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Family Trip to Insula
by brux

Trip Type: Paddling Canoe
Entry Date: 08/01/2015
Entry & Exit Point: Lake One (EP 30)
Number of Days: 8
Group Size: 5
Day 7 of 8
Friday, August 07, 2015

The weather turned out to be not that bad, but the new campsite was a much better fit for the family so we were happy that we had moved. We enjoyed hanging around camp and than that afternoon I decided to actually do some fishing from the canoe and try out my new windsock. The whole family climbed aboard for ballast and Kyliah read Harry Potter to the kids while I fished across the bay letting the wind push us, but not too quickly with the windsock deployed. It worked really well and I’ll be adding it to my regular mandatory gear for trips with fishing. I caught a few small Eyes jigging with twister tails and leaches that I released. On the last drift toward our campsite I hooked onto a nice sized Northern that we decided to keep and add to our dinner.