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No disappointment on Disappointment over Memorial Day
by Mad_Angler

Trip Type: Paddling Canoe
Entry Date: 05/21/2008
Entry & Exit Point: Snowbank Lake (EP 27)
Number of Days: 6
Group Size: 2
Day 5 of 6
Sunday, May 25, 2008: Fishing on Disappointment:

It was an especially gorgeous day. The day was warming quickly. There was a strong wind from the south. We had a nice breakfast of bacon and pancakes. We had thought about leaving today but the weather was too nice and we decided to stay until Monday morning. We knew that we would probably be taking down camp in the rain but it was worth it.

I fished hard today. We would paddle to a spot and anchor. I would fish and Angie would read. She was enjoying her book and I was enjoying the fishing.

I had my fish finder with me. It is a Lowrance X67 that I bought for ice fishing. It is portable and worked great in the canoe. The transducer shot right through the Kevlar and gave a great view of the bottom.

I caught a nice 18” walleye on submerged island. The island rose to about 5 foot deep and was surrounded by 20-30 feet of water. The walleye hit a minnow on a floating jig head behind a lindy sinker.

I caught a nice 28” northern in about 10 feet of water on a ledge between shore and 20 feet of water. The northern hit the same minnow jig used on the walleye.

Then, I found the motherlode. We stopped on the north shore to have a snack on a rock. After the snack, I decided to make a few casts. I caught about 6 smallmouht bass in about 12 casts. The bass were hitting a Firetiger Huskyjerk. The bass were near the north shore. There was a strong wind from the south that was pushing bait and warm water towards the shore and the bass were there waiting for them. I caught about 4 more bass as we explored more northern shores.

We got back to camp, relaxed around the fire. We had mixed feelings: we were enjoying our last day but were somewhat sad knowing that it was our last night…