TennesseeGuy Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 One guy left Tennessee with me on May 16, we spent two nights in campgrounds and flew to Little Vermilion May 18 in time to get in about 6 hours on the water. Whopper pretty much covered our first week and here's the beginning of week 2. The Beaver arrives with the final load of our 7 man party Seven year old Will at 46 pounds gets off the plane for his first ever fly in fishing trip Will decided to try pike fishing off the dock while Dad and Granddad loaded their boat. Here's his first pike Later Will was dressed and ready for some fishing from a boat. Ben, Wes and Will. Ben has been a regular in camp since his first trip when we celebrated his 8th birthday. May 2006 he and Wes chose Sportsman's Lodge for their H.S. Senior trip, thinking it a better choice than Aruba. Should Will's dad be in boat #01? Shore lunch at Table Rock found them short a walleye so Will threw his jig a few times from shore and added this walleye to their meal. Wes was working off the dock for a walleye or two when he decided to do a Dave Winfield and get a gull to move off the water. The gull flew, the jig hit 3 fow and this baby bit. So much for technique. We saw no sunshine the first 14 days, so when this baby showed, I snapped his photo in case I never saw the sun again. Here's my last drop of a jig at the end of day 16. Our weather had greatly improved and fishing was beginning to turn on. We were in the mouth of Rathouse River and so were lots of walleyes and pike. I warned those in our party that we might come across some adversity by being in camp so early, and that's what we encountered. One cabin was being completely remodeled and wasn't quite ready, water lines froze at night, the internet didn't perform as expected, the septic tank backed up, the camp generator wasn't quite ready for May fishing, the ice maker needed a part that had to find it's way from Winnipeg to LV, Brett (owner) intended to spend one day up north at an outpost camp - but was weathered in for 3 days plus 3 nights, 2 guys were out in a dense fog after sundown and we had to go after them. Only two employees were in camp and they were both new to the lake. All this didn't become a problem, just a challenge for which we needed to come up with solutions. Every cabin had at least a couple of people who were repeat customers and knew how to take care of themselves. It pays to go fishing with someone who has previously fished the camp and lake. We had good equipment, a dry cabin and plenty of wood for our stove. Fishing was decent and we weren't pulling a plow. What more could we want? I'm hurting to head back up yonder. I need more. TG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJQ Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 Atta bot TG... nice pics.. ya it pays to be able to take care of yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike the Pike Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 Looks like a special trip for the 7 year old joyful facial expressions .What a trip one day I will have to try a fly in. Beauty report MTP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whopper Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 Bang on Connie, I'm sure Will will be a repeat customer. Sure miss the golden eyes, the ones we catch at Lake Erie might be bigger but don't compare in color. We didn't have any ice, frozen pipes, only two employes in camp and Brett gone? Uh didn't even notice. Like I said before it's a special place. Thanks for the rest of the story! Whopper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfisher Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 Great report, TG; thanks for sharing. Sure wish I could be there some day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motv8tr Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 (edited) That's awesome! as much as I wold love to go to a place like that, you'd have to give me some pretty good drugs to get me on that plane , and man can that little guy catch a fish, not a trip he'll ever forget! Good on his dad!!! Maureen Edited June 19, 2007 by motv8tr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 Great report TG, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 Another excellent report Connie. Yes, there certainly is something to be said for self sufficiency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Thorpe Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 nice pics TG,looking good take care of yourself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyk Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 very nice thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mistyriver1 Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 Great report Connie, thanks for posting the pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 Great report Connie. I'm looking forward to getting my 6 year old grandson up there...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 Excellent report! Great writing and pics too. Must have been a thrill for the little guy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mepps Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 great report as always Connie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustink Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 Great report......really does look like a special place! dk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graftongal Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 As I said Connie, one less smartmouth comment about the sunscreen and you may have seen the sun a little more! Seriously though, it is too bad that you didn't get a bit of a break for the remainder of your stay. Seems as though you made the best of it though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennesseeGuy Posted June 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 For sure Will is a trooper. Maureen a couple of drinkies would put you in the mood for a ride in the sky. Sandy, the rain is continuing to come down. Lake levels are at a 50 year high. One of our best fishing days came during the heaviest rain when Highway 105 was washed out in a couple of places. On that day the wind was calm and the temperature was decent. Talk about not knowing enough to get in out of the rain - that was us. Thanks for taking time to read my stuff. Connie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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