We started at the Lake One landing and headed south on the Kawishiwi River. We paddled through beautiful canyons of abstract rock formations. It was like travelling through an enchanted land you might see in a fantasy movie. The rocks were covered with moss, ferns and trees of all sizes and kinds. We eventually paddled and portaged into the main part of the river and made our way downstream until we found an island to camp on. The tents were pitched, supper grilled on the fire and fishing gear prepared for an evening of hunting for the elusive Walleye and what ever else we could catch. The fertile weed beds of the area produced a Northern and a Bluegill. They were delicious for breakfast with eggs and pancakes full of blueberries that we picked on our first day. We continued our travels south and happened on a weed bed with a little current going through it. We spent 3 hours there catching Walleye and quiet shattering Smallies. It was a lot of fun. We cleaned them and had lunch and a continued our way down south. We traversed a lengthy portage and continued on our way to Gabbro. When we got there the campsites were all taken and we were forced to camp on a slab beach. We cooked the fish and made some rice and were really glad that we found somewhere to camp after such a long day. In the morning we checked the site across the bay and found that they were leaving soon. We dropped off some packs and went fishing. We caught more Walleye and Smallies as we floated in and around a nearby bay. We had another fish fry mid-afternoon and spent the evening fishing every weed bed within a short distance of our campsite. We had a little action, but no trophies. On our way out in the morning we stopped for several hours and fished a narrow, rock lined area of the river that had a good current. We caught several Smallies. Alas, we left there to do the monster portage up to the parking lot. It was a wonderful 4 days and I hope to fish with Joel again sometime.
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