BWCA Early June in WCPP? Boundary Waters Group Forum: Woodland Caribou Provincial Park
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03/03/2018 04:09PM   (Thread Older Than 3 Years)
We had a great trip to Woodland Caribou last August.

Considering a trip in the first week of June.

My guesses about the main differences: More bugs. Better fishing. Higher water. Cooler temps. Probably wetter.

Sound right? Anything I am missing?

Cheers.
 
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hobbydog
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03/03/2018 04:27PM  
Not sure about the bugs. I usually go mid June and have never found bugs to be a problem. It’s a good time to go, lots of daylight.
 
03/03/2018 07:52PM  
I'll guess that much will depend on how late the ice-out will be up there. Certainly get in touch with Claire at the park office and Harlan at RLO to gauge park conditions and potential weather conditions. Factor in as well wind/storm damage for any potential route as it could affect your portages and where/when you could camp.
 
mpeebles
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03/05/2018 09:13AM  
Haven't gone into the park in June yet but fished on Red Lake proper several times in early June. Two things to consider if you fish. Ice out as mentioned above and water temp. We always had better fishing when we went about two-three weeks after ice out. Plus the walleyes /northerns will be spawning shortly after ice out or there abouts or even before depending on what river system you're on. Harlan and Claire can help in that dept. I had great fishing in the park in Aug. last year!
Water temp 55+ = hungry walleyes = happy me!
Good luck and safe travels.........Mike
 
03/17/2018 10:09AM  
Yes, a little wetter... Better water levels also. So water falls and such are pretty neat. We've had good fishing. Usually at the base of fast water. Great time to go in my opinion. Oh wait, I'd go any time the water is soft... Never had bugs that messed with us more than maybe a short time in the evening maybe. I loved every trip I took to this park!
 
03/20/2018 09:04AM  
...we've had the good fortune to be in the WCPP in June yearly since 1989...wonderful time, but different than the August trips...the weather is often a mix of summer, spring...we've found snow on our tent, strong northwest winds, quick blow ups of thunderstorms, and the quiet, warm days that makes one think of August: so sun screen and long underwear, historically more precipitation than other the summer months with the fronts that hang around for several days...so just pack clothes like it is going to be spring/summer/fall...often fewer people/especially away from the popular walleye lakes...and one is often the first through the portage trails...so expect some downfalls from the winter...a good saw to cut some downfall is needed...fishing is probably more simple...which means your tackle box doesn't need a collection of every plug available: a few spinners, rubber worms/twister tales work great for everything from walleye, northern pike, lake trout, etc...which means ways to get the fish off the hook/safely for you and the fish is necessary...a flopping fish in your hand, canoe is a challenge...and learning how to take a hook out of a finger is good springtime practice/we're weak at this...bugs/we've always worn bug jackets...you might beat the black fly hatch...in the warmer Junes recently we've run into good hex hatches/May flies...which bring fish to the surface to feed on the insect or feed on the feeders...great fishing/our biggest fish in the WCCP have been caught in June...enjoy: it is a wonderful place full of silence, the wonderful boreal forest, and the clash of the prairie winds with the cool winds from the north...good travels...Carol and Tom Heinrich/Hayward...
 
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