Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Trip Planning Forum :: Route/Lake Recommendations (5-6 nights) Fishing-focused
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preacherdave |
Also saw you tripped to Ottertrack last year. We are going late June and hope to base camp in that area to fish. Would love to hear your thoughts. |
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bobbernumber3 |
MissouriMaverick: ".... Quetico is certainly an option! " I would recommend a Saganagons base-camp trip. It meets most of your stated requirements... maybe a little shy on flowing water, but a great fishery. Most other canoeists are traveling thru. Other than that, good seclusion especially on the east end. Portage out via Dickie's Portage and save an extra day for fishing! Laker's are not hard to find in August, just more concentrated in and near deep water. ps. Welcome to the Board! |
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MissouriMaverick |
preacherdave: "Ever think about north side of Quetico? We put in on Nym one year and based camped in the Pickerel narrows and killed the fish one August. Easy one day travel and plenty of fishing. Hey, preacherdave. We had a great time on Ottertrack. Stopped at Cache Bay and picked up some Quetico day use permits so we fished on the Canadian side of the lake in addition to the BWCA side. There are two campsites near Gijikiki Lake. If you zoom into Google Maps one of the campsites is actually marked. We didn't stay at that one, but one just east of there. It was an alright site, not bad, but the one marked on Google Maps is definitely better. Had a lot of success with SMB using Quetico Mike's Zulu method. One day I caught pike after pike with a #5 Mepps Squirrel Tale Spinner (gold blade). The only success we had with Walleye was one evening slip bobbering between the two small islands near the campsite. Used a Fishtrax 1C fish finder to figure out their depths, and put it right on them. The wind was really strong against us going from Cache Bay, through Monument Portage and on toward Ottertrack, and we were happy to get to the campsite. Happy to answer any other questions! |
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MissouriMaverick |
Long-time lurker, but first time poster. Really appreciate all of the valuable information on this site and the years of experience you all share. I'm starting to plan a trip to the BWCA/Quetico with a group of 6-8 ~30 year-old men during the last week of August for 5 or 6 nights. We've been close friends since high school. All guys have at least 2 BWCA trips under their belts - hope to keep coming every summer for years to come. In the past, we have always tripped out of the Gunflint side. This year we are open to changing it up and I'm looking for route/lake suggestions. Our main priorities out of this trip are: - Fishing (we would like to catch all species, although I know lake trout will be hard to find the last week of August) - Base-camp opportunities (staying in only one or two spots means more fishing time) - Seclusion/remoteness - Fishing - Access to flowing water (possible rivers nearby) I know there are many possibilities, but I would love to hear your thoughts on specific lakes, routes, and entry points to try. I appreciate any suggestions! |
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anthonyp007 |
MissouriMaverick: Perfect time for the canoe country Grand Slam! Lakers should be just starting to move shallow again as they move up from the deep and strap on the feed bag getting ready to spawn in late August/early September. I would recommend going in Moose Lake or Snowbank and head up to Knife. You can base camp there and head to many lakes in the area that hold all species. Sounds like a fun group. Welcome to the forum! Tony |
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TuscaroraBorealis |
Look into heading up the Moose River EP #16 on the far western side of the BWCA. LLC and Boulder river area is a good fishing spot. Head to Oyster Lake for lake trout. |
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Jackfish |
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MissouriMaverick |
Jackfish, we actually had a Quetico trip up to Kawnipi planned last year, but a few days before we got there they issued a fire ban. We changed course and went from Cache Bay down Ottertrack. Quetico is certainly an option! |