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Oyster Lake-Quality Trip
by BWCA Kid

Trip Type: Paddling Canoe
Entry Date: 05/18/2007
Entry & Exit Point: Moose/Portage River (north) (EP 16)
Number of Days: 8
Group Size: 4
Day 2 of 8
Saturday, May 19, 2007-We woke up at around 6:00 that morning, had a good breakfast which included pancakes and grilled sausage. This was our first day of fishing on Oyster Lake. We floated around Oyster Lake fishing and we had a great time catching a variety of different sizes and fish. We caught pike and smallmouth. We caught several good smallys and many average sized pike. The fish tearing up a black spinner bait and dark colored sinko. We kept several good eating smallmouth and one pike. We had a very good dinner with Mac & Cheese and Garlic Fry Bread. We went to bed around 9:15 and was up for a little bit listening to the loons and looking through by bird book.