BWCA 2006

Fish

These are a selection of fish pictures. Of course the 30+ inch Musky that I got up to the canoe got away before it could be photographed. I caught (or at least had close enough so I could identify them) one Musky, a couple dozen small Northerns, a couple Blue Gills, a couple dozen Rock Bass and probably 5-6 dozen Small Mouth Bass, the largest had to be about 4-5 pounds. Most of the Small Mouth Bass were in the 1.5 to 2.5 pound range. This was by far the most successful fishing I have ever had in the BWCA in the 20+ years we have been going up there. Although I lost a lot of tackle because I was not expecting to encounter such large fish, it was my greatest fishing experience to date. All but a half dozen Bass were immediately released. We did have 2 meals of fresh Bass filets for dinner. Click on any of the thumbnail pictures to see an expanded view. Use your browsers "Back Button" to return to the thumbnails or click back again to return to the text.