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Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Quetico Forum :: North bay to agnes
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| GraniteCliffs |
I often think it is not so much the length of the portage but the number of times lifting canoes and packs out of the water and onto a person and back into the canoe that takes it out of me. |
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| carmike |
I'd vote for a slow-and-steady approach to the Meadows. Double/triple portage them...you'll have plenty of portage-less time paddling on Agnes. Keep the packs light so you can be agile, and I'd guess you'll be just fine. |
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| timatkn |
They aren't a walk in the park though. My 7 year old didn't like them his first time through it was tough on the little legs and all the rocks to negotiate, but agree they are typically over rated. T |
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| Margaret waechter |
We found come out s chain then. We've done shade lake so was looking for a different way hence Jeff etc. Thanks for the input. Margaret |
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| billconner |
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| Pa2five |
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| AdamXChicago |
BTW: Meadows Lake has tons of largemouth and gets little fishing pressure. |
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| gymcoachdon |
quote AdamXChicago: "Exactly what Bill Connor said! What size largemouth were you catching? Any other good largemouth lakes in the Q? I figure hijacking an older thread is less of a crime than if it was a current post. :) |
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| AdamXChicago |
quote gymcoachdon: "quote AdamXChicago: "Exactly what Bill Connor said! We were there 3rd week of June - LMs weren't big (nothing over two pounds), but they sure were hungry. We decided to take a break between the two meadows portages and were drifting around an island towards the south end of Meadows Lake. We still laugh about it today - easily caught >40 LMs in under an hour using soft plastics in 5-10 feet. You could actually see the strikes. There was a point at which we caught fish on maybe a dozen consecutive casts. What a hoot! The only other lakes up in Q where I've personally caught LM are Sturgeon and Wolseley. |
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| PineKnot |
If you took you dad on the McNeice/Kahs portage and the Yum Yum portage on the same trip, including the "Bog" portage between Yum Yum and Shade, I can see why he may not have liked it....those portages together would not be fun unless you're looking for a real challenge.... I completed a 2-week solo this past Sep looping from PP through Woodside/Hurlburt/Payne and back. Going from South lake, I took the creek between West Lake to East lake. It was a long day, but made it to a decent campsite on the east end of Jeff. There's also a nicer campsite on East lake on the mid eastern shoreline, but I was too spent getting to Jeff. The only portage that was a real PITA was the short rocky one between Jeff and East. On the way back to PP from Payne, I cruised down Agnes and into Sunday/Burke via the two Meadows portages. I hear what others are saying, but those two portages always kill me much worse that either Yum Yum or Kahs/McNeice....and this past September was no different. But the Meadows portages are quicker than any other way into/out of Agnes, but the creek routes between West/East lakes and the S-Chain are very scenic and relaxing....re the creek route between West and East, I'd suggest camping in either North Bay or South Lake and it would make the day getting to East Lake or Agnes much easier than trying to get to East in one day from PP.... I guess it all comes down to what you're looking for in your trip..... |
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| Margaret waechter |
Just back from great trip into Sarah lake and through Tuck, etc. and back out through Basswood.... But heading into Quetico with my fit 76 year old dad September 13th. This time towards Agnes. I am worried about taking him through Meadows portage, not done it funnily enough though have done so any Quetico trips! Wondering if anyone knows if it's easier to take him through North bay to South Lake, West Lake, Jeff Lake, then East Lake to get to Agnes/Louisa. Does anyone know anything about that way in ? Thanks for any info... Margaret |
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| billconner |
The meadows are longish but not hard IMHO. Wide and worn. I have not done South to Agnes via Jeff, etc. My son's have. Seems they waded a lot of it. |
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| Banksiana |
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