knafelc wrote on Aug 16^th, 2012 at 12:41am:

Just remember your horoscope symbols; or maybe you are into astronomy ... Pisces (the fish).

dd

-now I gotta look up' piscatoraly'.

Welcome back!  Glad there was no diaster headline announcing your return.  I'll be in some of the same water in less than three weeks.

I'm back. Trip went great, very satisfying. Boat is awesome. Fishing was good for size but not numbers. 11 days and I'm already wishing I was back out there.

Thanks to all who weighed in on this thread to help me flesh out a trip that was so much more than I was expecting it to be.

I will post my journal in lieu of a TR along with some pics. My apologies in advance as it is a bit laborious to wade through but those who are piscatorially minded might find some interesting nuggets to come away with.

Puckster wrote on Aug 4^th, 2012 at 3:25am:


Mike, I didn't forget about you..............
But it is my ladys and I twenty something year anniversary......I had to stay focused

I drop her at MSP for her flight home about 4AM..........I could be available say about 4;30

Hey MT -- I'll buy you a cup of coffee before you leave tomorrow.  Call.

prouboy

Having some fun in Minneapolis.............what a great town! Went to the Guthrie theatre and seen "Roman Holiday", a musical, and liked the place so much went back the next night and seen the "Sunshine Boys". I envy you twin city QJ members who have the culture of the big city without 7 lanes of traffic and are only one day away from canoe country.............best of both worlds!

Should be on Basswood tomorrow..............humidity supposed to clear out but my friend has informed me that his friend had just returned from the BWCA and the bugs were horrendous.........I replied that it is now August and all the bugs are gone .

MT, Looking forward to your findings. Any fishing report that follows should include a rod # since a published rod list is available for easy reference  up.  Gills are on the top of my list for eating fish, and i wonder if you might see a whitefish on the end of your line, i've heard they're tasty, but never caught one. Be blessed, have fun!

Be safe MT
If the fishing sucks, you can always make lemonade from lemons and do some good old free enterprise business.
With that load of tackle you could outfit some poor sap that has lost his rod/tackle at a price fitting for the occasion

Pondo, looks like I'll be off by one day...........drop the missus and the young'un off at the minneapolis airport Saturday morn. Should be somewhere on Moose later that afternoon (Lord willing and the creek don't rise). My entry date is not for 2 days later...........wondering if they will let a solo who is staying on Basswood in early. I guess I will find out.