First, I have to apologize. Then I have to apologize again
because I feel like I am always saying sorry about something when it comes to
the blog. Between the issues with wifi, and my jumbled brain, the blog never
seems to be on time or completely finished. For those of you who know me you
can probably attest to the fact that my brain probably resembles that of
scrambled eggs. Pair that with the fact that I hate to write if I am not
inspired and you get late blog and internet issues. Good news though, as I was
showering today the inspiration hit and I came running from the shower house
with soap still in my hair. So here we go.
As you all know this is our second year with the camp, and
we have met a lot of people since we started. After you go through the first
year, you get this idea that you have met everyone; you think you will get a
new group or two, or that a group might bring someone new along. Overall you
feel you have met everyone you will see consistently in the years to come. Now,
although that is true, I forgot to account for the groups that did not come
last year (or for the past 23 years) and decided to make an appearance this
year. Boy we thrown for a loop when we knew only 3 out of 7 cabins! It was like
we stepped into a time machine and were starting all over again. We entered a
new realm and traveled back to the home of the revolving door of new faces.
Every time you would turn around there was someone new to meet, or a new story
to hear. As crazy and unexpected as it was, we had a great time making new
friends and memories.
Along with the craziness of a mostly green camp we had a lot
of other unexpected challenges. These were everything from a possible broken
ankle, to a MNR visit, to falling off the dock into the water, and boats
floating away. We had a new admission to the broken prop club (you know who you
are), and a very special 25th birthday! Both our bear hunters this week are going
home with beautiful bears and we couldn’t be happier! The best weeks are the
ones where work doesn’t feel like work at all, and thanks to you guys that is
exactly what it was!
The ankle story: I will make it short. The moral of this
story is that if your son forgets his knife and it looks slippery, make him get
out of the boat and get it! Our good friend Albert found this out the hard way.
Lucky for him we are some quick thinkers and were able to find him some
crutches. Although it looked painful, he was a trooper and didn’t let it keep
him from fishing! We wish him the best on his way home and hope he feels better
soon!
Next, the MNR visit had everyone running around scared, but
for good reason! The limit is the limit. Just because you plan to eat fish that
night, and take your limit home the next day does not mean you can have over
the limit. Why? Because it is OVER THE LIMIT. Don’t be dumb. They will take
your fish, and cite you for each fish you have over what you are allowed. This
weeks winner? 8 walleye over at $200 a piece. It is a lot cheaper to just
follow the rules don’t ya think? Another big problem we had was that people
were completely skinning their fish. The law is that you must leave at least 1
square inch of skin on each piece of fish until right before it is being
cooked. You may get fined, or you may just get warned, but they WILL take your
fish for that as well. Just pay attention when you clean your fish, cause it is
kinda inconvenient when the MNR confiscates your dinner. Hey, on the bright
side the grocery store is only 3 hours away! Finally be extra observant when
buying your fishing license online. There was a group that had bought theirs at
the same time online, but one license was for the wrong week. When it comes to
online licenses all it takes is one click of the button to make it the wrong
license. Just watch out, it isn’t worth the headache.
Watch your step when you get out of the boat! If possibly
breaking an ankle isn’t enough incentive to make you more cautious, then how
about possibly breaking a rib or two? We have added handles to the dock. All
you have to do is pull up, make sure your boat is tied securely, and use the
handle. It is that simple. Luckily there were enough people around to help and
make sure he was okay. It could have been a lot worse.
TIE YOUR BOAT UP OR YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGES.
Even on the ramps your boat can float away.
Happy 25th Birthday to Caleb Davis! Good luck
with your quarter-life crisis. You make a very pretty princess.
Congrats to Mark Yoder and his son Ben Yoder on some nice
bears!
The walleye didn’t just start to bite this week, they were
on fire! Congrats to John Connaughty and Hal Haberman on catching over 300
walleye this week. That is very impressive guys!
And as usual catching eater-size fish has been a challenge
as there are too many trophy fish that like to bite the line instead!
Over all it was a very wonderful week. Thank you all for
taking the time to come visit us at WLC. Have a safe trip home, and can’t wait
to see you again soon!
