When does the trip take place?  Most of the past trips were in the last week of july. Couple trips were in the first or second week of September. The advantages and/or disadvantages of the two seasonal time frames are subject to individual preference. While the September trip is relatively free of bugs, it has less daylight hours and can get chilly and or rainy. The July trip has many flies and mosquittos, but has daylight until almost 11:00pm and is usually fairly warm. WE HAVE EXPERIENCED NO APPRECIABLE DIFFERENCE IN THE FISHING BETWEEN THE TWO DATES. What about the TRAVEL timing?  Leave on a Friday or Saturday morning between 08:00am and 10:00am. The day is spent on the road with various pit stops, until eventually reach Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. Arrive in Thunder Bay between 8:00pm and 10:00pm and checkin to previously reserved motel. Go out for pizza - and - maybe a little beer? Leave motel around 07:00am and go for breakfast. Stop at grocery store to replenish ice, and pick up last supply details. Drive the final leg to Holinshead. Arrive around noon or early afternoon. Unload and go fishing.