~Upper 30s overnight which was chilly once again. Friday dawned perfectly calm and sunny. It was a beautiful morning, and we wished that we were out fishing the calm conditions, but we elected to move today closer to our entry point and stay on Agnes for an easier last day. Very little wind today other than a few gusts throughout the day but was very pleasant. Temperatures got up into the low to mid 70s again which made it a little warm on us but not too bad.

We made quick work of the portages and picked out a camp to our liking and that would fit our group size and needs. I made ramen and veggies for lunch as others set up camp, filtered water, and relaxed some. Pretty lazy day around camp overall as the trip began to wind down. Jud and I took a canoe out into the middle of the lake to jump off for fun and swim around. Some nice neighbors jumped in their canoe and paddled out quickly to “help us” as they thought we had fallen out and were in trouble. We thanked them for their kindness but assured them that we were fine and just swimming.

Jud and I went out fishing in the early evening but were not having much luck so decided to go back to camp and regroup some. A couple people in our group caught some nice panfish right from camp so Jud and I decided we would elect to fish from shore for our final evening (I would come to regret this choice).

4 of our group elected to fish from camp for our last evening while the other 2 canoes ventured out in the lake. The 4 of us that fished from camp caught a decent amount of Walleye, Crappie, and Bluegill. All were nice sized fish, and it was a fun last evening slip bobber fishing from camp. We probably caught around 20 walleye that were 16-24” in length, 20-25 crappies from 11-15”, and a few really nice bluegill and a couple pike. We were very excited about our fishing success and relaxing night fishing from camp.

Little did we know the success that the two canoes had out fishing on the lake. Brad and Zac were trolling Rapalas along the North side of the lake and were catching both slab crappie and walleye at will. They did not keep track of their numbers but shared that it was non-stop action for a couple hours. They came back to camp around 8 as they had caught their fill and a week in the canoe was putting a toll on all of our bodies. That was why the 4 of us had chose to remain back at camp.

Tyler and Matt did not come back to well after dark. They did even better and said that they did not want to come In and were still hammering fish when they decided they should come in, so we did not worry about them. They said they lost track at 60 walleyes with a bunch of nice crappies as well. They said the fish were slamming everything they threw at them. They were fishing a weed line and were on the deep-water side of it and they threw crankbaits, rippin raps, swimbaits mainly for lures and caught crappies, Walleye, and pike on everything they threw. They both said it was some of the best walleye fishing they had ever experienced. Unfortunately, we had to leave the following day and did not have another night to fish this lake and I regretted being lazy and fishing from camp, but hindsight is 20/20.

For dinner I made spaghetti and cheesy garlic Bannock. We ended up having an extra meal leftover, so we ended up having this meal in the evening on our last night and it was a good final meal. The Bannock worked pretty well but I can make less next time and need to make the patties thinner, so they cook all the way through. The guys said they did not mind at all but some of the insides were a tad undercooked for my liking. The bugs were tolerable at this site during the day out on the breezy point but come evening were downright miserable. Even with multiple thermacells going in a small area hardly seemed to make a difference. (but it did when you left that area) Safe to say no fire at this campsite and everyone dove for their tents after stuffing their faces with food and doing dishes.