Kawishiwi Lake to Beaver loop
by EPFD217
Trip Type:
Paddling Canoe
Entry Date:
07/08/2006
Entry Point:
Kawishiwi Lake (EP 37)
Exit Point:
Kawishiwi Lake (EP 37)
Number of Days:
7
Group Size:
4
Day 6 of 7
Thursday, July 13, 2006
We went swimming and washed clothes this morning. It was very warm and muggy. My GPS showed it was 80* at 11am. We packed lots of water and some snacks and we set off for a fishing daytrip into the east end of Malberg. Lots off smallmouth and northerns, but no walleyes here. It was difficult since the bait was gone and trolling wasn't working. I had several hits on the buzzbaits I brought, but no hook-ups. The wind really started to pick up and we moved out of one bay into the next. Now it was nearly impossible to troll. The wind was blowing up much faster than I would paddle for trolling. We decided to stop for a snack and some swimming in the NE bay of Malberg. Dan saw some droppings on the latrine trail and wondered "what would make golf all sized droppings like a rabbits?" A suggested a moose maybe.....After swimming we decided to head back into the wind. No sooner had we left the bay when I spotted a small cow moose on the shoreline behind the campsite we were just at. She let us take a few pictures then disappeared into the spruce and fir trees.
Paddling into the wind was very tough but we made great time thanks the SR boats. We flowed right through the waves hardly slowing. Whitecaps and rollers were the order of the day but we did well.
I tried to go out solo to pump water, but that was an act in futility. However hard the wind was blowing (20+ mph or more), thats how fast I drifted away. I paddled as hard as I could but it took everything I had to turn the boat into the wind. I tried 3 times before I was able to beat the wind.
Because of the wind we didn't do any more fishing this night. I tried a bit from shore but had no luck. We played some 4-player cribbage before taking naps. After a early dinner, Dan and Cortney revealed their secret of the trip, they brought a special dessert for today because it was Becky's birthday. We had Mountain House Raspberry Sauce with crunchy chocolate topping. Talk about delicious!! It was so rich and tasty. Happy 28th Becky! I have no idea when we went to bed, but we stayed up for hours watching distant thunderstorms light up the sky with lightning.
We went swimming and washed clothes this morning. It was very warm and muggy. My GPS showed it was 80* at 11am. We packed lots of water and some snacks and we set off for a fishing daytrip into the east end of Malberg. Lots off smallmouth and northerns, but no walleyes here. It was difficult since the bait was gone and trolling wasn't working. I had several hits on the buzzbaits I brought, but no hook-ups. The wind really started to pick up and we moved out of one bay into the next. Now it was nearly impossible to troll. The wind was blowing up much faster than I would paddle for trolling. We decided to stop for a snack and some swimming in the NE bay of Malberg. Dan saw some droppings on the latrine trail and wondered "what would make golf all sized droppings like a rabbits?" A suggested a moose maybe.....After swimming we decided to head back into the wind. No sooner had we left the bay when I spotted a small cow moose on the shoreline behind the campsite we were just at. She let us take a few pictures then disappeared into the spruce and fir trees.
Paddling into the wind was very tough but we made great time thanks the SR boats. We flowed right through the waves hardly slowing. Whitecaps and rollers were the order of the day but we did well.
I tried to go out solo to pump water, but that was an act in futility. However hard the wind was blowing (20+ mph or more), thats how fast I drifted away. I paddled as hard as I could but it took everything I had to turn the boat into the wind. I tried 3 times before I was able to beat the wind.
Because of the wind we didn't do any more fishing this night. I tried a bit from shore but had no luck. We played some 4-player cribbage before taking naps. After a early dinner, Dan and Cortney revealed their secret of the trip, they brought a special dessert for today because it was Becky's birthday. We had Mountain House Raspberry Sauce with crunchy chocolate topping. Talk about delicious!! It was so rich and tasty. Happy 28th Becky! I have no idea when we went to bed, but we stayed up for hours watching distant thunderstorms light up the sky with lightning.
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