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Boundary Waters Quetico Forum Trip Planning Forum Entry 84 to Bald Eagle |
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08/07/2018 10:52AM
Canoedog,
I was in that way this past weekend. We drove up from the cities, leaving at 5 am and we got our permit at 9 and we were at the EP by 10 in the morning. The first portage is proabably about 240 rods. There’s a cool bridge about 3/4 of the way down that is worth a picture or two. The river is super narrow and aptly named, but plenty deep. There are four portages total before Bald Eagle, but the last one you can probably line through (we did). The river is so narrow at first that it’s hard not getting slapped in the face by branches. Once it hooks up with the Isabella River things widen significantly. We were on Bald Eagle by noon and had camp set up by one so we had time to fish and explore all of Friday afternoon. BE was an awesome lake and most sites were vacant so we grabbbed a nice site on the eastern shoreline. We caught massive crappies and eater-size walleyes straight out from camp in 7-17 feet of water. Hope you have a great time and enjoy your stay.
Tony
I was in that way this past weekend. We drove up from the cities, leaving at 5 am and we got our permit at 9 and we were at the EP by 10 in the morning. The first portage is proabably about 240 rods. There’s a cool bridge about 3/4 of the way down that is worth a picture or two. The river is super narrow and aptly named, but plenty deep. There are four portages total before Bald Eagle, but the last one you can probably line through (we did). The river is so narrow at first that it’s hard not getting slapped in the face by branches. Once it hooks up with the Isabella River things widen significantly. We were on Bald Eagle by noon and had camp set up by one so we had time to fish and explore all of Friday afternoon. BE was an awesome lake and most sites were vacant so we grabbbed a nice site on the eastern shoreline. We caught massive crappies and eater-size walleyes straight out from camp in 7-17 feet of water. Hope you have a great time and enjoy your stay.
Tony
Tony
08/07/2018 12:30PM
anthonyp007: "Canoedog,
I was in that way this past weekend. We drove up from the cities, leaving at 5 am and we got our permit at 9 and we were at the EP by 10 in the morning. The first portage is proabably about 240 rods. There’s a cool bridge about 3/4 of the way down that is worth a picture or two. The river is super narrow and aptly named, but plenty deep. There are four portages total before Bald Eagle, but the last one you can probably line through (we did). The river is so narrow at first that it’s hard not getting slapped in the face by branches. Once it hooks up with the Isabella River things widen significantly. We were on Bald Eagle by noon and had camp set up by one so we had time to fish and explore all of Friday afternoon. BE was an awesome lake and most sites were vacant so we grabbbed a nice site on the eastern shoreline. We caught massive crappies and eater-size walleyes straight out from camp in 7-17 feet of water. Hope you have a great time and enjoy your stay.
Tony"
Anthony, How were the bugs? Heading into EP#84 in a week.
08/07/2018 09:32PM
Bugs were thick on the portages and in camp for the first 30-40 minutes at dusk. My 4 year old daughter was with me and she wore her head net on the portages. There was a pretty good breeze all weekend so that probably helped keep them out of camp.
Tony
Tony
Tony
08/09/2018 10:34PM
anthonyp007: "Canoedog,
I was in that way this past weekend. We drove up from the cities, leaving at 5 am and we got our permit at 9 and we were at the EP by 10 in the morning. The first portage is proabably about 240 rods. There’s a cool bridge about 3/4 of the way down that is worth a picture or two. The river is super narrow and aptly named, but plenty deep. There are four portages total before Bald Eagle, but the last one you can probably line through (we did). The river is so narrow at first that it’s hard not getting slapped in the face by branches. Once it hooks up with the Isabella River things widen significantly. We were on Bald Eagle by noon and had camp set up by one so we had time to fish and explore all of Friday afternoon. BE was an awesome lake and most sites were vacant so we grabbbed a nice site on the eastern shoreline. We caught massive crappies and eater-size walleyes straight out from camp in 7-17 feet of water. Hope you have a great time and enjoy your stay.
Tony"
This crappie thing just amazes me,how the crappie population has increased so dramatically in many lakes in the BWCA. Especially Basswood,Gabro and now Bald Eagle.
Done the Snake many times and great spot to see Moos(what's left) right when you enter Bald Eagle.
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