Its been a roller coaster ride trying to decide whether or not to go to WCPP. our group has several members who have been doing BWCA for 15-16 years. This year one of the oldest members decided he doesn't think he can handle it next year, he did fine this year. However one of the days they were playing Louis and clark and refused to use the GPS and had to do some bushwhacking and tripped for 5 hours longer than the rest of us. I started looking into WCPP because of fly in options that would let us at least trick him into thinking it was an easy trip.
We, or I enjoy the fishing and bushcraft more than anything else. When i first started looking at WCPP I was really excited, then i discovered....the burn. I looked at how extensive it was and using my BWCA mentality just about ruled it out. Then i read more, I found post comparing WCPP and BWCA. I realized this is a different ecosystem all together. Where BWCA has a lot of old growth forest and swamps that's not the case in WCPP, and that even a relatively unburned area is not going to be much like what we're used to.
My new plan is to just do it, and try to avoid staying in the areas that burnt last year. Is this how i should think about this place?
It is early in the process but wondering if anyone has fly in fly out suggestions? In a perfect world we would start or finish at Irregular to try out the muskie. Im a little nervous about the fishing. I am a southerner and bass fisherman, until this last trip I though walleye were a rumor and still question if lake trout are real.
any help would be appreciated. We generally base camp, but I think we should move around a little, maybe 2-3 nights per site 6-8 nights total.

I am attaching a link to a fire report map from last Sept. that will show you a lot about the burns in WCPP. The burns varied in intensity and there are some green areas in the outlined burn areas. The Irregular area was just coming around from a decades old fire and seems to have burned pretty hot and completely.

I would suggest you talk to Albert at Goldseekers Outfitting about a fly-in to Walking Stick Lake in the NW. I had heard reports that the fires burned lightly in that area and Albert should be able to give you info on that. It is a fantastic fishing and scenic lake with other lakes closeby. Albert should have the GPS data for the area, if not I can send it to you. Here is a view of the area before any fires.
HREF="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-555tA8y10" TARGET="_blank">Walking Stick video Walking Stick Lake



Fire map
Sept.9 map of fire history

https://www.youtube.com/user/TheNorthwoodsman1