Ron Mandernach has been waiting thirty years to catch a 35.5 inch Walleye. As it turns out, his wife Nancy caught it a year ago on a fishing vacation to Grew Lake. And he's not even bitter about it-really. After all, "It takes a good guide-if I didn't take her to the right place she wouldn't have caught it."

A well coordinated team, this couple from Ohio share a love of fishing that has made week-long fly-in fishing vacations to Kashabowie Outposts' Grew Lake a new tradition.

"Grew Lake is probably the nicest lake I've been to," says Ron (who was content with several Walleye in the over-30 inch range this year). "It's a very easy lake to fish." Even with last summer's hot temperatures, which usually make for harder fishing, "We still did very well. We probably caught a dozen over-25 inch Walleyes, as well as a few 12-17 lb. Northern." The couple practice catch and release, searching for trophy fish to capture on camera.

Nancy, who caught the fishing fever about 15 years ago, said the couple have enjoyed fishing new lakes, but have decided to stick with Grew. "This is actually the place where we have caught the biggest Walleyes."

In addition to the fishing, there a couple of other reasons for the Mandernach's loyalty to Grew. The wildness of this lake 68 miles northeast of Kashabowie Outposts affords some rare glimpses of wildlife, such as moose, bear and this past year, the opportunity to see wild grouse was a first for the couple.

"We go for the nature and the quiet and you get it-and it is absolutely awesome. One sunset is not like another and the colours are magnificent," said Nancy.

The accommodations (two bedrooms which comfortably hold eight) are immaculate and the equipment always in good working order, say Ron and Nancy. Now in their 50s, they also like the security of the radio phones, and only being a phone call away.

A short flight of about 20 minutes into Grew Lake means the areas is remote, yet close enough to be convenient, when the couple has a 1200 mile return road trip ahead of them. "They come to get you about 9 o'clock in the morning and then we hit the road on the way back."

Good fishing, quality service and accommodations combined with the familiarity they feel with the lake mean the couple plan on at least one Grew Lake vacation every summer, said Ron.

"We kind of got a tradition now-we'll probably keep coming to Grew until we can't do it anymore."

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