Tuesday, September 28, 2021 We awake and get camp packed up and are off for Lac la Croix. The portage between Oyster and Rocky is not difficult, offering a few rolling hills and some really old White and Red Pine and Birch trees. The landing on the Rocky side is well......rocky. We check out the pictographs and continue to Green. The paddle across Green was pretty. We noted the the number of large pine and other trees blown over on the west shoreline. Before the Green to Gebe portage we ran into a family of hooded mergansers. Soon we met two gentleman who were heading the opposite way as I started a carry on the next portage. Once on the Geb side I picked up the rest of their stuff, make it up the first climb and meet them carrying one of our bags. We thanked each other. I shared that if I would have known they were going to do that I would have left our heaviest bag for them to which he said with a smirk "Same".haha Geb-e-on-equat is a beautiful lake. We make for the stone chairs fishing along the way catching a few small bass. The chairs are interesting and more impressive in person. We lunch there and rest a bit. Its 11:30 and so far its been an enjoyable morning. We fished our way to the Geb river portage. Actually we landed at what I thought was a portage. I knew where it as I was here 8 years ago or so I thought! We actually were on a well traveled path but too far east. After the correction we enjoyed the brief and steep downhill to the river. More enjoyable small river paddling to the portage to Lac La Croix. The water was lowest on this part of our trip having to push through a few yards of sediment and plants in a few places. The portage to LLC starts on a beaver dam and the path is flooded with flowing water 3/4 of the way. Once on the other side we load up and take off unbeknownst to me leaving a fishing rod with a tail-dancer tied on. To whomever finds it...enjoy! Another portage around a set of rocks before the main lake was an unexpected addition to this portion of our day.

Once on the big lake I start thinking lakers. Eric who runs the Farwater youtube channel and works at Piragis was very helpful in coming up with a strategy to target these Lakers. I get the poles ready and once in a good area I started trolling. Right away I had two northerns on then something bigger. It was a lake trout. Our first ever on LLC. It measured around 32" For myself it really was a special fish. It was returned to depths.

I kept marking fish so we kept slowly drifting with the wind then trolling into the wind. I had another on and lost it all the while Austin was fishing with the same lure, a Dr. Spoon but in a chrome/blue color and wasn't getting anything so we alternated fishing the clown patterned one I had on. Soon he was catching trout too.

It was time to find a campsite and we opted for the island site west of fish stake narrows. This sight is very nice and well located to fish both lady boot bay and fish stake. I dont think anyone else was camping on this part of LLC. After setting up camp and eating dinner we go out and paddle around the island and catch the setting sun while in the canoe.