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Snowbank Loop
by Turkish

Trip Type: Paddling Canoe
Entry Date: 08/26/2012
Entry & Exit Point: Snowbank Lake (EP 27)
Number of Days: 8
Group Size: 2
Day 5 of 8
Thursday, August 30, 2012 Layover day

Woke up to sprinkles.

Covered up camp and went fishing. Debated on whether to back track to Jordan and maybe Ima, but NOAA had mentioned a chance for thunderstorms in the area, so decided to stay on Ashigan for the day.

Didn't have much luck at first, and just as we were about to give up for the morning, Scott caught a really nice northern. Decided to stay out a little longer and ended up catching many northerns and smallmouths. This was another fun lake to fish once its figured out what they wanted.



Got back to camp at around 11 and started to get lunch going.

Within 20 minutes of getting back, the wind picked up. A lot. Then the thunder started.

We buttoned down camp and finished up lunch under the protection of tarps. The wind was almost too much for my little MSR stove, plus dirt and other debris kept being blown into the frying fish. We ended up saving the filets for supper, and they were delicious.

After just a few sprinkles but a lot of wind, the storm passed. The wind stuck around for most of the afternoon, it was enough to keep us off the water. Towards dusk the wind was completely gone, and went out for a couple hours of fishing.

It was nice having a radio around camp, for more reasons than just the weather. Listening to WELY or a baseball game was a treat on days when the wind keeps you off the water.



Along with the leftover fish from lunch, we had some bagged chicken that was added to mac & cheese for dinner. I highly recommend the chicken and mac combo. Superb