It rained early this morning, nothing too exciting, just enough to settle the dust. We took our time getting breakfast and packed. It was probably 10:00 AM by the time we started paddling.

When we made the first portage it was raining again. We waited out the rain at the portage. I managed to catch a couple of Smallies at the base of the rapids flowing into Knife. The wind was blowing from the west and we could hear thunder beyond the bluffs of Knife Lake. After the weather let up a little we moved on. The second campsite on the south shore was a nice spot. We paddled the south shore because the wind was more southwest than west.

After fighting the wind and seeing thunder heads in the distance I decided we would head down the first big bay that has an easy 30 rod portage into South Arm of Knife Lake. We paddled across South Arm to the big island but all three campsites were taken. We found the sand and gravel beach campsite northeast of the Sema Lake portage. It is a nice site, facing east, grassy, and open, making it buggy.

I set up the tarp while the Warden worked on feeding us. We could hear the thunder of the storm building and I was able to get the tarp and tent set. About 2:30 PM it started raining and kept raining for three hours. We read, relaxed and napped. After the rain ended we stretched out and tossed in the canoe and I guided the Warden while she caught a few Smallies. We pumped water and went back to make supper of Chicken Alfredo and Noodles. The chicken in the pouch did the trick. I fished for a while before bed and caught a couple more Smallies.