We (Bill Asprey, Jim Wight, Steve Bender and I) had a great canoe trip to Quetico Park in Ontario as usual (9 days starting 5/24). I have been tied up with another project so I still haven't had time to get my photos processed, but here's a teaser from McNiece Lake, our 2nd night. McNiece is famous for it's old growth red and white pines, a tiny, remote fragment of the pine forests that blanketed the whole upper midwest before logging began in the 1800's. There was a massive forest fire on this lake several years ago (2007?) but the north side escaped damage.

Steve also got some great shots, including this one of me with a nice smallmouth bass from Yum Yum Lake (it was released--we use barbless hooks). Note squashed mosquito on my cheek. That's a Heddon Zara Puppy top water plug. Catching smallmouth on topwater lures at 6:30 AM in a gentle rain on Yum Yum Lake--is this heaven or what?.