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June 2020 Brant to Kekekabic
by ponddigger

Trip Type: Paddling Kayak
Entry Date: 06/12/2020
Entry Point: Brant Lake (EP 52)
Exit Point: Missing Link Lake (EP 51)  
Number of Days: 8
Group Size: 1
Day 4 of 8
Monday, June 15, 2020 My goal on Monday was to fish Kek Lake, a 50 acre lake that is 120 feet deep. I paddled down Kekekabic lake, and portaged into the lake. I thought the recent cooler temps would have fish shallow, but I marked very few fish shallower than 50 feet, and many fish close to the bottom in over 100 FOW. Even a breeze can throw off vertical jigging in a light boat, and I didn't plan very well for trolling. After a frustrating morning fishing, I decided to paddle back through the Kek Ponds to Eddy Lake for the fun of it. After catching some crayfish in Eddy Lake, I went back to the small bay at the east end of Kekekabic, and finally managed to catch my first lake trout there vertical jigging. I made a supper of fish fry, lake trout, and crayfish tails. Rain threatened, and the mosquitoes were getting going, so I went to bed early. Daily totals: 5 or 6 miles of paddling, several portages, and 1 lake trout.