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July 01 2025

Entry Point 23 - Mudro Lake

Mudro Lake entry point allows overnight paddle only. This entry point is supported by Kawishiwi Ranger Station near the city of Ely, MN. The distance from ranger station to entry point is 19 miles. Three accesses into Mudro Lake involve portages ranging from 20–185 rods.Easiest access is from private la nd with parking fee.

Number of Permits per Day: 5
Elevation: 1166 feet
Latitude: 48.0356
Longitude: -91.8301
On the Water- Monday July 20th-
On the water late considering how far we need to go today. Up the Horse river to the falls by 6pm. Started raining and NO campsites available. Mudrow-Alruss-Tin can Mike-Horse Lake-Horse River-Basswood. 13 miles by water. (not counting portages)

Tuesday July 21st-
Rain all night, all morning and all day. Went north by petroglyphs, table rock and the the Crocked Lake Narrows across Thursday bay to campsite. Basswood-Crooked Lake-Wednesday Bay-Thursday Bay. 11 miles in the rain.

Wednesday July 22nd-
Up early and calm winds to take advantage of, considering the big water we have to cross. Found beaver dam to lift over and did a portage from hell between Pandos lake and Chippewa Lake. VERY steep and slippery after rain. Many mud holes. Then the mile portage after Wagosh Lake to Gun Lake. Never saw another soul in a canoe or campsite the entire day! Thursday bay-Friday Bay-Pandos Lake-Chippewa Lake-Wagosh lake-Gun Lake. 11 miles by water.

Thursday July 23rd-
Finally had a dry night. got everything dry!!! A few portages today to Fourtown Lake campsite. Easy day by comparison. Gun Lake-Fairy Lake-Boot Lake-Fourtown Lake. 6 miles. Put the long miles at the first of the week for a buffer for contingencies!

Friday July 24th-
Last day. Stormed last night bad. A few portages today with one bad one between Fourtown Lake and Mudrow lake. To entry point by 1pm. Ready for a hot shower! 4 miles

Total-
45 miles by water
13 miles by portage (3 trips each)
58 miles total.

First Time in Minnesota

by walleyed
Trip Report

Entry Date: June 23, 2010
Entry Point: Fall Lake
Number of Days: 11
Group Size: 1

Trip Introduction:
This is my first solo, my first time in Minnesota, and my first time trying an experimental canoe. I reserved my entry at Fall Lake since it was easy to get on short notice, and because I had maps from last year's false start. My only goal was to safely explore my way to the Basswood River, and maybe go to Crooked Lake. It turned out that although I may have had time to go to Crooked, Basswood Falls proved to be enough of a thrill, so I took the conservative approach and fished my way home from there. I was completely taken in by the experience, and I will definitely return for longer next time.

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amMonday, May 18, 2009

Sunday-We left at 4AM with no problems, except for Nick insisting on playing his iphone music. When he asked what I wanted to hear, I said whatever you like. Fortunately, he fell asleep midway through Wisconsin and I was able to enjoy an hour or two of the Sunday morning polka hour (did I really say that!) and just some silence. We picked up our permit, bait, subway, checked out Mudro EP and camped at Fenske for the evening.

Monday-18th-We put in around 9Am and humped through the 5 portages to Fairy Lake. The 3 portages north of Mudro are pretty choice. Rocky, up and down with rough landings on both ends. I noticed quickly that physically I wasn't at the top of my game, but portaging is cool. You get in the groove and pretty soon you are back. Nuthin to it. I love the feeling in your legs when, with each step you can feel your muscles pushing. Great exercize. I had written on my map that the east campsite on Fairy lake was a 4 1/2 starrer. I got this info from the trip reports on BWCA.com. My original plan was to camp on Gun Lake the 1st night, but the campsite on Fairy was too choice to pass by. Flat out, sweet campsite. This would be great for a large group. There is tons of room, trails and shore fishing ops. I set up my tent on the 2nd level. I called it the pimps' palace. Nick was on the wrong end of the tracks, but he was stylin in his own special way. There is also a perfect spot for a big tarp by the lake and a couple other nice amenities which I'll save. Go see yourself. Great campsite. Especially, when I caught a scrappy 28" pike on my 1st cast off shore, followed by a 17" walleye. Nick was asking "what are you using." I told him not to worry about what I was using. I'm fishing-you're not. He was futsing around with his iphone, because his small pack fell in the water after we landed and alot of his stuff got wet including the magic phone. He thought it was trashed, but with some sun it was revived. Also ok was his camera. The camera was very cool and ended up being kind of a focus on this trip. I did a fair share of positioning the boat for good shots and really got into it, suggesting photo ops and working with Nick to get the best pics. Pics-Canoe stylin-duct tape; don't leave home without it-Nick's stylin-Miss a portage, now you're a Sherpa-End of Mudro 3-cool portages-a must do. I'ts like tenX easier on the way out, because you've been there. Alot of fun both ways.

 


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