2003 Christmas newsletter produced by Loon Haunt Outposts Box 1344 Red Lake Ontario Canada P0V 2M0 807-735-2400 Click on the above banner to hear a loon tremolo.
To All Our 2003 Guests, We Extend good Wishes To You In This Holiday Season!
Our 2003 season was another successful one and we thank you all for making Loon Haunt Outposts your annual fishing destination. We saw many sunburned noses this year and a lot of happy fishermen!
We began our Spring projects while the ice was still on the lakes to get a "jump start" this year. In April, we were able to land our plane on skis at Poirier, Monroe, Cherrington and Unnamed. We installed new kitchen cupboards and counter top at Poirier and started preparing all four cabins for the first guests. The ice went out of Goose Lake on May first so there was no time crunch like last year.
Goose Lake was our first destination after ice out, we arrived there May 13th with our supplies. The weather was warm and dry and it felt great to be back in the bush. There were a few downed trees to cut up, but no other surprises. We were confident Spring rains would help the low water levels. Over the next ten days, we flew to all the outposts and readied them for incoming guests. Our friend, Dave Knox, arrived to help with the startup and the work got done in a hurry. Bill even had time to fish for a few hours with Dave. (the only fishing he would get to do all season)
The much hoped for Spring rains never materialized and lake levels remained low all summer. Because of the dry weather, bugs were not an issue this year. With the dry conditions, a few forest fires started, but none threatened us. A water bomber put on quite a show at Goose Lake as it picked up lake water for a fire close by. The Pease party was able to get some good close-up pictures of the plane. There were a couple of fire bans to contend with as well.
Walleye fishing was outstanding this year with many, many large fish caught and released. The Northern fishing was noticeably down in our opinion. Perhaps it had something to do with low water levels or warmer water. The big Northerns were biting early in the season, had lockjaw all summer and then started biting again in the early Fall. Some of our seasoned Northern fishermen did not connect with this toothy predator and we are at a loss to explain the reason. Perch fishing was very good this year with record numbers caught and new "hot spots" found.
Mother Nature produced many storms this season, some of them quite violent. We lost many trees here at Goose Lake as storms and high winds passed through. Bill had to cut down the "dip net tree" because it started leaning against another tree and there was a danger it might fall on someone. The "eagle's nest tree" also fell down just after the eagles had vacated it for the year in late July. Falling trees crunched a couple of canoes, damaged a boat and pretty much destroyed the wild rice picker speed head. But the best show of the year was put on by the tornado that passed through South Bay on Goose Lake July fourth. A storm had hit us at Goose Lake just before noon bringing large hail, rain and high winds. We were all outside checking out the damage when some of us heard an ominous "freight train sound" coming from the southeast part of the lake. We could not see anything from the camp except a wall of hail off in that direction. Not all of our guests made it safely back to camp before the storm hit. Jim and Dottie Perrault and Bob and Karen Newstrom were still out on that part of the lake as we understood they were going to do a shore lunch. They saw the funnel cloud from their vantage point on shore. To see pictures of the storm and read their observations go to www.flyinoutposts.com/Twister/ Thankfully everyone was safe although a few tackle boxes were repaired with duct tape for the trip home! The roofing on 4 of our cabins had to be replaced because of hail damage.
We suspected there would be substantial wild rice as the conditions were extremely favourable this year. And it was a bumper crop! Somewhat hampered by high winds and rain much of the time, we were still able to pick 10,100 pounds. Our lake is a regular Fall stop for thousands of migrating geese and ducks. They were happily eating their way through the thousands of pounds we left for them as we departed..
Whenever the weather stopped us from picking rice, we flew to the outposts and winterized them. Our last big job at camp was to cut down many trees to make room for a new service building. Bill used his excavator to dig down to bedrock and poured cement foundation pilings. With the low water levels, the conditions were perfect for this job. Now that this important part of the project is completed, construction of the new building can begin next year.
