BWCA My first trip... Boundary Waters Trip Planning Forum


BWCA Messageboard

BWCA and Quetico Park Books and Magazines

Find Outfitters for the Boundary Waters Quetico

Boundary Waters (BWCA) photo gallery and individual photo journals

Boundary Waters Message Board and Forums.

username

password

Remember Me

Moose Track Adventures Lodge, Outfitter & Guide Service
Site Search
	Contact Us
	Route Guide

Chat Rooms (1 Chatting) | Search | Login/Join

* For the benefit of the community, commercial posting is not allowed.

View BWCA Photo and Trip Report Contest Page

Poll: What is your favorite month in the BWCA/Q?
(475 responses)

2012 BWCA Photo Contest Results

Boundary Waters Quetico Forum

Trip Planning Forum

My first trip...

View Boundary Waters Map Locations

Route Guide

community sponsor

Voyageur North Canoe Outfitters

Last Visit: 05/21/2013 07:54PM
Sort by

Author

Message Text

JustinL

Guest Paddler

02/14/2012 07:04PM

Hey guys, I've been following the site lately and am looking for any advice I can get. I'm in high school and every year a couple teachers take a group of senior up the the BWCA. We will be there May 16-20 and just decided on our route. I believe our entry point is #37 (Kawishiwi Lake. We will be going from Kawishiwi to Square and on to Kawasaschong on our first day and likely staying here for the night. On Day 2 we will bbe going into Townline then to Polly and on to Koma. We will be staying on Koma then for the night and have a lay over day on Koma for Day 3. Day 4 and 5 will be spent traveling back to Kawishiwi.

I am an avid fisherman and am really looking forward to this trip. From what I hear Malberg is very good and will likely be our destination for the layover day to hopefully tie into some smallies and walleyes. This will be my very first trip into the BWCA so any advice/tips you guys can give would be great. Anything from fishing to camping to canoeing to portaging, everything will help!!

Reply Reply with Quote Print Top Bottom Previous Next

kanoes

02/14/2012 07:16PM

just this.

enjoy every minute. smile at crappy weather and high winds. laugh if fishing sucks. wonder at the beauty. take many many photos. write down your observations and thoughts so you can publish a trip report here. be proud of yourself when a portage kicks your a$$.

have a great adventure!

oh yeah...beware of the polly bear too. :)

i think bigfoot is blurry. (mitch hedberg)

Reply Reply with Quote Print Top Bottom Previous Next

schweady

02/14/2012 07:29PM

kanoes couldn't have said it better.

90% of his other stuff, however.......
:)

"You can observe a lot by watching." -- Yogi Berra

Reply Reply with Quote Print Top Bottom Previous Next

kanoes

02/14/2012 07:33PM

quote schweady: "kanoes couldn't have said it better.

90% of his other stuff, however.......
:)
"
cant argue that. :)

i think bigfoot is blurry. (mitch hedberg)

Reply Reply with Quote Print Top Bottom Previous Next

Kevlar

02/14/2012 09:14PM

Reread Kanoes advice. Plan on being quiet...you'll see a lot more and not irritate other people. Have a signal (nonverbal) to be quiet, then point at whatever. Be quiet on the water, on the portages, and in camp. Actually keep a diary and bring it up to date at lunch and evening...so much happens, you forget it in 5 days. Then read it back to people on the way home. Record the entry point and the lakes...30 years later you will want to know, or you son or daughter will.

Reply Reply with Quote Print Top Bottom Previous Next

bbrown6057

02/14/2012 09:25PM

My only advice would be to make sure and have quality rain gear. It will probably be on the cold side in May and nothing will ruin a trip faster than being cold and wet.

And like the others have said, have a sense of humor about stuff when it happens, cuz it will happen!

"You have a cough? Go home tonight, eat a whole box of Ex-Lax, tomorrow you'll be afraid to cough."

Reply Reply with Quote Print Top Bottom Previous Next

cowdoc

02/14/2012 09:25PM

Kawasachong got burned in the Pagami Creek fire. Not sure whats left for campsites...Rest of your route is ok.

"What could happen?"

Reply Reply with Quote Print Top Bottom Previous Next

BWfishingfanatic12

05/02/2012 07:07PM

I did this exact route when I was in high school a few years ago with my gym teacher. Its a nice area! We did pretty well fishing and it was a great trip. However I've been on Malberg twice and fished it for several hours each time and caught one small bass in like 7 hours combined fishing. I'm no slouch when it comes to fishing either. I made a trip report for my brother and my trip report from last summer. Its called Sasquatch on the Kawishwi. Have a fun time! Theres a nice cliff jump spot in th Malberg narrows too.

Reply Reply with Quote Print Top Bottom Previous Next

Spartan2

05/02/2012 07:14PM

Our trip last September was a short one and was only on Kawishiwi, Square and Kawasachong. If you would like to see photos of what that area looked like before the fire, check out my trip report entitled "In Our Minds It's Still There".

It will look very different now. I am sure it will have its own kind of beauty, but it will be different. We were there just a couple days before the firestorm descended down into Kawasachong and Square.

Good luck. I hope you have good weather and have a great trip. Take wool socks! (I tell everyone that!)

Reply Reply with Quote Print Top Bottom Previous Next

JustinL

Guest Paddler

05/08/2012 08:04PM

Well the time for my trip is rapidly approaching as a week and some odd hours from now we will be departing! I am begining to gather my things together and it looks to be a great trip. Any more advice you guys have got for me? Fishing tips? (Can't decide what to bring for bait, leeches, minnows, or night crawlers?) Ideally nightcrawlers would work as my dad goes to Lac Des Mille Lacs in Canada next week so we have hundreds of nightcrawlers right now!

Reply Reply with Quote Print Top Bottom Previous Next

Kevlar

05/08/2012 09:47PM

Jigs and leeches or minnows (gulp) would work. Wool socks, lightweight long underwear, knit hat, light gloves might be more important. Check the Ely temps on line for the lows of the day and remember to then factor in rain and windchill...50 degrees in the wind can get pretty chilly.

Reply Reply with Quote Print Top Bottom Previous Next

BWCA Messageboard