I’m trapping in a 40-acre wildlife area on the southwestern shore of Lake Erie. We are mostly setting feed beds. We have willow saplings for stakes. All of this is hip deep in water. But there is an embankment along the levee that protects the marsh.
Our base of operations was a jon boat stowed with stakes and traps. I donned a pack basket, threw in a few traps, grabbed some stakes and headed out along