2nd Annual FM Cheesehead get together

[outdoor ran]

John, give me a call if you get your stuff done Thur. and you want to go fishing Fri. If I got to fish alone I mys well go to work

[LoonASea]

I would rather pass on fishing for lakers and try more for coho, splake and browns ,,,,So I will probably be fishing near the Onion or other shallower structure ,,,good luck out there friday!!!

Randoid

[JAR JAR]

Ran' I'll call ya when I get done with my truck. Hopefully it won't take too long.

Jar Jar

[Tom Linderholm]

Northlander, I will be in Poplar at 7:15am if you want to give me a heads up I will jump in the procession.

[Wade Joseph]

Shall I wait for everyone in Iron River? I was planning to be at OA around 7am. Gonna leave Hawthorn about 5:30. I too preffer to fish for coho, splake, browns, 'eyes, so I will probably join those fishing around the onion or houghton pt. Im bringing my 4 wheeler, but can also bring a 3 wheeler if anyone is without transportation. Speak up before Fri night.

[Cooter]

I insist you guys take plenty of pics, good luck and I'd say have fun but thats a given!

[Northlander]

Loonasea dont that depend on what your ride has planned?

Cheffrey call me Thurs night. I have to wait fot poutslayer to get off work at 7.

[Wade Joseph]

I've added an extra eye hook to the back of my house/sled so I can tow anyone who needs it.

If I don't hear from anyone, I'll meet up with you guys Sat morning at O/A at 0700.

[LoonASea]

Steve

I am riding with Ripstick to Outdoor Alure friday nite ,,,,come saturday morning I have options available to me ,,,,sorry for any confusion

[ripstick]

LAS I think your always a little confused But trust me it helps. Will be all loaded thurs nite.

[Northlander]

Do what ya gotta do Loonasea. Its all good in the hood.

[ripstick]

You do know yo yos would be a treat and a half. But best of all would be a hot spot!!!!!

[Northlander]

Nothing like a few Yo Yos to grill up Gary. A nice big Brown would be a good pic as would a 30# laker.

I just talked to Jim and wheelers are still good. We are headed out of Red Cliff on Friday morning. Poutslayer and I will probably get there about 8:30 am or so. We will fish lakers all day and be back to OA at dark.

Ran Jim says to get your butt down and chase lakers with us Friday morning. Both of us have a rod to use so dont worry. Plus we will have plenty of tackle.

[Northlander]

Poutslayer and myself are leaving souptown at 6:30am and Cheffrey is jumping in line with us at his place. Outdoorran is meeting us at Redcliff at 8am. Jim will be there shortly after at 8:15. Anyone who wants to join us for some island lakers be at Redcliff at 8am.

See everyone else Friday night or Sat morning.

Ripstick dont forget your sails. Oh and some ice.

[ripstick]

Loaded and ready to go. Now if we can get some type of report fri nite. May the sails be full and the wind at our back Fri eve.

[Nate McVey]

Can't wait to get the report from you guys! Sure could have used your help drilling holes on Fish today

[Quickstrike]

Sorry guys, I had something come up last minute. What a gorgeous weekend, it killed me I couldn't be out there. Hope you guys got a few fish and I can't wait to hear the report.

I swear I'll make it next year!

[Northlander]

Report is it was a very good time. temps were warm at times but when the wind picked up it got a bit chilly. If you were in your house you didnt really need heat much.

As far as fishing it was very slow. Ran, Poutslayer, myself all picked up a few trout and or pout. Splake were small and few and far between.

Today Ran and his crew went and pounded some crappies and myself, Ripstick and Poutslayer pounded some eyes in the Top Secret A1 blindfold you there and back spot. Each of us got a few dinks and we all got some nice keepers. Poutslayer put on a clinic at 1st but after I found out his top secret bait we all switched up and had some fun. Biggest eye was about 20" and fat and several 17-19's were going home for a oil bath.

