Boundary Waters, Trip Reports, BWCA, Stories

first time to Lac La Croix
by haro1

Trip Type: Paddling Canoe
Entry Date: 05/23/2008
Entry & Exit Point: Moose/Portage River (north) (EP 16)
Number of Days: 4
Group Size: 2
Day 2 of 4
Saturday, May 24, 2008
 
 As I sit on the steep rock on shore, I rig up a couple of rods for slip bobbers and just think how dang lucky we are to be able to see and experience such a quiet and peacefull place. Anna is off hiking in the hills behind our camp and looking for some good pictures with our new camera. Surprisingly neither of us are very sore. My back pain is put in the back of my mind, were it should be. Ten minutes into fishing, wow, hunny it feels big. I didn't have a tape measure but I would guess 20 to 23 inches. A nice walleye for dinner.
 After a nice eggs and bacon and fresh veggie bake, we went out for a little more fishing and site seeing. We couldn't even get out of our own bay and this thing grabbed my shad rap.
 We didn't wonder too far as the winds were up a little so we ducked in between a few small islands and I was looking for some fish on the lowrance. With some structure and fish at the narrowest part of two island points we fished. I was jigging 1/4 ounce fireballs with leeches and Anna was slip bobber fishing with a fairly small blood red hook. I ended up with a few small eater walleyes and she was catching a few pound, pound and a half crappies. Only I forgot to take some pictures of her and her contributions to dinner. This lake was like heaven.
 
 We have fresh walleye and crappie for lunch and relax the afternoon around the campsite and make steaks and mashed potatoes with corn and fruit for dinner. I'm glad we stopped by Stu and Michelle of Boundary Waters Journal to pick up a poly food box with the insulating foam. Stu was just wrapping up the up coming summer edition. A fire and stars top off the night. The sound of beavers tails pounding into the water awaken me in the middle of the night.