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Old School Insane Stuart River
by pastorjsackett

Trip Type: Paddling Canoe
Entry Date: 08/06/2012
Entry & Exit Point: Stuart River (EP 19)
Number of Days: 5
Group Size: 6
Day 3 of 5
Wednesday, August 08, 2012

Day three, and more fishing.....this day found us on the north side of the lake where we found good walleye numbers plus a few more northern near the rocky campsite (this one looked good too). In the morning it was pretty hot so we paddled to the falls by the falls and had a totally fun and hilarious swim/shower. We all laughed and scrubbed off the grime on under the refreshing water. Weather remained great, fish were cooperating (although more in spurts) and all was well with our troop. That night we laid out on the rock in front of our camp where we took in the most amazing meteor shower. This trip, after its horrific start, was turning out to be a dream. We couldn't have been having more fun. The beaver near camp showed up daily to slap tail at us and this night included two massive, prehistoric snapping turtles mating (we think) in the water right off camp. We could not think of any other explanation for the things they were doing.....