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Kawishiwi L.-Beaver-Makwa-Malberg Loop or I want to Basecamp next trip
by Mashuga

Trip Type: Paddling Canoe
Entry Date: 08/08/2016
Entry & Exit Point: Kawishiwi Lake (EP 37)
Number of Days: 7
Group Size: 2
Day 5 of 7
Friday, August 12, 2016 We were up by 7:30 a.m. and after our typical oatmeal breakfast we were on the water by 9 a.m. The sky was total overcast with almost no wind. We were not traveling far today and the portages are in better shape than yesterday. We fished a little in our travels but had no luck. As we entered Malberg we started seeing quite a few other people which are the first humans we‘ve seen since leaving Boulder. We went to the same site that we stayed on our first night and found it open. We were there by 12:30 p.m. After setting up camp we took the canoe out and fished. Chris caught one walleye and about a 22” northern. While fishing I saw another canoe with the flying moose and spoke briefly with that person. We went back to camp where I cleaned and cooked the fish and we had a delicious meal. We turned in around 10 p.m. just as sprinkles were starting. I finished the last of my medicine tonight.

Pan L - 60R - Pond - 25R - Kivaniva L - 40R - Kawishiwi River - 90R - Malberg Lake.