocks. Bass alittle shallower water. Northerns scattered. Skip lost a monster pike!!! One walleye had a mouse in its stomach! Saw one bear and lots of eagles. Did vast majority of the fishing in Fishtrap itself.

Lake: Fawcett
Dates: 7/23/09-7/26/09
Group: Skiba
Report: Had a great time. Everyone caught plenty of walleyes with the largest being 26 inches. Few northerns. Fish mainly shallow on the reefs but still scattered. Fished the river out with good results as well. Caught 40-50 fish per day avg size 17-21 inches. Accomodations great. Thanks for everything!

Lake: Dobie
Dates: 7/20/09-7/24/09
Group: Lobreau
Report: Fishing was excellent. 60-70 walleye each day for our boat. Max fishing time 5-6 hours per day. Largest northern 39 inches. Plenty of 18-22 inch walleye. Super camp. Give it a 10 out of 10! Had the game warden stop by to check things out too.

Lake: Otatakan
Dates: 7/19/09-7/23/09
Group: Erickson
Report: The facility was outstanding! Awesome views from all sides of the cabin. Beautiful sunrises and sunsets. Fishing was equally as good. Bottom bouncers with spinners proved to be right on producing many 15-19 inch fish, with the largest being 23 inches. Afew northerns 26-36 inches picked up along the way. Used chartruse gulp and gulp leeches worked very well and didnt need to worry about live bait. Trip of a lifetime for my wife and me.

Lake: Shabumeni
Dates: 7/19/09-7/23/09
Group: Skiba
Report: Fishing was good. First trip to Shabumeni. Slow at first till we found the fish! Walleyes in transition from rivers to mid lake structure. 60+ walleyes a day. 1 large pike caught. Largest walleye 28 inches, most were 17-18 inches. Accomodations good as always. Thanks L & M

Lake: Wright
Dates: 7/15/09-7/22/09
Group: Cohlmeyer
Report: Rain and wind 6 days out of 7. Fishing still steady, with fish still in the rivers and scattered in the lakes. 5th year with L & M, and great as always.

Lake: Dobie
Dates: 7/12/09-7/20/09
Group: Riechert
Report: Caught lots of walleyes, though not as many as prior year due to the weather and mayfly hatch. Largest walleyes were 22 inches and largest northern 32 inches. Excellent facilities and service from the L & M family!

Lake: Shabumeni
Dates: 7/15/09-7/19/09
Group: Quagliano
Report: Wonderful camp, everything worked great. Caught numerous walleye, many in the 20-23 inch range.

Lake: Fishtrap
Dates: 7/11/09-7/18/09
Group: Seitter
Report: Lots of rain during the week. Did best fishing on Highrock portage, fishing was excellent at times. Big walleye for the trip, 24 1/2 inches. Largest smallmouth, 18 inches. Largest pike, 47 inches. Nice!!! All were caught in Highrock.

Lake: Fawcett
Dates: 7/12/09-7/17/09
Group: McManus
Report: Weather was varible and fishing was spotty. Great fishing where we found them though. Largest walleye 28 inches. Great facilities, solar and propane equipment worked exceptionally well.

Lake: Wright
Dates: 7/10/09-7/15/09
Group: Holte
Report: Hundreds of walleyes/northerns. Walleyes avg 16-19 inches, largest 24 1/2 inches. Biggest pike, 40 inches. Several 39 inch pike, and many 30++ inch pike. Strong winds (40 mph gusts) limited fishing first 2 days. Water temps 58-60 degrees. Fish transitioning from rivers to the lakes. Cabbage just now starting to come up. Lots of walleye still in the rivers. Big big scattered since cabbage not completely up. Mayflies now hatching, walleyes feeding on them heavy. Graniteboss slow. Strout was unbelievable as usual. Kaminskag....big pike in the cabbage in the 2st bay. Great trip, great fishing, best outfitter around!!!

Lake: Shabumeni
Dates: 7/12/09-7/15/09
Group: Kuefler
Report: Windy, but had great fishing, with great accomindations, and great service.

