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Rybak Party
My Dad and I made our annual trip up to Lake Uchi Lodge earlier this month and had a great time as always. The weather had been in the 30’s two weeks before we got there. It was nice because there were no mosquitos but the fishing was a little slower than usual the first few days.
Our presentation of choice for walleyes were mostly jigs and minnows. But this trip we casted way more that any other.
The first day we were catching tons of pike on Walmart one dollar spinnerbaits with 4” grubs of varying color.
I’ve always done well with HuskyJerks but I discovered my new favorite pattern for this lake. The Ghost pattern out performed all others. One night I caught a 26” and 23” walleye on consecutive casts using the ghost pattern.
This was the ninth time my dad and I have been up to Uchi Lake Lodge and on this trip we had the best morning ever one day. We once caught 150 walleye before lunch but the quality of fish during this particular morning made it much more memorable.
With no wind we had a little trouble finding fish for the first hour that morning. So we looked for any current we could find and remembered a small creek that was running quite quickly into the lake. We backed off creek into deeper water and could not keep the fish off of our lines.
My dad had four pike biteoffs in a row but quickly caught up. We were trying to catch fish under 18” to eat and ended up catching more than 15 walleye over 20” that morning including a 26” and two 25”s.
On our last afternoon we were barely able to get out due to thunderstorms. I’m glad we took advantage of the only hour of dry weather though. While out my dad and I got a double: my fish was my largest pike of the trip and my dads was his largest walleye. The pic of the pike didn’t really turnout too well but you can still get an idea. Luckily the camera decided to work when I snapped a pic of his walleye.
We have a great time going up every time we go. I recommend Uchi to anyone looking for an excellent walleye/pike lake that is run by an excellent staff.
Please enjoy the nature photos, my father has been practicing his photography skills.
The Banser Group
This year we had another great week at Uchi Lake, it was the groups 14th. As always Judy and the staff were awesome! The fishing really picked up as the week went on and by the last day even Dwayne “Swifty” Lenz was catching a lot of fish. This year we had 23 Walleyes over 22 inches with the 2 biggest being a 27″ from Bob and a 26.5″ from Joe. As far as northern go we caught 25 of them over 30 inches! The biggest were a 41″ by Joe and to everyone’s surprise a 39″ by Swifty. Overall it was another great trip at Uchi! Fish on!
Sheila & Steve McMahan
Hi Judy,
Sheila and I visited during the last week of August, a few weeks later than the previous 2 times we’ve been here. Upon our arrival, which was delayed slightly due to fog, we were able to get in a couple of hours on the lake before meeting the ‘veterans’ at shore lunch.
Sheila mentioned to some of the folks that we had some luck with the northerns, but hadn’t located any walleyes. One particular fellow, we’ll call Clyde (veterinarian, emergency medical tech, overall jack-of-all trades - you know who you are), 
went so far as to provide us with a couple of tinsel-skirted jig heads and detailed directions to one of his successful walleye spots. That afternoon we proceeded to catch one after another, mostly in the keeper size range of 15″ to 17″. Just when we thought we might call it a day, Sheila’s rod bent to the water line. What we thought to be an opportunist pike turned out to be a 27″ walleye, the largest catch of that week.
Clyde got a kick out of chiding us for using ‘his’ lures, and ‘his’ spot to catch what he had spent the previous few days searching for. The next day I managed to land a 24″ walleye. On our last day we decided to count fish. After less than 2 hours fishing in one spot we landed 49 walleyes. The pike weren’t hitting the top-water baits as eagerly as in the previous trips, but we still managed to bag a number of decent sized fish using spoons and spinners.
Overall, I would (and have continually) highly recommend Uchi to anyone looking for a place to catch quality fish. The numbers and sizes are both exceptional. The staff is among the friendliest and most attentive that you’ll find anywhere.
Sheila & Steve McMahan
Dummermuth Party
Hi Judy,
I’m sure you’ve had four pairs of dads and their young sons on trips before, but I wanted to drop you an email and let you know how much we all enjoyed our trip last week.
As we were discussing around the campfire, one appealing item is that the boats are unguided. In our case, when the boys got restless we could run over to a rock and let them roam for awhile. Although they would tell you their favorite was when we would take 
them exploring. One day we went down to Uchi River at the southwest end of the lake. We were fortunate enough to see a moose and we had fun checking out the old trappers cabin.
Another day we were just able to make it through the creek to Legg Lake. That was even more fun to explore.
We can’t wait to come back.
-Steve
Ken & Steve
Another great week at Uchi Lake. The two of us caught 552 Walleye, 23 Northern and 4 Perch in six days fishing. This 
included 12 Walleye over 20″ and 3-31″ Northerns. Judy and her staff were outstanding and really took care of us.
We are counting the days till August ‘09 when Uchi will be our home again for a week.
The Grant Party
We are a party of 25 that have been coming to Uchi for 20 yrs. The guys come from as far as California and Floria. This has been a family tradition and has grown into more than that over the past several years. This year was in memory of one of my best friends, Tom Nash who had passed at a young age due to cancer. His memories will go on, as his last words to me was to make sure his brother and future son-in-law could make the trip. Well, they made it!!
The fishing was outstanding and the hospitality was equal! I personally have known Judy for years’ and her catch and release program has certainly paid off. I can only speak for my experience in the boat with my son in law (Kevin), and good friend Jeff. It was a fishing experience of my life! In five days of fishing we caught in excess of 18 walleys over 25″. This was a first for me: Jeff and I had 2-25″ walleys on (Two Fer!!) I had done this on several occassions in the past, but not two 25″s!!
All in all the fishing was outstanding!!
I could go on with the stories, but like all fisherman, you would have had to been here to believe the stories.
We had a great time and wish to thank Judy and her crew!!!
The Grant party
Greg Mickelsen
26 1/2 Inch Walleye
7-8 lbs
Caught with a Minnow Green Rapala in front of shore lunch island.
The Banser Group
Thanks again for another great trip at Uchi, it was our 13th. As always the fishing and hospitality was excellent. Both the Northern and Walleye fishing was great. We caught 7 Northern over 34″ with the biggest being a 40″ caught by 13 year-old Jack. We also caught plenty of Walleye over 22″. Looking forward to next year…Fish On!
Shad Rap Group
Hi Judy,
This is just a note from our group to thank you and Bertha, Brenda, Jeff and Larry for another great year of fishing and eating. Your staff was ever gracious and extremely helpful throughout our June, 2008 week and the fishing continued to be wonderful. Although we were down to only four guys this year, we still caught 100’s of walleyes with 43 of them over 20 inches and at least a 100 northerns with 28 of them over 26 inches in length, including two 38” and our biggest fish, a 42 inch northern caught by Don Eisen, which weighed more than 22 pounds. The real topper for the week though was what happened on what turned out to be our very last cast of the trip. Three of us had already pulled in our lines and were ready to head back to pack up, but Don Eisen, the elder statesman of our group, still had his line in the water and hooked a shore lunch sized walleye. After setting the hook and getting the fish to the surface, Don turned to me and said, “ I can’t believe this. The only way I’ll ever catch a big one today is if something big hits this little one.” No sooner had he said this than a 38 inch northern came up and clobbered his walleye and wouldn’t let go!!! Don inched both fish closer and closer to the boat and I managed to net both of them at the same time. What a fitting end to a terrific week. Thanks again for your hospitality and we’ll see you next year.
The Shad Rap Group
Bill Ashcraft
37″ northern pike caught June 1st.
