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By Karen Butkovich on the Keweenaw on Monday, March 24, 2003 - 09:39 pm:

My husband Albert Butkovich and friends Ken Lutz and Dave Haataja were ice fishing Sunday (last) out from Jacobsville. Ken Lutz snapped a picture of a small airplane getting ready to land. They couldn't believe their eyes when some fellas came out of the plane and started fishing! No they weren't FLYFISHING they were ICEFISHING! Or are they doing both? It's hard to make out the plane because it was quite foggy. The tents are also hard to make out. I thought maybe your viewers would get a kick out of this one. Only in the Copper Country!!!

I used to Ice Fish... Lots of fun. Never had a plane land on the ice though! :)

When I was a kid (over 30 years ago), I was fortunate to live on Isle Royale on Mott Island (I was a Park brat). One night when my dad (superintendent) and I were out fishing, we saw the Cessna Seaplane stationed at Mott come over to near where we were trolling and start fishing, too. At least he didn't have to fly to get there. The next day my dad made available to the pilot a boat so he could go fishing a little more economically. My sister and I used to call Isle Royale, Alcatraz, or the Rock. The only way to spend those teenage days were fishing, canoeing, and burning up boat gas cruising up and down the harbor. Oh, how I would give anything to have those carefree days back again, living on the Rock!!

Just because the fish don't scream doesn't mean it isn't murder.

O NO i live with a murderer!!!give me a BREAK!!!have you watched the news lately?beware yooper fishermen they may cuff you and take you away!!!

Not shot Kalena!Are you sure that it wasn't a UFO and that the aliens are the ones who are stealing all of the fish?
No wonder lake trollers can't get any!
Get that smoker fired up and invite me over.Yum.

hi lee...you may be right my husband has'nt been the same since that day he was fishing!am i now too living with an alien?sorry your a little too late for smoked fish.we already ate the evidence!

Hello Butkovich's --
What kind of fish? What kind of bait? How far from shore? What water depth? Thank you Very Much In Advance --

hi keweenawwannabe,1-lake trout,2-smelt with jig as bait,3-two miles off shore,and 4-120 feet deep.your welcome...

Hi Albert, great picture.....still at I see, great...say hi to everyone, Scott

nice fish Al, bring one up the hill for me and dad :) haha

if Albert Butkovich from Tamarack hill in calumet was your dad.I worked with him in the mine--Told me he was a tank driver 2nd world war Germany--that your dad--very nice man

hi copper country guy.i'm ALBERT JR.grew up on tamarack hill.nice to here from you.

well albert pretty soon well have the boat out. to catch more fish. when we can put some shorts& tank tops on.how does that sound.you fish murderer lol lol

Yeah right Al! I know that Dave caught that, you can't catch any fish!

Boboo.

To Kat who wrote about being on Mott Island about 30 years ago, I was also on Mott Island about that time. My dad was the seaplane pilot.Would love to get in touch with you.