Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Trip Planning Forum :: Solo trip
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Tombo |
For me fIshing on Gebe has yielded bass, northern and walleye in order of frequency. I've only been there in August, so it was a bit slow, but there were fish. |
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YetiJedi |
Jim525: "I have thought of doing a solo trip ever since my first trip into the BWCA. I have done about eight trips now. As of now, my thoughts are to do a loop from EP16 into Lac La Croix and back through Gebe and Oyster, spending the most time on Gebe. I have done this loop before, but just paddled through Gebe, and thought it needed a longer look. Hi Jim, Sounds like a great trip and I hope all goes well for you. A few questions...what time of year are you going? Besides fishing, what else do you enjoy doing to take a "longer look"? How much time will you have? Do you take a fish finder? The DNR website has a recent (2019) fish report and it looks like numbers/size are down a little but they do stock walleye fry every three years so you should find them. Getting intel ahead of time from folks could make a big difference. I've never fished Geb so I can't help more. I'm planning a solo through the same area in September. I have a permit for 14 and plan to do the loop of small lakes above the Weeny Lake PMA and then exit through Gebe down to 16. Working on the details of a shuttle and will decide exit point later. Enjoy planning and then have an awesome trip! |
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Jim525 |
Would it be better from EP14? I have entered there before. How is the fishing on Gebe? I am an older person, but in good shape for my age and have nothing but time. Bought a Wenonah Prism a couple of years ago. Any thoughts would be appreciated. |
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Loony_canoe |
I camped on Gebe. There are three nice sites on the northern end of the lake. One closed site on the west, and a less desirable site on the south. I ended up fishing on the north side by the small islands. Bass seemed to be energetic, even for October (that's most likely because they knew they would be released). The Lac La Croix portion of the loop was long for me. I'm not a fan of open water paddling, but the portages are all reasonable. |
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boonie |
Since you've already done the first and have time, I'd recommend the EP14 loop. There's more portaging, but if you're OK with that, it's a nice loop. |
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straighthairedcurly |
Solo Tripping Be careful, solo trips are known to be quite addicting. |
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