Boundary Waters, Trip Reports, BWCA, Stories

Dad's Trip
by Unas10

Trip Type: Paddling Canoe
Entry Date: 08/07/1939
Entry & Exit Point: Clearwater Lake (EP 62)
Number of Days: 6
Group Size: 3
Part 8 of 16
Mon. 7th – Couldn’t get fire going. Got it started – spilled the water. ----No fire! Oh, what a day. Bought groceries, rented canoe and started off. Portaged 2/3 mile to Caribou Lake in two trips. Al caught a 4lb. pike on a barbless hook. Camped on an island. There was a bed spring, 2 kerosene lamps and some kerosene there. Went fishing. Al 2 pike, largest 4 lb, Jack 4 pike largest 3 lbs, ditto for me.