The trip across Farm Lake and across the 160 rod portage to Clear Lake took 3 hours. We arrived at camp 3 around 3:30. As soon as camp was pitched we went fishing. Frank and I toured half the lake and had nothing but a few nibbles and some lost bait. Supper was huge Polish Sausage and beans. All of which was very satisfying. The next morning Kreasteaz pancakes with blueberries and venison sausage made for a very filling breakfast. We loaded the canoes with lunches, fishing gear and bait and headed out for a day of fishing. We fished for a couple hours with no luck and then rendezvous for lunch on a rock in the western end of the lake. Larry and Todd shared with us the location of a spot they had successfully landed several Walleye and Bass. We went there. In two hours of fishing Frank caught 4 nice Walleye. We returned to camp at 4 pm. I went for a swim and changed into fresh clothes. I put on a t-shirt that Frank gave me. It said "Camp Boy" on the front and "Clear Lake" on the back. I recieved this gift for volunteering to wash the dishes for the whole trip. That evening Frank baked a chocolate cake in a thing called a bakepacker. It worked on the stove and made a delicious, moist product. That evening Frank showed me two techniques used to fish for Walleyes, the slip bobber and the floating jig. We spent the remainder of the cool evening talking about the Forest Service, forest fires, Ketter Canoeing, and the Minnesota Rovers. In the morning we had Steel Cut Oatmeal and played cribbage till almost noon. The wind was strong so we headed for protected bays. At the first one we fished from a rock and were successfull. Frank caught 4 Walleye and one Bass, I caught one Walleye. While waiting for the spagetti to cook we had 3 cribbage games. I lost the $3 I had won in the morning. The guys have some footnotes to add to my blog. Larry says he's 5"10", 250 and ruggedly handsome. Frank says God is great, beer is good and people are crazy. Todd says that "Up North" changes a guy. After breakfast Frank and I noticed that we win cribbage in the morning and lose in the afternoon. We won both games and the second one was "come from behind shocker". We were 16 from winning and Todd and Larry were 10 from winning, and they counted first. First Frank cut a Jack, two points, then Larry lead with a 4, next I paired him with another 4, for two more, then Todd paired me for 6 points, and then Frank paired all of us for 12 points, thus giving us the win. Unbelievable. We went fishing again and I caught another Walleye, while Frank caught several. We had lunch on the same rock next to the hotspot. We spent the afternoon on a day trip over to the South Kawishiwi River, we returned through Esquamish portaging a total of 255 rods. Saw an abandoned wood boat and ice fishing house and came home with a dozen ticks. We fished for a while longer on Clear Lake and then headed for camp. The afternoon's 80 degree high made my swim totally supreme. Supper was grilled hamburgers and beans. That evening Todd told us about a month-long canoe trip to Hudson Bay. It sounded wonderful, I was envious. In the morning we left. I'm so glad that Bob introduced me to Frank. It's been a great 5 days.
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