The Fall migration of Sandhill Cranes started on August 27th and the Canada Geese on August 29th. The weather turned cold the last week in September and we burned stacks of firewood. When we awoke to a blanket of snow on the ground the morning of the 30th, we knew it was time to leave and hurried through the last jobs to fly home later that day.
2003 IMPROVEMENTS:
- New propeller for our Cessna 185
- New motors at Cherrington
- New walkway at Unnamed
- New fillet table at Unnamed
- We refinished the exterior of the Cherrington cabin
- New kitchen cupboards and countertop at Poirier
- New shingles, eaves troughs, ventilators and chimneys for four of the Goose cabins
- Bill bought a mini excavator to do the big projects at Goose
- Bill poured a cement piling foundation for a new service building at Goose
PLANNED FOR 2004:
- New motors for Cherrington
- Construction of the new service building at Goose
- Additional walkway at Unnamed and a wheel barrow.
Louise's Chatter- This year, the weather cooperated on the weekends and changeovers went smoothly with few delays.
- A very big thank you to Burke Samuels and his crew for helping Bill unload the excavator in May. We couldn't have done it without you guys!
- Don Rose and his family fished Cherrington lake in May and reported catching Lake Trout, Walleye, Northern and Whitefish all in the same bay!
- Our guests this year came from far away places - England, Korea and Hawaii!
- Our thanks to the Wall and Frank parties for helping load the old fuel tank at Monroe.
- Our congratulations to Brian Doubek and Betsy Mach! Brian popped the question during their Poirier fishing trip.
- There were many, many wildlife sightings this year. Black bear, moose, woodland caribou, martin, mink, deer, otters and beavers were all seen over the summer. Jenni Van Bergen and Cherie Beretta saw a bear at the "honey hole" and then 2 moose later that day in the same place. Many guests saw the cow moose and calf here on Goose Lake. Burke Samuels comes to expect that he will see moose at a certain spot on Goose Lake and he is never disappointed. It's as though they are waiting for him to show up! The Beede, Ormsby and Schaefer group saw moose three days in a row! Bud Renkoski's group saw a caribou cow and calf just down the shore from the camp at Goose.
- The Steve Schlack party of 6 reported catching 20 Walleye over 23 inches during their stay at Goose lake. Steve and a few other members of his group fished a few "all nighters" and said the Walleye really started biting at 4:30 a.m. That's dedication!
- We receive numerous gifts from you and do thank you for your kindness. Your home made pickles were a hit Brian Doubek and Betsy Mach. Doug and Kathy Scheper, the barbecue sauce was much appreciated. To Frank Chornak, sorry you couldn't make it this year, but many thanks for the hats. Bud Renkoski, the pies were outstanding! Thanks to Don and Lynn Pieper and Tom Heilman for the fresh fruit and veggies. Jim Joines brought us Vidalia onions all the way from Georgia! Bill Herdman told me about a new gizzmo on the market to make weed whacking easier and sent it to me, thanks Bill. Ron and Hazel Shave brought tomatoes from Arkansas, Rick Leppert and Scott Bittner brought Iowa corn. We really appreciate the corn and tomatoes brought by Mike Hubbard from Iown and by Howard Eads from Illinois.
- We are impressed with organization and the Lewitske group (first timers at Goose Lake) did not disappoint us. They showed up with gear stored in numbered boxes and marked in yellow duct tape. Wow!
- At Monroe Lake, Mike Hubbard caught a bat in a mouse trap.
- We enjoy reading on those rainy days and Ron and Kathy Neider provided us with some wonderful "reads". Thank you very much.
- Our thanks to Steve and Nina Milliner for the Illinois garden veggies.
- Brittany Hancock was captivated by how tame the Canada Jays or "Whiskey Jacks" are. These birds are of the Blue Jay family and can be hand fed. They are a common occurrence in early Summer and Fall. We have heard it said that they are the souls of lumberjacks long departed. They are well mannered birds and always chirp thanks as they fly away with each beak full.
