Post one of your favorite 2018 fish pictures from the Quetico or BWCA.

TuscaroraBorealis: " "

That's one happy little girl there! I bet her catch was a tasty shore lunch. Thanks for sharing!

Mike, did you happen to have a length on the smallmouth with which you started this thread? Forwarded the pic to a friend who was very impressed, he inquired re length.

barehook: "Mike, did you happen to have a length on the smallmouth with which you started this thread?"

It was a little over 21. The lure, the ZMAN ShadZ, that I used is 5 inches long to give you a little perspective.

TuscaroraBorealis: " "

Paul , it seems like just yesterday she was tucked away in the front of your canoe , nice pic !!!

Pickerel Lake northern
June 4,2018
Released to fight another day

lundojam: " "

Those are some pretty fish!

dbpmw3: "
Pickerel Lake northern
June 4,2018
Released to fight another day"

That's a big Jack! Did you catch it from shore?

I cant post any pictures since jackfish banned me! :(

I hope i have those pics backed up at home.....

Caught him off our camp site on a white Ribbett

QueticoMike: "Post one of your favorite 2018 fish pictures from the Quetico or BWCA.

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Daughters first fish caught in the BWCA, (her first trip was this year), and same night's dinner.....

johndku: "Daughters first fish caught in the BWCA, (her first trip was this year), and same night's dinner.....


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Love the smile :) I bet she wants to go back again.

Released obviously, actually managed to land em. Caught 3 about that size before we relocated the eyes, Kawaishiwi river.

Knife lake!

Cubsdad,

That is a great shot. Looks like hand to fin combat!

Thecubsdad: "Released obviously, actually managed to land em. Caught 3 about that size before we relocated the eyes, Kawaishiwi river. "

Now THAT'S an action shot - outstanding!

Well, we only had a small net for walleyes hence the struggle, really enjoy everybody s pics, let’s keep em coming!

Thecubsdad: "Released obviously, actually managed to land em. Caught 3 about that size before we relocated the eyes, Kawaishiwi river. "

That fish pic rates an 11 out of 10!

1st.time fishing this lake. Nice population.

Great looking smallie retired at 50.....I’m a few years to go but still like my job except when it gets in the way of fishing. Here’s another action shot a few seconds later of the pike.

If you had enough of your pike action photos, you could convince people that you're a pike juggler.

I wish I could stop the hands of time when I look back at these pics of the kids, they grow up so fast. This is my youngest and he was so excited that he caught, handled and released this pike all on his own.

DeanL: " I wish I could stop the hands of time when I look back at these pics of the kids, they grow up so fast. This is my youngest and he was so excited that he caught, handled and released this pike all on his own. "

That's awesome!

Great pic DeanL, our 4 are all grown up, happens way to fast. Way to go getting em out there in nature.

September 2018 Jean Lake smallmouth caught in 30 foot of water.

Wally13: " September 2018 Jean Lake smallmouth caught in 30 foot of water.


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Nice one, Jean Lake is one of my favs! Easy place to get a Grand Slam.

Thanks Mike. I caught a few larger ones besides the one in the photo on Jean later in the day. A bud who happened to be paddling by snapped a photo.

My first time on Jean and it looks to be a superb fishing lake. It took me a while to find the big females and they ended up being 30 to 35 foot deep. I guess that’s not surprising as Jean is a fairly clear lake and it was mid day in early September.

Any smallie tips Mike on smallie presentations in September for deep fish ?

I know there has to be some more great fish pics out there from this year. Don't be shy, post a fish picture. Help me get through the northwoods withdrawal I'm experiencing right now that continues until May.....haha. Thanks for sharing!

Knife Lake at the end of May. Not the greatest photo, but on a solo trip it can tough to properly frame the shot with a fish eager to get back in the water and a dog eager to investigate the still hooked fish.

No shot of any adult can compete with the happy face of a kid with a fish they just caught.

Jaywalker: "Knife Lake at the end of May. Not the greatest photo, but on a solo trip it can tough to properly frame the shot with a fish eager to get back in the water and a dog eager to investigate the still hooked fish.

No shot of any adult can compete with the happy face of a kid with a fish they just caught. "

You just need to train the dog to work the camera.....haha. And so true, it is hard to compete with the kid pics :)

Wally13: "Thanks Mike. I caught a few larger ones besides the one in the photo on Jean later in the day. A bud who happened to be paddling by snapped a photo.


