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clambdin
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Biggest Laker I ever caught was out of Amoeber.
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lundojam
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me too^
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Selfsuffi
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I am headed to this area in mid June and I have never fisher for Lake Trout in the BWCA. I hear this is a good area and just looking for any input about this area at this time of year. I am hoping late ice out will help keep them shallow still. You don't have to share your secret spot or lure but any help about the lakes is appreciated. Of course, if you want to divulge your secrets who am I to stop you? lol :)
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icefishbaby
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I have camped on Cherry-beautiful lake and good site. Never caught a laker and tried hard. Now I think I could-better at targeting them. Would suggest Lake of the Clouds and Lunar for day trips. Gijikiki-fished twice with no luck. I know they are there though.
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Selfsuffi
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icefishbaby: "I have camped on Cherry-beautiful lake and good site. Never caught a laker and tried hard. Now I think I could-better at targeting them. Would suggest Lake of the Clouds and Lunar for day trips. Gijikiki-fished twice with no luck. I know they are there though."
We are hoping to get a spot on Cherry and day trip around the area. I have been south of these lakes and my dad always wanted to come up to these lakes. He passed away before he could make it there though. It has been a little over 10 years now since he passed and my brother called me up and wanted to take a trip back to the BWCA just the two of us this time (no kids or grandkids) and try and hit the lake trout like dad used to talk about and just reminisce in general about all trips as kids we had. I am really looking forward to it!
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CFarrow
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I know I'm really late to this. The best fishing we found on Cherry (in 2022) was through the narrows right by the campsite you stayed in. We fished the whole northern part of the lake with some nibbles, but we really didn't get into them until we got in those narrows. Lots of bass and a few walleyes.
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Tyler W
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Camp by deep water and bring dead bait. I've caught lakers (and eelpout) from shore in the middle of June. If you can get your bait into +30 fow from camp they will find it. You'll catch more fish simply because you'll be fishing all the time, not just when you are in a canoe.
Also, I wouldn't go laker fishing in June without a depth finder. Be prepared to jig , troll, cast and bait fish and you'll find them somewhere.
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Selfsuffi
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I just had a loaner given to me of a very portable depth finder that will also give water temp and also will show fish at a depth...he said that is a little sketchy. I don't have it in hand yet but he said 3 triple A batteries power it up. That should be a help. Thank you for the tip on dead bait from camp. Are you talking about the dehydrated looking dead baits you get pre-packaged or buy some big suckers or chubs and freeze them for transport? It sounds almost like fishing for catfish.
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Leaflicker69
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I used to fish the east side back in the day.
From my experience the LT's seem stunted on the gunflint side. Pulled my biggest outta Sag. Caught a 32 incher outta gunflint in 2008. Biggest LT I ever caught was outta Basswood. Lac la Croix a close second.
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mmarksnp
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Heading to that area first week in August. Was going to ask the same. Thanks to all who responded!
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fishinfool71
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My BWCA Buddy and I were in that area in 2016. Both campsites on Cherry are very nice. The S end camp is a raised camp and you will have to climb a little but beautiful scenery. The N Camp is flatter and has a view of its own. We stayed there. See pic below. As for lake trout fishing we caught some on Amoeber and also Lake of the Clouds. Caught some Smallies on Topaz. We did not catch a single fish of any kind on Cherry. The picture shows the biggest we caught on Ameober. It was caught trolling a deep diving Rapala Silver/Blue on the NW side of the bay heading to the portage to Topaz. Caught 6 lakers in all in that bay. Hope this helps
 
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Selfsuffi
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Awesome information. thank you very much for sharing. If I get a lake trout that size I will be very happy. I am not hoping for a record, I just want to find and catch a decent one.
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bobbernumber3
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Nice trout picture FF71 !!
Big head and small body is a sign of slow growing fish.
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