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 Boundary Waters Quetico Forum Trip Planning Forum Early June trip off east side Reply
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| dbpmw3 |
01/25/2017 09:30PMquote : "Have you thought about Quetico from the east side, Cache Bay? It's big water to start but after that Sagonagons have great walleye fishing without the crowds you see in the BW. Anything after Silver Falls is great for walleye. Cache bay has some good lake trout. A little more expensive but worth the problem to find a camp site that is hard to find in the BW at certain times. I can give you more info if you want."W Would love any more info you would care to give. Thanks |
| BigCurrent |
01/22/2017 10:27PM Stayed at Rockwood last fall and took the Meeds entry point. The mile long portage was kind of a gear, but we're to camp early and had the lake to ourselves for 3 days. Fishing was good, mostly walleyes and a few smallmouth. On our exit we went through horseshoe and almost all the sites were taken. Many more people on the lakes through that entry. |
| cowdoc |
01/22/2017 09:10PMquote dbpmw3: "Thanks for the thoughts everyone. Looks like this might be our spot. Any thoughts on Omega? Someone once mentioned it might be a good spot?" I would fish Gaskin, Caribou and Meeds before Omega. Not a great lake. |
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01/22/2017 01:06PM Have you thought about Quetico from the east side, Cache Bay? It's big water to start but after that Sagonagons have great walleye fishing without the crowds you see in the BW. Anything after Silver Falls is great for walleye. Cache bay has some good lake trout. A little more expensive but worth the problem to find a camp site that is hard to find in the BW at certain times. I can give you more info if you want. |
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| nicek |
01/22/2017 08:54AM Granite River in June. |
| ducks |
01/21/2017 08:10AM Gaskin is a good location for a base camp. Lots of nice campsites on that lake and it's a good location to daytrip to area lakes. My first trip to that area my wife and I basecamped on Gaskin. I didn't have much luck fishing there but have heard others have. Caribou is good fishing but it's only an hour to get there and it's busy. I camped there with my then 7yo daughter. Walleye and smallies. Horseshoe is a great lake. Good for moose sightings. Decent walleye fishing. I have camped there on 2 different trips. Also can be busy. Meeds has a good rep for smallie fishing and less busy than others around it. I've only passed through. Pilsbury is a nice "sleeper" lake in the area. Only 2 sites and one is really bad so if you get the good one you can have the lake to yourself. We enjoyed 3 days w/ only seeing 1 other group pass through and some great smallie fishing. Also caught some walleye. I have only passed through Vista and would like to camp there sometime. Omega is my favorite lake..... small and skinny and the few campsites are spread out. Not a fishing destination though. |
| dbpmw3 |
01/20/2017 08:07PM Thanks for the thoughts everyone. Looks like this might be our spot. Any thoughts on Omega? Someone once mentioned it might be a good spot? |
| Pinetree |
01/20/2017 08:05PM East side is limited on walleye spots. |
| lindylair |
01/20/2017 07:08PM There is a great campsite on the south side of Vista which is a beautiful lake and also can be a very good walleye lake with some smallies and pike for diversion:). We have also caught quite a few walleyes right from shore at this site. Trouble is its a popular place but if you get it you will love it. If you go there and its occupied you would most likely have to retrace to Horseshoe and stay there or head over to Gaskin which wouldn't be bad either. There is another site on Vista which is actually not bad at all but it has a horrible landing and a steep climb to the site...once you get there its pretty decent....so you could have a Plan B for a night anyway. It is less of a paddle on the first day than you mention, probably more like 5 hours or so, maybe 6 if you take your time. Plenty of other water nearby to explore on daytrips but not sure about a lot of walleye. Horseshoe can be good for eyes and smallies and is a cool and unique lake known for moose sightings. Gaskin is a bigger lake with some nice sites and decent walleye potential. You could aim for Vista and have some other options if it doesn't pan out. The other idea is Meeds Lake. One long portage from Poplar and you are there so it wouldn't be a long trek. But it is a great fishing lake with walleyes,, but really known as a smallmouth haven. You would have to get your canoeing hours in on daytrips. But you would like the fishing. |
| ducks |
01/20/2017 06:07PM Rockwood Rocks! Have used them many times. I really like staying in their bunkhouse the night before so I can push off from their beach at first light. You are going to my favorite area. You have lots of options of places to go. |
| maxxbhp |
01/20/2017 05:28PM Horseshoe is a decent spot, I think the fishing is supposed to be better on Caribou but it's a short portage. Then you've got Gaskin, Vista, Allen just moderate portages away. Definitely stick with Rockwood. |
| dbpmw3 |
01/20/2017 02:46PM Appreciate any help someone might offer. Planning a June 6 trip off Poplar Lake area. Have always gone off the west side and last year we came in through the north in Quetico. Thought we try the east side this year. Any suggestions for a trip off these entry points? We usually like to travel in about a good day (6 a.m. till 3:00 p.m.) and then base camp for a week. Primarily looking for excellent walleye fishing. Thinking about using Rockwood Outfitters. Thanks |
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