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My First Real Trip - Mudro Loop
by Aguynamedjosh

Trip Type: Paddling Canoe
Entry Date: 05/24/2020
Entry & Exit Point: Mudro Lake (EP 23)
Number of Days: 5
Group Size: 2
Day 3 of 5
Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Day 3 was an odd day. We were tired from our previous day and really needed to go get fire wood and get camp in shape for the weather that was coming. We paddled around and collected enough firewood to last us a couple days and made sure to fill our water up as well. Once we got back to camp we started to chop the wood and dry the pieces that needed it. Once we got that done we re-hung our tarp and added an area to keep our group gear dry when the rain came. Drew's tent wasn't set up in the best area so we decided to move it quickly to give him some protection from the wind.   After finishing a few camp shores we made our way out to fish for a few hours, I was able to catch 1 smallmouth bass and it was one of the prettiest bass I'd seen. It had orange on its fins and underbelly, I had never seen that before. My buddy is from Colorado and is used to a faster pace fishing (Catching as I like to call it) so he was becoming very weary of how much I talked about the fishing in the BWCA. We made our way back to camp without any fish for dinner and a grumpy Drew.   Dinner on day 3 was a personal favorite - Cache Lakes Blueberry Pancakes! Those pancakes are so dang good! We made a nice fire, enjoyed some pancakes and watched the sun set. Drew was pretty frustrated with the lack of fish caught and I was starting to feel a bit defeated myself. We both tucked are tails and told each other tomorrow was the day we filled the stringer!