Fishing Really Picks Up

Today was one of those rare days when the fishing lived up to its reputation in Canada. The weather broke - day started quite a bit cooler and overcast. For the 3 man boat that went to the north end, it was the "Mother of all fishing day". The one hour trip ups was very worthwhile for Nick, Mark and Andy. The raw stats were 50-60 fish caught; 2 stringer of keepers (averaging 2.5#). The rain that started late morning could not dampen spirits although it did wash out the planned shore lunch. Trying to keep the catch alive, it took nearly 2 hours for the return trip - raining all the way. Exhausted from their piscatorial exploits, our three brave north end fishermen slept through their alarm and did not get out that night. The other boats also had great fishing. The weather made for good fishing everywhere. Gene caught a money walleye (just beating Nick's largest from the morning) - just under 4#. No big pike in the boat yet, but Mark had one that broke the line and looked to be 7-10#. Dinner = pan fried walleye.