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Amazing Trip- Wood Lake
by pinepatch

Trip Type: Paddling Canoe
Entry Date: 08/10/2010
Entry Point: Wood Lake (EP 26)
Exit Point: Moose Lake (EP 25)  
Number of Days: 5
Group Size: 4
Day 2 of 5
Wednesday, August 1 ,2010

Well- Wednesday began early. Like 2:30am when it began to rain!!!!! It woke me - but was able to go back to sleep. Until 5:00am when our tent became a water bed. It began to rain so hard that the water was flowing under our tent!!!

So until daylight we both sat in the dry corner and looked at each other and laughed!! What else could you do. When it quit raining and the sun came out it was apparent that breakfast was going to be slim and cold as we had not covered the wood or was there any dry. So Water with drink mix and a sport bar and to the lake we went.

We had found a pretty good walleye pattern, and it continued on Wednesday. After a morning of walleye fishing we decided to concentrate on pike. So with leaders tied on and top waters we headed to the narrows and shallows of Wood lake. And they did not disappoint!!! Each of us caught pike in the 20"- 28" range and was it fun thinking the next could be 40".

The afternoon and evening fishing continued to be good and the same pattern on crank baits and rocky drops in 15' to 20 ' of water.

Tonight we finished with a discussion from the "Daily Bread" and another Euchre game. And a prayer for a dry night....