How was the fishing?
Fishing has been poor this year, as conditions have been very cold and windy with 180* direction shifts every other day on the weekends we have gone out. Enough excuses, but between that and equipment failures (previous two trips had resulted in towing a snowmobile ten miles out due to an engine meltdown and a chaincase issue) it was a tough season.
This was a bit better, but caught 6 lakers, about 15 walleyes, a few pesky northern pike and a couple random jumbo perch over the course of a day and a half. Almost all the walleyes were relatively decent sized males, the spawning females haven't felt enough warmer incoming river water to get into the mood yet.
We had a good fish fry, brought our meager trout and walleye limits home, so it was a good trip.
The only casualty was my Suburban almost derailed the trip before it got out of town. 20 miles from home with the tandem trailer with three snowmobiles and sleds in tow I was heading out to pick up the brother in law. Started hearing a vibration that quickly turns into a thumping noise. A couple stops for inspection of trailer, tires, driveshaft axles and u joints turn up nothing. Stick my head out the window to look/listen and see the driver side rear wheel wobbling. Three of the six wheel studs had broken off and the remaining three were very loose. Almost lost the wheel, obviously. Had to make some calls, abandon the Sub and do some trailer and vehicle swaps to make the trip, all at 4 AM.
Tightened up the remaining lug nuts and limped the Sub home very slowly on the return leg of the trip yesterday. Might get a chance to pull it apart this afternoon. It would have been a disaster if it had happened in the Canadian stretch of road.
Rain/snow at 35* this morning. More Brrrrr....
