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TurkeyLow1020

06/02/2023 07:10PM

Does anyone know the cottonwood situation on Moose / Newfound / Sucker / Basswood? Headed up there in a week and it’s a nightmare down here near Chicago. Nothing ruins a fishing trip in BWCA more than cottonwood stuck in your guides.

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mgraber

06/03/2023 11:44AM

It is actually aspen cotton you are talking about, not cottonwood cotton, there really aren't any cottonwood trees up there. Doesn't really matter, they both suck! I haven't heard any reports yet, but had two trips ruined from it the past two years.

So many fish,so little time

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tumblehome

06/03/2023 07:59PM

Oh man that stuff will wreck a reel/line. Reminds me to bring the nail clippers. If you don’t know what I mean, you will some day... lol

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Lukersota

06/04/2023 10:06AM

Cottonwood trees are going crazy in Central MN so can't see why Ely area wouldn't be experiencing the same thing either now or the coming days.

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iwegean

06/04/2023 03:48PM

Lukersota: "Cottonwood trees are going crazy in Central MN so can't see why Ely area wouldn't be experiencing the same thing either now or the coming days."

.....as stated earlier, there are no cottonwood trees in the BWCAW.

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thegildedgopher

06/04/2023 07:55PM

They’re called aspen catkins but very similar. Haven’t heard much but they were a mess last year on our early/mid-June trip

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tumblehome

06/05/2023 10:02AM

Yes it’s Aspen trees. No cottonwoods. Yes last year was a mess.
I spent hours trying to pick that stuff off my line with my finger nails. Impossible.

Tom

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sns

06/05/2023 03:42PM

This year it was pine or spruce (or both) pollen rather than Aspen for some reason...it was everywhere, but it did not impact fishing the way the Aspen pollen did in late May '22.

"I don't care what you believe. I care what you can prove." -Philosopher & Mathematician JJJ

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RunningFox

07/02/2023 06:59AM

A picture worth a thousand words: Swear words!

2022 Basswood Lake

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Aries

07/02/2023 12:27PM

RunningFox: "A picture worth a thousand words: Swear words!

2022 Basswood Lake

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Oh the nightmares! Early June 2022 was basically unfishable where we were on the Gunflint Trail. We went to 10 different lakes and they all were looking like your pic!

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