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Date/Time: 03/28/2024 01:48PM
Title: Trip Report - Voyage of the Sasquatch
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Buck47 11/17/2010 10:03PM
Nice trip guys. Great trip for brothers to do. I wish I would started canoe tripping at a younger age. I'll be looking forward to your future trips. You know where to find me if you are looking for some new trips to try.
Thanks for sharing. Mr. N
Bang 08/05/2010 01:12PM
Outstanding report and excellent photos. Rock On!
wtgmonkey 07/27/2010 08:07PM
Sweet report. Looks like you had a great time.
keegan99usa 07/15/2010 03:14PM
Very good read! Excellent fishing as well, thanks for the pictures. You guys will emember that trip forever!
TuscaroraBorealis 07/15/2010 09:47PM
Nice report & photos. Really enjoyed it.
smalltown 08/06/2010 09:19PM
@ bear brown
o yeah we didn't eat all of them. We made a live well and left the fish in there to keep them alive. We did eat a good portion of them though. Yeah we weren't sure if we should injure the fish that we were letting go by punching a hole through their lip but we wanted the pictures but decided to. maybe thats unethical i don't know.
Mongo65 08/07/2010 09:56AM
Great report and nice pics
tremolo 07/31/2010 10:42AM
That was fun to read--such zest! I liked how you were concerned about "leaving a trace". You parents must be awfully proud of you.
520eek 07/21/2010 02:19PM
Flippin awesome trip! Thanks for the report, hope to see more over the years!
smalltown 08/11/2010 01:26PM
@bear brown
yeah I guess maybe we should have thought about it more. I'm sorry. But I can assure you they were very lively and just fine when we let them go. I don't think one hole in their lip would kill them. But I can see where it would bother you and people. We ate over 75% of the fish we caught though so it was probably only 6 or 7 that we released and they all darted away when we put them back.
lars54 08/11/2010 06:54PM
that was a very nice trip report,thanks
muskrat 08/11/2010 06:02PM
Consider yourself lucky you and your brother have such a great relationship !


If I had tried that at that age with my brother only one of us would have returned :)
BearBrown 08/03/2010 02:12PM
Very good report. Sounds like an amazing trip with some excellent fishing. I've got to ask though... I noticed that you two had lots of fish on stringers (and some very large fish at that). From the looks of your photos, I couldn't imagine that just two of you ate all of those fish in the two fish meals you mentioned. What were you doing with all of those fish, was there a lot of waste or did you two manage to consume them all? That stringer of smallies alone looked like it could feed my family of five for two nights...
bobby726 06/29/2010 04:09PM
Man, sounds like a lot of fun.
wawasee 06/29/2010 12:26PM
What a great trip for two brothers! Yes you should have gotten more then 4 dozen leeches for a half pound. Keep going as long as the two of you can. Life is short!
fishguts 06/29/2010 02:47PM
Sounded like a grat trip, love all the fish pictures!;-)
boonie 06/29/2010 07:57PM
Thanks for the trip report. You guys had some pretty good fishing.
buz 06/30/2010 08:23AM
Way to go on your first "solo" attempt. You guys are hooked, a good thing. Nice TR.
smalltown 06/30/2010 08:47AM
Thanks everyone! :) Yeah I wish I could go again this summer but I think I have to wait until next year.:( But o well. Yeah the bw are a blast!
cabman327 06/30/2010 09:35AM
Great report! It is great to see young men such as yourselves enjoying the BWCA. There are many "real adults" in this world that would not be able to do a trip as well as you did. There have been many posts on this website about the average age of visitors to the BWCA getting older, so it is awesome to see a younger generation of trippers!!
BearBrown 08/09/2010 02:44PM
That doesn't sound like the most ethical fishing scenario I have heard. Hopefully the fish you released survived. Smallies are resilient fish so they may have. Not sure if there are any legal ramifications for doing that, as long as you never had more than 6 smallies per person at anytime. I believe that is the possession limit. Most people would stress practicing catch and release after you have caught the fish you plan on consuming.
smalltown 06/28/2010 06:24PM
New Trip Report posted by smalltown

Trip Name: Voyage of the Sasquatch.

Entry Point: 54

Click Here to View Trip Report
campnscrap 06/28/2010 07:22PM
Awesome report! Loved the photos - looked like you had a lot of success fishing :) And a huge CONGRATS on your first trip without 'real' adults along - even though you are now considered an adult yourself ;)


Enjoyed the read - keep on posting!


Happy paddling....
Bushwacker 07/30/2010 03:15PM
Nice report. Lot's of big fish. Wish I'd been there. Good job!
Dbldppr1250 07/21/2010 06:28PM
I loved your report - I want you to be my fishing guide and trip with me sometime!
jamotrade 07/26/2010 01:45PM
Nice job! That's how it's done!
dring 07/31/2010 01:00PM
Nice report. I teach high school students and you two are very responsible and mature. I am impressed. From a Christian perspective I love that fact that you read your Bible along the way. Awesome.
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