Good Morning from Chilly Happy Camp Ontario! The last 2 days have not reached 50 and rain has pounded the area, but alas this morning is crystal clear blue skies, light winds and the sun is shining!
The 1st week of summer is now upon us, and the berry crop is looking fantastic, many bushes are full of berries. In fact, the other day at a lake in the bush with some people, one said they had never seen so many berries in the patch along the lake! I guess I overlook some things, but then stopped to look and oh my, yes there are a ton and a half of them!
A big Thank you to Ray and Dale whom spent a day last week helping me, or should I say, I helped them fix the porch roof. The fish gods were good to them, they were basically fished out after the week of action. In fact Ray, who has been coming to the area for over 20 years stated, fishing has never been better! Weeds are growing quickly and the minnow hatches have filled the shallows.
Now onto wildlife, to those coming up the Fry road, watch out as there has been a large Bull Moose stopping to graze in a pond adjacent to the Fry as well as a Cow with twins closer to camp. Yesterday there were some tracks down the trail to Echo Lake headed towards, maybe they were out of supplies looking for some pancake mix?
The only animal scarce this year is Bear and although we had one trying tip over the bait trailer, he has not returned since we put out the camera. I suspect it was Tom Kern wearing his Yogi outfit, but one will never know unless he fesses up, but we all know how hard it is for the sheriff to tell the truth(haha).
As I close this report, I want to stop and say a prayer for a couple of our campers who are dealing with their health issues. To the Sheriff and the Yupper, get well soon as Happy Camp is not the same without you!
For the rest of the campers, bring your bug dope and fishing pole as they are biting, but don’t forget the Tartar sauce because some taste pretty darn good too! Take care and see you on the water or in the bush!