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Work Harder, Not Smarter
by BigTim

Trip Type: Paddling Canoe
Entry Date: 08/12/2024
Entry & Exit Point: Lizz and Swamp Lakes (EP 47)
Number of Days: 7
Group Size: 2
Day 2 of 7
Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Awoke to coffee and breakfast. Decided to grab the Mondale site if it became vacant. For our week, that site was occupied for all but 1 hour - as someone grabbed it almost immediately after a group left. It is one of the 5 star campsites we found throughout our time. No luck for us - so remained at our site for the week. Fished bays throughout Gaskin - caught plenty of small bass. James was determined to catch walleye, so we found deeper holes and casted accordingly. With our delicious food pack full, catching fish was without pressure, as we caught and released most fish for the week. Some brief thunderstorms were forming west, so we headed back to camp for cover. Lots of thunder and some lightening, but no deluge of rain. With so many dinner choices, we decided to eat Ellie's special sauce Asian beef with noodles entre. Such a far cry from the general mountain house meals. Some special sunset pictures appeared for our evening.~Gaskin Lake