- Joe and Alex Abramajtys were fishing the hump at Poirier Lake when they noticed that they had floated away from the hot spot. (They were tied up to the anchor that has been stuck on this rock pile for years.) For some reason, the anchor eased out of the rocks and they had to find the right spot again by using the GPS coordinates that some helpful fisherman had listed in the cabin.
- Although the big Northerns seemed to be elusive this year, some did put on a show for fishermen. They surfaced unexpectedly when smaller Walleyes were already hooked. Lucky fishermen were able to sometimes net both Walleye and aggressive Northern at the same time! John Eschner, Morris Craig, the Harringtons and Dan Polfliet all had something to talk about when this happened to them.
- Thanks to Tad Wegmann for sharing his "sourdough savvy" with me! I will keep experimenting with it Tad. Thanks for the gardening tips Pat Wegamann and for the recipes Betsy Hosick.
- Each season, we rely on helpful fishermen to assist us with heavy freight and we appreciate it very much. Unloading gas drums and propane cylinders at the Ouposts has to be done before the airplane can be loaded for the flight to town. Thanks to those who gave the pilot a hand with this job.
- This year we needed help with shingles at Goose Lake and the Beauchamp/Collins party made short work of unloading the planes. Thanks guys! When it came time to send damaged roofing to town, we were helped by the Kolkman and Robinson parties - thank you. There was a dock full of damaged roofing to fly out and the Pearson/Knoll/Leppert parties aided us too, thank you all!
- The Rizzo crew reported great success with catching large Walleyes in three feet of water over reefs in Unnamed Lake in late August.
- A big thank you to the Wegmann and Hosick parties for helping unload lumber at Goose Lake!
- Dan Polfliet and Jerry Bly's gang assisted in loading 4000 pounds of wild rice for the trip to town and we are grateful.
- While making the portage at Nechigona Lake, my sister Beth Drechsler and Ron Shave saw a Whitetail Deer. Although I was also present, I missed it. This is only the second time in our twenty six years that there has been a deer sighted this far north.
- A meal with our guests is a much appreciated "night out". Our thanks to Lon Bernth's group and the Dan Polfliet/Jerry Bly crew for sharing their dinner with us.
- Thank you for the time you spent with us this year. We appreciate our loyal repeat clientele, and the referrals you send our way. Thank you for the email, letters and photos. We could never grow without your kindness, and we thank you all so much. Loon Haunt Outposts will be ready for your next trip.
The winner of the Free trip draw for 2003 was ERIC PEASE please send in a picture to qualify for the 2004 draw.
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Thank you for taking the time to enter your catch on the bragging boards. We enjoy reading about your success and often feel we were in the boat with you! We can imagine the thrill of catching these fish and the thrill of releasing them so they can swim away unharmed.
GOOSE LAKE
