Portage

“We’re going up the hill, so I’ll see ya at 4.” Hawk hangs up the phone, and you know the only thing coming at you faster than the morning, will be on the other end of your line. The best places are the hardest to get, but always worth going. The canoe is loaded, lunches are packed, and the Mepps are right where they need to be. If you wanna know who your real buddies are, tell them they’re carrying the canoe first.

You've been to this lake 1,000 times, but every time you set the canoe down, it feels like the first. Here’s to the original steel liners, to those who dig deep and troll a little deeper.