My first time on Jean and it looks to be a superb fishing lake. It took me a while to find the big females and they ended up being 30 to 35 foot deep. I guess that’s not surprising as Jean is a fairly clear lake and it was mid day in early September.


Any smallie tips Mike on smallie presentations in September for deep fish ?"

In early September I am still throwing topwater mostly and if this isn't producing then I move towards a subsurface presentation with a ZMAN ShadZ using a Zulu rig. Maybe you needed to scout some flats in about 8 to 10 feet of water with scattered boulders? Any moving water is always a good place to check.
Towards the end of September and into October, the lakes will begin to turnover and fishing will become very difficult. When this takes place, head to the moving water areas. Rivers do not turnover, they are too shallow. These are areas where a green pumpkin tube along with ¼ oz. jig really shines. Fish the water flowing out of the lake, the river or creek between the lakes and the plunge pool at the far end.
After the turnover phase, most of the smallmouth transition towards deep reefs. This is where electronics or a good contour map comes in handy. There are no contour maps of the Quetico lakes. If you are like me and don’t have either, then you must rely on finding these reefs the old fashioned way by trolling a deep diving lure. If you don’t want to lose a good lure to a snag, I suggest you bring a few old ones. Once you find these reefs, big smallmouth can be found bunched up on these rocky reefs or small humps. You will need lures that can reach them, so heavier jigs, ¼ oz. or more will be required. I still prefer to use tubes fished vertically during this time of the year. Lip-less rattle crankbaits in a crawdad or shad color “yo-yoed” vertically can be effective, as well as blade baits. Black or white twister tail jigs, white hair jigs or silver blade baits can also be presented slowly along these reefs and humps.

LittleLakeKing: " "

Nice eye! Welcome to the BWCA message board!

lundojam: " "

Beautiful

Thecubsdad: "Released obviously, actually managed to land em. Caught 3 about that size before we relocated the eyes, Kawaishiwi river. "

That’s a cool picture

DeanL: " I wish I could stop the hands of time when I look back at these pics of the kids, they grow up so fast. This is my youngest and he was so excited that he caught, handled and released this pike all on his own. "

Awesome !

Here is a video of one of my boys catching a bass in Quetico. Mike this was on your Zulu technique with zman jerk shadz.

Smallmouth video

timatkn: "Here is a video of one of my boys catching a bass in Quetico. Mike this was on your Zulu technique with zman jerk shadz.


Smallmouth video "

Very Nice! Thanks for sharing! I have more people ask me about the Zulu rig than any other lure or presentation I ever used. I'm thinking about writing a new article about Zulu fishing to follow up on what I have learned since the last article back in 2008.

I know there is no magical lure, but this has been as close as it comes for me :)

Jaywalker: "Knife Lake at the end of May. Not the greatest photo, but on a solo trip it can tough to properly frame the shot with a fish eager to get back in the water and a dog eager to investigate the still hooked fish.

No shot of any adult can compete with the happy face of a kid with a fish they just caught. "

Myself and two friends passed you on Knife Lake during our Border Route trip this past May. At the time, I believe you and your pup were onshore of an island as we were headed towards Ottertrack. It was a pretty windy day if I recall at the time we passed.

I believe you were on or near an island approximately 1 mile east of Dorothy's Island, which looks almost exactly where you are located during this photo.

That's super cool....thanks for sharing!

One of the more and less respectable catches of the 2018 trip.

#basswoodcowboy

QueticoMike: "

timatkn: "Here is a video of one of my boys catching a bass in Quetico. Mike this was on your Zulu technique with zman jerk shadz.



Smallmouth video "

Very Nice! Thanks for sharing! I have more people ask me about the Zulu rig than any other lure or presentation I ever used. I'm thinking about writing a new article about Zulu fishing to follow up on what I have learned since the last article back in 2008.


I know there is no magical lure, but this has been as close as it comes for me :)"

On my first cast with a QM-rigged Zulu, I caught a 19-inch bass and I caught bass on six of my first eight casts, the smallest being 17 inches. When it comes to fishing advice, I like Mike.

Frankie_Paull: "#basswoodcowboy
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Whoa, Nellie, that bass is perfect!

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missmolly: "

Frankie_Paull: "#basswoodcowboy
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Whoa, Nellie, that bass is perfect!"

I agree, nice one!

QueticoMike: "

missmolly: "

Frankie_Paull: "#basswoodcowboy
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Whoa, Nellie, that bass is perfect!"

I agree, nice one!"

