Saturday, June 10, 2017 I’m not 100% sure, but I think Peter went fishing while I slept in, but not too late. Today would be windy with threats of rain, but partly sunny, and we would travel a real pristine beautiful route. After the requisite breakfast of pancakes, we gathered the gear we would need for a long day trip and again started parting water. We worked our way around the peninsula in the lower part of the Northwest part of Malberg. We circled around the big bay, checking out the campsites, before heading back to the narrows and a chance to view the campsite on the bluff. What beautiful views at campsite 1053 – I’ve got to come back and stay there sometime. We continued working our way east, until we got to the bay with the portage (46 rods) into the Kawishiwi. This was a beautiful portage, and once you get past the falls, there is some really pretty river before getting out to the main lake/river. We stopped at campsite 1050 for snacks. This was a pretty site, but lots of widow makers around the site. I wouldn’t mind spending a night at this site.  After snacks and checking out the trails, we hit the water and soon found there was a westerly wind which would challenge our grit/stamina. This wind would challenge us all the way to the upper falls on the Kawishiwi, but during the trip, Peter was able to catch a couple eater walleyes as we went the length of the river. By the time we got to the upper falls, my shoulders and arms could feel the burn! This was definitely a good workout, but it would have been a much more pleasurable paddle without the wind. But sometimes more pleasurable is less remember-able. After the easy 23 rod portage past the falls, we tried fishing a bit, but were lucky we caught our eaters already, because nothing was biting. We headed back to the portage into Malberg (64 rods) as the sun was setting and were able to have our second and last walleye fish fry for the trip. What a perfect day, except for the wind.

~Malberg Lake, River Lake

 

Lakes Traveled:   Malberg Lake, River Lake,