As we were paddling, we came around a corner and I caught something out of my peripheral vision. Your brain goes a mile a minute, so at first I thought, "oh my, it's a bear swimming in the water." We've seen them do that before.
Then I saw what looked like rabbit ears, but rabbits don't go in the water.
It was a mama moose and her two calves. Upon seeing us they swam to shore and headed into the safety of the woods. Misty got really excited; don't know what she thought of them. I just knew I had to hang on to her tight so she wouldn't try to bolt and capsize the canoe in the process.
Day 2 was leisurely and uneventful because the fish weren't biting. However, on day 3, Todd caught a Northern Pike. This northern really fought and in the process, broke the lewer and almost stabbed Todd in the foot with the broken lewer. A second lewer was lost when I got it snagged on a submerged tree. Todd decided to take a swim, fully clothed, to untangle it. Misty got alarmed when he dove; so she jumped in too, to save him. She's such an awesome dog! Todd managed to take a "lake bath" and give his clothes a good rinse, all at the same time. It was another hot day so I decided to take a dip too.
As usual, Misty had to check out the catch, giving it the sniff and lick test. At the campsite where we caught it, someone had constructed a "holding pen" for fish, so we put the northern in there until dinner. Later, Todd noticed leeches around the fish; the smell of blood must have attracted them.
Misty "hunting" for fish.
Day 2 was leisurely and uneventful because the fish weren't biting. However, on day 3, Todd caught a Northern Pike. This northern really fought and in the process, broke the lewer and almost stabbed Todd in the foot with the broken lewer. A second lewer was lost when I got it snagged on a submerged tree. Todd decided to take a swim, fully clothed, to untangle it. Misty got alarmed when he dove; so she jumped in too, to save him. She's such an awesome dog! Todd managed to take a "lake bath" and give his clothes a good rinse, all at the same time. It was another hot day so I decided to take a dip too.
As usual, Misty had to check out the catch, giving it the sniff and lick test. At the campsite where we caught it, someone had constructed a "holding pen" for fish, so we put the northern in there until dinner. Later, Todd noticed leeches around the fish; the smell of blood must have attracted them.
Misty "hunting" for fish.
