Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Trip Planning Forum :: Help me decide- Kabetogama or Ely Area cabin/resort
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IowaFishinGuy |
I'm starting this kind of late, but I'm wanting to take my dad up north the end of May for his 70th birthday for a few days of fishing and relaxing. He's got too many aches and pains to do a canoe trip or any tent camping, so I was thinking we could find a resort/cabin to stay at, and venture out with a boat instead. I don't want to stay in town too bad, he's been going up on Ontario fly-in outpost fishing trips for 50 years, and is used to the solitude. His group trip isn't happening this year, and that's why I was hoping to do something similar in the BDub/Voyageur's NP area. My first thoughts were one of the resorts on Kabetogama-they all seem to be pretty nice, and would hopefully offer some good fishing....yes, Kab is a big lake, so that is the one downside to it. But it also means we shouldn't be seeing a ton of people besides at our cabin at night after coming in from fishing during the day. The next idea I've had is staying in the Ely area, maybe on Shagawa, Fall, or Farm-there looks to be a few different options there for resorts/cabin rentals, but I really don't know anything about any of these lakes or the resorts. I've only ever picked up my canoe in town, and headed out on backwoods trips. I would assume none of these lakes would be overly crowded...yes, there will be boat traffic unlike the interior of the BWCA, but not a busy lake like a few hours further south. I'd appreciate any input or ideas any of you have. I'm pretty open to suggestions right now, just looking to get out and enjoy nature with my dad. Thanks |
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timatkn |
Don’t get me wrong I love the lake. But if you are a fish one to two secret spots person, it might now be the right lake, you gotta move and search and whatever pattern you find today, might be different the next. I still don’t have the lake figured out…but that’s what I like it too. Just being honest. If you aren’t familiar, look over some of Jason Mitchell and Fishing the Midwest shows. They usually get to Kabby yearly and have great tips. T |
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A1t2o |
Voyageur happened to work best for us on this trip, but Tuscarora and Clearwater are outfitters I would at least consider as well. The nice thing about being on the Gunflint is the ability to hop over to a different EP for a daytrip. We caught walleye on Sag and lake trout on Tuscarora. The trout we biting a lot better than the walleye. |
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Marley |
I have heard that evening slip bobber fishing from resort docks can be great. If you decide on Kab, I have a few areas that you can use to get started. |
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CoachWalleye74 |
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AceAceAce |
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