Good afternoon Happy Campers, this is Catfish Chris with an update. Before any update, it is the eve of the passing of my father back in 2001. So often I am reminded of how I was raised and I can’t thank them enough for putting me into the water, woods and bringing me into the wonderful world of nature. As I played on the ground with young Angus this afternoon, it reminded me quickly of how short life is, how precious life is and how wonderful it is to experience all we have here in the Happy Camp Region with all of you who choose to come to Happy Camp Ontario. Thank you Happy Campers!
Fishing has been up and down this week, but we did have success on shallow and deep, in the mud, weeds and rocks. In fact, many Cisco are near the surface in the evening devouring the end of our Mayfly Hatch. Walleye, Perch and Pike continue to roam all over as we did as well. The MNR is currently taking fish out of the lake and Cisco were seen in the nets. In addition, we did get out after some Speckle Trout this afternoon with Jeff, Don, Larry and me, and we caught a nice mess of fish.
A couple of times this week we ventured to BeaverCross Lake searching for cool looking rocks, first with Larry and today with Don who is a Geology teacher in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Don said the BeaverCross area is a spot called Glacial Till where the Glacier stopped and left all kinds of different rocks. All I know is the shoreline is really cool looking.
This morning as Don and I, along with trusty Magoo walked the shore, a couple of Loons were swimming along the shore. I said, hey Don, look at the Loons. Next a Bald Eagle soared overhead and I said, hey Don, look at the Eagle. Soon it was apparent that the eagle was hunting something out in the lake. The Eagle swooped low but did not connect and soared upward. Out of the blue 3 Arctic Terns came into sight and they were bombarding the Eagle as it swooped down again toward something on the lake. It was a Baby Loon and the adult Loons were now near the baby as the Eagle swooped again towards the Baby and the Terns Bombarded the Eagle. The Eagle lifted up again and the Terns flew at the Eagle and it left the lake and perched high on a tree along the shore! To watch this act of nature was simply priceless and something that Don, Magoo and I were very lucky to be a part of!
So this week I have seen Moose, Bear, Grouse and the Bird show on BeaverCross, all simply priceless. Thanks Dad, you have no idea how much I miss you everyday, but your spirit lives alive here at Happy Camp Ontario!
As I close, our open spots are slim, so if you want to come experience the true wilderness and all it can offer, shoot us an email or call us today to Come and Catch the Good Life with us at Happy Camp Ontario!!