Last year, Sean and I had failed to get out and fish any of the mornings which is a tragedy because we consider ourselves to be fishermen. Today was the day that we were going to make up for it. We both were up and ready to go by 5:30 in the morning. After a quick breakfast we hopped into the canoe and set out to find some fish. We headed back to where we had caught the couple of small ones, and though it wasn't immediate we did manage to catch three nice eaters. James had brought out some hash browns which made the perfect side dish for a walleye breakfast.

We stayed pretty lazy for the rest of the morning, hanging around camp and resting. After lunch we headed to the north side of Sagus where we had seen those canoes fishing the night before. There was a pretty good wind going, so we hoped that we could find some fish where it wasn't so blustery. Sean had packed an anchor bag and I brought a drift sock and this was the perfect opportunity to try those out. We caught a few walleye up there, and explored the islands in the northern part of the BWCA. The fishing was pretty decent but the view was even better, the islands and the rocks in the water made this one of the most beautiful places in the BWCA that I'd seen yet. As we started to approach dinner time, we paddled back down to the south side of the lake to where we had caught the walleyes in the morning and set about trying to catch dinner. It took some moving around and some trying but eventually we were able to string up enough walleyes for us to filet up. Chris hadn't come out fishing, and we arrived to a perfectly set up campsite with wood ready for the dinner fire and everything! A dinner of of stuffing, walleye, and fresh camp bread made for the perfect rest day meal. This year we had brought a Jetboil, which was an MVP for coffee and tea, and we relaxed with some excellent herbal tea and a beautiful evening.

~Sagus Lake