2008 Trip - Friday/Saturday

The fisherman finished packing up and loaded the plane, which arrived at 8:30 a.m.

John rode shotgun going back. It was a turbulent flight back to Red Lake. After the fishermen settled up with Viking, they had breakfast in Red Lake, and then did some souvenir shopping in town.

During the trip back to Minnesota, the fisherman saw three deer, and John and Uncle Ray had a flat tire! The flat was fixed quickly, and the fishermen met up at the Black Bear Casino Resort (http://www.blackbearcasinoresort.com/) in Carlton, MN. The hotel was great (the rooms were large, and the hotel had a pool/Jacuzzi/sauna and a nice buffet – even nicer because we were surprised to get 50% our room charges).

On Saturday morning, the fishermen woke up early, checked out and then traveled to Toby’s restaurant again in Hinckley for some breakfast. After breakfast, the group parted ways, and everyone headed home.

Another fantastic trip in the books. The group caught hundreds of fish, several LARGE walleye, and had a great and relaxing time. Who can complain when you have a week of relaxation and 7,300 acres to yourself! For the trip, John caught the largest walleye, and Gary caught the largest pike. Unfortunately, no fish were caught this year with the ugly lures. Until the next trip…

2008 Trip - Thursday

For our last day in camp, the fishermen had pancakes for breakfast. After breakfast, Troy and John went trolling for pike on Southern Rheaume while Gary and Ray took the day off. John caught one pike, and Troy caught two. It was a nice and relaxing day.

After lunch at the cabin (grilled cheese), Troy went trolling for pike by Bob’s cove and the coves leading to the rapids at East Rheaume. He caught 8 pike, and watched a lunker pike get away.

For dinner, the fishermen had walleye, stuffing, picked beets, salad and green beans.

After dinner, Troy and John did some island exploring on the lake, and John found moose fur and a bear jaw.

After dinner, the fishermen packed their gear, played some Waterworks and enjoyed a fantastic sunset.

2008 Trip - Wednesday

For breakfast, the fishermen had eggs, sausage, potatoes and toast. It was very tasty!


After breakfast, Gary, Ray and Troy traveled again to East Rheaume for some more walleye fishing (John took the day off to do some hiking, and he went for a boat ride and saw a moose). As expected, the fishing on East Rheaume was fantastic. The fishermen went back to the “honey hole” again and caught at least fifty walleye, with the majority of fish over 21” to 22”.

After a long day of fishing, the three trolled back to Rheaume. On the trip back, Gary landed two pike, Ray caught two pike, and Troy caught four pike and two walleye.

For dinner, the fishermen had breaded walleye, baked beans, pickled beets, and corn. After dinner, the fishermen settled in for a night of poker playing and whiskey drinking. In the late evening, Troy and John snuck out to enjoy the Northern Lights again, which were fantastic.

2008 Trip - Tuesday

Ray, John and Troy made the trip to Disbrowe Lake and Gary took the day off (he read his book, went for a hike in the woods, and enjoyed eating wild raspberries along his walk). Because of the higher water levels, the entrance to the trail to the potage lake was soggy, which resulted in both John and Ray getting wet and dirty.

Along the way, we saw Moose, Wolf and Bear tracks along the path. Disbrowe Lake was absolutely beautiful. Ray caught one walleye, and Troy caught four pike and two walleye. After lunch at the cabin, Troy and John fished Northern Rheaume. John caught two pike and one Walleye, and Troy caught six pike and two walleye).

At dinner, the fishermen enjoyed ribeye steaks and grilled walleye, mashed potatoes and beans.

After dinner, the fishermen played Hearts and smoked the Cuban stogies.

2008 Trip - Monday

The fishermen traveled to East Rheaume for some walleye fishing. The fishing was fantastic, but the story of the day was the boat problems because of Ethanol issues with the gas. Ray & Gary’s outboard motor failed at the entrance to the rapids of East Rheaume, and Troy and John needed to tow the boat back to the cabin to switch motors. Once the motor was switched, the fisherman traveled over to East Rheaume and the outboard motor failed on the replacement boat!