Not only is it long and thick, but I love its flared tail and elevated fins.

mapsguy1955: " "

Another great looking fish. Great-looking guy too!

There has to be more people out there that have a fish picture from this year from Quetico or the BW. Share one with the board :) The first picture I posted was from Quetico this year, I will post my fav from the BW this year.......Thanks everyone for sharing, I truly enjoy seeing all of the pics!

I'm usually solo and I'm too lazy to rig up some type of selfie stick. Besides, if there is no photo documentation all those fish can grow in size in my stories.

An oldie but goodie...the Agnes cannibal pike.

Few photos from my first trip into Quetico this past June.

AmarilloJim: "I'm usually solo and I'm too lazy to rig up some type of selfie stick. Besides, if there is no photo documentation all those fish can grow in size in my stories."

I don't rig anything on my solo trips just use self timer on camera.

mrjknip: " "

Nice double!

clrdoguy68: "Few photos from my first trip into Quetico this past June.


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Even though you don't have a pike pictured, I assume you caught one to complete the grand slam for the trip. Nice!

clrdoguy68: "Few photos from my first trip into Quetico this past June.


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Chunky bass!

Little guy from our trip.

TheMadPaddler: "


Little guy from our trip.
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Nice one!

24" walleye on the flyrod, Hatchet Lake

nlong: "24" walleye on the flyrod, Hatchet Lake
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Nice, what fly were you using? How deep were you?

Cubsdad, Like your set up there! Mind if I ask where you got the clips to clamp to canoe?

darby: " "

Nice Pike Darby! Welcome to the message board! Thanks for sharing!

These are all from our trip early June up to Kawnipi through the falls chain. Best trip I have ever done. 7 nights, so many fish, 1 really nasty storm, nice days and rainy days. 3 other great guys. 1 hook in the foot of my buddy, 1 long day of bushwacking to some solid fishing, some BIG wind and some dead calm...no moose or bear unfortunately. We all got the grand slam. 1 guy got it in 1 day, the other 3 of us got it in 2. Fantastic trip. The only subpar part, and I am REALLY nit picking here, was the size of walleyes...really nothing over 21 and most all the same 18-20. Decent numbers and great eaters but nothing pushing the tape. The two pike I caught below are NOT the same fish, one 35inch and one 36inch, caught within 20 min of each other in the same bay on Kawnipi. Both my personal bests. One guy caught a 38 and 39, 1 in the chain, 1 on Kawnipi. Hope the pictures come through...

It's not the biggest bass I caught on my first solo last September, but I like how my beautiful red canoe reflects off the fish.

MarshallPrime: "These are all from our trip early June up to Kawnipi through the falls chain. Best trip I have ever done. 7 nights, so many fish, 1 really nasty storm, nice days and rainy days. 3 other great guys. 1 hook in the foot of my buddy, 1 long day of bushwacking to some solid fishing, some BIG wind and some dead calm...no moose or bear unfortunately. We all got the grand slam. 1 guy got it in 1 day, the other 3 of us got it in 2. Fantastic trip. The only subpar part, and I am REALLY nit picking here, was the size of walleyes...really nothing over 21 and most all the same 18-20. Decent numbers and great eaters but nothing pushing the tape. The two pike I caught below are NOT the same fish, one 35inch and one 36inch, caught within 20 min of each other in the same bay on Kawnipi. Both my personal bests. One guy caught a 38 and 39, 1 in the chain, 1 on Kawnipi. Hope the pictures come through...











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Great area to fish, one of my favs!

MEPPS: " "

Kind of reminds me of this........ :)

dbpmw3: "
Pickerel Lake northern
June 4,2018
Released to fight another day"

That's a deep-charcoaled northern! I don't think I've ever caught one of that dense of a color. Beautiful pic.

Mmm! Looks like a Mike Pike off the White Rock Campsite on Lake Agnus!! Wonder who took that?? Mmm!

HighnDry: "

dbpmw3: "
Pickerel Lake northern
June 4,2018
Released to fight another day"

That's a deep-charcoaled northern! I don't think I've ever caught one of that dense of a color. Beautiful pic."

He was a beauty!

Little brother's big fish in Clearwater. Nephew and I's mess caught in Caribou.

Whoa, Cap'n!

Captn Tony: "Little brother's big fish in Clearwater. Nephew and I's mess caught in Caribou. "

Did you put a tape to that monster LT?

