We were greeted by sunny, but windy conditions on this day. We tried to fish in front of camp this morning but the wind was making it hard to fish effectively. Jody managed to catch a couple Walleyes before we left to find a spot out of the wind. The only spot we could find was on the other side of our island. There was a small pocket that was sheltered from the 20 mile per hour wind. We coaxed 8 walleye from a 25 foot hole that was located 10 feet from the shore. The fishing shut off at 11am and we decided to go in for an early lunch. The wind increased that afternoon so we opted to stay in camp and wait it out. Jody spent the afternoon working on his fishing gear, and I spent a few hours in the hammock.

The wind died down at around 6pm and we headed out for our last night of fishing Poohbah. We had left a marker buoy out on one of the spots that had been so good to us so we decided we would spend the last evening fishing this area and retrieve our marker. As we slowly trolled to the spot I hooked into a nice Laker. It was a 25 inch fish that I quickly released. As we approached our Walleye hole, Jody hooked the first Walleye of the evening. For the next hour and a half we caught fish after fish and we had a couple more doubles to bring our total to 22 for the trip. It was sad to say, but the Walleyes were becoming mundane. We found ourselves just going through the motions. Set the hook, reel, release. Set the hook, reel, release.

I guessed for the first time in my life I am getting tired of catching fish. As darkness approached we slowly headed back to camp. We were both speechless as we slowly paddled toward camp. I didn’t know if it was exhaustion or just the beauty and tranquility of this place that kept us silent. We lounged around camp that night discussing the day’s adventures and tomorrow’s trip back to Twin Falls. It was going to be sad to leave tomorrow, but Poohbah had been good to us and we will see her again soon.

Final Thoughts:

As I look back on our Poohbah adventure it is difficult to choose my favorite part of the trip. I hope this trip has not spoiled me forever. Will I compare all future trips to this one? Will I be disappointed by good fishing, as compared to the spectacular fishing on Poohbah? Will I be happy with a 3 star campsite after our 5 star camp on this majestic lake? Poohbah is indeed a spectacular fishery. Will it cough up fish every day of every trip? Probably not.

We were fortunate enough to be at the right place at the right time and for that we are forever grateful. All successful trips require extensive planning and preparation and this adventure was no exception. I am sure when I am pouring over my maps on a cold, snowy, winter night later this year the memories of Poohbah will again play out in my mind. Will I go to Poohbah next year, or will my adventures take place at one of the other Quetico gems I dream about? Only time will tell.