1989 Trip - Stats, Highlights, Awards

Participants

• Brad H
• Gene Y
• Norm P
• Lynn D
• J Michael
• Harry S
• Andy K

Rating  2

Destination  Camp Amyot - Negwazu Lake

Dates  May 26 - June 1

Highlights

• Very poor fishing due to late spring (ice out was around May 16)
• Grouse flies into cabin window, breaking it and shaking up the entire group
• 2 trout (one nearly 3.5#) caught in Pothole by Harry and Norm

Awards

Walleye King: J. Michael - 4.5# (23")

Pike King: Andy 7.5# (30")

Trout King: Harry

Ling King: Co-winners - Gene and Andy

"Mechanic in Boat" Special Award: Gene for his heroic efforts (and vocal efforts) to start an unstartable motor.

"H Lynnwood D 'Lost Stringer' " Special Award: Co-winners - Lynn and J Michael - This award is not awarded every year. Only when an effort of distinction arises, will this award be given. This year we were fortunate to learn that someone in the boat failed to bring in the stringer and the motor man ran over it, sending several walleyes (walleyes we needed!) to a cold grave at the bottom of the lake.

"Nameigos Poor Fishing" Award: Given to this trip because perhaps the only more difficult trip for fish catching was the infamous fly-in to Nameigos.

Get Inspected at U.S. Customs Coming Home

Homeward bound. Fairly uneventful except for getting stopped at U.S. Customs. Gratefully, the inspection takes only about 5 minutes. (Could Gene's answer of "about half" when asked how he was doing have touched this off?) We see a female moose between Wawa and Soo but no pictures possible.

Trip Ends with a Thunk, Missed Our Limit

In a bold attempt to break the fishing slump, Andy suggests rising at 5:00 to fish the creek (only place fish had been caught with any regularity in the morning). The result was 2 boats tied together in the creek at 5:40 and no walleyes caught! Only Harry and Brad were smart enough to stay back in the cabin and sleep. Afternoon sun was high and hot. Boats out around 6:30 needing about 25 walleye for the limit to take home. Fished weedbed and favorite shoreline and The Point HARD. Got 12 about 1# or larger. So missed our limit (brought home about 30; our limit was 42).