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| Yee friggan haw, Widespread Panic is again playing two nights at the 10,000 Lakes Music Festival at Detroit Lakes, MN (scheduled for July 22-25). 60 other bands and some guy named Dave Mathews are playing, too. I live in southwest Michigan. Last time I went to 10K I visited friends, camped and fished my way to the show. Rolling alone, like Stienbeck's book "Travels with Charley" except I have a boat and a tent. Something like 1,500 total miles of the best fishing/music roadtrip I've ever had. PappaJoe and I have done similar roadtrips to Dead shows, and he met me at the 2007 10K Lakes Festival. EssoxLady, in Minn/St. Paul, was the hostess with the mostest. All roadtrips are nothing but fun, but the funnest by far is the roll into and back from 10K Lakes. So, just in case there are a couple folks who are like-minded about combining jam band music and muskie fishing, well, this is the best opportunity you'll consider in 2009. Just ask PappJoe.
Got any 2009 roadtrip plans set? What 'choo gonna do?
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Location: East Troy, WI | That sounds like a blast... im going to canada to fish LOTW Sabaskong bay for the 2nd year in a row... can't wait last week of july |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | I'll pretty much be on the road all summer. Draw lines east, west, north, south and all directions in between, and at one time or another this summer, I am there. |
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Location: SW MI | I'll do most of my fishing in southern Michigan but I do have 2 weeks of camping in the western UP in July/August. I might try the cisco chain. |
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| So far my daughter and I will be at Vermillion the last week of June/first week of July and the M1 outing. Numerous Waukesha County lakes, some time in Vilas County and I have to get to Green Bay this year. |
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| phish owns wsp and dmb
only real music to travel for. MN muskies however will make it worth the trip.
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Location: Musky Country | Be up on Vermilion last week in june also beav..
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| Lake Arthur, Butler County, PA. It's not a numbers lake. |
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| Geez, I might have to rethink my plans. I was planning a trip to Vermilion with a day or two in the Bemidji area at the end. However, the 10,000 Lakes Music Fest sounds like a blast. Hmmm.... |
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| Ah, the dreaded road trip. That's the part of fishing that I hate. If I could only afford a float plane...
I'll be making to make some trips to the Hayward, Wisconsin area. Let's keep our fingers crossed price of gas hovers around $2.00 a gallon for a while. |
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Location: Sun Prairie, WI | Rented a nice condo on Minocqua Lake from mid May until mid July and plan on fishing everyday it's possible. |
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Location: Twin Cities | Ranger, that sounds like an awesome vacation. Hopefully if I end up with the boat i'd like i'm going to be heading to canada at least once and lots of MN lakes on weekends. I'm also hoping like crazy gas stay's around $2! |
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Location: Kenosha, Wi. | I'll be staying local until the opener up north then fish the Minocqua area with Russ and Jake Smith one last spring until our move out to Colorado this summer. I've already been in contact with Michael Bishop in New Mexico, and once I'm established out there will be planning some tiger musky fishing with him. I'm also hoping to contact BenR and pick his brain about the musky fishing in Southeast Colorado. The boat is already in Colorado so I will be fishing with some friends that have been nice enough to give me an open seat until the move. |
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Location: Minnetonka , MN. | I'm heading for Canada one week a mounth . (5 times)  I live in MN to many
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| north arm of rainy the first week of june for pig crappies,lunker wallies and some dandy pike.then to wabiggon the 3rd week of july for muskie/pike and wallies.wyoming the last of august for my son and i to do an archery antelope hunt and fish the north platte for trout.spring bay[vermillion] in october for sure!hopefully there will be another muskie first outing then,last year was a blast!we'll fish walleye's here at home on the mississippi river the entire year,in fact we're headin' out here pretty quick. |
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Location: Burlington, WI | Headed to Lac Seul July 3rd to the 12th, and hopefully a few more smaller/shorter trips in WI. |
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Location: In a shack in the woods | just getting into muskies so any lake in mn that has them. i will mainly be learning the walker and longville area. i know alexander and shamineau from bass fishing them for years and seeing muskies all the time |
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Location: Oregon, IL | Vermilion last week of July. |
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| Heading to Bone and Deer for a week, Hopefully land my first 50 |
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Location: Long Prairie, Minnesota | Going to be plenty busy this summer: JUNE - LOTW JULY - Chippewa Flowage AUG - LOTW Can't WAIT!!!! |
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| sworrall - 3/20/2009 8:17 PM
I'll pretty much be on the road all summer. Draw lines east, west, north, south and all directions in between, and at one time or another this summer, I am there.
