September LIS Loop
by Pete2Paddle
Trip Type:
Paddling Canoe
Entry Date:
09/17/2021
Entry & Exit Point:
Little Indian Sioux River (north) (EP 14)
Number of Days:
8
Group Size:
2
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Day 6 of 8
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Day 5 – ‘½ Travel, ½ Fishing’ – Day 5 was another cold morning but it warmed up pretty quick. Our goal for the day was an easy travel day to Oyster for some fishing. Morning travel on cool days is always amazing. I love the calm waters with a thin layer of ‘smoke’ rising up due to the temp difference. Deep Purple’s ‘Smoke on the Water’ never fails to pop into my head.
The portage out of Ge-be into Green Lake was long enough to get us properly warmed up but not too difficult. Green Lake is a nice little lake. We didn’t check out the campsite but with only a single site on a lake like this, I can imagine it’s a popular spot. I also think it was on Green Lake where we saw a family of otters. They were playing in a back bay and just as soon as we saw them, they spooked and we never saw them again. Bummer. It would have been fun to watch them for a bit.
We made quick work of Green and Rocky Lakes. We put in on Oyster around noon and ended up staying in the second site we saw. Our goal was to set up camp early and head out for fishing in the afternoon. It didn’t hurt that we really liked the site too. It’s the southernmost site on the west side of the peninsula on Oyster.
The weather was ideal. Upper 60’s / Lower 70’s with clear skies. I actually got a bit of a sunburn that day. In the afternoon, we fished the small bay in the northwest corner of the lake for Bass and came up with a couple of eaters. We also found an abandoned beaver lodge along the shore and harvested some super dry and dense firewood for the night. Fish for dinner again!
~ Lakes Visited: Green Lake, Rocky Lake, Oyster Lake
Day 5 – ‘½ Travel, ½ Fishing’ – Day 5 was another cold morning but it warmed up pretty quick. Our goal for the day was an easy travel day to Oyster for some fishing. Morning travel on cool days is always amazing. I love the calm waters with a thin layer of ‘smoke’ rising up due to the temp difference. Deep Purple’s ‘Smoke on the Water’ never fails to pop into my head.
The portage out of Ge-be into Green Lake was long enough to get us properly warmed up but not too difficult. Green Lake is a nice little lake. We didn’t check out the campsite but with only a single site on a lake like this, I can imagine it’s a popular spot. I also think it was on Green Lake where we saw a family of otters. They were playing in a back bay and just as soon as we saw them, they spooked and we never saw them again. Bummer. It would have been fun to watch them for a bit.
We made quick work of Green and Rocky Lakes. We put in on Oyster around noon and ended up staying in the second site we saw. Our goal was to set up camp early and head out for fishing in the afternoon. It didn’t hurt that we really liked the site too. It’s the southernmost site on the west side of the peninsula on Oyster.
The weather was ideal. Upper 60’s / Lower 70’s with clear skies. I actually got a bit of a sunburn that day. In the afternoon, we fished the small bay in the northwest corner of the lake for Bass and came up with a couple of eaters. We also found an abandoned beaver lodge along the shore and harvested some super dry and dense firewood for the night. Fish for dinner again!
~ Lakes Visited: Green Lake, Rocky Lake, Oyster Lake
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