Boundary Waters, Trip Reports, BWCA, Stories

One New Fisherman
by Spartan1

Trip Type: Paddling Canoe
Entry Date: 08/29/2011
Entry & Exit Point: Mudro Lake (restricted--no camping on Horse Lake) (EP 22)
Number of Days: 5
Group Size: 2
Part 4 of 8
Day Two:

At 7:05 the temperature in the tent was 54. Outside was bright and sunny, with no wind and mist on the channel. Breakfast was scrambled eggs with green pepper/cheese/onion, potatoes with green pepper/onion, and sausage patties. He only had regular coffee (I have to have decaf) so I didn’t have any this trip.

Ramsey set up my fishing gear and we went out for about three hours. I trolled in the bow and he paddled and trolled from the stern. I caught 2 walleye

2 pike and 2 snags, losing one lure.

Ramsey caught 3 walleye, 1 pike and lost 1 lure.

For lunch we had walleye and rice with almonds. The temperature was 84.

During the afternoon there was a canoe that came by looking for a campsite. They camped at another site on the bay.

Between lunch and fishing, I went exploring back in the woods behind our campsite. During this trip I found pieces of a Styrofoam cooler. One piece had a little 3” pine tree growing in it. The pieces were collected so we could haul them out.

In the late afternoon we went fishing for about two hours. This time I caught a 24” walleye, a 30” pike, and a bass. While reeling in my line by camp a pike just bit off the lure. Ramsey caught four fish, including a 36” pike. Here is a photo of Ramsey losing my 30” pike over the side of the canoe.

Dinner tonight was Hamburger Helper lasagna.