So true. Indiana all spring starting last week, followed by Minneapolis lakes all summer and fall with tournaments in between. As long as your on the water cant go wrong!!! |
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Location: Medford, WI | Not so much a roadtrip; but I will be living in Northeastern Wisconsin all summer with a buddy of mine...not exactly sure, but it's looking like we'll be staying in Rhinelander and taking weekly camping trips up to Vilas lakes. Looking to get a nice video camera to make a video as we're both fishing the whole summer.
Aside from that, spending a week in Canada on the opener fishing Sabaskong Bay and Crow. And there's no way I'll be able to stay away from Vermilion for the whole summer/fall.
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| Wow. Uhhh... Lots of stuff up in the air right now, but here's what I THINK my season might look like:
Madison for the S. WI opener
Vilas County for the N. WI opener
Oneida County end of June
Vilas for 4th of July
AML first week of August
AML again in Sept
Vilas for late Oct
Vilas again for the cisco spawn
I doubt I'll be able to do all of that, because of the time and money involved. The problem is which one do you miss??
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| money tree fell on the house here so i'll be fishing locally this year and dragging the boat behind me on sales trips throughout wisco and minnesota hoping to find some customers who like to fish. spent most of our time last year fishing smallies on tom, kawaguea and katherine which is a hoot!
prolly participate in the rhinelander league too .. |
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| Heading to Kinkaid this weekend. Then LOTW the second week of July and the first week of August. North Twin in November and will try to get to Deer Lake end of September first of October. This will be my first year hitting LOTW twice in the same year, that is where I have most of my fishing funds allocated.
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Location: Watertown, MN | Sled spend some of the money tree, or did the money fall in fall. Hopefully jobs pick up around here or I'll be just fishing 10 minutes from the home during the week, no pressure. Sled or anyone let me know when your heading to TC would gladly get you out in the TC. Heading to Eagle in august, maybe lakers in may, then will see how far the wife will finance me.
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Location: Minnetonka | Wayzata to somewhere north every weekend (after fishing metro all week, of course)... blasting house music, getting ready to Let The Mayhem Begin™
... I do guarantee you this... it's gonna be an adventure.™ |
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Location: Apple Valley | Will be on the Big V the 3rd week of July and Last week August. Will be going somewhere in September for 5 days. I'm still debating where to go. I'm thinking Longville area or go back to the Bemidji area.
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Location: Irvine, KY | LOTW for the first time hopefully in July, if not then in september to MN or WI... fingers are crossed for July though.
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| Just grabed my tix. for 10K, I was going to take a break from fishing everyday to see the BEST Jam band Panic! but there are skies around this band in the four day event. any room in the boat for a panic head? I'm from Mpls |
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| Hey Guys,
I'll be heading up to the Park Rapids and Walker area alot this summer because the only thing it cost me is gas and hopefully that won't be that high
this summer. Also there is so much good water up there that If you get bored
fishing one lake you can drive another.
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| With gas being hopefully a little lower, I would love to get to MN more so than last summer. Hopefully it's warmer this year too to help the early bite along. I would love to make it up to fish Cass or Leech and especially Bemidji again this summer. |
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Location: The desert | I'll be flying into Milwaukee on July 9th, then driving up to Wabigoon with my dad and fishing from Indian Point Camp for a week. Been a while since I got to do a week trip with the old man. |
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Location: WI | I'll be hitting the Chip the 3rd week of August. If gas stays low I'll fish there a few more times throughout the season as well as a few other lakes. Trying to stay off of the numbers lakes this year but a girl I know is moving to a lake with lots of 30-40" fish...so maybe I'll go there once or twice...uh, for the fishing...yeah that's it.
