Moose River North to Lac La Croix
by billsta
Trip Type:
Paddling Canoe
Entry Date:
06/12/2011
Entry & Exit Point:
Moose/Portage River (north) (EP 16)
Number of Days:
7
Group Size:
3
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Day 6 of 7
Friday, June 17, 2011 It’s a beautiful, sunny day. By the time we finish coffee and breakfast, the wind has kicked up. It is easily the windiest day we’ve had and it keeps us in camp all day long. If we didn’t have the one solo canoeist, we probably would have ventured out to fish. Instead, we have a lazy day of reading, napping, eating, and fishing from shore. It looks like we made the right choice heading here a day early, since campsites are now filling up, both with people heading in and out. In the evening, the wind dies down and we head to the eastern shore to fish, a bit further north of where we fished the night before. We catch northern and walleye and in a couple hours probably catch 20 plus fish. At one spot I make five casts and catch 4 northern, then a bit later catch two walleye from the same spot. We return to camp and find a turtle on the shore of our camp, digging a hole to lay its eggs. We watch her lay 5 eggs, cover them, then head back into the water. We break down all of our fishing gear and pack everything we can to minimize pack time in the morning. Highlights: Relaxing day, evening fishing Lowlights: Wind keeps us off the water during the day.