Well,  I appreciate everyone replying with their thoughts and information.  We did make our trip the week prior to Labor Day.  Mostly good weather although it was unseasonable warm except for the last day when we had sleet blowing in our right ear all the way out of the park.  We base camped on Fauquirer and got as far north as Edge.  Smallmouth fishing was excellent along with a couple of big pike, but no Lake Trout.  I would guess the painfully hot weather had them deep and out of our lazy reach.  Twenty some odd years ago I walked up Louisa portage, saw the falls and swore I would come back some day and carry a canoe and gear up and hit the bathtub.  Finally got there and did it with a 9 month old knee replacement.  Nothing like a good test drive on the Meadows and Louisa portages to convince yourself you still have several good trips left.  Kind Regards to everyone.  Bob