Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Trip Planning Forum :: Basecamping/Fishing from EP 38 Sawbill
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fishinfool71 |
Feel free to email me for more detail fishing spots. |
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mfl1776 |
My buddy on the other hand, lives in Chattanooga and it is ASTRONOMICAL for him to fly into Duluth. He ended up flying out of RDU with me and our other buddy because his wife and kids spent the week with my wife and kids. We don't have to worry about that this time around b/c he and his family are moving to the area in the Spring so he'll already be up here. |
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1bogfrog |
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ducks |
quote Birdknowsbest: "quote mfl1776: "Smoke looks like a good option for whenever I convince one or both of my daughters to come with me. Probably the 13 year old but not this year b/c I have other plans for this trip. hmmmmm...... it's just 2 red dots in the middle of nowhere on the bwca.com map. mfl1776 you can use this voyageur online map to see where Jack is. voyageur map 8 |
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mfl1776 |
I think I've decided on our route/plan: Sunday - Fly into Duluth and drive to Sawbill Monday - Sawbill to Frost and make camp on Frost Tuesday - Fish Frost Wednesday - Fish South Temperance Thursday - Break camp and paddle back to north Sawbill and make camp at north end Friday - Fish Sawbill and Smoke Saturday - head back to Outfitter and fly home. I've got some wiggle room by adding the day on Sawbill in case we get windbound or the weather otherwise complicates things. And it won't be all fishing. We'll entertain ourselves otherwise. Two of us have small children at home so just being able to chill undisturbed in a hammock will be pure heaven. |
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mfl1776 |
I can't find Jack Lake on the map. I know you said enter at Baker but I don't know where to from there. What is it close to? |
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1bogfrog |
If you head out of Kawishiwi, Koma is known to have good walleye fishing as is Malberg. (Try fishing the base of the rapids where it flows into Malberg, especially if there's a decent amount of water coming through there). All things considered, our best walleye fishing luck has come with jigging live leeches or the plastic equivalent when in the BW. |
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mfl1776 |
Is it realistic to think we can make it from Sawbill Store/Entry Point 38 to Frost Lake (basecamp on Frost) in one day or is that a two day paddle? |
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1bogfrog |
quote mfl1776: "Follow-up question: Its absolutely realistic, and not all that difficult if you're single portaging. You can comfortably do it in 7 or 8 hours without rushing. |
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ducks |
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WHendrix |
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mfl1776 |
I can't find Jack Lake on the map. I know you said enter at Baker but I don't know where to from there. What is it close to? |
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mfl1776 |
As to South Temperance, is it realistic to think we could base camp somewhere near the south end of Cherokee and day trip to South Temperance to fish and make it back to Cherokee in one not-too-long day? |
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Birdknowsbest |
quote mfl1776: "Smoke looks like a good option for whenever I convince one or both of my daughters to come with me. Probably the 13 year old but not this year b/c I have other plans for this trip. For whatever reason the map on this site doesnt show water where Jack lake is. The red dots are there that show campsites. Look at the interactive map. Its just north of Kelly and South of Weird lake. |
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mfl1776 |
I finally found Jack on the map. Thanks for everyone who's posted so far. I think I'm narrowing it down. |
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mfl1776 |
Looking to base camp and do a lot of fishing going in from Sawbill. Cherokee was recommended for base camping bc of the scenery but I have read over and over that it is a terrible fishing lake. I don't mind staying on a bad fishing lake for the scenery as long as there are good spots for day trip fishing. But I can't find much in the way of promising reviews of Brule, Long Island or any of the lakes in the area. Is it worth base camping on Cherokee and day-tripping to area lakes to fish or does anyone have a better recommendation for a base camp with lots of good fishing nearby going in from Sawbill? I'm partial to Sawbill but the outfitter (Sawbill) will also shuttle to the following lakes (don't know the EP #'s off the top of my head) - Kiwishiwi (did the Lady Chain loop out of there last year) Hog Creek Baker Homer Brule So I'm open to suggestions from these points as well. We'll be targeting walleyes for eating but always enjoy catching smallmouths and would love to tie into a laker or two. So a variety, with walleyes being the primary target. There will be three of us in one canoe. We're fit (or at least, will be by then) and don't mind a couple of rough portages to get to a good spot. Would prefer to spend no more than one day getting to our destination. Our trip will be Monday to Friday. Open to any ideas. Thanks in advance. |
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mfl1776 |
I've given up the idea of chasing lake trout on this trip. Not gonna go that far north. Our route will go thusly: M - Sawbill to Cherokee (I figure this will be the toughest - or at least longest - leg of our trip so best to get it out of the way early when our muscles are still fresh). T - Cherokee to S. Temp (fish S. Temp and maybe far-west edge of Brule - not interested in braving the windy main part of the lake) W - S. Temp to Jack (fish Jack and look for old mine) R - Jack to Burnt (fish Burnt) F - Return to Sawbill I realize this is the opposite of my original base camping idea, but the more I thought about it, the more I realized that we like to keep moving and would probably get bored staying in one place for more than a night. And the way I have it planned, our trips from one camp to the next will be short - not day-long affairs like we did last year, with the exception of maybe day #1. This will leave us plenty of time for fishing, exploring and relaxing. And thanks to everyone else for the helpful information. Now that our route has been decided, I can get to the task of getting myself in BWCA shape (currently in Netflix-binging shape, which is to say, out of shape). |