Yes it is and you know it is one of the cheapest trips I do. In the past we had a guide and paid about $65 a day. (thats cheap) Now we have a buddy up there who just makes us pay for the gas. (thats cheaper) The guides book a lot of half day trips and I would suggest that because I have never been there and not had a limit of huge fish by half a day. We go to the Chicago area (Kenosha) and then do some big city stuff. We usually do a weekend and stay around Gurnee (has a BassPro Shops) and you can find a cheap hotel there because there are so many.