I am going into pine lake on may 30th this year and was wondering if anybody has any info on fishing this lake? Also, any info on campsites would be helpful.

thanks,
Bret

There are 2 or 3 Pine Lakes within the BW. I know a little about the one in the far eastern section - the one with Johnson Falls and connecting to MacFarland, Canoe, and Little Caribou Lakes. I've been there a few times. I don't really consider it a fishing lake. A big part of that is that it is a long lake where the wind can really kick up. It can be very tough fishing from a canoe. Also, there are no islands on the lake nor other visible structure to fish around. Keep in mind, however, that: 1) I don't use a depth finder, and 2) I'm not much of a fisherman anyway.

That being said, I have caught a couple smallmouth and notherns on the lake. You might want to try the extreme western edge where things are more protected and the creek enters. Pine is a deep lake, over 100 feet, so I suspect it has lake trout as well. I have also heard that some folks catch eater-size walleyes (not me though).

So, there are fish there. I just don't think of it as a destination lake for fishing. I could be wrong though.

Well that is the Pine lake I am talking about and that is disappointing to hear. Did you ever camp on the lake and know of any nice campsites?

Thanks
Bret

Our favorite campsites on Pine lake are: 1) about in the middle on the north side in behind a little island. 2) The one just west of the portage to west Pike with tall pines.

Yes, I have camped on the lake. Unfortunately I don't keep detailed notes on which campsite is which. I can tell you that the sites I have been on were on the north shore, but I think most, if not all, of them are. The sites I've stayed on were fine. Nothing spectacular. Nothing bad. They were ... Fine ...

One I remember well had a large rock (6' high) next to a tent site. There were jackrabbits running all around that site. I discovered that they had a den right under that rock and about 3 feet from my tent.

JACK RABBITS? I've seen cottontails up there but have never seen Jacks. That must have been neat. Did you run into any other critters?

Bret

I think I mis-spoke. They were probably snowshoe hares and not jack rabbits. I know they were not cottontails. These guys were much bigger. Perhaps it is a regional thing, but around here in southern Minnesota we call big, ol' rabbits that aren't cottontails, jacks. At the time we saw them we called them "jack rabbits", but now that I think about it they were probably snowshoe hares.

That's too bad. I don't get to see a lot of jack rabbits and was really hoping to run into some. oh well.

Bret