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Snowbank to Thomas 2020
by 30Smoke

Trip Type: Paddling Canoe
Entry Date: 06/15/2020
Entry Point: Snowbank Lake (EP 27)
Exit Point: Lake One (EP 30)  
Number of Days: 8
Group Size: 2
Day 4 of 8
Thursday, June 18, 2020 - Woke up about 6am, Peter was still sleeping, first time ever that I got up before him, probably last time. We decided to fish the morning and got into the walleyes, keeping two for breakfast and letting the others swim away! Back at camp, Peter made walleye and cornbread with cranberries. We quickly cleaned up and headed back to the lake for more fishing.
We ended up fishing along the South side of the islands down the middle of the lake and also the south shore down to the narrows to Fraser, while stopping at the campsite 1186 in a SE bay tucked away. It had a decent landing and an elevated kitchen. Decent site that I wouldn’t hesitate staying at for a night or two.
Fished over to the narrows and then went through and back as I had never been through there and it looked cool on videos I had seen previously. We then headed North up the East shore of Thomas and the first campsite had many people there having a good time, or so it appeared from the canoe. We fished the North side of the islands until we got back to camp. It was another long, hard day of fishing with little to show for our efforts after breakfast. Peter prepared the hamburger with vegetables and potatoes. That is turning into an easy meal and quite filling and rejuvenating after a long day on the water. While eating, a visitor entertained us by depositing some eggs in our campsite. We cleaned up and headed to bed before the mosquitos got bad.