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South Arm Knife June 2013
by DeanL

Trip Type: Paddling Canoe
Entry Date: 06/11/2013
Entry Point: Moose Lake (EP 25)
Exit Point: Moose Lake (EP 25)  
Number of Days: 6
Group Size: 6
Day 4 of 6
Friday, June 14, 2013

Our 4th day was again a lazy morning as the days agenda was day tripping to Neglige and Explorer and then back to Vera for some walleye fishing. After getting a lunch and some gear packed we headed off for Neglige. The portage into Neglige was quite a different since just last year as there were 3 fallen down trees to go over / through. Once on Neglige we pulled over and fished from shore on the peninsula where it opens into the main lake. Scott and I trolled the lake a few times while the others fished from shore. After 2 hours we were going to have lunch before checking out Explorer. NOTE, if your planning mac and cheese for lunch and you need a stove, somebody in the group must have a source of fire. We settled for some granola bars and trail mix for lunch. The only action for fish on Neglige was one broken line on a fish that we never saw and 1 bite. The portage to Explorer was about the same as last year, maybe grown it just a little more. We were very disappointed that in a PMA someone had made a camp literally on the Explorer end of the portage complete with a rock fire pit and camp furniture. We made one trip around the lake trolling for trout with no luck before returning to Vera for the evening. Greg, Laura and Scott caught 2 walleyes on the way back to camp that we had for supper with cheese biscuits in the reflector oven. After supper we went to fishing and had pretty good success for an hour catching 16” – 18” walleyes for about an hour before turning in for the night.