We set out for our favorite camping spot on Wednesday morning with our boat in tow. Having the boat made it so much easier to haul our gear.
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Now, I am not going to lie about it, the fishing was pretty bad. Gracie caught a fingerling Walleye. We put it back and told it we would like to have it to dinner in a few years. We marked a lot of fish – and some that appeared to be good sized, but they just weren’t biting. We tried crawlers and leeches and even tried spinners but the big fish were just not that into us.
We stayed out until about 9:30 PM one night hoping for a wave of Walleyes, but alas – pffft!
The good sized fish were on Connors Lake but again, they had no interest and it appeared that people were not having any luck either.
On the other hand, the most important objective of this adventure was to test my theory that I picked the right sized boat for us. Our biggest goal was to be able to take it through the channel that connects Lake of the Pines and Connors.
Success!!
The biggest challenge is the last leg of the trip from Little Papoose to Connors. It is less than 18 inches deep and quite narrow. Our boat cleared it like a champ. Having a trolling motor and hydraulics made all of the difference in the world.
The weather cooperated very well. We had temperatures in the 70s during the day and high 50s at night and no rain.
We have our camping process down to a science. It takes about an hour to unpack and put up and about the same to decamp.
While the fishing could be better we still had a good time and we ate well.
Hopefully Gracie will add her thoughts on our trip. Speaking of trips, Gracie is going on her own adventure to Vegas tomorrow. Poor Gracie.
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