Thanks to everyone who showed up and brought food and goodies. Man did we have the food and beverages. "No No wallee dont open that freezer door again."

Ran how many and how big were them crappies? We may have to hit that spot again when I have the proper sticks with.

A big thanks to Craig at outdoor allure! The bunk house is great and at the price it acnt be topped.

Also a huge thanks to Jim Hudson for giving us some of his Laker spots and showing us rookies how to cut bait etc. I hope that spot worked out for your clients today Jimbo.

Give me a holler when the splake tip up on spawn bags bite heats up. That sounds like a blast.

Oh and to the local Law Enforcement Officer that scolded Outdoorran for his obvious reckless snowmobiling dont worry he learned his lesson. "Catch me if ya can".

Oh and Loonasea no amount of sleep can make you a beauty dude. Best to just hang with the boys at the freezer.

Til next years Cheesehead Event guys good fishin.

[ripstick]

It was a good weekend Washburn and Bayfield turn out to be fun. Food I dont know Threw the eyes in the pan tonite and I am still stuffed from sat nite. Good weather good people good time for all. Hey how did the crappie hunters do this aft.

[outdoor ran]

Wow, I'm beat. This weekend was a blast. For those of you that couldn't make it, you missed a great time.

First off, I'd like to thank Craig at outdoor allure for the good deal on his lodge. I highly recommend anybody looking for a place to stay to check it out. I want to thank Jim Hudson for spending some time with us on friday and teaching me some things about laker fishing. You're right, there are some big fish out there. He did short work of that rod. I still feel bad about that! Hope you like your replica, enjoy. Wade it was finally nice to meet you. As soon as you left I landed 2 lakers, my first ones through the ice.

To the rest of the guys back at the freezer, it was a blast listening to all the stories, my gut stills hurts from laughing so much. Its not every day you can get pulled over on a lake by a cop car while you're sitting still. That will teach me to stop and wait. Next time I'm just gonna run with you outlaws!

With our limited fishing time today, we decided to try that crappie lake another time and we stopped in iron river for 3 hours and caught some really nice bluegills, since it was on the way home.

Thanks Northlander for taking care of the details and making sure the crew was fed. I'll try to get some pictures up in the next couple of days. Can't wait until next years.

[Wade Joseph]

I had a great time even though I only fished one day (Sat) and only caught one little dink laker. It was nice to finally meet Outdoorran, I am hoping to catch up with him again sometime soon for some gills or crappies.. Good seeing JAR JAR, Northlander, Poutslayer, Ripstick, Cheffery and Loonasea as well as a few others again.

Ran, nice to hear you caught a few lakers. I did not have the gear for that deep of water and the cohos and splake weren't co-operating in shallower water, oh well, thats why its called fishing and not catching. I thought the weather was great and it was a fun day out on the ice.

I got to try antelope for the first time. I will be telling those who I know who have told me it isn't fit to eat that they are indeed taste bud impared.

I guess when you cross the ice road on a sled or wheeler you must insure there are no cars on the road anywhere, 300 yds is not enough distance to give "right of way" to the cars.

[JAR JAR]

I didn't see any stop signs I guess you need 200yds between you and a car instead of 100yds Well it was a great time , good weather, good eats and even better B.S.ING. Hey Rip, how far did you get before losing your shack? Whoever missed this missed a great time. Ran, how did the picts turn out? And thank you all for the great meal at the end of the day and I wish we could have stayed alittle longer.

Thanks to all involved it was a great turnout.

Jar Jar

[Cooter]

Pics?

[JAR JAR]

I know Ran had some and I forgot that I brought the camera with. Hopefully he will post them when he get on.

Jar Jar

[outdoor ran]

Here's a few pictures I took. I wish I would have taken some pictures of Ripstick and Wyldewal bbqing up a delicious lunch and of the wheelers and sleds running along the rock walls.

Cheffrey with a pout

Poutslayer lands a laker after losing a couple

Northlander showing us the FM fish hold

Myself with a laker