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Posts: 222
Location: Hartland, WI | I saw this on another site and found it interesting to know where everyone puts their boat in. So where do you spend most of your time and what are the other bodies of water you fish in a year?
For me, my home water would have to be the Mani Chain in Vilas, go up there every weekend to the cabin. I also fish LOTW once during the summer, the Chip for a weekend and hit Eagle in the fall. I want to make it to Mille Lacs for a weekend this year. |
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Posts: 32959
Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Pelican Lake in Oneida County, WI, and several 250 to 600 acre lakes locally around Rhinelander. I fish Wabigoon and LOTW quite a bit, and several other smaller waters in NW Ontario, too. |
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Posts: 2024
| My home water(s) are really two lakes: Evergreen and Shelbyville, both in IL.
My "home away from home" would be LOTW. Also gonna hit Mille Lacs for a few days this year (only went one day last year), Green River or Cave Run (whichever Gregg decides), and a small lake 11 miles away with some BI... we'll just say "tigers" in it. |
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Posts: 3
| Our cabin is on Leech Lake and we are there almost every weekend and a couple of full weeks each summer. Also make an annual trip to the Indian Lake Chain in Ont for a long weekend with our Wisconsin friends that gave us this addiction. |
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Posts: 691
Location: nationwide | My home body of water is the temperamental Chippewa Flowage, but the water closest to my home is the Wisconsin River, who is also a temperamental cuss at times.
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Posts: 2427
Location: Ft. Wayne Indiana | Webster, Tippy and The Barbee Chain in Indiana |
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| Home water would be the original sewer, The Fox Chain, but I rarely fish it! There are starting to be some big fish in there though. I fish mostly IL, IN, and WI, with some trips to MN and Canada. IN and S WI lakes are really getting better every year, and MN is on fire!  |
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Posts: 71
Location: Lake St. Clair | Lake St. Clair is home for me! I have fished other waters but it is hard to leave fish.
Edited by Chartertalk 1/17/2005 4:26 PM
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Posts: 2091
Location: Stevens Point, WI | Wisconsin River, Lake DuBay and a couple of Oneida County lakes that I fish every couple of weeks. |
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Posts: 1916
Location: Greenfield, WI | I spend most of my time on Pewaukee because of its close proximity to my home, but I consider North Twin my home water.
My favorite water is where ever I am fishing at the time! |
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Location: Des Moines IA | I"d have to say Shabbona , then Evergreen then the Fox chain , all in northern IL. Mostly Shabbona though .......
Mike |
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Posts: 267
Location: Lake City,Pa. | Chautauqua, Pymatuning, Woodcock, Lake Wihelm, Kinzua, Presque Isle Bay (Erie) and a few we like to keep hush hush about. Most of these lakes are within a hour or less drive for us. But our home lake would be Chautauqua Lake (45 min. drive). |
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Posts: 814
| My home water is Pewaukee Lake, next would have to be the Madison Chain fish these lakes every weekend pretty much. yearly trips would be to LOTW. This year we are giving AML a try on Eagle. I also fish hayward are lakes maybe 2 to 3 times per year on weekends. |
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Posts: 642
Location: mount prospect illinois | Fox Chain ,then Shabbona. Beggars cant be choosers in my area. One thing going for us "toilet bowlers", We go anywhere else in the country and it feels like pristine waters. When guys complain about the traffic and i look around like "WHERE?", i have to think positive. |
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| Home waters Webster, Barbee, Tippy and James. Also, spend at least a week during the summer on Lake of The Woods. Other lakes frequented Green River, Kinkaid, Shelbyville, High Falls, Evergreen and Cave Run. Need to spend some time on some Mn. waters. Al |
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MuskyDan |
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| Weekends my home lake is Solberg just outside of Phillips WI. Weekdays I get out once or twice a week on Lake Wausau or The Wisconsin River. Used to take the yearly week trip to Canada and hit the usual LOTW, Eagle, etc. or north of the Flin Flon area in Manitoba. But the past few years we've opted to take a week just exploring new lakes in WI that we haven't fished. Been fun with some great fishing for all species. |
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Posts: 336
Location: Lino Lakes, MN | I normally hit Pewaukee and Okauchee, but will start to hit some of the other local water this coming year. Unless thedude and I change our luck on Okauchee, I might be taking a break from that lake. Also make the trip up to Plum lake every summer.
