Wednesday, June 08, 2011 - Move and Fish Day.
I had spoken to a canoer late last night, and he mentioned that the west end small island camp site was open because a group had moved at that afternoon. That's my favorite on Ensign, so I hoped to get to it before and early starters could. Woke at 5:00 and it was an absolutely gorgeous morning. I broke down camp and was packed and in my canoe by 6:00. 15 minutes later I paddled around the corner of the island and found out that someone had moved in the night before. Turned around and paddled back around the island and headed to a site across from the small island down the side of the other larger island. I moved in quickly and an hour later had an oatmeal breakfast with an orange. I was ready for some fishing. I paddled towards the north end of the bay, and quickly caught a nice smallmouth bass. So just as I get excited, here comes the wind again! I worked hard to get back to my campsite and filleted my brunch. Tasted great! Cleaned up, pumped some water, and as the weather was cooling quite a bit, I decided to go hunting to make a wood pile. First I walk and waded the banks for beaver scraps and drift wood. Then I went back into the woods and looked for downed trees. Had a nice saw and did quite a bit of sawing. Couple hours later I was spent with a huge pile for my labors, so I grabbed my book and started reading. I realized how tired I was after 3 early rises, and took a nap. When I woke the wind was still blowing hard, so I fished the banks on both sides of my site. I was using a little torpedo, and the top water lure enticed a few more smallies to become my dinner. Fried those fish and cleaned up with a nice campfire to keep me warm. By now it was in the upper 40s and the camfire was great. It started misting, so I tucked myself in for the night, and sleeping tonight was really nice!