After an overnight that had been quite chilly, but one on which we were able to stay warm and comfy in our sleeping bags, we awoke to another sunny morning where the winds were completely gone. A beautiful mist hung out over the water as a scenic backdrop to our pancake breakfast. With these nice conditions, we were eager try some more fishing so after cleaning up from our morning meal we packed some mid-day food with us and set off in search of more under-water inhabitants of Brule Lake. This time we headed west towards North Bay with thoughts of checking out Echo Lake. When we got into North Bay the relaxing day had induced a little laziness so we decided to skip the portage into Echo and again just stay on Brule. The rest of the morning proved unproductive for fish but it was still interesting to explore this part of the lake.

Come lunch time, we decided to stop and eat at campsite number 937 on North Bay. This was a pleasant spot and I certainly would not have minded staying here if we wern't already basecamped elsewhere on the lake. Once lunch was over we continued fishing and our luck started to pick up a bit. While we still did not really "slay" them, we did manage to put a nice-enough mix of bass and walleye on our stringers that fish was going to be our main course for the evening meal.

Once we were satisfied with the fishing and exploration of North Bay, it was time to head back to our campsite. By now a bit of a breeze had picked up again and there was going to be some bounce to our return trip to camp. The southerly wind dictated that we quartered a bit into the waves for our easterly travel and that strategy with some windbreak from the islands (again, a fortunate decision we made on entry day) made the paddle not too challenging and we were soon pulling into the welcome protection of the little bay in front of our site. This time for supper it was the freeze dried food that supplemented the fish and a bit of Mountain House stew, Backpacker's Pantry mashed potatoes (excellent, BTW!) and Camp Chow green beans added the perfect touch. Another evening campfire and a couple of pulls from the bourbon flask ended another great day--the last full one in the BWCA for this trip.