Hello from sunny Happy Camp. The first strawberries have ripened and although small, they certainly are tasty!
Thanks to the family who ventured north to Happy Camp for our annual Fishfest. We had a great week catching up and sad to see you go. But alas, a new crew arrived today and the Indiana boys are here, quickly unloaded their stuff, caught a quick nap, then went out to catch supper. White Otter Lake did not disappoint them, and they came back with a handful of nice Walleye, Perch and one chubby Pike. The smell of fish frying certainly is wonderful, isn’t it?
The Bears appear to be active eating the baits that have been out. In our travels, we saw a Big Bull Moose down the road and my what a majestic sight. Other sightings have been many Loons, a young Bald Eagle with its parents, young ducklings and grouse scurrying around the Canadian wilderness.
Fishing has been a little slow, with lots of mayfly hatches, weather changes and the explosion of food for the fish. While walleye are still plentiful, they seem to be slowly shifting into their summer patterns one day, then slide back to the mud, rock or sand the next. Water temps average about 68, well behind last year as well as the weed growth is lacking behind this year.
We are happy to have our first local customers coming for a return weekend trip from Manitouwadge. Rooster and Elaine treated us to dinner tonight near the campfire. We had burgers along with some fresh grilled Speckle Trout, very tasty, thanks a bunch. Elaine stated at the fire tonight that she will be coming back next weekend with guitar in hand and putting on a concert for all of you who wish to attend!!
Many thanks to all who make Happy Camp a wonderful place to enjoy the beautiful Ontario wilderness and we look forward to meeting many of you in the future. We have some openings for a bit until we get busy for the Moose season, so Come on and Catch the Good Life with us at Happy Camp!!