Sam, our trip leader, wanted to stop
and catch a few pike before we went
for walleye for our only means to eat
lunch that day. Navigating through the
hundreds of islands on the lake was
little bit of a chore the first day, but Sam
put us spot on. Three boats screamed
into a little lagoon and 11 dudes started
casting frantically looking at the other
boats to see who would hook up first. It
was like running a race. Then laughter
and “whoops” from one of the boats rang
out. Everyone looked over, relieved and
jealous at the same time. The pike were
here. After about an hour we headed
off to the walleye grounds to catch our
lunch.
Not only did everyone actually survive
this trip, but the fishing was amazing
as well. Nobody go injured during our
late night wrestling sessions. We ended
up catching more walleye than any 11
member family could ever need and we
found some big pike the last day pushing
20lbs. Even though it was a long drive to
go pike and walleye fishing, it was totally
worth making the memories with great
friends and making new friends in the
process.