Boy Scout
by fishonfishoff
Trip Type:
Paddling Canoe
Entry Date:
06/26/2011
Entry & Exit Point:
Mudro Lake (EP 23)
Number of Days:
10
Group Size:
9
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Day 7 of 10
Thursday, June 30, 2011 The adults noticed some of the scouts are starting to lose interest in the fishing so we changed plans. We had planned to stay 2 nights near Gun or Moosecamp but we decided to only stay one night then move onto the Fourtown Lake area. This should keep the boys occupied by packing and unpacking an extra time. Alarm was set for 5:00 to break down camp. Cake mix pancakes hit the spot for breakfast and we were on the water at 6:40. Jeff and Trent had no trouble through Thursday Bay but did make a small miscalculation trying to get to Friday Bay. Portaged and traveled to Papoose Lake, Chippewa, Nikki and Wagosh.After Wagosh is the mile portage. Jeff, Jake, and myself take the shorter canoes while our "mule" Bryan handles the longer one. About half way to Gun Lake I see a fisher walking the trail in front of me. I step aside and Trent and Alex also get glimpse of it. We just don't see them in Ohio. A well deserved break was taken after the portage then we continued to Bullet and finally Moosecamp. This was another beautiful lake and luck was on our side. A party was just exiting the campsite we were hoping for on the east side of the lake. Wild rice with peas and diced potatoes hit the spot for lunch. Some catch and release fish were caught during the day but mostly the group was in a veg-out mode "do nothing".For dinner calzones with pepperoni, tvp sausage, and spaghetti sauce. Tasted great. Mosquitoes and flies put us to bed by 10:00, probably the worst we seen since the start. Our 2nd rod tip was broken off in all the portaging, this was my fault for not breaking down the rod into 2 pieces. So far everyone of the group has carried a canoe on a portage.