Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Trip Planning Forum :: Wind, Basswood, Indiana, Good, or Wood?
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naturboy12 |
Also, the campsite on the narrows on Good is well worth using as a basecamp for ease of access to that lake, Hoist Bay of Basswood, and Indiana as well. No guarantee of course that its open, but if you venture that far, its worth a look. Trip Report- 2019 Trip Report- 2013 |
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WesternHills |
OldGuide2: "Wind is the first lake we took our son to when he was five. Some nice campsites there if you get lucky and snag one."If you get lucky is the key. Wind is super easy to get to, and it's a big lake with only 5-6 campsites (i.e. not many options). I agree it's a great lake to basecamp from (just did so 6 months ago), but be prepared to push through to Basswood where there are far more options. |
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JC007 |
Fishing was off the hook down the shore in/around the weeds/lilies south of the campsite. The northern were coming out of the water hitting a topwater lure. I also landed a couple nice large mouth in the same area. I caught more fish than I could eat in a week - lots of fun! I didn't catch much on the northern end of the lake, save one northern along the eastern edge. I heard Indiana was a great small mouth lake but I only ventured over to check out the campsites and marvel at the clear water. Sites were nice but not as nice as the one I had on Good. Best of luck - I hope this helps! Jeff |
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BlakeDeadly |
So, here's my question: given that we can't go too far in, is there any lake you'd recommend when it comes to Wind, Basswood, Indiana, or Good? We figured we could even push into Wood, but that might be on the far end of our range. We are planning to base camp and basically fish as much as possible. We originally wanted to get onto Wood due to the ease of travel and some known fishing spots, but there are no permits available for the date we need unfortunately. Thanks in advance! |
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YetiJedi |
Wood, Good, and Indiana are favorite spots of mine. I've taken young children through there about a half dozen times in the past several years. Here's a thread with some fishing tips and here's another conversation with some info about the area. The trip reports have great insights as well. Direct answer to your question: Hoist Bay will most likely have your best fishing. You'll catch fish on both Indiana and Good, at least we always have, and there are plenty of hammer handle northerns on Hula. Good luck and hopefully the fishing and trip go well for your younger guests! |
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HowardSprague |
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