Tuesday, June 22, 2004
We all arise early and have a breakdfast of bagels, creamcheese, coffee and Crystal light. We leave at 6:00 to go to fishdance fishing a little along the way. In Kiana, I have a huge northern close to 40 inches follow my spoon right up to the boat... I am glad he did not hit it that close to the canoe!!! The other boat catches a northern about 25 inches long and we move on and do the 180 rod portage into Insula. We fish below the rapids there where the Kawishiwi runs out of Alice and catch several small walleye. Kim catches a sucker about 5 lbs, and I think for a while she has a huge walleye! Then I hook into a big fish and fight it thinking it might be a big sucker... but, instead it is a huge walleye, 28-30 inches long and weighing 7-8 pounds I think, my biggest ever no doubt. Picture of the walleye will come later. We move on to Alice, get caught in a storm with high wind which quickly passes as we stand at the portage into Fishdance a huge Alaskan Husky comes running up out of nowhere and licks my friends hand while his back is turned... his wife screams and we all jump!!! One of those moments you know! We make the rough protage into Fishdance and see the pictographs, take pictures and head back to camp... Finally, get back to camp where I prepare my famous lemon peppered walleye and cajun walleye with stove top stuffing. Afterwards, we all go to bed early again because of being tired. Miles covered this day 18 by GPS. Weather lows at night in the high 30's, daytime highs in the 50's high winds and rain! No wildlife other than the Dog... even no bugs!