The original post in this thread is potentially a sleeper spam post; looks legitimate but poster may come back later and enter a link in the text or signature. After searching the web for key words in the original post, I located a post in another backpacker forum (WhiteBlaze) that was the same word...

Yes indeed! Caught northerns on 5 out of the 6 lakes I fished. Hope to get a trip report out shortly.

The Ranger III did not make the outbound trip to Isle Royale last Tuesday Sept. 3. They headed down the portage canal and got out just past the breakwater and ran into 14' and greater waves. Captain decided to turn around and return to Houghton. The Ranger III departed without incident the following...

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Sat Aug 31, 2019 8:27 am

... Next year, I think I will drive to MN and have the Voyager drop me off at Belle Isle!

Sounds like a good plan. Thanks for the trip report!

Seaplane or Voyageur II ferry are your only two options to get from Rock Harbor to Windigo, if you are dead set on traveling from Copper Harbor. Check out this thread for more logistic options to get from one end of the island to the other. Link ---> https://isleroyaleforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=...

Excellent article in the Grand Traverse (MI) Journal about Mergansers and the itch.
Link ---> https://gtjournal.tadl.org/2017/common- ... -the-itch/

Nice details in your trip report. Lengthiness is well respected here on the Isle Royale Forums. Glad your party did not feed the fish.

Thanks for the detailed trip report. Sounds like some great fishing. Dramamine for the win!

...Did you happen to see anyone that was backcountry camping? I think we'll have to backcountry camp because we have an afternoon flight into Windigo. If there was anyone off-trail backcountry camping along that stretch, they probably wouldn't have been seen. The rules state that one must camp at l...

"Fishable Lakes Chart" link ---> viewtopic.php?f=5&t=3579&p=25910&hilit= ... kes#p24171

Name: Mark Hometown: St. Paul, MN Arrival Date: Mon. Sept. 2, 2019 Departure Date: Sun. Sept. 8, 2019 Coming From/Via: Grand Portage via Voyageur II Actual Itinerary: Day 1, 9/02 - Grand Portage to McCargoe Cove Day 2, 9/03 - McCargoe Cove Day 3, 9/04 - McCargoe Cove to West Chickenbone Day 4, 9/05 ...

I use a Platypus Water Tank so I can bring water back to my campsite and use/filter as needed. I apply a thin layer of petroleum jelly to the zipper when it becomes stiff and hard to zip.

Link ---> https://www.platy.com/bottles-storage/platy-water-tank

The concession operation at Rock Harbor and Windigo do offer a service to store gear for a fee. The box of gear cannot contain stove fuel or food.

Did the NPS people at Windigo give anything away about whether there were plans to work on the deadfall or restore the beaver-ravaged boardwalk? In September of 2017 that same bridge/boardwalk (at the west end of Lake Siskiwit) was not passable. One side of it was floating as it was not attached to...

The concession operation at Rock Harbor and Windigo do offer a service to store gear for a fee. The box of gear cannot contain stove fuel or food.