Here’s a few from this guys 1st trip. Memorial Day 2018
Took two boys up to do some fishing. They are already planning this years trip

Crowriver: "Here’s a few from this guys 1st trip. Memorial Day 2018
Took two boys up to do some fishing. They are already planning this years trip
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There is a link below that says " Add a photo to this message ". You have to click there to add any pics. Please do, would like to see them!

Crowriver: ""

Click "reply" , then click "add a photo to this message", then a new window will pop up, then click "add a new photo", then click "select image", then select an image from your desktop or files. After you have selected the photo you want, then click "save" and then your picture will be attached to the message.

Here's a 37 inch laker from last summer. Took 30 minutes to land it. Another 15 to revive it and send it back to the deep (too big to eat)!

Crowriver: " "

There you go! Nice! Thanks for sharing.

Coppernuts: " "

Wow, that's a big gal!

QueticoMike: "

Crowriver: ""

Click "reply" , then click "add a photo to this message", then a new window will pop up, then click "add a new photo", then click "select image", then select an image from your desktop or files. After you have selected the photo you want, then click "save" and then your picture will be attached to the message."

I just saw where others on here had trouble loading pictures earlier, so it wasn't you, it was the site.

QueticoMike: "

Crowriver: ""

Click "reply" , then click "add a photo to this message", then a new window will pop up, then click "add a new photo", then click "select image", then select an image from your desktop or files. After you have selected the photo you want, then click "save" and then your picture will be attached to the message."

Double post...it wouldn't work so I kept clicking and it posted 3 times. Mods feel free to delete.

QueticoMike: "

Crowriver: ""

Click "reply" , then click "add a photo to this message", then a new window will pop up, then click "add a new photo", then click "select image", then select an image from your desktop or files. After you have selected the photo you want, then click "save" and then your picture will be attached to the message."

Triple post...it wouldn't work so I kept clicking and it posted 3 times. Mods feel free to delete.

Coppernuts: " "

I have to go full Keanu on your fish: "Whoa!"

Crooked lake pike. I'm thankful, but was dreaming of getting into the 40"+ club in 2018.

My son got a double on Cummings. :)

Arcola: "My son got a double on Cummings. :)

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That is awesome. I've had that happen twice in my life, once on the Wisconsin River and once in northwestern Ontario. In Ontario, I hooked one bass, which dove, and when I worked up back to the canoe, I had two bass on the lure. On the Wisconsin River, it looked like they hit my surface lure at the same moment.

Not so much for size but for how many similar fish we caught without much effort...

I'm a little late on this reply. But they didn't weigh or measure it as neither Jon nor Jeff had measuring equipment and they had to get it back in the water.

Just to stir things up a little I was tempted to put down that it fed us for 2 days but just couldn't bring myself to do it!!!

That first one sure is a chunk! It's also a slab, a cow, and a pig.

Couple of these were from 2017, including my wife's 32" walter.

Coppernuts: "Couple of these were from 2017, including my wife's 32" walter. "

some nice eye's and your laker , but that hat has to go , JK :)

C'mon, it was the hat that brought all the luck. I got that 26 inch walleye and the 37 inch laker within 30 minutes of each other.
It's what I call Championship quality fishing; ironically it is in MN. ;-)

LOL ! Well played ;)

Thecubsdad: "Released obviously, actually managed to land em. Caught 3 about that size before we relocated the eyes, Kawaishiwi river. "

I love this photo, makes me smile every time I see it. Thank you for sharing it. :)

Looks like it's about to bite your face off LOL!!!

Been up 20-25 times with my family but never just my Dad. Finally got a Father/Son trip in 2018 and we pounded the Walleyes. Nothing huge but it was a massacre. This was late September and it started snowing on us shortly after this photo. Got down to 20 degrees at night. Awesome memories.

I don't have a picture, but this video sums up our trip last June.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXrHAdL51kc&t=259s

My son with a nice Quetico Lake northern from July 2018.

29" walleye. Did not get a weight but guessing around the 10# mark

How old was your son here?

I am a little late to the party but.......Here are a few I like. Some good shots in there. All from June last year.

Johnh: "Here are a few I like. Some good shots in there. All from June last year.







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I love your photography. Too much lipping and gripping around fishing.

Great shots!

Who would have thought tossing an xrap would catch me the biggest walleye of the trip while 5 other guys are jigging leeches with no luck.

TheOnion: "


Who would have thought tossing an xrap would catch me the biggest walleye of the trip while 5 other guys are jigging leeches with no luck. "

I have out fished guys for walleye using a Zulu while they were using live leeches in the past.