Name From Date Species Length Tom Samuels Maryland May Walleye 24 1/2 Tom Samuels Maryland May Northern 33 1/2(2), 34 1/2 Paul Weatherholtz Virginia May Northern 37 Larry Sheldon Iowa June Walleye 21, 22 1/2 Fred Forquer Illinois June Walleye 23, 23 1/2, 24 3/4 Eric Pease Wisconsin June Walleye 21, 23 Tim Duin Minnesota June Walleye 23, 23 1/2, 24 1/2(2) Tim Duin Minnesota June Walleye 61 walleye on 61st birthday Tim Duin Minnesota June Northern 37 Don Speight Illinois June Walleye 24 Mark Telindert Wisconsin June Perch 9 1/2- 11 1/2(27) Chuck Pease Wisconsin June Walleye 22, 29 1/2 John Knuth Wisconsin June Northern 31 John Knuth Wisconsin June Walleye 23 Don Vansickle Missouri June Walleye 23 Eric Pease Wisconsin June Northern 39 Dave Schlack Wisconsin June Walleye 24, 27 1/2 Paul Akre Wisconsin June Northern 42 Jenni Van Bergen Illinois June Northern 34 1/2 Eric Bereta Illinois June Northern 32 1/2, 35, 38 1/2 Eric Bereta Illinois June Walleye 22 1/2, 25 Pete Landry Wisconsin June Walleye 28 Steve Schlack Wisconsin June Walleye 23 1/2, 25, 29 Dave Schlack Wisconsin June Northern 32, 34 Jack Newberg Michigan June Walleye 26, 24(consecutive) Claude Rhodus Kentucky June Walleye 23, 27, 28, 30 Alex Akre Wisconsin June Walleye 24(2) Ron Akre Wisconsin June Walleye 28, 29 Gary, Phil, Brad, Claude Kentucky, Tennessee June Walleye 23, 24, 27 (150+ in 1 day) Phil McKee Kentucky June Walleye 25, 28 Jenni Van Bergen Illinois June Walleye 23(2), 28 Cherie Bereta Hawaii June Walleye 22, 25 1/2 Paul Bauernfeind Wisconsin June Walleye 23 1/2, 24, 25, 26 Dave Schlack Wisconsin June Walleye 24(3), 26(2) Jack Landry Wisconsin June Walleye 24 1/2 Gary McKee Kentucky June Walleye 27(2) Phil McKee Kentucky June Northern 30 Gary McKee Kentucky June Northern 33 Brad McKee Tennessee June Walleye 24 Matt Codak Illinois June Walleye 24 Bob Holliday Iowa June Walleye 28 1/2 Terry Huerter Iowa June Walleye 24 Trapper Liebl. Wisconsin June Walleye 22 1/2 Joan Liebl Wisconsin June Walleye 23 Todd Fleming Pennsylvania June Walleye 24 Grant Fleming Pennsylvania June Northern 31 Tom Heilman Indiana June Walleye 25 Morris Craig Kentucky June Walleye 24 Gavin Craig Ohio June Walleye 22(2) Bill Terry Florida July Walleye 30 Morris Craig Kentucky July Northern 32 Sam Spires Georgia July Walleye 22, 23 1/2, 29 3/8 Travis Cook Georgia July Walleye 22(2), 23(2) Jim Perrault Minnesota July Walleye 24 1/2, 29 Jim Collier Florida July Walleye 27 Robbie Robinson Florida July Northern 32 Sam Spires Georgia July Northern 27 Glen Harris Florida July Walleye 23(2), 27 Glen Harris Florida July Northern 27 Ken Johnson Georgia July Walleye 24 Ken Johnson Georgia July Northern 35 Dewayne Collins Illinois July Northern 34 Trent Timson Kansas July Walleye 26 Andrew Beauchamp Illinois July Walleye 24, 25 Don Rogers Kentucky July Northern 35 Tim Collins Illinois July Walleye 27 Chris Collins Illinois July Walleye 27 Paul Osborne Kentucky July Walleye 28 Rick Ormsby Wisconsin July Northern 26 Nick Ormsby Wisconsin July Walleye 20 Adam Ormsby Wisconsin July Walleye 21 1/2 Bill Schaefer Wisconsin July Northern 34 Brett Beede Wisconsin July Northern 34 Jessica Knoll Iowa August Walleye 22 Bryan Leppert Iowa August Northern 30 1/2 Ryan Pearson Iowa August Walleye 22 Laurie Pearson Iowa August Walleye 23 Bob Pearson Jr. Iowa August Walleye 27 Kent Eby Iowa August Walleye 24 1/2 Tina Olson Iowa August Walleye 23 Alice Knoll Iowa August Walleye 22 Jake Eby Iowa August Walleye 23 1/2 Alice Knoll Iowa August Northern 29 1/2 Rene Leppert Iowa August Northern 34 Robert Pearson Sr. Iowa August Walleye 24 Mark Cheslak Wisconsin August Walleye 25 Brad Habeck Wisconsin August Northern 32 Josh Klinzing Illinois August Walleye 27 Brenda Reed New Jersey August Walleye 25 Andrew Reed New Jersey August Northern 30 Andrew Reed New Jersey August Walleye 23 Donald Courtney Georgia August Northern 25 Donald Courtney Georgia August Walleye 20 Kelly Courtney Georgia August Walleye 21 1/2 Kelly Courtney Georgia August Northern 26 Dave Benthien Illinois August Walleye 25, 28 1/2 Bimbo and Bud Wisconsin August Walleye 600+ in 3 days Max Barnes Wisconsin August Walleye 24 1/2 Franz Gerber Wisconsin August Walleye 24
