Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Trip Planning Forum :: Motor access on Saganaga Lake
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sweeneyj44 |
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cyclones30 |
thegildedgopher: "The red lines on the Fisher map show popular routes for motor boats (thru Munker's narrows on the west side, up to Sag Falls on the east side) and the asterisk line shows the "possession corridor" which leads to Canadian Customs on Red Pine Island. On this direct route to Canada you can possess larger motors. The islands you mention -- Voyageurs, Horseshoe, etc. -- are all fair game. Your limits are Sag Falls on the East, American Point on the West, and the Canadian border on the North." And the random barely underwater hump that will eat your lower unit. Also going to limit travel :) |
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thegildedgopher |
cyclones30: "thegildedgopher: "The red lines on the Fisher map show popular routes for motor boats (thru Munker's narrows on the west side, up to Sag Falls on the east side) and the asterisk line shows the "possession corridor" which leads to Canadian Customs on Red Pine Island. On this direct route to Canada you can possess larger motors. The islands you mention -- Voyageurs, Horseshoe, etc. -- are all fair game. Your limits are Sag Falls on the East, American Point on the West, and the Canadian border on the North." Yep! Always have a lookout and proceed with caution. Maps are good but not perfect and it can go from 100 to 10 feet to barely submerged rocks quickly. |
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analyzer |
I ran into a guy one time, that fishes in July around the full moon. They run around during the day, making gps routes, and watching depths to mark rocks. They try to stay in 12' feet of water. Then they take a nap, and go out after midnight. They'll fish at night and watch for bait pods. They drag lures below the bait pods, at about 6' in 12' of water. They claim to do real well for walleyes, just night fishing. I think if you haven't fished Sag, it might be a good idea to pay for a day or two with Mike Berg's seagul creek fish camp. Get a guide for a couple days, and learn as much as possible. I would probably bring a canoe, tow it down to red rock bay. Park the boat, and portage into Red Rock Lake for day trips. You could stage on Englishmans Island. Somewhere I saw someone had put together a review of every campsite on Sag. They had pictures, and ratings. Not the ones on this site. It was really well done. They had some 5 stars I didn't know about. And they let you know which ones worked well for a motorboat. I really liked 376. It had a big flat rock, that we set lawn chairs out. It drops off rather quickly. We caught some nice smallies, and few eater walleyes right from shore. Had a female mallard come visit us every day, like clockwork. She'd come waddling in about 11 am each day. Waddle right up to the fire pit, see if we had anything for her to eat, and then leave. also had an otter walk through. Not alot of tent pads though, but worked for our big tent. I like the campsite on the south end of englishmans. 401 is not rated on here, but I think it was in that other review, and was considered a 5 star. I'm not certain on that. There is a rock reef that runs north and south, a little west of honeymoon island, off the end of American point. It's generally accepted as the farthest west you can go with a motor. In the spring, the sag corridor is popular to fish. I guess it depends on when you're going in June. I can't recall, people either portage into Tenor, or Morris and do well for eater walleyes. I think they fish by the island, so that sounds like Morris. I would do a search on this site, and get more info. Bass pro has probably spent a fair amount of time on Sag. I'd be calling Mike Berg though. They'll put you on an 8' girl. If you're staying in cabins, with seagul outfitters, it's a very moosy area. I see someone has a VRBO rental at the end of the trail now. Sag has enough depth to fish all day. You don't have to get out early. |
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