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The "In-Laws"


By Ben Strege Print Icon Print Report View/Leave Comments (0)
Dates:July 18-24, 2009
Entry Point:37 - Kawishiwi Lake (BWCA)
Type:Canoeing
Lakes:Amber, Bow, Fishdance, Kawasachong, Kawishiwi, Koma, Malberg, Polly, River, Square, Townline, Whiz

Rest of the Week

We spent most of the week fishing and reading. I read Dune by Frank Herbert. Fishing was decent, but nothing extraordinary. We managed to catch dinner most days. My only "fishing" story comes from when I went out alone. It was raining, and Carlos and Lorenzo were both sleeping. It was just sprinkling and there was no wind, so I decided to go out by myself. While I was fishing by a downed tree, something big grabbed my line and took off. My line just screamed out for a couple of seconds, and then nothing. I reeled my line in, and it was bitten clean through. I actually had a six inch leader on, so the mouth on that fish must have been huge. My heart was pounding, even though the whole ordeal was at most two seconds. I think that was the biggest fish I have ever had on the line.
Bass on Amber
Bass on Amber
Northern on Amber
Northern on Amber
Walleye on Amber
Walleye on Amber
As you can see, I caught most of the fish during the week. However, Carlos did have his one day...
Carlos's Bass
Carlos's Bass

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