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Boundary Waters Quetico ForumListening Point - General Discussion NTL #99 sedges figured it out!
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04/17/2026 06:00AM
Flip a Voyageur map over and look at the highlighted areas downstream of the proposed copper sulfide mining operation. The lake we’re on is not in this watershed. The waters will eventually meet up, though, but not until they are outside the BWCA. If I wanted to paddle over and take a swim in the potential acid mine drainage, I would have to portage many times. I’ll start counting…
04/17/2026 12:04PM
The littoral area of this lake is less than a third of its total area. The waters from at least one Lake Trout lake eventually flow through this lake, but MN anglers are unlikely to legally catch Lake Trout in this lake. This guy is trying to catch pike with a popper. Facing north.
04/17/2026 05:04PM
ForkyKnifespoon: "The littoral area of this lake is less than a third of its total area. The waters from at least one Lake Trout lake eventually flow through this lake, but MN anglers are unlikely to legally catch Lake Trout in this lake. This guy is trying to catch pike with a popper. Facing north.
So you could catch one illegally?
04/17/2026 05:21PM
egknuti: "ForkyKnifespoon: "The littoral area of this lake is less than a third of its total area. The waters from at least one Lake Trout lake eventually flow through this lake, but MN anglers are unlikely to legally catch Lake Trout in this lake. This guy is trying to catch pike with a popper. Facing north.
So you could catch one illegally? "
It would be extremely difficult
04/17/2026 06:23PM
If I want to make a donation to Save the Boundary Waters, Friends of the Boundary Waters, or Sportsmen For the Boundary Waters, and I want to do it in person and get there by boat, I would need to portage at least a couple dozen times to get there from here.
Looking east
Looking east
04/17/2026 07:17PM
That guy might just be fishing this late in the day but there’s at least three portages out of this lake so there can be some cross traffic here. There’s also a bushwhack lake that can be gotten to without too much trouble, I think. Maybe I’ll check it out next time I’m here.
04/18/2026 01:38PM
ForkyKnifespoon: "The littoral area of this lake is less than a third of its total area. The waters from at least one Lake Trout lake eventually flow through this lake, but MN anglers are unlikely to legally catch Lake Trout in this lake. This guy is trying to catch pike with a popper. Facing north.
Are you using the MNDNR definition of littoral zone? Less than or equal to 15 feet?
04/18/2026 01:49PM
sedges: "ForkyKnifespoon: "The littoral area of this lake is less than a third of its total area. The waters from at least one Lake Trout lake eventually flow through this lake, but MN anglers are unlikely to legally catch Lake Trout in this lake. This guy is trying to catch pike with a popper. Facing north.
Are you using the MNDNR definition of littoral zone? Less than or equal to 15 feet?"
Yes
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