Slept in til 8am. Tried to do pancakes, didn't work... heat wasn't even enough on the titanium pan and they ended up burning. We just had some GORP and bars and it was no big deal.

We went out fishing despite the wind, because we really wanted some walleye and we just wanted to do more fishing! It was quite windy though and we mostly trolled just because we didn't want to get blown all over the lake. Probably 15mph winds. I managed a small ~14-15 inch walleye on the same lipless crank I caught a laker on, near a shallow rocky/weedy area. Unfortunately, my next cast after stringing up the walleye had me snagged on the rocks, which I kind of expected, given the treble hooks on the somewhat heavy crankbait. I told G and E I would like to paddle over and get my winning lure back, but G for some reason thought he knew how hooked I was better than I did, and told me to just tighten the drag and rip on it. So I did, and the braid snapped. Good one G. Good one, self. Thankfully, G also got a walleye while trolling, 18 inches or so, so we had a decent amount of fish to eat for lunch.

When we got back to the site, I noticed that my zipoff pants, which I had unzipped, then pulled back up to cover my knees due to the bright sunlight, had one of the legs slide down without my noticing, and I now had a bright red knee. At least it's day 8... shouldn't be too much of problem for the next 24 hours!

We fried up the walleye on a very smoky fire that did not want to stay lit. Thankfully it was enough to get the walleye cooked. I got a little testy with G for spilling food at the site again (some loose Shore Lunch from the bag we were breading the walleye in) as I was not kidding about not wanting bears. I don't think Shore Lunch itself is going to attract a bear, but it's the principle about keeping a clean campsite, especially the cooking area. The (Cajun!) Shore Lunch was great, and we made some cheesy grits to go with it. I was happy to have had one fish meal, let alone two, but three was a nice treat.

We had a low fire rolling all day after that, and it actually turned into a nice fire after we dried out the wood on top of the fire grate (cycling out split pieces every 10-20 minutes) - great technique BTW!! It was too cloudy for stargazing that night, so we went to bed around 11:30pm. Decent day but ready to go. This wind though.