Lazer |
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Posts: 1023
Location: Lafayette, IN | Webster, Barbee and TJ in Indiana.
One week a year on Lake Vermilion is the big event of the year for our family. Pure joy for sure! |
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Posts: 393
Location: Kawarthas, Ontario | My home water is Lake Scugog - the southern most lake in the Kawartha group of lakes. Pigeon, Stony and Buckhorn are also lakes that I like to fish when I can. |
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| Shelbyville there every weekend |
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Posts: 1504
Location: Oregon | Columbia River Oregon...no muskies here, man I wish we had em! Instead we are forced to fish for chinook!
Jed
www.bikinibaitcompany.com
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Posts: 827
Location: Minneapolis,Minnesota | Home waters....White Bear Lake, Bald Eagle Lake, Forrest Lake, Lake Minnetonka, Eagle Lake (Hennepin Cty), Lake Harriett, Sugar Lake, Mille Lacs, "Duck" Lake, Cass Lake, Lake Plantanganet, Vermillion (east side), Three Lakes Chain(WI), Squirrel Lake(WI), Grindstone Lake(WI), Chippewa Flowage(WI), Little Green Lake(WI), Random Lake(WI), Elkhart Lake(WI).
I feel pretty confident on any of these waters and could be found on any of them during a season.
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Posts: 259
Location: Alexandria, MN | I would have to pick three lakes;
#1 -- Leech Lake, it's where I started and where my biggest is from.
#2 -- Minnetonka, it now holds the status of producing more muskies for me
than Leech Lake has over the years. Nice to have a Jewel in the back yard!
#3 -- Vermilion, it is where my heart is! I will drive the 3 1/2 hours in the
morning, fish all day and drive home again that night. I wish I had more time, but
pretty soon my 5 year old will being going with, so I don't have to hurry home.
So many lakes, and so little time.
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| Kinkaid, on it about 8 to 15 times a month exept durring summer; then I go to Wisconsin and fish Trout Lake, Big Lake and some other small lakes around Woodruff. Sure is tough to be retired and have to do all this Musky fishing, but somebody has to do it! The only drawback is it cost more money than my four ex-wives did! Later |
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Posts: 389
Location: Presque Isle Wisconsin | Presque Isle-Crab-Gile Flowage and sixty seven other Northern Vilas and Iron Country lakes including several "double secret probation" Black Lagoons in the area that are from 100 to 500 acres and contain Huge fish. |
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Posts: 1996
Location: Pelican Lake/Three Lakes Chain | I spend a large chunk of my time on Pelican and the Three lakes chain. Those are my home waters.
I spend a lot of time at the neighbor's houses too, the multitude of small lakes around Rhinelander and all over Oneida County. |
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Posts: 114
Location: Eagle Grove, Iowa | I spend most of my time on 3 mile in southern iowa also on west okoboji . I go to canada once a year and have been hitting big detroit in the fall also french lake and the metro lakes early in the season. Tracy |
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Posts: 87
Location: Wauwatosa, WI | I spend most of my time on or around the Manitowish waters chain, Vilas co. WI. Early November has always been a great time for me and my guests. Summers get a little tuff with all the boat traffic, but I'll still have some action.
Bob Ryan |
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Posts: 4266
| Lake X, where else?
My real home waters are The Mississippi River. I start fishing there in March and stay there until June, then I'm back during the bow season.
I still get drawn to Vilas County, because my dad used to have a place up there, so I know the waters well.
Pelican and others, when Steve leaves Sue on shore.
Even though I live 30 minutes from PewaukeeOkaucheeOconomowoc, I hardly ever fish them..........because I leave my boat out at the river all summer long. I really should fish them more.
