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cowdoc

07/02/2012 09:13PM

I just cancelled a permit for Lizz for July 22. I see its pretty full around that date. If you're looking....it should show up soon.

"What could happen?"

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bbrown6057

07/02/2012 09:50PM

That's a shame doc, we're entering the 23rd.

"You have a cough? Go home tonight, eat a whole box of Ex-Lax, tomorrow you'll be afraid to cough."

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ducks

07/03/2012 08:47AM

that's a bummer cowdoc, hope it's nothing too serious.

when do you exit bbrown6057? we enter the 28th after staying in the Rockwood Bunkhouse the 27th. I think I read in another thread you exit the 26th. Would have been cool to run in to you at Rockwood to get an in person trip report. Good luck and have fun.

Pura Vida

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cowdoc

07/03/2012 10:15AM

Hey....no big deal gang. This was a back-up permit. I have some issues here at home and had 2 permits. I was able to use the first and went in at Lizz last week. We had a great week and the issues are still there, but held off. All is fine.....enjoy it if you get it! The fish are biting on Caribou!

"What could happen?"

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bbrown6057

07/03/2012 11:57AM

quote ducks: "that's a bummer cowdoc, hope it's nothing too serious.

when do you exit bbrown6057? we enter the 28th after staying in the Rockwood Bunkhouse the 27th. I think I read in another thread you exit the 26th. Would have been cool to run in to you at Rockwood to get an in person trip report. Good luck and have fun. "

We leave the 26th Ducks. Just gonna miss you guys! It would have been cool to meet you after all the help you've given me. Tell you what I can do, I can leave some fishing info with Mike if you like. I'm not that great of a fisherman but I've gotten some tips from the chat room that I'm excited about so let me know if you would like me to do that.

"You have a cough? Go home tonight, eat a whole box of Ex-Lax, tomorrow you'll be afraid to cough."

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ducks

07/03/2012 05:28PM

Glad to hear it's nothing major cowdoc. Hopefully it's the same fishing story on Caribou at the end of the month.

bbrown... bummer we'll miss you. I'll take you up on that offer. This trip is a daddy/daughter trip w/ my 7 year old and will only be 3 days so the more help I can get the better. Caribou and Horseshoe are the lakes we'll most likely be fishing. Thank you very much in advance for doing that..........on another note. Have you been reading the blog on Rockwoods website? Looks like a good chance you'll see a bear before you leave the lodge.

Pura Vida

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bbrown6057

07/04/2012 01:23PM

quote ducks: "Glad to hear it's nothing major cowdoc. Hopefully it's the same fishing story on Caribou at the end of the month.

bbrown... bummer we'll miss you. I'll take you up on that offer. This trip is a daddy/daughter trip w/ my 7 year old and will only be 3 days so the more help I can get the better. Caribou and Horseshoe are the lakes we'll most likely be fishing. Thank you very much in advance for doing that..........on another note. Have you been reading the blog on Rockwoods website? Looks like a good chance you'll see a bear before you leave the lodge."

Yes I have been keeping up with the blog and I hope the bear is still there. I would love to get some pics of it. Seems he is fond of pancake mix.

I sent you a map in your email and marked the spots I was told about on Caribou and Horseshoe. Cowdoc just got back from fishing on Caribou and had good look in the north little bay across from the island on the west side of the lake. He said there was a log that was submerged in the water and it almost went across that bay. He fished it with leeches and caught several eyes, smallies and northerns there. I think he said he caught like 10-12 fish in about an hour there. He also said if the wind was coming from the east to fish on the west side of the island down by the Meeds portage.

The one spot I have circled on Horseshoe was told to my by someone else and they had pretty good luck there with leeches too. I'll let you know via Mike @ Rockwoods how things went and where we had luck at.

p.s. If you can't access your work email shoot me your home email and I'll send it there for you.

Brian

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ducks

07/05/2012 06:05AM

got it! Wow! Thank you so much. I think my daughter may be even more excited about the trip than I am. She talks about it and asks me questions a few times a day. I can't wait. Also looking forward to talking to Mike and hearing how your trip went. Have fun and a great trip yourself.

