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Well if all that gear on the dock was yours I don't think 815 fish is a lot for 20 guys, lolol....

There once was a poster named Solo, why he changed to Mike we don't knowlo, But from Paddler to Mike Kelly said "I no like", Now we'll see who's head's gonna rollo.

Well Mike you may not have made the details public but you certainly made the issue public. I would go back with Martin regardless of his flight service as the one hour is hardly worth turning down a great trip. Hope Ribes was as good as Anji and Abbey for you.

For those coming from Ohio-Mich it is an hour longer. Also thanks for the report.

I had talked to Brad last year re: a fly in to Dusey or Tebeau for just the wife and I. The price didn't work then but after talking to him today he gave us a very nice price on a last minute trip into Dusey for June 22-29th. Gonna be a rush with the 18 hour drive from Ohio but we'll make it. I believe he still has July 4th- 11th still open for any holday fishing. Will post on our return... Joe T

Well I'm not sure what country is in charge of your licensing and outdoor cards but any change would be an upgrade...

Not sure what he is implying. I'm from Ohio and Solo sent me a very complete and detailed summary of his previous fishing trip to Beteau. It was certainly more than I expected. Maybe it was meant in a joking manner?

Well fish if I'm hardcore what is Solo? Diamondcore?

Eddie North's Richter Lake report Just now returned from Richter after an 18 hour overnite drive home so bear with any mistakes. Taking the family back to Richter in three weeks and will post a more complete report - hopefully with some pix... My apologies to Phishfearme as the Pittsburgh Steeler jersey I promised to fish in (lost bet) was used to quell a potential raging forest fire and was accidentally destroyed. Originally we scheduled for Beteau but Eddie asked if we would mind fishing Richter as he had two more guys for Beteau that wanted to join the original six. With a bit of hesitation we agreed, although fishing a smaller lake twice in a month was not overly appealing.. Anyhow- The reports and PM's from 1812 and SneakyPete were pretty accurate. This lake is loaded with fish. We never brought back a fish after the first day- much simpler to just catch dinner in ten minutes off the dock. The largest pike of the week (38 inches) was caught off the dock on a jig while waiting for the plane to come in. It broke off the jig and Woody went through his gear to find and re-tie a silver minnow and on the first cast caught it again. Not a trophy but we seldom bothered fishing for the northerns. The water is clear to about 5 feet. The lake was 17 feet at the deepest spot we found. Water temps were between 65 and 67 for the most part. All fish were caught between 2 and 9 feet but we never bothered fishing the deeper water. The times when we did fish specifically for northerns the Johnson silver minnow was hands down the favorite. Top waters were more fun but Johnsons were more effective. Oddly (for me anyway) the best method for walleye was trolling jigs. They seemed to prefer the constant speed trolling provides. We caught walleye trolling Raps, Flickers and other shallow runners but the jigs were more effective and had the added advantage of just shaking them off boatside since I fish barbless. The prevailing wind shifted twice; from northwest to east and after two days back again. Made no difference except we tried to fish the windblown shores. Almost no area for shore lunches but you can reach the cabin in 15 minutes from most places. One of the best parts of this constant action is the chance to try diff methods and hardware. Not trying to start a debate since there are plenty of threads about these subjects already posted but this is what I found: Suffix 832 was better than power pro. The walleye fight like smallies and the constant line stress caused some issues with my power pro. None with suffix. Kalins salt and pepper lunker grub 4" was better than similar sized Trigger X ( which was my fave last year on Abamasagi) Used a leader on my braided half the time due to the constant northern hits while walleye fishing. I had more success with tying lures directly to the braid than when a leader was used, although not a huge diff. I lost a LOT of fish fishing barbless compared to Brad who did not. I never found this to be an issue in previous years but the walleye in this lake are great fighters so that may be the difference. Fishing was better at high noon on a mirror lake in 5 feet of water than it was in the early morning or late evening. Long time walleye fishermen are going to think they entered the Twilight Zone when they fish this lake. Non-fishing notes... we flew a new 2000 Watt Honda generator in for Eddie. Smooth and sweet and quiet. Nakina Air is top notch. Courteous, professional and friendly. Cabin has some issues that I will address with eddie before July 9th. If you are headed to Richter feel free to PM me with any questions.. Joe T

Moose- Eddie has asked us to take a boat and smaller motor to the lake above Richter if possible. I haven't been in touch with 1812 since his return to see if he tried that route.Obviously if a portage is required it will be a bit rough since there should be 20 years of growth over it. We definitely plan on getting to the lake above and from there we'll see how difficult it might be to get to the Skat. Satellite views are deceiving and much depends on water level but I will report on our return around the 20th if it looks possible. Long journey for sure though.

Mucho thanks 1812- as you know we are heading to Richter this Saturday so your post was certainly appreciated. I agree with Joey- your description of the first day near drowning-fire made it seem as though I was right there. Hilarious story of Dan trying to backtroll to land. I'm still smiling. I'll post something on our return but I doubt it compares with your efforts. Thanks again.......

We use this. Not much more than the hand tool and does a super job. Throw thirty perch in and come back in 15 minutes... http://www.cabelas.com/fillet-knives-fish-processing-tumble-drumm-fish-scaler-2.shtml