Lake: Fawcett
Dates: 7/8/09-7/12/09
Group: Bilsbarrow/Divers Couples Trip
Report: Awesome fishing! Caught 48 walleye in just 1 hour....they bite on anything including just minnow heads. Mostly deeper, 20 feet. Needed to fish "slow", and heavy jigs in the currents. Biggest walleye caught 25 1/2 inches, largest northern caught 35 1/2 inches. Take the tour around Gull-Zionz, and back. It is well worth it! Great adventure, we'll be back!! Thank you

Lake: Dobie
Dates: 7/6/09-7/12/09
Group: Kroll
Report: Wind prevented fishing the large water for 3 days. Largest walleye 26 1/2 inches, many 23-24 inches. Largest northern 37 inches. Lots of walleye in 13-20 feet on the structure. Always walleye in the river. Also, caught 15 walleye in 30 minutes fishing off the dock. Largest of those 23 inches. Good boats, handled big water well, good accomadations.

Lake: Fishtrap
Dates: 7/6/09-7/11/09
Group: Christianson
Report: Great week of fishing. Near perfect weather and all species of fish caught in all holes. Hard to find eating sized fish. Fish hit all lures, live bait or not. Highrock portage automatic for walleye and smallmouth. One of our best fishing trips ever. Largest walleye 25 inches.

Lake: Wright
Dates: 7/4/09-7/10/09
Group: Sedlacek
Report: The fishing was good. Lots of walleyes. We saw a 1 bear and 1 moose. It was a great trip.

Lake: Otatakan
Dates: 7/5/09-7/8/09
Group: Henske
Report: The fishing was awesome. We caught over 300 fish during our 3 days. The fly in was cool too. Excellent hospitality, great accomodations, and fabulous fishing. Walleyes: Lots 14-18 inches, some 18-24 inches. Largest pike 35 inches. Best fly in accomodations we ever had. Equipment and set up first rate.

Lake: Fawcett
Dates: 7/3/09-7/8/09
Group: Corman
Report: Water was high and high winds. Excellent fishing in the narrows, many 20-24 inch fish caught in narrows. Largest walleye caught was 28 1/2 inches

Lake: Austin
Dates: 7/3/09-7/7/09
Group: Kasica
Report: Trip went by way too fast. Caught 70-80 fish per day. (father with his 2 sons) Largest walleye was 28 inches. Largest northern was 38 inches. Most fish were caught in the narrow channels of the lake.

Lake: Dobie
Dates: 6/30/09-7/6/09
Group: Linzey
Report: Tremendous week of walleye fishing. First time on Dobie. Full of 18-23 inch walleye. Still in the river, but moving to the lake. Brought all the men in the family, 3 generations, everbody from 14 to 76 years young had a great time. L & M facilties are top notch.

Lake: Otatakan
Dates: 6/29/09-7/5/09
Group: Henson/Roberts Party
Report: A+ as usual!

Lake: Shabumeni
Dates: 6/30/09-7/5/09
Group: Hensley
Report: Catching walleyes was excellent. Plenty of 1 1/2 to 3 1/2 pound walleyes. Northern pike little slow. We think the weather had some effect on the northern fishing. Cabin and equipment A OK.

Lake: Wright
Dates: 6/29/09-7/4/09
Group: Sutula
Report: Largest Northern Pike, 36 inches. 24", 23", 22", 21" walleyes. The most success on Kaminskag River outflow. Smaller baits caught bigger fish. Saw a moose in the river too.

Lake: Fawcett
Dates: 6/27/09-7/3/09
Group: Oran/Swanson Couples
Report: Fly ins with L & M, 6 years. Length of stay at Fawcett lake, 6 days. Rain, 3 full days. Actual sunshine, 5 hours. Games won by the women, most. Walleyes caught bu the men, most. Bear sightings, 1. Total walleye count, 1029. Largest walleye, 27 7/8 inches. Time spent with friends, PRICELESS!!

Lake: Austin
Dates: 6/26/09-7/3/09
Group: Patrongio
Report: Wet and cold everyday till the last day. Fishing slow when you could fish due to the weather. One good day of fishing out of seven. Oh well, you can not control the weather.