Canada Week Two: The Fish

The fishing on Manitimeig was good, Donley a little less so.  Matt did catch a massive 10lb+ Northern Pike near Wolf Lake Falls.  Nate and I hit Dilgard, and each caught a nice sized Large Mouth.

Last Weekend

I headed to the Shirley Mountains last weekend for the annual camping trip.  I'd just seen Tony and Nate a few weeks earlier during the Canada trip.  Even so, the five of us had an enormous amount of fun hanging out, drinking beer, re-telling stories for the thousandth time, and playing horseshoes.  This was our 10th consecutive year with the same group, hopefully we can keep it going another ten.  It snowed on us a little bit, but overall the weather was beautiful.

The fire in Boulder has been contained, it's no longer obvious that there is a huge forest fire very nearby.  A lot of people in the mountains lost their homes.  One different decision on our end, and this could have been a very different post.

Fire

Here's what the fire looked like from downtown yesterday:

One of my favorite bike rides goes right through the area where the fire started.  I'll be curious to ride that next week, and see what the damage looks like.

Kristen and I looked at a few houses up in that area, some we were fairly interested in.  Fire was always a concern, along with septic systems and well water issues.  Makes me happy we chose to live in town.  We do have a fair amount of ash collecting in the yard and on the patio.

First Week: The People (and dog)

Frist Week: The Scenery

First Week: Separation Anxiety

First Week: The Fish

We did quite a bit of fishing the first week, making it out at least once a day.  Walleye Wagner proved equally at home pulling in Walleye or good sized bass.