However, the fishing was absolutely fantastic on East Rheaume. The fishermen went back to the “honey hole” and landed at least seventy to eighty walleye, with the majority of fish over 18” and at least 30 over 21”. Troy and Ray each caught 22” walleye, and John caught the largest of the trip, a 23” monster.

Because of boat problems, we at lunch and fished from land on East Rheaume, which was a blast. We caught many large fish from land, and we picked some blueberries too. At the end of the day, Ray and Gary towed John and Troy back to East Rheaume, which was relaxing (drinking Labatts and smoking stogies along the way).

At dinner, the fishermen had baked and breaded walleye, John’s Lentils, salad and some of Aunt Mary’s Pickled Beets (yummy). After dinner, Troy and John made a quick trip to Disbrowe Lake to check out the trail and the outboard motor. When we got back to the cabin, the fishermen settled in for a night of poker playing.

2008 Trip - Sunday

Troy had a rough night and a rough morning after a night of whiskey drinking. Gary, John and Ray had pancakes and bacon for breakfast.

After Troy’s hangover wore off, the fishermen traveled to the Rapids on East Rheaume after lunch. The fishing was slow; Troy was the only fisherman to catch fish (four pike).

For dinner, the fishermen had pork chops, baked walleye, baked potatoes, salad, and apple sauce.

After dinner, they played Waterworks and watched a beaver swim in front of the cabin. Later that evening, John and Troy snuck out in the boat to watch shooting stars and the northern lights, which were fantastic.

2008 Trip - Saturday

Uncle Ray woke up extremely sore from the fall the night before, and he opted to hang around the cabin for the day. He was joined by John, and the two went for a nice hike around the cabin. The fishermen had Danish and sweet rolls from Toby’s Restaurant (yummy).

After breakfast, Troy and Gary traveled to East Rheaume to do some walleye fishing. After a slow start on East Rheaume, Troy and Gary found a “honey hole” and they caught over thirty walleye (at the same spot), with several walleye over 21”. The fishermen also caught six pike.

Later that afternoon, John and Ray traveled over to East Rheaume to meet up with Troy and Gary. After a relaxing afternoon, the fisherman traveled back to the cabin.

After Gary showed us how to properly filet the fish, we had baked and breaded walleye, and some Lentils that John made (yummy). After dinner, the fishermen played poker and drank booze.

2008 Trip - Friday

After an early morning breakfast at the Howey Bay Inn & Restaurant, the group went to Viking to check in. The group was only 45 lbs. over on their equipmentweigh-in. Viking loaded the plane, and the group was off.

The flight left at 7:30, and arrived at Rheaume at 8:45. Gary rode shotgun in the Norsemen, while Ray, Troy and John rode in the back with the equipment. The flight was smooth, and the scenery was fantastic.

The fishermen settled into camp, and hit the lake fishing later that morning. John caught one pike (the first one), and Troy caught eight pike and four walleye. As expected, John went for two swims on shore.

Gary caught nine pike and one walleye, Ray caught three pike. Uncle Ray fell getting out of the boat, and we suspect that he bruised or fractured his rib!

For dinner, the fishermen had burgs, dawgs and brats, and some corn on the cob. After dinner, Ray, John and Gary went to bed early, and Troy did some fishing off the dock, where he caught two more walleye.

2008 Trip - Thursday

Troy, John and Gary met up in Minneapolis, picked up the rental car from National Rental Car (Buick Enclave), and then drove up to Red Lake where they met Uncle Ray at the Howey Bay Restaurant, Motel & Tavern (http://www.norsemancapital.com/accommodations/Howeybay/index.html).

Uncle Ray arrived in Red Lake at 10:15, and other group arrived at 10:45. Along the way to Red Lake, Uncle Ray saw three moose. Troy, Gary and John stopped at Toby’s Restaurant in Hinckley, MN for some lunch (yummy), in International Falls, MN for gas, and in Dryden, ON for dinner.