Pura Vida

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bbrown6057

07/05/2012 11:52AM

Thanks Ducks, and I sent you another pic, this one's a little better shot of the tree that is down in the water on Caribou.

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ducks

07/06/2012 08:42PM

Very cool! That's quite the pic. Thanks again. My daughter says she wants to "catch a walleye, cut it up, and cook it up" :) I'll owe you big time if your info helps make that happen.

Pura Vida

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bbrown6057

07/07/2012 12:46PM

I hope it helps! Sounds like your daughter is on a mission =)

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BigAl2

07/08/2012 01:59AM

quote bbrown6057: "quote ducks: "I sent you a map in your email and marked the spots I was told about on Caribou and Horseshoe. Cowdoc just got back from fishing on Caribou and had good look in the north little bay across from the island on the west side of the lake. He said there was a log that was submerged in the water and it almost went across that bay. He fished it with leeches and caught several eyes, smallies and northerns there. I think he said he caught like 10-12 fish in about an hour there. He also said if the wind was coming from the east to fish on the west side of the island down by the Meeds portage.

The one spot I have circled on Horseshoe was told to my by someone else and they had pretty good luck there with leeches too. I'll let you know via Mike @ Rockwoods how things went and where we had luck at.

Brian "
Will be entering Liz on 07/25 with son, daughter-in-law and grandson's (age 11 and 8) who love to fish for 5 day trip. My 11 yr old grandson fishes from sun up to sun down. Staying at Rockwood 07/24. Will be fishing Caribou, Horseshoe, Gaskin, and other nearby lakes. Base camping on one of these lakes. Would you be willing to share with me the fishing spots on Horseshoe and/or Caribou?
Thanks

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bbrown6057

07/08/2012 10:00AM

quote BigAl2: "quote bbrown6057: "quote ducks: "

I sent you a map in your email and marked the spots I was told about on Caribou and Horseshoe. Cowdoc just got back from fishing on Caribou and had good look in the north little bay across from the island on the west side of the lake. He said there was a log that was submerged in the water and it almost went across that bay. He fished it with leeches and caught several eyes, smallies and northerns there. I think he said he caught like 10-12 fish in about an hour there. He also said if the wind was coming from the east to fish on the west side of the island down by the Meeds portage.

The one spot I have circled on Horseshoe was told to my by someone else and they had pretty good luck there with leeches too. I'll let you know via Mike @ Rockwoods how things went and where we had luck at.

Brian

"

Will be entering Liz on 07/25 with son, daughter-in-law and grandson's (age 11 and 8) who love to fish for 5 day trip. My 11 yr old grandson fishes from sun up to sun down. Staying at Rockwood 07/24. Will be fishing Caribou, Horseshoe, Gaskin, and other nearby lakes. Base camping on one of these lakes. Would you be willing to share with me the fishing spots on Horseshoe and/or Caribou?
Thanks "

Sure BigAl, but I'll have to do it tomorrow. The map pictures I have are on my work computer. I'll send them via email so be on the lookout for them.

"You have a cough? Go home tonight, eat a whole box of Ex-Lax, tomorrow you'll be afraid to cough."

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BigAl2

07/08/2012 11:22AM

bbrown6057: Thank you for sharing fish spots. My 11 year old grandson is a awsome fishing guy - does a lot of fishing with his dad (has caught a lot of fish on big lakes in MN), but out of a 19 foot Lund with 200 Merc horse power moter and lots of gear. This is his first time to BWCA. I have to get him to some good fishing holes or he will never want to go back to BWCA again. So any help you can give me, would be appreciate.

Have you done any fishing on Pillsberry, Allen, Winchell or other nearby lakes. I heard there are some very large northerns on Winchell (if it is not too windy). I was in that area 2 years ago soloing and caught a couple of w on horeshoe, another party got some on Allen and gave me 2. I am attached to Allen, since that is my first name. Not sure where we will basecamp - possibly Gaskin.

Who is mike ? Is that owner of Rockwood OF ?

