No lazy morning today. We were up and moving south, surprisingly seeing few people until we were on Sawbill again. Sawbill was glass and we took our time paddling back to the landing.

At the landing, rangers in masked awaited us, checking permits and licenses. This is the first time in six years of tripping that I've seen a ranger. Wish I would see more with all the reports of misuse.

It was a great trip, serving it's purpose of getting us out of our quarantined life. Fishing was slower, but that's Cherokee for you. I love that lake for its beauty, but not it's fishing.

As we paddled back, we were already making plans for the 2021 trip, which looks to target the Shell-Lynx-Oyster area.

~Cherokee Lake, Skoop Lake, Ada Lake, Sawbill Lake