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Advice On Where To Go outside BWCA

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Date/Time: 05/01/2024 06:57PM

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Advice On Where To Go outside BWCA

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lindylair	02/14/2018 01:34PM I would second both of the USFS campgrounds at Crescent Lake and Two Island Lake. They are both pretty remote with few amenities but do have pit toilets and water available. Both have some great campsites including several lakeside sites where you could pull your boat right up to the site if you can get them. Both are also pretty good fishing lakes with great smallmouth options and decent walleye options available. Crescent Lake also has Muskies that are pretty catchable, even by accident. They are two of my favorite spots in Minnesota, outside of the BWCA. Neither are far from the BWCA and offer similar wilderness character. Two Island Lake does have a few residences on the lake on the far western end of the lake, but it is mostly undeveloped. Crescent Lake is completely undeveloped(except for the campground of course).
housty9	02/14/2018 09:42AM Two Island lake north of Grand Marais, good smallmouth bass fishing, plus your close to the shore and can hike waterfalls, took my wife there several times.
mapsguy1955	02/10/2018 11:13AM Didn't even know you could get a permit for a motor! Why not ditch the motor and paddle!
dew042	02/09/2018 11:12PM If you aren't set on going north, consider spending time on the St Croix. Afton State Park has reservable canoe/boat campsites. I've heard good things.
Jackfish	02/09/2018 03:14PM Rs130754: "It is not in Minnesota but in northern Wisconsin on the Turtle Flambeau Flowage. " What he said. For mapping purposes, the closest small town is Mercer, WI.
LindenTree3	02/08/2018 12:39PM I was going to suggest Timber Frear also.
ellahallely	02/07/2018 12:22PM +1 on the The Timber-Frear area out of Tofte. Holiday weekends might bring a few people. Otherwise I would call it bwca experience without the restrictions. Timber-Frear-Link
Rs130754	02/07/2018 12:11PM It is not in Minnesota but in northern Wisconsin on the Turtle Flambeau Flowage. We fished there a couple years ago and spoke with a group of paddlers that were camping with their kids. We had very good luck fishing the flowage as well. You are also not far from a small town if you forgot a necessity.
inspector13	02/06/2018 02:07PM Yes. Lots of options. Use that and MNDNR Lake Finder for species etc.
bposteve	02/06/2018 02:00PM Do you want to camp right next to your car, or out of your canoe? For out of the canoe I'd recommend these places for USFS campsites you can paddle/motor to:: West Bearskin Lake Gunflint/Little Gunflint/North Lake area The Timber-Frear area out of Tofte (more walleye than smallies though) For next to the car camping:: Crescent Lake East Bearskin Lake
Mississippi	02/06/2018 01:42PM I have done 4 trips to BWCA. This year I need to do a summer trip and take my wife for the first time. It is very important to me that she has a great experience for some northern MN camping and really good smallmouth fishing. I want to bring my flat back canoe w/ 3 hp outboard but I didn't land a BWCA motor permit. Are there any remote locations outside BWCA that would offer my wife a great experience and have great smallmouth fishing and I could use my little motor?