Me and three friends are looking to do our first BWCA trip together (Ages 22-23) and are looking for recommendations on EP and Route. We all enjoy fishing and are aiming to make it to either Crooked or Basswood Lake for a few days. It looks like the obvious choice would be EP 23 and go from there. Couple of questions: How tough is it to secure a reserved a permit for this EP? Any recommendations on specific routes to these lakes? Is there a different EP that we should consider? Which of the two lakes has better Walleye fishing? And, finally, any recommendations for Outfitters? (only looking to rent canoes / paddles)

Additional Information: Heading in either Monday, May 20th or Tuesday the 21st. We are all in good shape and have lots of camping & backpacking experience but limited canoeing experience. Prefer to avoid long portages if possible.

Any suggestions or additional advice appreciated. Thanks!

I sent you an email with some spots I’d rather not share publicly.

Tony

If I tack '007' onto the end of my username, does that mean that I can get in on the secret stuff? :-)

schweady: "If I tack '007' onto the end of my username, does that mean that I can get in on the secret stuff? :-)
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Of course, schweady007 has a nice ring to it!

Tony