Mosquito and Matheson

It was a short trip to Mosquito Bay, and we were pleased to see only one boat there when we arrived. They were close to the beach and looked like they were just there for the afternoon. We dropped anchor and waited for them to leave so we could move in closer. Four sail boats came in during the afternoon, but there was plenty of room for everyone. We were exploring in the dinghy and saw a bunch of bass on the east side of the anchorage. We decided we should spend an extra night so we could try our hand at fishing tomorrow. Constellation, our dock neighbor from Little Current, was in the anchorage, and they stopped by with a bottle of Irish whiskey. It was Alan's birthday, and he wanted to have a shot with us. They recently celebrated their sons wedding in Dingle Ireland, so they also had some good information to share with us. Glen from Last Resort also came by to chat. He is a wealth of information and loves to share. It was a quiet night, and we slept well. The next morning, everyone but us and Glen headed out. Randy and I went fishing in the morning, but all those bass had moved on. We trolled slowly along shore towards the fish farm and saw so many small fishing boats. I had one nice sized bass on my line but failed to land it, so we decided to go back to the boat for lunch. After lunch, we packed our cooler and headed out for more fishing and a little exploring. We followed the coast, trolling and stopping to let Tug onshore till we found a good spot to stop and fish. The wind was picking up, so we decided not to go all the way to Bell and Sturgeon Cove. Randy caught a couple of nice bass. We stopped outside our anchorage to clean the fish when Glen came out in his dinghy. We were gone so long he thought we may be in trouble, so he was checking on us. That was nice of him. It was after 6 when we got back to the boat. Time goes by so quickly when you are enjoying yourself. The fish was delicious. We watched a little YouTube and had a really nice evening. We heard from High 5 and decided to meet them and Don on Lucia at Matheson the next day. It was only a short trip so we took our time. As we got close to Matheson, we could see five boats anchored. It looked like two were leaving, so we let High Five and Lucia know there was room. While we were looking for a spot to drop our anchor, two more boats were getting ready to leave, so we waited a few minutes, and we had lots of room. We would prefer not to tie to shore, so we chose a spot with room to swing. The other two boats joined us, and both tied to shore. Now there were 4 boats in Matheson, and all 4 were from Sarnia. We did a little exploring and then met at the north end of the anchorage for rock tails. There is a beautiful spot with flat rocks that is perfect to gather. Toy Chest, a Nonsuch 36 from Bridgeview, joined us as well. We had plenty of shared acquaintances, and it was fun sharing stories. It was Don from Lucia's first time in the North Channel since he was with his parents when he was 14. He is alone on the boat for a week until his son and family meet him on Friday in Kilarney. The weather forecast changed, and was calling for strong west winds over the next couple of days. Matheson is not a good anchorage in west winds, so we had to adjust our plans. We will head to Hotham tomorrow.Lue lisää