Bobcat1, you've got it. I have a picture from nearly that same angle and it matches perfectly

I'll guess Lane Cove. Water seems low however.

You've got a great week planned; lots of fantastic fishing opportunities. Have you considered canoes? This route really is perfect for them. Easy to fish from and easier to portage than kayaks. They rent them in rock harbor with portage yokes.

chickenbone lake has some monster northern

The pesky critters are just getting their year started. Along Superior and in open areas, it's usually not bad, but go inland and it could be another story. Some mosquitoes for certain and it's also black fly season (they're hit or miss). Maybe late frosts and cold weather will beat them back some ...

I suppose there's a certain comfort in knowing a ranger or other park employee could be there if you ever needed it, but I feel a heavily staffed wilderness loses a bit of what wilderness was intended to be. I've done trips in remote areas of Canada where you're dropped off by float plane and it's ...

Some of you may already know this but the common carp is found around Isle Royale. I've seen them and even caught one. Chippewa Harbor and Hay Bay are locations I have seen them. You wouldn't think of carp as being a fish that would explore the icy waters of Lake Superior and end up out there ...

Just by chance, has anyone ever seen or heard of pelicans at Isle Royale? I could have sworn I saw two flying westbound near the north end of McCargoe Cove last summer. I've spent plenty of time in the gulf region so I think I'm certain of what I saw. It really surprised me. Tommy D.

Beautiful Northern - it looks like you had fantastic fishing! I'd love to share some of my photos but someone will have to enlighten me on how to attach pictures to my message as I'm not sure I've got this figured out.