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dele
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05/21/2018 11:12AM   (Thread Older Than 3 Years)
Heading up in a week and would appreciate any updates on water temperatures, which I imagine have been rising very quickly given the warm weather.

We'll be in Quetico through Cache Bay, but updates from anywhere in the area would be helpful. Mostly interested in learning whether there will be any hope of still finding lake trout fairly shallow, and where the bass will be in the spawn cycle.
 
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05/21/2018 11:59AM  
Surface temps on Agnes in the BWCA were 53F on Saturday.
 
cschub13
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05/21/2018 02:11PM  
Temps in Knife were 46-54 throughout the day. Shallow protected bays got up in the low 60s.
 
05/21/2018 09:25PM  
Morning water temp was 55 by afternoon close to 60.
 
dele
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05/22/2018 08:19AM  
Thanks to all. Was hoping to still catch water temps in the low fifties after the late ice out, but looks like the recent warmth has had other ideas. Hope to still be able to catch a few lakers without going too deep for them.
 
QueticoMike
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05/22/2018 09:46AM  
brux: "Surface temps on Agnes in the BWCA were 53F on Saturday."


I was thinking Agnes in the Quetico when I first saw that and I thought to myself wow that is really warm for Agnes. Agnes is always cold. Seen ice walls on the east side of the lake many times in late May. If you want a cold drink after doing the Meadow portages, Agnes always provides.
 
trailcheif
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05/25/2018 04:26PM  
Sorry, double post
 
trailcheif
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05/25/2018 04:26PM  
I was hoping for some more recent temp updates? I’m getting ready to head up tomorrow, trying to decide if I should take minnows in or not. Was hoping if the water has warmed up enough I’ll be good with leeches and crawlers.
 
lundojam
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05/25/2018 04:52PM  
47 last Friday on MacFarland, 66 Wednesday on Kimball, so yes, warming up fast on the surface.
 
05/25/2018 09:26PM  
68 today just north of Ely. Warming quickly
 
05/27/2018 01:39AM  
59F on N side of Insula Tuesday the 22nd. 70F by Saturday. Forest has come alive with bugs in all form. Fishing was phenomenal. June fishing has came early.
 
keegan99usa
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05/29/2018 04:32PM  
Pine Lake 58-62 degrees Sunday/Monday
 
rpike
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05/29/2018 05:23PM  
Burntside surface temp was 70F on Sunday, May 27!
 
nooneuno
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06/01/2018 03:16PM  
Surface temps on Ima , Thomas, and Insula were all at 70 this past week, 5' down was still 69 and 70 look for areas of moving water as this temp. increase is nuts. We swam twice a day just to cool off.
 
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