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Solo trip Mudro to Fall Lake
by SlowTroller

Trip Type: Paddling Canoe
Entry Date: 09/14/2019
Entry Point: Mudro Lake (EP 23)
Exit Point: Fall Lake (EP 24)  
Number of Days: 7
Group Size: 1
Day 3 of 7
Monday, September 16, 2019

Up at 5 AM but no travel today. Fishing Saturday bay and having a fish dinner was my only objective for this day. First cast, pike. Second cast, bass blow up on the pop r. I had the bay all to myself. I decided to do some trolling to see more of the bay. Picked up a nice 17" walleye right off the bat. Dinner was covered. Kept trolling. Another nice walleye for dinner. Two was more than enough. I ended up releasing 2 more, an 18" and 22" all caught trolling a husky jerk. I casted and jigged soft plastic swimbaits but no walleye. Canoe fishing for walleye without a depth finder is a losing proposition in my opinion. Covering water is the way to go! After I lost count of how many fish I caught for the day I headed back to camp. Relaxed my sore back and did some reading up on a high cliff with huge views. Ended up eating walleye with a side of ramen. Spiced the walleye with blackened seasoning. Great relaxing day. Had a nice fire and retired to the tent for journaling and reading.

5 miles traveled. 0 portages.