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Location: Waukesha & Land O Lakes, WI | I'll be up in Vilas all spring, summer and fall.
Kellet hasn't invited me to MN to tour the Muskie Treat World Headquarters and Manufacturing Facility yet, so it looks like I'll be staying home. |
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| Fishing Devils lake in early June for pike and Eyes and headed to Crow the second week of August.
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| I will be heading up to leech lake this August. This will be my 3rd annual. I stay at the Chippawa lodge on the east side. Cant wait !! Jake |
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| lpmusky - 3/24/2009 4:56 PM
Just grabed my tix. for 10K, I was going to take a break from fishing everyday to see the BEST Jam band Panic! but there are skies around this band in the four day event. any room in the boat for a panic head? I'm from Mpls
phish pwns WSP |
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Location: Victor, ID | I'll be at 10K fishing, I'll also be at Red Rocks phishing, . You boys don't need to fight over who's band is better when you can have them both! |
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| UP of michigan in august.
local river (fox in il) all summer |
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| Ill be fishing around home. White Bear, Bald Eagle, Forest, St. Croix River, Deer, Bone.Ill trip it up to either mille lacs or leech. Maybe minnetonka. |
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Location: Pelican Rapids, MN | Since I live 5 minutes from Detroit Lakes, MN I won't be road tripping there for 10KLF - When I'm on my way to the lake, I do however enjoy watching bus loads of pseudo-wanna be-Hippies and Trust-a-farians getting busted for possession all along Hwy59. Then I can't wait to hear the arrest numbers after the weekend is over, and feverishly await the patchouli stink in the air to fade.
Aside from guiding , I have rented a cabin for the season at LOTW - and will be at Lac Seul and multiple other places throughout the season - Not to mention, I leave in 17 days for some of the best big pike / big walleye fishing in Manitoba. |
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Location: Chicago, IL | Hayward area for 2 weeks in June, 1 week in August, 1 week in September and a long week end in October and hopefully again mid November.
Fishing with Tanner Wildes and Scott Keiper in June, two of the best sticks in the area.
Already hit Indiana 3 times in April and will be back over there a few times in October, November and December.
Hoping to sneak a trip to Green Bay in the fall too.
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Location: Not Where I Want To Be | Petenwell 15th -17th May
Vilas for the Opener
Winnebago for Eyes all of June- 4 Tournaments
Vilas 4th of July week
Probably every other weekend between the 4th and end of August will be spent in Vilas
Vermillion for the M 1st Outing 22nd -29th August
Every weekend except 2 from Labor Day til November 30th will either be spent in Vilas /Oneida /Iron or the Bay of GB |
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| maybe head up to vermillion or LOTW
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Location: Kronenwetter, WI | Vermilion last week of July. |
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| Headed to BirchDale Lake Lodge in Canada. (The great Eagle Lake) July 4-11. Cant wait!!! |
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| I understand that people on the forum get together for a fishing trip? I am new hear can anyone elaborate? Where and When you guys go! |
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Location: Iowa Great Lakes | Aug heading to V for the outing, hoping to make a trip to fish with Musky Stalker guide service at some point this summer to along with fishing the IOWA trail. Other than that mostly local waters. |
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| July 2nd-11th LOTW Flag Island Resort and Aug. 8th-16th Leech Lake Area are the only trips planned so far - sure I'll fit 2 or 3 more in somewhere.
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| May on Lake Shelbyville, June on Eagle at Andy Meyers Lodge, and July in St Germaine, with various 1 day trips to various lakes in Illinois. |
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Location: Stillwater | I'll fish white bear lake, forest lake, bald eagle, st. croix river. And other small day trips to maybe minnetonka. I'll try to shoot up to mille lacs. And I'm going to lake of the woods |
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| Good luck darkwing on eagle. Andy Meyers is just across the bay from Birch Dale where I will be going in July. Have you been there in the past? |
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Location: Houlton, WI | The farthest places im going are Lake of the woods, crane lake and hopefully mille lacs. Local lakes are bone lake, WBL, st. croix river Bald Eagle and others
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What are your 2009 Roadtrip Plans? I'm heading to MN.