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An Outdoorsman’s Journal By Mark Walters Schultz Lake Adventures Hello friends, This week, like last week, I am writing to you about the very good time I had at Shultz Lake, which is an outpost camp, where we are the only cabin on an entire chain of lakes in northwest Ontario, and the only way you can reach our getaway, is by float plane. My family and several of our friends have spent seven days, at this fly-in outpost, for the last 44 years, and this neck of the Canadian bush, is also where I started writing, as I was the camp manager, at the main camp, on Roderick Lake. The Walters brothers, Mike, Tom and Mark, make the annual adventure to Shultz Lake, for 44 years. Wednesday, June 17 • High 61, Low 45 bear on Bear Creek, it was our first experience hunting bear and Tom whacked a good one. My brother, Bob, passed away a number of years ago, and we have built a rock tribute on the creek, with some of his ashes, to honor him. Friday, June 19 • High 65, Low 47 Everyone in this gang is 64 or older, except my nephew, Trent Schuster, who is 33. A go-for-it outdoor adventure really tests a person’s metal, as this year, there was a lot of wind and cool temps, we stay up very late, we are in the boat for about 10 hours, each day, and sometimes, we fall. This year, one of our guys fell, when getting in a boat, off a slippery rock and it was pretty obvious he broke some ribs. For the most part, we all go to the same duck camp, deer camp and this trip. We are tough and pretty much tough everything out. Today, I made the seven-mile boat ride, with Trent, and our good and crazy buddy, Roger Frank, to Bear Creek, where we would make a short portage, to Walleye Lake, for a day of fishing. Roger is the guy who fell and I have to give him credit, for toughing out his injury. Back in the mid-1990s, we were here, when Shultz burned and it was truly a memorable experience. About five years ago, Shultz burned again and now, it is moose paradise, with all the new aspen growth. The memory of watching the fire creep in our direction, for days, and then the mandatory emergency evacuation for most of our crew, followed by Jeff Moll and me, staying and helping forest firefighters save our cabin, was pure top notch. Two hours before the evacuation, the winds had picked up and the fire was headed our way real quick; 30 minutes before it would have done some serious damage, a storm put it out. That night, we had a big old shin-din in the cabin, with forest firefighters and then Chimo owner, Pete Hagedorn, and the next morning, the rest of our group was flown back to Schultz, to finish out our week. Back in 1984, my brother, Tom, and I, hunted black My brother-in-law, Dick Schuster, would win our big gator contest, with a 40.5-inch beauty that was released. Tom had big walleye, with a 26.5-inch fish and today, I had a good fish hit my Rapala “Rippin Rap” and it was a half inch short of Tom’s, so he would win for the week, in that category. Speaking of the Rippin Rap, remember this, if you are not aware, blue chrome RPR06. If I had a choice of only one bait I could use, this would be it, troll it or toss it, and work it like a jig, you will be amazed. So, Monday, five of us were in the cabin, at about 5 in the afternoon, when a powerful storm hit camp and literally blew two of our three boats off the ramp, as well as knocking two large pine trees over, that could easily have taken out our cabin. We watched helplessly, as our boats blew across the lake and I was certain they would both sink, and we had no idea, as visibility was very poor, after 100 yards. After the storm, we found the boats and everything worked out. The fishing this year, for walleye, was the best in decades, and just continues to get better, each year, and the size average is growing. If you are an old timer, when it comes to fly-in outposts, or main camps or brand new, I would highly recommend checking out Chimo, the adventure, the solitude, the quality fishing and most importantly, catching your wind, for the next 358 days of your life, until you return, is priceless. Sunset FLATER’S RESORT Where the Chippewa & Flambeau Rivers Meet Advertise Here! Call 715-861-4414 581 Advertise Here! Call 715-861-4414 Joe Flater, owner Cadott • Cornell • Lake Holcombe Your Hometown Newspaper www.flatersresort.com 270 N. Cty. E, Holcombe, Wis. 715-861-4414 715-595-4771 www.centralwinews.com Open Year-around | Bar w/food | Gas | Cabins