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QueticoMike
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You should be able to find fish below the falls.
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QueticoMike
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Do they not require a RABC to enter the Canadian side to fish?
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connor96
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Thanks for the info! Also, just to double check, we are okay with fishing/camping in the Basswood area with just Minnesota licenses/BWCA permits as long as we camp on the U.S. side, correct?
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Chainsaw
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If you fish on the Quetico side like say Ranger Bay of Basswood you must have an Ontario fishing liscense and Sportsmans card. You must also obtain a vehicular pass which I believe you can get at Prairie Portage. I think that is correct at least that is what I used to do when I camped in BW and fished Quetico and Minnesota both. Not a bad option as BW camping is much less expensive.
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Chainsaw
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find moving water and you will find smallies. There is a bunch of moving water in the Basswood River. Fish the eddies with natural colored tubes with 1/8 oz inserts. You will also catch walleyes. I like to hike the 320 rod portage out of Ranger/Pipestone Bay down through the falls and just fish any spot that looks like it has some good water near current lines/bluff lines/chunk rock etc... places where smallies love to hang out. At the bottom of that portage trail is some really interesting spots where I caught lots of smallies and walleye at the same time on crawdad type plastics Texas rigged. Have fun cuz its a beautiful place
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connor96
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Hello,
I will be taking a group in Mid-May up to the northern part of Basswood, and am thinking about spending a few days up the Basswood river. In previous experience, has the Basswood River produced on Smallies/Walleyes in Mid to late May? Just trying to figure out if its worth the effort.
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