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Lake One-Insula
by johnstony

Trip Type: Paddling Kayak
Entry Date: 08/18/2019
Entry & Exit Point: Lake One (EP 30)
Number of Days: 5
Group Size: 2
Day 3 of 5
Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Day 3- We slept in due to a slow thunderstorm rolling through that provided some rumbles of thunder and a reason to continue snoozing. For breakfast we made Ova-Easy dehydrated eggs, pre cooked bacon, and dehydrated hasbrowns with coffee. This was our layover day and we decided to head toward Fishdance Lake to see the pictographs. I trolled a rapala on the way and caught a good size Northern Pike, but forgot the needle nose at camp, luckily the fish shook out the lure in the net and off it went! Got caught in a downpour on our way but eventually skies parted and sun was shining. Very beautiful paddle to Fishdance. The pictographs were enjoyable to see, but it turned out to be a long day since we got a late start. Lunch was salami, cheese, crackers and trail mix. We caught some smallmouth bass below the rapids at the portage.

We were back around 7 p.m. and pretty exhausted. We made our fire and and cooked pizza quesadilla's, these were the best meal of the trip! Enjoyed a nice sunset from the beach and relaxed around the campfire in our Helinox camp chairs. These were a game changer the whole trip and I highly recommend renting if possible.