Beav |
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Posts: 1189
Location: Bagley,MN 56621 | Rice lake in Northwest Wisconsin, along with many area Rice Lake/Hayward lakes.
Cass lake and a few local lakes in the Bemidji area.
Few lake X's in Northeast Wisconsin that probably wont see my boat for a very long time. |
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Posts: 91
Location: Wausau | The tempermental Petenwell Flowage. Also some sections of the WI river between Stevens point and south through Nekoosa. |
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| Tippy, James, Barbee Chain, and Webster are where my boat and I are most of the time. Occasional trips to Vilas, and Hayward area lakes. Minnesota here I come! I've got to make it up there this year for sure. |
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Posts: 1936
Location: Eau Claire, WI | Lake Wissota & Chippewa River System in/around Chippewa Falls/Eau Claire. Also a handful of lakes about 45 miles north of town. |
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| Home waters would be Pewaukee and Okauchee (both sewers) and a trip to MN or Canada each year. |
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Location: Contrarian Island | Madison Chain... |
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Posts: 5874
| I don't know! hehehe
Having moved to the Fox Valley this fall, I guess it's going to be Green Bay, and the treasures she holds. |
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Location: The Yahara Chain | Monona and Waubesa. (close to home)
Chippewa Flowage (Whenever I can)
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Posts: 143
Location: Kentucky | Home Water's for me would be CaveRun Lake, GreenRiver Lake, and the Kentucky River. Trying to get the wife to move to LOTW's but she's not going for it. LOL cpr Chris |
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Location: Ashalnd,Ky | My Home water would be Cave Run Located near Morehead Ky, I guided on this lake from 1986 to 1990.. I plan to return to guiding when I retire about 6 more years.. I have been active fishing this lake since 1973..
hope to see ya on the water
Trimmer
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| I usually fish Shabbona Lake for the most part. Reasons being that its 20 minutes from home, and that my little boat cant handle too much else. I also get down to Evergreen and Kinkaid, as well as sometimes over to the Fox Chain from time to time. |
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Posts: 239
Location: Madison, WI | Madison chain, lucky to have such a great fishery in my back yard! Very familiar with the Phillips/Park falls area and make a monthly trip to the northwoods. Annual LOTW trip in July. I have it rough |
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| Poor me.......My home waters are the St. Lawrence and Ottawa River |
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Posts: 208
Location: North East PA , 20 mins from Chautauqua | My home water would have to be chautauqua Lake NY Mainly the north end of the lake
THE FERD |
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Posts: 1106
Location: Muskegon Michigan | My home waters are all in western Michigan, including the biggest little pond ,Lake Michigan. Spend a lot of time up around Vilas county and Upper Michigan but mostly several west michigan Lakes.Kingfisher |
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Posts: 2
| Sanford lake midland michigan lot's of some what easy to catch musky. |
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Posts: 1294
Location: Stevens Point, Wi. | Being an inveterate roamer, and thanks to an understanding wife and Mastercard, my home waters are somewhere in Oneida, Vilas, and Iron counties. Love finding Howie's secret black lagoons.  So many lakes and so little time. |
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Posts: 2089
| I'm a Gypsy.I have no home lake, but fish a handful in Minnesota,Iowa(Early),the Rhinelander/Minoqua/Eagle River areas and Ontario.Have been known to frequent Illinois, Kentucky and Missouri also.Wherever they swim man. Steve |
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Posts: 3921
| Last season I spent so much time on Bankson Lake in SW MI that I'm on first name basis with many of the locals. So's my dog. |
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| LOW................ |
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| The Manitou in ontario, could'nt tell from the name right-- I've been in a love(hate) affair with that lake since 1990, super clear water and bright sun can make for tough days though. It's so pretty even if the fish don't bite it a great spot to be. ManitouDan |
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Posts: 723
| some of my first loves: Pelican lake, carrol lake, gilmore, Big arb, Rainbow flowage, and any other lake that has skies in it. I'll fish anything, even a sewer. |
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Home Water- What is it?