Another morning of waking up at 7, I can't believe I am sleeping in this late. Got the coffee going, then the eggs and bacon, which went much more smoothly than yesterday's breakfast. Cleaned up and hit the water. Today, we were going to explore the South Kawishiwi.

Once we got to the first set of rapids, we tried our luck at fishing. Got a couple of smallies, but not much action so we decided to move on. All day, we just worked the shorelines and small bays. Good luck in some spots, not so good in others, but that's the way it goes. Had a nice sized northern on for a bit, but shook itself off as I was pulling out of the water. We did manage to get a few in the boat.

It was getting very hot today and found a small island out in the breeze on which to take a break. Did a little fishing from shore and ended up breaking a pole. I guess that's why you always bring a spare. Took a quick cat nap in the breeze before turning around toward camp.

On our way back to camp, we ran into a group that was fishing below the rapids where we had little luck. Of course they were catching them left and right. Not enough room for all of us so we ventured on. Stopped for some fire wood before reaching camp.

By this time, it was extremely hot and almost went for a swim, but opted for a bite to eat and a nice sit in the breeze on a point. We brewed some coffee and decided to eat our main meal at this time so we could be out fishing during prime time. We had pork loin kabobs with potatoes, peppers, and pineapple. Delicious!

We got done eating and were about to lay down for a nap when we heard a couple of canoes stop by. It was an adult with 4 kids in 2 canoes. Seems that they were turned around and separated from the rest of their group. We got them orientated again and pointed out a couple of nice campsites that were open down the river. Just then, the rest of their group came around the corner, waving their paddles in the air. They were very happy to see them and very thankful for the help we provided. [paragraph break]

Well, we were awake now and decided to try our luck in the bay around the corner, where we caught some walleyes earlier. Fishing was a little slow this evening. Brandon was able to wrestle a northern in the canoe. We also had a couple of loons follow us around for quite some time.

We decided to call it an evening and headed back to camp so we could get a fire started. Upon our return, we found a turtle laying her eggs. It was very cool to watch her dig and push the eggs into the hole before covering them up and camouflaging the nest. Talk about Discovery Channel live and in your face! I could have watched for hours, but wanted to let her do her thing and not disturb her. We were the guests in her home, not the other way around. One last fire and the rest of the vodka lemonades before bed. I can't believe we have to leave tomorrow.