Awoke around 6 a.m. to a light mist, just like the day before. Decided to try for Carp today. As soon as the canoe was loaded the rain started coming down a little bit harder. The portage from Gijikiki to Ottertrack was pretty challenging in the rain, I think it drops close to 100 feet. The wind was at my back for most of the paddle down Knife, but it was hitting me about a 35 degree angle, so I brought out the single blade for this portion of the paddle. Made it to Thunder Point around 12:30 and made the trek to the top for some pictures/lunch. Managed to send and receive a few texts on top, just enough to let my parents know I was still alive.

Got back on the lake a little before 2 p.m. and started towards the "potholes" between Knife and Carp. I'm not sure if that's a common term for those lakes, but my Dad always calls them that, so now I do too. I was pretty tired from the paddle and a fish dinner sounded pretty great. I was out of nightcrawlers, and even though I never have luck on Jitterbugs midday, I decided to throw a few out as I passed through the potholes and into Carp.

Picked up 3 smallies in the potholes and another 3 on Carp. Let all of them go except for 1 and headed to the Carp site (site #1241). Luckily it was open and I made camp around 6 p.m. Cooked dinner, did dishes, and went to bed around 9 p.m.

Day 19 route.

Thunder Point.

Thunder Point panoramic.