pine_knot wrote on Nov 25^th, 2020 at 1:43pm:


Oh, you can doubt MY walleye skills all you want.  The smallest one (maybe two) of that particular bunch were mine.  King Wally13's walleye skills, however, are an entirely different story.  There's something to learn about walleye fishing every time you go out with that guy.

Later,

Jimbo     

Thanksgiving Day POD: About all I can think to say about today's POD is that I am thankful for the fine days and the comaraderie shared at site # 150 in the BWCA.  Sure, we all really wanted to be in Canada.  Nevertheless, we had a great time out there on LLC while Covid was raging back home.  So, now, while Covid rages yet again, I have pretty good memories to reflect upon and appreciate... for which I am truly thankful!

Wishing all of you similar memories of your own making, especially if you can't be exactly where you wish to be this Thanksgiving,

Jimbo 

Jimbo wrote on Nov 27^th, 2020 at 2:27pm:

What's not to like ... batter-dipped walleye chunks, mashed potatoes, few insects, nice sunny day, might have even topped it off with an adult beverage.

I wonder if that was the day I provided the walleye for dinner.  I do remember on one of those days, when we are all trolling around the islands south of #150, that I caught a walleye and paddled over to ask "Is this one TOO BIG!" 

dd

ST,

Well, if the truth be known, the REAL reason Wally13 got out of the canoe was to take a leak.

Hmmm... maybe that was YOUR real reason, too.  I know how you work so hard to stay hydrated.

Hey, what do you think of my Size 13 Caney Fork's?

Jimbo 

In today's POD, DD leads the way as we are headed for Snow Bay, proceeding west, approaching the NW corner of LLC, above Snow Bay. 

During my 2nd trip, a couple weeks later, we camped not far from this spot.  A newbie buddy that my son brought along caught a very fine walleye on a reef between the islands.  Fishing conditions had improved for that 2nd trip (mid-July), the heat wave having mostly passed along with the "nymph hatch" which fish had been gorging on (more so than on our baits) during the first trip with DD & Wally13.

Getting outside for so many weeks during the Covid Spring & Summer was a real blessing.  The fishing might not have been so great during that first trip but we kept our cool by swimming at beaches near our camp.  For some strange reason, we found ourselves singing or humming "Oh, Canada!" most of the time.  Oh, and our compass always seemed to have been left in camp....

Jimbo