WEATHER: PC, Low 70s, light wind
WATER CONDITIONS: Clear, about 50 degrees
LOCATIONS FISHED: Basswood Lake, Quetico Wilderness, Canada
FLIES USED: #6 Gray/White Clouser
ROD USED: 9’ 6 wt Winston
HATCHES: Mayflies
OTHER: Boated and paddled into Basswood Lake this morning with our annual crew, Harry and Mary, John, Dave, and myself. Absent this year were Kay and George, both missing their first trip. New to the group were Ron and Joe. Intense rain in September 2007 combined with heavy winter snows, and a 30-inch April snow resulted in the lake being a couple feet higher than we have experienced. Our “island” campsite suffered some damage over the winter.
While Harry and Mary set up camp, we took off fishing. With water temperatures at or near 50 degrees, it was useless fishing a popper, slider, or diver. Since this was Ron’s first trip, I paddled him and he caught 3 smallmouth using a 7 weight Orvis and a gray and white clouser, including one that would easily go 4 pounds.
I fished sparingly from the back of the canoe.
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