An Outdoorsman’s Journal By Mark Walters Schultz Lake Adventures Hello friends, This week, like last week, I am writing to you about the very good time I had at Shultz Lake, which is an outpost camp, where we are the only cabin on an entire chain of lakes in northwest Ontario, and the only way you can reach our getaway, is by float plane. My family and several of our friends have spent seven days, at this fly-in outpost, for the last 44 years, and this neck of the Canadian bush, is also where I started writing, as I was the camp manager, at the main camp, on Roderick Lake. The Walters brothers, Mike, Tom and Mark, make the annual adventure to Shultz Lake, for 44 years. Wednesday, June 17 • High 61, Low 45 bear on Bear Creek, it was our first experience hunting bear and Tom whacked a good one. My brother, Bob, passed away a number of years ago, and we have built a rock tribute on the creek, with some of his ashes, to honor him. Friday, June 19 • High 65, Low 47 Everyone in this gang is 64 or older, except my nephew, Trent Schuster, who is 33. A go-for-it outdoor adventure really tests a person’s metal, as this year, there was a lot of wind and cool temps, we stay up very late, we are in the boat for about 10 hours, each day, and sometimes, we fall. This year, one of our guys fell, when getting in a boat, off a slippery rock and it was pretty obvious he broke some ribs. For the most part, we all go to the same duck camp, deer camp and this trip. We are tough and pretty much tough everything out. Today, I made the seven-mile boat ride, with Trent, and our good and crazy buddy, Roger Frank, to Bear Creek, where we would make a short portage, to Walleye Lake, for a day of fishing. Roger is the guy who fell and I have to give him credit, for toughing out his injury. Back in the mid-1990s, we were here, when Shultz burned and it was truly a memorable experience. About five years ago, Shultz burned again and now, it is moose paradise, with all the new aspen growth. The memory of watching the fire creep in our direction, for days, and then the mandatory emergency evacuation for most of our crew, followed by Jeff Moll and me, staying and helping forest firefighters save our cabin, was pure top notch. Two hours before the evacuation, the winds had picked up and the fire was headed our way real quick; 30 minutes before it would have done some serious damage, a storm put it out. That night, we had a big old shin-din in the cabin, with forest firefighters and then Chimo owner, Pete Hagedorn, and the next morning, the rest of our group was flown back to Schultz, to finish out our week. Back in 1984, my brother, Tom, and I, hunted black My brother-in-law, Dick Schuster, would win our big gator contest, with a 40.5-inch beauty that was released. Tom had big walleye, with a 26.5-inch fish and today, I had a good fish hit my Rapala “Rippin Rap” and it was a half inch short of Tom’s, so he would win for the week, in that category. Speaking of the Rippin Rap, remember this, if you are not aware, blue chrome RPR06. If I had a choice of only one bait I could use, this would be it, troll it or toss it, and work it like a jig, you will be amazed. So, Monday, five of us were in the cabin, at about 5 in the afternoon, when a powerful storm hit camp and literally blew two of our three boats off the ramp, as well as knocking two large pine trees over, that could easily have taken out our cabin. We watched helplessly, as our boats blew across the lake and I was certain they would both sink, and we had no idea, as visibility was very poor, after 100 yards. After the storm, we found the boats and everything worked out. The fishing this year, for walleye, was the best in decades, and just continues to get better, each year, and the size average is growing. If you are an old timer, when it comes to fly-in outposts, or main camps or brand new, I would highly recommend checking out Chimo, the adventure, the solitude, the quality fishing and most importantly, catching your wind, for the next 358 days of your life, until you return, is priceless. Sunset FLATER’S RESORT Where the Chippewa & Flambeau Rivers Meet Advertise Here! Call 715-861-4414 581 Advertise Here! Call 715-861-4414 Joe Flater, owner Cadott • Cornell • Lake Holcombe Your Hometown Newspaper www.flatersresort.com 270 N. Cty. E, Holcombe, Wis. 715-861-4414 715-595-4771 www.centralwinews.com Open Year-around | Bar w/food | Gas | Cabins
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