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Tuesday Aug 22, 2017 #
Kayaking 3:00:00 [3]
The weather forecast is for 4 days of northerly winds......so the Pictured Rocks will have to wait until another time (I did paddle along them 3 years ago).
Camping at Widewaters in the Hiawatha National Forest. The Indian River goes right by our campsite so we leave the kayaks on the shore.
Paddled upstream and into the wind...a lot easier for me in my sea kayak than for Paul in his broad fishing kayak. I went as far up the Indian River as I could without having to duck around too many downed trees. Like the last time we were here, the upper reaches are not "maintained" for paddling, but could be paddled with a bit of getting in and out of the boat, getting around downed trees and sand bars.
Bar Lake was actually choppy. I caught up with Paul in the section of the Indian River that connects Bar Lake with the Fish Lake launch, and the fishing began. He had already caught and released a 22" pike (they need to be 24" to keep). I had a few strikes, but nothing "stuck". Then down to Fish Lake (which we call Fishless Lake, based on our previous fishing experiences there). I was fishing the shoreline using surface lures, but nothing seemed to like what I was putting out there. The eagle viewing was the highlight of the day for me.
I paddled back to camp and drove 10k north to get a cell signal to set up a mountain bike rental for tomorrow. Meanwhile, Paul caught a 19" small mouth bass, in the now appropriately named Fish Lake. That was a keeper, and cooked up very nicely for supper. He had switched to lures that ran 2-3' deep, and that seemed to do the trick this time.
Paddling time is for the steady paddling I did....not the drift/paddle/cast time.
Camping at Widewaters in the Hiawatha National Forest. The Indian River goes right by our campsite so we leave the kayaks on the shore.
Paddled upstream and into the wind...a lot easier for me in my sea kayak than for Paul in his broad fishing kayak. I went as far up the Indian River as I could without having to duck around too many downed trees. Like the last time we were here, the upper reaches are not "maintained" for paddling, but could be paddled with a bit of getting in and out of the boat, getting around downed trees and sand bars.
Bar Lake was actually choppy. I caught up with Paul in the section of the Indian River that connects Bar Lake with the Fish Lake launch, and the fishing began. He had already caught and released a 22" pike (they need to be 24" to keep). I had a few strikes, but nothing "stuck". Then down to Fish Lake (which we call Fishless Lake, based on our previous fishing experiences there). I was fishing the shoreline using surface lures, but nothing seemed to like what I was putting out there. The eagle viewing was the highlight of the day for me.
I paddled back to camp and drove 10k north to get a cell signal to set up a mountain bike rental for tomorrow. Meanwhile, Paul caught a 19" small mouth bass, in the now appropriately named Fish Lake. That was a keeper, and cooked up very nicely for supper. He had switched to lures that ran 2-3' deep, and that seemed to do the trick this time.
Paddling time is for the steady paddling I did....not the drift/paddle/cast time.
Trekking (Trail) 1:00:00 [2]
shoes: FellRaiser
After supper walk on Bruno's Run, heading downstream to see how many trees are down across the river. Yup, lots. Most are cut back to allow passage by canoe, but not leaving a lot of room to navigate.