Well, as luck would have it, the first day of the show brings in Chicago’s first snowfall with icy roads. Thinking it was going to be a very slow evening, quite the opposite. We had a good turn out and I do want to thank all of those guests who ignored the weather and still came to visit me at the show.  I had a great time chatting with all of you and certainly do appreciate your business. Ken, Steve and Paul - welcome back to Uchi as we’ve missed you the past couple of years. Tony, Angelo, Walt, Chuck - it’s always a pleasure to visit with you on “your turf”.
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You know the ol saying “The older you get……….
Well here I am sitting in Chicago awaiting my next sportshow. St. Louis was a great show having met so many new people and enjoying the company of Clyde. Clyde is one of our regular guests who was kind enough to help out in the booth all day Saturday. Honestly, I think he did a better job than I, but we’ll keep that under our hats.
Clyde emailed me a couple of rather bizarre fishing pictures I just had to share with you. The northern was actually caught with the walleye in it’s mouth.  Thanks for everything Clyde. Thanks Ron, Tom, Bill and the rest for visiting my booth and having shared your Uchi Lake experience with me. Sincere thanks for all the kind words about our services and fishing and I wish you all well.
What did I tell you?
Luckily, Uchi Lake was not affected by the severe fire season in 2011. The winds were on our side as the fires kept moving north and away from camp.  However it didn’t stop us from worrying about fellow operators and the hundreds of brave firemen who were battling the blazes. These pictures I am about to share were sent to us from a staff member’s boyfriend who was one of those brave firefighters. Click on the image.
Fifth day into the hunt and it’s freezing up here. Getting caught up on all my wonderful emails from guests and updating website. Had to laugh at this one. I’m sure you all remember how hot the summer was this year. I just had to cool Shaboo so took her for a swim.
Judy,
Actually I can’t offer enough thanks to you for our Uchi Lake experience. You have managed the lake into one awesome fishery. You and your staff are attentive but not over bearing. The meals are excellent. One always takes a chance when finding a place on the Internet. Your website claims were attractive but one never knows. Am I glad I took that chance. Our trip was unbelievable. You now have 4 more huge fans. My brothers and I will have something to talk about for a long time. I hope your summer season is safe and enjoyable.
Best regards,
Jim Behlmer
We had a great trip this year! The two of us caught over 440 fish in 6 days! Walleye up to 28 inches and pike up to 12 pounds! Thanks, Judy, for another great year at Uchi!
Thank you so much Judy! The whole crew obviously had a great time. I am already thinking about the next time… I personally had the best trip I’ve had. I caught 15 northern over 30 inches including two 36s, a 38, and finally got a 40 incher! Lake seemed to be in great shape. Can’t wait to cross the border again. If you can send me an email address or something I’d love to send you a couple pictures. Jeff and I caught some giant northern, and got some beautiful dawn shots!
Rob Glincke
Good afternoon Judy,
I wanted to once again say how much we enjoyed our trip to Uchi Lake Lodge this year. I can’t recall exactly how many times I’ve been there, but suffice to say it’s been a lot of times.
I’m so impressed on how your fishery has only improved since my first trip there a long time ago. You hear the stories all the time from your guests and albeit some stories may be embellished upon, the truth of the matter is that the walleye fishing at Uchi is simply the best. And, I might add the pike fishing is pretty darn good unto itself.
In closing, I look forward to next years visit and the possibilities that it holds.
The best to you and your family-take good care! Tell Bertha and Brenda that we miss them already, those two are absolutely the salt of the earth, great people.
Jerry Voris
Hi Judy,
I promised to send you our fish count for your board. We really thought we had set ourselves up for a fall after last year’s total of 752 but we managed to beat that total this year. While we did not catch another 32 incher (that may not ever happen again) we caught a lot of fish and some nice ones as well. Before I give you the numbers, I again want to express our belief that the service at the camp this year was the best that it has ever been. Obviously the kitchen staff of Bertha and Brenda were great as always but the Larry and Dave were fantastic. They were always trying to find ways to make our trip better. The service was simply superb.
Now back to the totals. Here you go. For 2010 we caught 797 fish, mostly all walleye (777). Here is the count my day:
Day 1Â Â Â 81
Day 2Â Â Â 107
Day 3Â Â Â 116
Day 4Â Â Â 128
Day 5Â Â Â 113
Day 6Â Â Â 153
Day 7Â Â Â Â Â 99 ( blown off the lake with thunderstorms for about 2 1/2 hours)
Total     797
We only identify Walleye over 20 inches and Northerns over 30. Here are those totals:
Walleye
27.5
27
26
25 (5)
24 (3)
23.5
23
22.5
22 (6)
21 (4)
20 (3)
Northern
39.5
34
30
Thanks again. We are already looking forward to next year.
J.Robert Browning
Come visit me at one of the All Canada Sportshows listed below. I’m always happy to discuss our operation and while your there, be sure to pick up a copy of the All Canada Adventure guide. Members of the All Canada Staff visited Uchi Lake this past summer and wrote an excellent article called “Pass It On”. The end of the article is particularly interesting when it comes to our “kids”. Enjoy!!!
SPORTSHOW SCHEDULE:
St. Louis……….St. Charles Convention Centre……..Jan 7-9
Chicago………..Pheasant Run Resort…………………..Jan 13-16
Milwaukee……..Milwaukee Co Sports Complex……….Jan 20-23
Madison………..Mariott West……………………………..Jan 24-26
Des Moines…….7 Flags Event Center…………………..Feb 11-13
Judy,
Just wanted to let you know how much we all appreciated the hospitality again provided at Uchi Lake!!
We had a great time and caught plenty of fish, it is obvious that your conservation efforts have paid off over the years. We did not do a very good job updating your fish board, so I will summarize.
Biggest Walleyes-
31-1/4″ John Roberts
31″ Steve Daniels
28″ plus-4
27″ plus-7
Abundant amount of fish between 25″ and 27″.
Biggest Northerns-
40″ Dave Grant
36″ Jeff Olson
More northerns caught between 23″ and 27″’s than in the past.
We have been coming up for 20+years now and the fishing continues to be outstanding and get’s better every year. We had some new folks in our group this year and they all commented on how they had the time of there life. The fishing obviously is our drive, the camaraderie is what keeps us coming back.
Looking forward to our 2011 trip!!
Thanks to you and your crew!!
The Grant Party
