Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Trip Planning Forum :: Iron Lake
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airmorse |
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Z4K |
There was a large fleet of canoes fishing at the bottom of Curtain Falls when we passed by. I don't know if they were catching, but I do know it took us less than five minutes to catch our dinner in front of the campsite on Crooked. |
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mcsweem |
Many groups get the tow in to Bottle Portage. It saves a lot of paddling. Here's a map I made of a June trip I made to Iron. |
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airmorse |
Are you looking to make Iron in one day? |
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Dreamer |
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GopherAdventure |
One year, we split our group and one boat searched the western half while another searched the eastern half and we got the last empty site on the lake, but had to paddle back out to find the other half of our group after pitching a tent. It would have been nice to have radios for that purpose. My best advice to you would be to get there before lunch if possible because your chances are going to be better for nabbing a site. Unfortunately, lots of people like to do the "basecamp 3-4 days" on Iron because of it's reputation as a great fishing lake and the fact that you can get a tow to Bottle, which means the campsites are often occupied for several days as opposed to just one night. If Iron is full, Crooked is another great lake if you're headed in an easterly direction, otherwise, LLC is awesome as well if you're heading west. Beautiful area, quite possibly my favorite area of the BWCA, which is probably why I've been there so many times. Good luck! Tony |
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mderenne |
Thanks, Matt |