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The time has come and gone for our weekend at Bernie's. As always, a great time was had by all! This year's cast included Will, Joe, Mike and myself. We met at my place at 9ish am for the drive up. With all the rain in the forecast, we were racing against time to get to the launch and try to get to the island before all our stuff got soaked! We skipped our usual lunch in Powassan and headed straight to the launch. The rain was half way across the lake and we knew we'd be close!! We launched the boat quickly and Will and I took off to the island while Bernie picked the other two up at the boathouse. As it turned out, the rain quickly dissipated over the lake and we made it there no problem. The 10-15mm of rain turned into NOTHING!! At least when the weatherman got this wrong it was to our benefit!! With the weather clearing, we decided to hit the lake for some bonus fishing time! Here's Bernie, Joe and Mike... We caught a lot of walleye this size over the weekend... I got the big fish of the day....although the wrong species. I think they caught a fish or two as well....hopefully they have a few pics to add! Not to be outfished, Joe had to prove he could catch his favourite species as well.... We headed back and began talking about dinner. We chatted a bit about how well we eat when we are there and Bernie says "Chicken isn't my favourite". Mike looks up and buries his head in his hands and says "Damn...I brought chicken for tonight" LOL With that cloud over our heads, we got through dinner and were treated to an amazing sunset. Later that evening we relaxed and chatted by the fire. The next morning we got up bright and early and hit the water by 10ish....LOL. No big fish, but we had a good time with the walleye and perch! That afternoon Mike, Will and I headed back out and decided to try for some bass and pike. Mike with a monster... Will (AKA Nighthawk), with a great largie! Mike with another monster...with Will being a smarta$$ in the background... We headed back in for a steak dinner and decided to try for the night bite. Again, lots of little guys, but I did manage one nice one! Another great sunset...every time I went to snap a picture, I'd miss a hit!! haha The next morning we hit the water for a few hours before we had to pack up and leave. It always turns out that the best day of the weekend is the day we leave!! Will caught a nice one that last morning... Then he caught a surprising sucker! LOL We headed back for some lunch and then packed up. I found this guy checking out the firepit area... Another great chapter in the Weekend at Bernie's story...as always we have a lot of laughs, a few fish and an amazing relaxing weekend. Thanks again Bernie!!