Boundary Waters, Trip Reports, BWCA, Stories

Moose R. North to Iron/LLC. First as a trip "leader"
by cyclones30

Trip Type: Paddling Canoe
Entry Date: 05/30/2015
Entry & Exit Point: Moose/Portage River (north) (EP 16)
Number of Days: 7
Group Size: 5
Day 7 of 7
Friday, June 05, 2015 - I woke up before 5 to get one last fishing trip in before packing up and heading out. 2 of us went to where the Portage River flows into Nina Moose (you could hear rushing water from our site) and threw jitterbugs. We ended up catching more than 10 northerns on top waters which is always fun. The fog kept getting thicker while fishing and we had to take an educated guess on where our site was for a little while. We stopped by the overlook rock along the Moose River that I’d seen others’ pictures from and it didn’t disappoint! Everyone survived and had a good time (or so they tell me) and it sounds like we'll have to plan another trip sometime soon.

We had a great trip and things went very well for how inexperienced (and young) our group averaged compared to many others. My Chota Hippies and OTB boots worked like a charm and my wife’s NRS Boundary Shoes did as well. Looks like we’ve found some good options for dry-footing trips. We checked off many “firsts” for a few group members so that was always nice to add to their list. We caught northerns, walleyes, crappies, and smallies. I'll add more pictures and campsite numbers when I have access to faster internet.