The weather on Day 4 was full of wind. We spent a lot of the day just canoe trolling Rapala Original Floating Minnows or Husky Jerks. The pike were active and we caught numerous. Although nothing huge we did bump into a few over 30 inches. I love the scenery in the BWCA and only if this giant rock could talk. I can imagine the stories it would have.

We met a husband and wife couple who were spending the week on Snowbank Lake at one of the resorts. They like to portage over to Disappointment and walleye fish. While making small talk and finding out they were from Ohio we were all treated to a bull moose walking along the shore. Unfortunately I left my camera and phone at camp that morning so I wasn't able to get a picture. I was a little upset at myself as it was definitely the highlight of the trip for me. However, despite no photo I will always have that memory.

Once back at camp we were treated to another surprise. A bald eagle was perched in one of the giant pine trees at our campsite. He would end up hanging around for the remainder of our trip. He could pretty much care less about us as his spot provided him a very good view of the lake.

Where I live in Northern Michigan we have eagles and I even see them on my 40 acre property occassionally. But I have never been this close to one. It was quite the treat having him hang around all week and I got several photos of him.

We had MRE(s) for dinner. I'm not a big fan of them in the first place but it did hit the spot after a long day. I'm not a big fan of dehydrated foods with my opinion being you would be better off eating the bag they come in.

The wind was still pretty strong so we just fished around the island close to camp. On the side of the island out of the wind we found a nice flat of about 8-10 feet of water with deeper water close by. The walleyes were obviously coming out of the deeper water cruising the flat towards shallow water around the island to feed. We caught several walleyes including one nice one that Rob caught. I am guessing we caught and released about 20 walleyes that night.

Our eagle friend from camp even flew over to the island to watch us catch fish. I wonder how many free fish meals birds in the BWCA get using this method.