Put the canoe in at Burke Lake about 11:00AM, took the fishing rod and the camera. Went down to the south end where the river flows in and did a little fishing around the fast water, caught a couple of small bass and let them go. Paddled up the west side where there were maples changing colour, a bright crimson red. Near there was Joe Pye Weed very common around moist areas along with a dragonfly that came for his portrait.
Up at the north end where it runs into Edith Lake (I was very close to running the rapids on the far west side but near Edith Lake there was a tree stuck out into the current and I didn't want to chance it. Above these rapids were quite a few white lily pads.
I put the canoe in the back of the truck and took it down to Edith and fished the fast water at the landing. The first cast a good sized smallmouth, the second cast a nice walleye, should have saved the bass. Anyway a few casts later I got a small bass, between the two I have a good supper. Paddled all the way to the Obushkong portage and back down to Edith Lake landing and fished at the fast water again. Through out the Rapala and bang a big pike 24inch or more, he had the lure stuck all down his side with all three hooks in him, I grabbed the wire line and went to lift him in the boat and off he went Rapala and all. So much for seconds at supper.
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From the pictures and the report, you had a very nice day.
The weather cooperated , and again today. I hope you have nice weather with a bit of cloud cover for your trip next week....again...don't forget the T-Paper ;-)
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