Sunday, September 14, 2008

We woke up to more light rain in the morning but this was not a big deal because as we were going to be heading out today anyway and a little rain was just part of our adventure. We packed our gear and again had some coffee and breakfast before paddling back. We were in no hurry and I decided to fish at one of the rapids at a portage and caught a little pike. I had a few more strikes on the other side of the portage also but could not land.

We made it back to the outfitters around 2:00 PM, showered up and headed to the steakhouse in Ely for some big greasy burgers and a couple of cold beers!

It was a great trip with friends and we all agreed that we will make this an annual adventure!

Lessons Learned:

- Bring an Axe or Hatchet
- Check Sunrise time
- A Monkey (to hang food bag)
- Make that 2 Monkey’s (to chase red squirrel away)
- Liquid proof container for oil or use Crisco bar!
- More Gummies!
- Thinner steaks (hotter fire)

Bobby Kielty Says…

- “Let the saw do the sawin’”
- “If you want to catch a fish, stay with your pole at all times”
- “Let gravity do the work”
- “Give to God what belongs to God”
- “You can’t catch a fish if you are not fishing”