Good Morning Happy Campers! The Happy Camp region has seen brilliant sun and heat the last few days, in fact yesterday it reached 90, and with little wind, it was HOT!! The forecast is for more of the same with the heat possibly breaking on Tuesday.
Fishing has been sporadic, with smaller walleye being the quarry. Mayfly hatch has started in earnest and weeds are coming along slowly. I have not been out in a few days, but our last time out we caught about a dozen walleye in a couple hour. The bite seems to vary from very shallow to around 25 feet, which is very odd but That’s Fishing!
With little rain in the last few days, we tried to get into MooseSkull lake and all was fine until the last corner and I looked at the mud, walked in and thought best to back out the mile or so as we sunk in almost immediately!
Dale from the KeyStone State(Pennsylvania) showed us his tree cutting skills as he downed the last of the dead trees in the yard. As always, something interesting happens and the 1st tree got caught in the top of another tree, we watched him work the saw and then we twisted it down with the ATV. So the trees are down, and we cant thank him enough for doing that for us!! Thanks Dale!
Jim from Michigan, Magoo and I traveled up to the north to look at some cabins yesterday, and while we did not see any Moose, we did see a couple of Bear, lots of Bunnies and birds. Tried to fish in a couple of Beaver Ponds without any luck. Jim did catch nice Brook Trout in a nearby creek, way to go Jim! As we walked in the bush towards the cabin, Magoo saw a Female Goldeneye loafing near the shore and she immediately plunged into the lake after it. A nice swim led Magoo back to us and then she encountered a Red Squirrel in one of the cabins and that was a hoot as the Squirrel dodged and ducked around eventually getting outside of the cabin, perched itself on a branch in a nearby tree and scolded Magoo! Magoo sat looking at the Squirrel making waiting, but as luck would have it, we left before the Squirrel came down. We also have Baby Ruffed Grouse near the lake that are about the size of a Ping Pong Ball, but as they chomp the bugs they should grow quickly!
So as you read, our adventures continue at Happy Camp Ontario! I hope to trek into a pond I found last Moose season in hopes that it has some fish swimming around, guess we will not know until we try do we!
Until next time Happy Campers, take care, enjoy your adventure and whatcha waiting for, Come and Catch the Good Life with Us at Happy Camp Ontario!