Lynn Vorbrich Iowa August Walleye 24 Bryan Hosick Illinois August Northern 31, 36 Bryan Hosick Illinois August Walleye 24 Bryan Hosick Illinois August Perch 11 Pat Wegmann Wisconsin August Walleye 26 Pete Vorbrich Minnesota August Northern 44 Bryan Hosick Jr. Illinois August Walleye 21 Tad Wegmann Wisconsin August Northern 36 Matt Wegmann Wisconsin August Northern 37 Beth Drechsler Ontario August Walleye 23 Terry Schmidt Minnesota September Walleye 25 1/2 Brad Rosa Minnesota September Walleye 24, 25 Dan Polfliet Minnesota September Walleye 24 Dan Polfliet Minnesota September Northern 35
Eric Pease (above Northern) won a free trip when his father Chuck (above Walleye) sent in these photos.MONROE LAKE
Larry Donichy Illinois May Northern 42 Robert Rhodes Missouri June Northern 41 Brian Frank Wisconsin June Walleye 25 1/4 Darriel Kumbier Wisconsin June Northern 33 Will Frank Wisconsin June Northern 41 Brian Frank Wisconsin June Northern 38 Jerry Dillingham Texas June Northern 36 Andy Cripple Ohio June Walleye 25 Fred and Eric Kruse Texas/Colorado June Northern 39 Sue and Dennis Bundy Michigan June Northern 27 Frank Wirtz New Mexico July Northern 37 Charlie Peigler South Carolina July Walleye 25 Amanda McGinty Virginia July Northern 36 Melissa Marquess Tennessee July Walleye 25 Ted Marquess Tennessee July Northern 25 Frank Silvester Colorado July Walleye 25 1/2 Bob Wilson Nebraska August Northern 33 Rosemary Wilson Nebraska August Walleye 23 Kathy Pounds Nebraska August Walleye 23 Mark Israel South Carolina August Northern 36 Mike Hubbard Iowa August Northern 35 Mike Hubbard Iowa August Walleye 18-20(many) Jerry Dewane Wisconsin September Northern 32(2) Jerry Dewane Wisconsin September Walleye 25, 26 Jeff Dewane California September Northern 36 Jeff Dewane California September Walleye 24 1/2
CHERRINGTON LAKE
Name From Date Species Length Don Rose Illinois May Lake Trout 22-28(7) Bob Rose Korea May Lake Trout 16-30(7) Jim Rose England May Lake Trout 23 Brian Rose England May Lake Trout 23 1/2 Brandon Rose England May Lake Trout 26 1/2 Bob Rose Korea May Whitefish 16, 19 Don Rose Illinois May Whitefish 17 Brandon Rose England May Whitefish 17 Jim Rose England May Walleye 25 Jim Rose England May Northern 40 Don Rose Illinois May Northern 35 Don Rose Illinois May Walleye 25 Brandon Rose England May Northern 33 Dennis Freischmidt Wisconsin June Walleye 23, 24(2), 25, 26 Jim Eschner Arizona June Northern 32(2), 34, 35, 36(2), 38 Jim and John Eschner Arizona/Wisconsin June Walleye 22-24(9) John Eschner Wisconsin June Northern 30, 33, 34 Jim Eschner Arizona June Walleye 4.4 lbs. John Eschner Wisconsin June Northern 7.8 lbs. Chuck Eschner Wisconsin June Northern 16 lbs. Dennis Freischmidt Wisconsin June Northern 32(2), 36 Jim Eschner Arizona June Northern 14 lbs. John Eschner Wisconsin June Northern 36 Eschner/Freischmidt pty. Wisconsin/Arizona June Walleye 22-24 (multiple) Eschner/Freischmidt pty. Wisconsin/Arizona June Northern 30+(lots) Barry Hager Wisconsin June Northern 33 Barry Hager Wisconsin June