Greetings from soggy Happy Camp! As Larry Stein would say, ah come on man, enough already! We have received over 10 inches of rain in the last 2 weeks. Yesterday it did not rain until 8 p.m. and today only a brief shower so maybe things are improving? Temperatures last week did not reach 70 but not to worry, the fishers last week braved the wind and rain and caught fish.
The Kern bunch from Tuskalo County as well as the Przekurat’s from Portage County blessed Happy Camp with fish and stories and were wonderful customers! We fished, cleaned and ate fish, played cards, laughed and enjoyed their company. Thanks for choosing Happy Camp.
Certainly not to be outdone, Dixie Przekurat, a 2 year year old dog from Portage County, is now Magoo’s BFF. They played like there was no end, and they are missing each other terribly! It has only been 2 days, but Magoo still is looking at Cabin 2 in hopes of Dixie showing up! Hope they return soon, and Magoo has insisted on a few winter rendez-vous are a must!!! After all, life is too short to stay away from your BFF for too long, don’t you think?
The dock has been moved all the way to shore and we have added 20 cement blocks to walk out to the dock. It seems that the water has stopped rising, and the road flooding is becoming less every day!
With the high water, fishing has been slow, but John and I found a bunch of nice walleyes off a hump in White Otter about 25 feet down. Our customers this weekend from Manitouwadge used our information and also caught some walleye, pike and perch and will have a darn nice fish fry really soon!!
Bear hunting is quickly coming, and we have seen some beautiful bears during our baiting runs. Just today I saw my first chocolate bear along with a bear that stood about 25 feet from me as we went into the bait. That made me a little nervous to say the least!
Moose are still seen in the area and hunting for them should be interesting this year. Blueberries are ripening quickly, and we hope to get out by the end of the week and get some fresh ones for pies, pancakes or just popping into our mouths fresh! Magoo has learned how to raid a bush and is quite good but does not like to share her berries. What’s up with that?
Sadly our moose hunters from Hearst did not draw a tag for the rifle season in 2013 and had to cancel, so we have an opening on October 12th for a week if anyone is interested? We also have some spots available for fall fishing and Magoo’s and my favourite time of year is quickly coming, BIRD HUNTING! It should be another fantastic grouse year as the 2nd broods are showing up on the roads now.
Take care and come on and catch the good life with us at Happy Camp in beautiful northern Ontario!