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Crooked Lake 4th July 2015
by MDMark

Trip Type: Paddling Canoe
Entry Date: 06/30/2015
Entry & Exit Point: Mudro Lake (EP 23)
Number of Days: 10
Group Size: 5
Day 2 of 10
Wednesday, July 01, 2015 After a nice breakfast of fresh eggs and bacon we loaded up to travel again. We slowly made our way down the Horse River encountering a little traffic in both directions. As I paddled my nephew took the time to learn how to work the Zulu. He had great success catching a couple of nice bass in the 18 inch range. I finally got in on the action at a some of the landing pools and caught a couple of mid-sized bass. At the last portage I realized I had left my lifejacket up river. Our team split up. Dan, Julie and Tucker went ahead to find a good site near Lower Basswood Falls while Nathanial and I paddled up stream in an empty boat to retrieve my life jacket at the last portage. It was a very peaceful afternoon with many ducks and other birds quietly going about their business. I was a little concerned that we would not find a site close to LBF but was relieved when looking across from the Canadian side of the river I could see Dan and Julie’s tent perched high on a bluff at one of our favorite campsites of the trip. We enjoyed an afternoon around camp and went fishing near dusk where Nathanial caught another half dozen or so bass. Poor Tucker went out fishing with his dad and once again came back skunked.