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Clearwater Lodge was a wonderful adventure.  All of Gene's children, and grandchildren, and many of his nieces and nephews had the opportunity to go on at least one summer trip.  Part of the great adventure was all the planning: menus, grocery lists, packing lists, kitchen packing lists, and lots of conversation and visits to get just the right baits.  Everyone who wanted to learn from Gene had the opportunity.  He would talk about the places fish had been caught in previous years, and anyone who wanted to go with him just had to ask.  He'd get  into a great spot and figure out how to help make a great catch.  It was great to be a kid in Gene's boat - even if you were a grown kid.

Here's an extended memory from nephew Tim Edwards regarding that same adventure in a previous post where Daniel Judge lost his hat and had it returned by a fish.

From Tim Edwards...

I remember the hail bouncing off Uncle Gene's pith helmet while Daniel and I were pelted.  During that same trip, he took us to many good fishing spots.  He spent a good bit of time helping free my line from the various snags I kept getting stuck in.  At one point while trolling, I felt a strong pull. I said, "Uncle Gene, I'm hung again."  He looked and saw my line moving and helped me reel in a big walleye - my biggest catch of the whole trip.