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Malberg Basecamp
by 30Smoke

Trip Type: Paddling Canoe
Entry Date: 06/06/2017
Entry & Exit Point: Kawishiwi Lake (EP 37)
Number of Days: 6
Group Size: 2
Day 3 of 6
Thursday, June 08, 2017 Again, I slept in and Peter worked the lake for fish. Midmorning we had breakfast and decided to paddle over to River Lake (Kawishiwi River). We paddled around for a while and came across two guys fishing along the bank. They said the fishing was awesome and the walleyes were biting. One of the guys held up a small fish and I thought “perch”? No, they were just really small Walleyes. They had their “livewell” (cooler) full of fish and were heading out the next day. I figured they would have a good fish fry. We fished for a while and caught two keepers for dinner and headed back to Malberg. After frying the Walleyes and making some Idaho instant potatoes, I took a short nap and then we went back and tried our luck for a few more fish. It was a beautiful night with the full moon coming out as we paddled back to camp that evening. We caught a few fish, but nothing to put on the stringer. As we glided into camp, we were both still full from supper, so we built a small fire and laid out plans for the next day.
~Malberg Lake, Frond Lake, Boze Lake~Malberg Lake, River Lake

Lakes Traveled:   Malberg Lake, River Lake,