Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Quetico Forum :: Louisa, Glacier, McEwen to Kawnipi
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Barefootsheriff |
Going up Agnes is also a wonderful trip. Yes, wind can be a factor, but you will just have to time your travel accordingly as wind can be worse in the afternoon (but can also start out in the morning). [As a side note, if wind is bad on Agnes, you can almost bet it'll be bad on McEwen as well!] I was there in mid-August when it was still burning, so I can't comment on aesthetics in the lower part of the lake (left shore) but the northern part of Agnes has been really terrific for lake trout in past years. There are many, many campsites in and around the points and islands in the north-east part of the lake that are unmarked and deep trolling to the east of the island chain there is nice fishing. I've had dinners entirely of trout thanks to Agnes. Travel to Kawnipi is easily accomplished from here, even for the novice paddler, and you even get the chance to see some pictographs along the way. Just be warned that island camping on Kawnipi, like everywhere, is not bear-free. I've seen the fellows swimming from shore :) |
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waldo1 |
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Beemer01 |
Having said that we had zero problems when up there even had a slight tail wind as we went down the lake from Kawnipi. Play it by ear - have a Plan A and a Plan B. |
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BigZig |
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hexnymph |
I seem to remember that Louisa has been hit with fire and that a lot of the area was pretty barren and fairly treeless but mostly in patches. Same goes for coming into Kawnipi through the falls chain. Hex |
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fishguts |
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hexnymph |
Prarie Portage to the far end of Louisa on day one. The portage to Louisa... is eather not where we went, or very difficult (up the falls). On Louisa we ate lakers for dinner. From there we headed through Arp-noname-Star-Fauquir-Dumas-Rod-Fidge-noname-Turu-Glacier-McEwen and fished for smallies and pike. The fishing was occasionally fantastic! McEwen has one of the nicest campsites I've ever been too. McEwen treated us to another laketrout dinner. Then we headed the falls chain into Kawnipi. Didn't do too much fishing till we were setting up camp on Kawnipi. That is a fantastic Walleye lake. More info? See my trip report for last year on this site for day's 1 through 3. Hex |