Walleye 27 Barry Kruse Minnesota June Walleye 26 1/4 Kasey Christopherson Wisconsin June Walleye 25 Kasey Christopherson Wisconsin June Northern 35 1/2 Troy Kruse Minnesota June Walleye 25, 26, 27 3/4 Mitch Hager Wisconsin June Walleye 25, 25 1/2 Harold Kruse Wisconsin June Walleye 24-25(numerous) Dave Olsen Wisconsin June Northern 35 Dave Olsen Wisconsin June Walleye 25 Alan Olsen Wisconsin June Walleye 26 Scott Wilson Wisconsin June Northern 37, 38 Kevin Nielsen Minnesota June Walleye 24 1/2, 27 1/2 Jason Greiner Iowa June Walleye 28 Clint Mote Iowa June Northern 36 Jeff Schneider Minnesota July Northern 34 Alec Gorjestani Minnesota July Northern 41 Alec Gorjestani Minnesota July Walleye 26, 26 1/2 Jeff Clements Wisconsin July Walleye 26 Mark Clements Wisconsin July Walleye 25 Mark Clements Wisconsin July Northern 36 Dave Schneider Wisconsin July Walleye 24 John Koch Wisconsin July Walleye 25 Scott Brumblay Wisconsin July Walleye 24 John Falconer Wisconsin July Walleye 24
Unnamed Lake
Name From Date Species Length Jeff King West Virginia May Northern 36 Mark Digue Michigan May Northern 30 (fly rod) Scott Gaines Michigan May Walleye 22 John Lockefeer Illinois May Walleye 25 John Lockefeer Illinois May Northern 35 Pete Lockefeer Illinois May Northern 35 1/2 Pete Lockefeer Illinois May Walleye 24, 25, 25 1/2, 26(2), 30 Augie Lockefeer Illinois May Walleye 24, 25(3), 26 1/2 Augie Lockefeer Illinois May Northern 34 Justin Lockefeer Illinois May Walleye 24, 27 Brittany Hancock Illinois June Northern 35 Richard Hancock Illinois June Northern 38 1/2 Greg Hancock Illinois June Northern 36 Stiller/Zutz pty. South Dakota/Wisconsin June Walleye 21(8), 22(7), 23(4), 24(2) Stiller/Zutz pty. South Dakota/Wisconsin June Walleye 25 1/2(2), 26, 29(2) Stiller/Zutz pty. South Dakota/Wisconsin June Northern 35 Dorcas pty. Texas/Oklahoma July Walleye 21(2), 23, 23 1/2, 24(2) Dorcas pty. Texas/Oklahoma July Walleye 26, 32 Dorcas pty. Texas/Oklahoma July Northern 28, 30, 32(2), 33 1/2 Tony Lucente Florida July Northern 27, 28, 30 Tony Lucente Florida July Walleye 21 Ed Toll Illinois August Walleye 25 Ed Toll Illinois August Northern 33 Ron Rizzo Wisconsin August Northern 29, 32 Ron Rizzo Wisconsin August Walleye 20, 21 Arvid Pasto Indiana August Northern 41 Arvid Pasto Indiana August Walleye 29 Gene Caldwell Oklahoma August Northern 29 Larry Walker Indiana August Northern 31 1/2, 33 Harrington pty. Minnesota August Northern 30 Harrington pty. Minnesota August Walleye 23 Keith Tibbits Pennsylvania September Walleye 22(2), 24, 25, 27(2) Jerry Gunty Illinois September Walleye 24 Juan Zambrano Illinois September Walleye 24 Dave Tibbits Illinois September Walleye 26
WHITELAW LAKE
Chuck Spence Nebraska May Walleye 22, 29 Bill Passuello Florida June Walleye 24 Passuello pty. Florida/Indiana June Walleye 300 in 4 1/2 hours Cibik pty. Wisconsin/California June Walleye 1103 in 1 week Jim Schupp California June Northern 34 Jim Schupp California June Walleye 20 1/8(2) Roeder/McSherry pty. Illinois July Walleye 3 lbs. Roeder/McSherry pty. Illinois July Northern 5 lbs. DeGroot pty. Minnesota/Wisconsin July Walleye 397 up to 19 1/2 DeGroot pty. Minnesota/Wisconsin July Northern 38 up to 26 DeGroot pty. Minnesota/Wisconsin July Perch 11(2) Bilyeu pty. Illinois August Northern 23, 24 Yes it would appear that at Whitelaw Lake fishing is a Team Sport
Phil Cibik and crew asked me to pass on the rules for challenging their 1103 fish in a week.
