I like trip reports that include a section on lessons learned.....
http://isleroyaleforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=1720

Information on Backcountry Camping Zones and Backcountry Camping Permits from the Isle Royale National Park Service....
http://isleroyaleforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1057

Don - I had the exact opposite experience that you had. On my recent trip in May 2012, I expressed to the rangers that I would like some leeway in the arrival date to one of my backcountry zone campsites, especially if weather delayed me. They were more than happy to oblige and wrote a note of the p...

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Barbless treble hooks are acceptable. For your informaiton, only the lure on your line needs to be barbless. You can pinch down the barbs on your lures as needed. I myself have started to cut one or two hooks off my trebles to facilitate the quick release of Northerns. Don't forget the jaw spreaders...

Name: Mark Hometown: St. Paul, MN Arrival Date: After Labor Day Departure Date: 5 days later Coming From/Via: Copper Harbor, MI / Isle Royale Queen IV Proposed Itinerary: Day 1. Rock Harbor to Tobin Harbor (Backcountry Camp) Day 2. Tobin Harbor to Lookout Louise (dry Backcountry Camp) Day 3. Lookout...

hike early, camp early, and share I totally concur with Ingo. My last 3 trips to Isle Royale have been solo, and have been documented in the "Trip Reports" subforum. All were 6 days and 5 nights, departing on the Voyager II from Grand Portage, MN. The beauty of utilizing the Voyager II is...

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Rafiki on 5/29/12 wrote: ... since I will not be taking my compass navigation class until next week ...

So how was the class? Have you had any time to practice your newly acquired skills?

Please avoid using fluorescent surveyor tape to mark your route. It is against LNT principles.

Even if your intent is to remove the markers upon the return trip, you will not get all of them.

I just use my MSR Miniworks filter. No chemical treatment.

Welcome to the Isle Royale Forums.

All islands on inland lakes and islands in Lake Superior are closed to backcountry camping.

Refer to the 2nd attachment in the first post.... http://isleroyaleforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1057

There are outhouses at all the campsites.

Fire rings at selected campsites. Refer to the park newspaper, the 2012 Greenstone...
http://www.nps.gov/isro/planyourvisit/u ... e_2012.pdf

The rod systems previously mentioned in this post are (in my opinion) too light to handle the Northern Pike you will encounter in the inland lakes. Not that you couldn't land a 18-24" Northern Pike on an ultralight rig, but it would be tough because the rod is not stiff enough. I recommend at l...

drobarge wrote:the U.S. weather radar has a blind spot over the island

The NOAA Marquette MI Radar covers Isle Royale.

http://radar.weather.gov/ridge/radar.ph ... 11&loop=no