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A week in paradise- crooked/iron lakes
by stok0099

Trip Type: Paddling Kayak
Entry Date: 09/09/2024
Entry & Exit Point: Little Vermilion Lake (Crane Lake) (EP 12)
Number of Days: 5
Group Size: 2
Day 3 of 5
Wednesday, September 11, 2024 We fished a little in the morning, and believe it or not, we found some more bass. We then packed up and headed back to Iron to spend the last two nights there. Iron was busier, with more campsites taken than available. We were able to secure one of the sites on the west side, which was perfect. We did some more swimming to cool off (another warm September day!), and fished in the afternoon/evening. Unfortunately all our leeches were dead by then and we fed the bass all of our worms, so we were left to artificial bait. We were able to find a few walleye though, so another wonderful meal for us! While starting a fire to cook dinner, we heard something coming through the woods. We listened quietly and assumed a big ol' bear was coming to share our dinner with us (or take or dinner from us). We then heard splashing and walked around the corner of our site to see a bull moose wading in the water! It was too dark to get any pictures, but we watched it splash around and grunt for a good 5-10 minutes. An awesome site to see!