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Was there in 2012 with my sons in late July. We are headed back there in June this year. My boys were only 9 and 12 at the time so we did quite a bit of trolling with bottom bouncers. Walleyes were about 15 to 20 ft deep and plentiful in the 16-20" range. Portable depth finder helped a bunch. We caught a few pike but really not that many. We didn't make it to the portage lake but hope to this year. Cabin was very clean. Hot shower and the generator were nice touches.

Thanks for sharing your pics. Saw one on 17 a few years ago about half way between 129 and the Soo.

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Tried the exact same brand on a fly in this past year. Did not catch a single fish on them while at the same time my boys were nailing them with worms on their jigs.

Thanks for the comments everybody. Not for sure about 2013 yet but 2014 for sure. Correct on the stocking. I think the walleye have been in the lake for about 10-12 years. That would be a little bit of heaven if my boys and I end up doing the same.

Two of the last three years I have taken my sons to drive to lakes. While we had a good time at both locations, I wanted to go to the next level for our 2012 trip. After looking around we decided to do a fly in with Hawk Air. After spending the night in Wawa we arrived extra early at the sea plane base. This was our first fly in so I wasn’t exactly sure what the procedure would be. To my surprise after a quick check in, we were winging away to Lobo Lake an hour ahead of schedule. Once at the cabin we hastily stored our gear and hopped in the boat to get some fishing in before the predicted afternoon storms arrived. Our first target was pike. We only boated one tiny pike in the first two hours. With the slow fishing we decided to troll back to the cabinet and regroup. Luckily my son caught this guy on the way. It was to be our lunch. The storms rolled in and kept us off the water for the rest of the day. As we sat around the cabin my mind started to wander. Did we just drive 700 miles and spend a decent amount of money for subpar fishing? I mean aren’t the fish supposed to jump in the boat on a fly in? The next morning we decided to go after walleye. We did a little drift fishing with jigs and picked up a couple of keepers. Not exactly fast action but at least we were catching a few. A little later in the morning rain once again drove us off the lake. High winds would keep us off the lake until the evening. That evening things would take a turn for the better and put all my worries to rest. We caught more walleye than we had ever had in any of our past trips including a PB of 24” for my 9 year old. The next day we discovered the world of bottom bouncers and worm harnesses and caught fish consistently the rest of the trip. All in all a great trip. Nice clean cabin and the best fishing we have ever had.

I was up there for the first time last year with my two young sons. It was the last week of July. Stayed at the main camp so we didn't make it all the way out to the outpost. As for the bass, we caught plenty of them using worms on bottom and under a bobber. Usually dropped anchor close to any good looking rocky shorelines and it was as simple as that - 5-15 feet of water. Only had limited luck with walleye but I am sure it was more my inexperience versus the lake. Also only boated a few pike but the owners were very upfront to let us know it was not a numbers lake for pike so that was fine with me. Overall we landed more than enough fish to keep a 8 and 11 year old entertained for 8-10 hours on the water each day. I intend on going back but this year we are trying our first fly in.

Great looking deer! We may have a few more deer down here in the hills but those corn fed deer are huge.

Well done Frank! Looks like you guys had an excellent trip.

Wish I had a boat like that but sadly it was just ours for the week.

Never thought of the tackle box Roy. Good point. I'll keep it in mind.

We were at Happy Day Lodge. It was our first time and we were very satisfied with their operation.

Boiler up - NEVER! But seriously hopefully IU can get back up to Purdue's level and get the rivalry back to the way it use to be with both teams being good.

We were actually on Windermere. Very scenic and plenty of elbow room. We did not try for lakers. A few people in camp were trying but I think they got skunked.

Spent last week fishing in the Chapleau area with my two sons. Caught most of the fish in 5 to 15 feet of water. A simple hook and worm either on bottom or under a float produced best for us. Here are a few pictures.