Monthly Archives: June 2015

For some reason or another, there is no early rising this morning.  The sense of urgency to get out on the water has wained a bit.  As we ate last night’s dinner, grey and gloomy clouds enveloped the lake.  Looked … Continue reading →

(This is the last “mini adventure” post of our trip to Oba Lake. Seeing as we are less than 2 months out for leaving for Spain and our trek of The Camino, I will switch to Camino mode, our prep, … Continue reading →

Up with the sun for another day of angling.  Today we split up the boats a bit.  My father goes with Mike and Jill fishes with Sparky, in hopes of getting them into spots where they’ll land some walleye.  We … Continue reading →

I am up a little past sunrise.  I dress warmly and trod out to the “powder room”.  The sun is just cresting the treeline on the horizon and an eerie mist floats atop the mirrored lake.  Odd sounds of cooing … Continue reading →

  Morning comes earlier than we’d like, as we still haven’t gotten used to the time change.  Into the town of Wawa for fishing licenses, booze, beer and eggs.  If it wasn’t so green, we’d expect to see tumble weeds … Continue reading →

     This place takes some getting to.  Something like, planes, trains and automobiles, not necessarily in that order but close enough.  Oba Lake is an out of the way lake in Canada in the province of Ontario.  When our neighbors … Continue reading →

Once all the gear has been unloaded from the box car.  A bucket brigade, of sorts, forms relaying the enormous pile of what is supposed to be “essential” and “necessary” gear and supplies onto a well worn and seriously tired … Continue reading →