BWCA Entry Point, Route, and Trip Report Blog
September 20 2026
Entry Point 25 - Moose Lake
Number of Permits per Day: 27
Elevation: 1356 feet
Latitude: 47.9877
Longitude: -91.4997
Labor day weekend 2024.
Entry point was 25-Moose lake. Went north, and then west onto Ensign Lake. Camped on eastern end of Ensign lake. Very busy and lucky to get a campsite. Day 2, went to Cattyman Falls and on down to Disappointment Lake. All sites full. Had to get off the water due to inclement storm. Ended up on Parent Lake on day 3, western camp site. Beautiful site. Exited from Snowbank lake on day 4. Overall fishing was poor. Some small mouth bass on Parent lake.
Nothing elsewhere. Approximately 20 miles of paddling/portaging. 11 portages in total. Already planning for 2025.
Week on Wind lake
Entry Date:
September 14, 2026
Entry Point:
Moose Lake
Number of Days:
5
Group Size:
2
Rain Rain Rain. My buddy and I have been going to the BWCA now for over 20 years. This was a short easy trip into Wind Lake where we were told the walleye thrive. We entered via Moose lake in the early afternoon and we knew the rain was coming but headed out anyway. We made it to the portage when it started to get wet and it didn't stop until about 10 pm. Luckily the site we were targeting (middle island site) was open so we could get a tarp up before everything was too wet. We were able to get a fire going and cooked steaks right over it. Dinner under a tarp was actually quite peaceful. No fishing on this day took place.
Another beautiful day. The morning theme was northern pike. We fished the whole day again, and were able to find walleye, bass, pike, and sunfish. Nothing big, but at least some action! Watching all the loons and swans was still pretty neat as well. In the afternoon, we were peacefully fishing when a plane (Beaver) flew very low over the lake. It circled the lake a couple times and then landed! I tried to paddle over where it was, but it took off shortly after. We still don't know why they landed (it was a forest service plane), so we spent hours talking about all the possibilities.... We hung out in the evening on the site, had fish for dinner, and watch the beautiful sunset. Another wonderful day.
Not much to say about this day. We packed up and paddled out. Stopped for lunch in Tower and had a great burger, which is always a fun way to end the trip. Overall despite a couple days with weather issues, it was another successful BWCA trip. See you next year!