Quetico Solo
June 11 - July 2, 2003
Photos and text by Doug Clark

Day 10
RushesHalfway... Yikes. Up early for exploring, wood run, and fish locating. Had a fun time doing that. Cold this morning. Most of the layers have been combined today -- T-shirt, flannel, and hooded sweatshirt. Slow bite, but got some nice ones. Found a couple of locations to try the fly rod another time. Also marked a couple of walleye areas. I don't think these spots will hold hogs, but I have hope for one of the places I haven't fished yet. There's some good depth variety to 150', and a good point. Just too windy to attempt it right now. Saved a couple of eaters for dinner, and did a wood runWood run on the way back to camp. Found a nice bath/laundry area, and put it to use. Hung the clothes in the laundry tree and went for a nap. Ahhhhhh. It's sunny and warm, but good shade in the tent area, and with this wind, there's plenty of ventilation. Too windy for a fire, so will see if it dies down later. Would like to try an evening walleye run.

Well that was a good idea. It was still windy when I went out, so I had to use both anchor bags. Worth the effort. I guess that's one advantage to the bigger lakes.... bigger fish. The size has definitely increased. Fish fry for dinner and leftovers for fish cake breakfast. Beautiful sunset appreciated from a nice rock couch.

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Doug Clark