So tomorrow is the 14 day mark till we will point the Silverado northward for Kabetogama and I’m going stir crazy with anticipation. This will be the first vacation of any kind for me since last May and the first fishing vacation for my wife and I together in 2 years and also for either of us since Wyatt was born 6 months ago. We are taking my parents with us, and my dads brand new 175 navigator and giving them an induction into ‘walleye wonderland’ (they’ve never fished for walleye before). I’ve been giving Wyatt ‘boat rides’ around the house, walking around the house bouncing like we are riding in waves, and he gets a big smile every time so I think he is going to like going out for a couple small ‘joy rides’ if we have good enough weather that my wife will let me take him in the boat.
With the late spring it hasn’t helped my anxiety and I wouldn’t be surprised if I’ve been put on some government watch-list for the amount of time I’ve spent looking at the area webcams up there, trying to will the ice away. I don’t think I’ve been this pumped for a trip ever, partly because it will be nice to have a whole week of no work and help, in the form of grandparents, to help with our son so my wife and I can relax, but also because its my opportunity to be a ‘guide’ and try and pass on what I’ve learned for early season fishing. The packing process is going to start this weekend so if anyone has some ‘must have’ suggestions that I may not already have on the list feel free to post them here.
The resort has wi-fi access so I’ll be sure to post reports/pictures here. Also, if anyone knows some good guides for Kabetogama, in the event I can’t get us on the fish, I’d gladly take suggestions on that also as I need to make this a good trip for my wife and parents and after my massive failure on Vermillion the last time my wife and I took a week long trip, if it takes a guide to help us be successful than I’m not going to be too stubborn to ask this time.
