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BW Full Send 2018
by ManAndDog

Trip Type: Paddling Canoe
Entry Date: 06/09/2018
Entry Point: Little Indian Sioux River (north) (EP 14)
Exit Point: Moose/Portage River (north) (EP 16)  
Number of Days: 8
Group Size: 4
Day 4 of 8
Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Apparently it was Tuesday this day, but at this point we had completely lost track of days and time. We got up with the sun, went to bed with the sun, ate as much as we could catch, and slept like babies at night.

We caught lots of pike at Finger Lake and even a 30+ incher from the campsite. I also got a big smallie on a topwater popper that ate the lure right at my feet and scared the crap out of me.

Originally we were going to stay at Finger for another night, but after a big meal of pike for lunch we decided to head towards Oyster. We went through a windy Pocket Lake, down the river into Ge-Be and at this point the sun was starting to get dangerously low in the sky. We needed a campsite ASAP, the first 3 that we went by on Ge-Be were all taken and finally our 4th and last option was open. This was the southern most campsite on Ge-Be. It was small but it was fine for us. We were only there a short time because we left first thing in the morning for Oyster.

We found a big pile of Moose poop just behind the campsite, too bad we didn't see the moose.

~Pocket Lake, Ge-be-on-e-quet Lake