Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Group Forum: PMA Paradise :: Tick Lake -- PMA #4
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PaddleAway |
The third member of our party had to bail because his brother had a cancer recurrence & he was needed to help drive him around. So it was just myself & a friend, who can't really carry the canoe. The prospect of only one person capable of getting us out...well, we decided against it. We did find & walk the old 'portage' from Niki to Gypo. It wasn't in terrible shape, but it was really fading into the bush, & I'd wager that the next two would be bruisers. I'm keeping the maps for next year in hopes that we can make it in. |
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paddlinjoe |
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aebrooks |
Looking at the old map, there were portages from Niki>Gypo>Pakwene> Jackfish. I spent a night on Niki last year and saw the creek to Gypo while fishing. Wish I had explored it then, but it looked navigable. |
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linkslvr |
The old campsite on Jackfish situated on the first point to the right as you came into the lake was in decent shape, but wouldn't hold more than 2 tents in my opinion. |
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PJ |
quote PaddleAway: "OK, 18 days & counting to the Tick Lake PMA. Did you make it? |
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PaddleAway |
August is a tougher time to bushwhack if you're thinking about paddling small creeks. Lots higher chance that you'll end up carrying the canoe through rocks or mud, while early in the season there's a better chance of paddleable water. Just a thought! If you do it, let us know how it goes, if not this year, we'll be taking this trip in '12. |
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linkslvr |
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Minnesotian |
Thanks for the update. Did you do any fishing? Find any jackfish? |
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paddlinjoe |
Before leaving Jackfish we paddled the creek that connects to Thursday Bay. The Creek was good for as long as it lasted. It ends shortly after it bends to the North at a beaver dam that has been in place long enough for a lot of tree growth to occur in the stream/rock bed north of it. This being our first foray into a PMA, we mostly went to camp. Seeing the conditions for moving lakes gives me a better idea of what to expect for bushwhacking through PMA's from lake to lake in the future. I also have a renewed appreciation for the portages and the portage crews that maintain them in other part of the BWCA. |
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Rob Johnson |
Here is a link to the thread from this board: Link from PMA Paradise Here is some of the basic info: Looks like there are some old portages/sites that could make exploring this one a little easier than others. The likely EPS are: 22, 23, 24, 26, & 77. Closest Ranger Station is Ely. It is only broken into 2 sections for reservations. |
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cowdoc |
The long portage up from Horse looks like it goes through a huge swamp so it is probably a winter trail. I could not find any old campsites marked. |
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Amok |
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BearBrown |
According to this, Jackfish lake has a maximum depth of 18 feet but most of the basin is 10 feet deep or less. Originally I thought you could access Jackfish from Thursday bay via the creek to Rabbit lake (my fisher map makes most of it look navigable). But after reviewing satellite imagery, I doubt you could paddle some very large sections of this creek. Best chance of access seems to be from Wednesday bay. The road may be tough, though. Jwartman, thanks for that old map. That will be helpful. |
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PaddleAway |
If anyone who's arrived in the PMA forum lately has anything further to contribute, I'd appreciate it. jwartman59, thanks a lot for that map, it's more detailed than the old maps I have. Can't wait! And we'll be heading out north of Jackfish, so we'll get to paddle past Table Rock & down the Horse River. |
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Bushman |
My son and I are doing the Mudro to Crooked Lake down thru Moosecamp loop and I thought it would be awesome to spend a night on Jackfish. It sounds like the pike fishing could be pretty good. We plan on blasting from Mudro to Basswood and grabbing a spot somewhere around the falls or slightly north. Pretty much whatever is open. Form there we were going to spend the next night in Wednesday bay and chill but I'm thinking a quick shot down into Jackfish would be fun instead. (If it was available that is) Third night would be Friday Bay and then make the journey south. We are going in August this year. |
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