- A group of 4
- No early morning fishing. Everyone goes out after breakfast.
- Everyone comes in for lunch.
- Everyone comes in for supper and no one fishes in the evenings. Evenings are for serious card playing.
- NO LIVE BAIT all fish were caught on artificial lures.
POIRIER LAKE
Name From Date Species Length John Crabb Iowa May Walleye 24(4), 25 John Crabb Iowa May Northern 40, 41 Matt Crabb Iowa May Walleye 24(5), 25, 27 Matt Crabb Iowa May Northern 39, 41 Merle Cash Texas May Walleye 25 Merle Cash Texas May Northern 33 Jim Pruitt Illinois June Northern 15 lbs. Jim Pruitt Illinois June Walleye 22-24(lots), 25 Howard Eads Illinois June Northern 10 lbs. Howard Eads Illinois June Walleye 22-24(lots), 25 Brian Doubek Wisconsin June Walleye 23 1/2, 24(3), 24 1/2 Brian Doubek Wisconsin June Northern 36 1/2 Betsy Mach Wisconsin June Walleye 21-22(many), 23(3), 23 1/2 Andy Bloch Minnesota June Walleye 20-23(many), 25 Kathy Scheper Minnesota June Walleye 22, 24 Doug Scheper Minnesota June Walleye 24 1/2, 25 Doug and Kathy Scheper Minnesota June Walleye 20-22(200+) Joyce Steffen Illinois July Walleye 23 Leo Steffen Illinois July Northern 42 Dave and Carol Bennett Michigan July Walleye 20-23(many), 24(5), 24 1/2 Dave and Carol Bennett Michigan July Northern 26-27 (many), 29(2), 30 Zimmerman/Haeger pty. Michigan/Wisconsin July Northern 26-27(15) Zimmerman/Haeger pty. Michigan/Wisconsin July Walleye 18+(355) Doe/Lewis pty. Massachusetts July Walleye 18+(250), 28 Doe/Lewis pty. Massachusetts July Northern 26-28(100), 32 Abramajtys pty. Michigan August Walleye 16-20(65), 26 Abramajtys pty. Michigan August Northern 24+(35), 30 Hecker pty. Illinois/Colorado August Walleye 250+, 24(2), 26, 27 Hecker pty. Illinois/Colorado August Northern 30(2) Eads/Tulin pty. Illinois August Walleye 23-24 (lots), 27 Eads/Tulin pty. Illinois August Northern 4 Ron and Kathy Neider Wisconsin August Walleye 23(5), 24(6), 25(3) Nina Milliner Illinois August Walleye 21-26(many), 25, 27 1/2 Nina Milliner Illinois August Northern 27 Steve Milliner Illinois August Walleye 21+(many), 26(2), 29
In Memorium
One of our long time guests passed away in early 2003. Ken Rader was an avid fisherman and good sport. Cherrington Lake was his favorite destination and he fished many happy years there. Rest in peace, Ken.
Reservations for 2004
If you haven't already made your reservation for 2004, now is the time to finalize your plans. We always have room and we look forward to sharing some good times with you next year.
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