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bbrown6057

07/08/2012 03:17PM

Yes, Mike is the owner of Rockwoods. The info I'm passing on was given to me by another member who I talk to in chat now and then. He just got back from a trip in that area and was nice enough to fill me in on Caribou Lake. He also said that he heard from other people while out, that the fish were biting on Vista but I didn't get any particulars on that lake so you may want to keep some open time for that lake also.

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bbrown6057

07/09/2012 08:52AM

Big Al, mail has been sent, hope it helps!

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ducks

07/10/2012 10:06PM

Oh great.... BigAl's going to be sitting there anchored catching all the fish when I get there.. ha ha. JK. Have a great trip and good luck getting those boys on some fish. If you see a guy and daughter in a Rockwood canoe give us a wave and let us know how the fishing's been.

As bbrown said. Mike is the owner of Rockwood. Great guy and one of my favorite things about being repeat customers is getting the chance to talk with Mike and Lin again.

My wife and I basecamped on Gaskin a few years ago in Aug. I had the best luck w/ walleye in the skinny bay that has the portage from Horseshoe. We did a long day trip through Winchell, Omega, Henson, Pillsbury, Allen. Did some fishing and didn't catch anything but we were only trolling as we were moving along. I loved the fact that nobody was on Pillsbury and Allen. Nice quiet lakes. A buddy spent a few days on Pillsbury last year in Aug. and did well on both walleye and smallies.

Pura Vida

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bbrown6057

07/11/2012 11:54AM

We are talking about doing the Wenchell loop. I really want to see Omega. It looks beautiful in the pictures I've seen of it. 6-7 hour day trip from Gaskin?

I will beat you all there so I may catch them all lol =)

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ducks

07/11/2012 01:36PM

quote bbrown6057: "We are talking about doing the Wenchell loop. I really want to see Omega. It looks beautiful in the pictures I've seen of it. 6-7 hour day trip from Gaskin?

I will beat you all there so I may catch them all lol =)"

That sounds about right for Gaskin,Winchell, Omega, Henson, back to Gaskin at a leisurely pace. (If that's the daytrip you are thinking of doing) You could do it faster without stopping to smell any roses or make it longer by fishing more than we did and stopping to find the waterfall on Winchell and/or climbing to the top of the big cliff on Winchell. We added Pillsbury, Allen, and Jump and did it in about 7-8 hours. We didn't stop for the sights on Winchell, but explored Omega (my fav. lake so far), stopped at a couple campsites to stretch legs/eat lunch, and did just a little bit of fishing.

Just leave me 1 walleye so my daughter can have her first bwca fish fry :)

Pura Vida

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bbrown6057

07/11/2012 03:00PM

I'll leave her some no worries. I'm just gonna keep what I can eat one night and just fish for fun the rest of the time.

Omega looks so nice in the photo's I've seen. Maybe if I get to do another trip, I'll be heading that way. Heck I may even ring you up and ask you if you want to go sometime, that is if you don't mind tagging along with a "noob" =)

"You have a cough? Go home tonight, eat a whole box of Ex-Lax, tomorrow you'll be afraid to cough."

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MagicStik

07/12/2012 09:18AM

Heading in on the 26th also with the wife and our 5 year old daughter. This is the daughters first BW trip...pretty pumped! First trip to the Caribou/Horseshoe area and really hoping we get a moose viewing and of course some eater walleyes. 10+ years and I have only got to see a couple of moose. Would be pretty cool to have the daughter see one her first trip!

Would be pretty funny if someone moved that tree. :) Fishing meeting/report at the tree...say around 7pm? :)

We will be in a SR 18.5'.

Magic

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ducks

07/12/2012 09:24AM

bbrown.... Not anti-"noob" at all. Have a great trip!

Pura Vida

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ducks

07/12/2012 09:28AM

Magic.... My daughter was 5 on her first trip also and absolutely loved it. She has yet to see a moose and I've only seen 1 in the last 6 years. My wife and I didn't see one when we went through this area a couple years ago. Missed one by a matter of minutes. Someone posted a picture on this site of a moose on Horseshoe and it was taken right before we got there. A moose sighting is high on her "hopes and dreams" for our trip.

A meeting at "the tree" with fellow bwca.commers would be neat. We'll hopefully be fishing there the 28th. We'll be in a wenonah spirit 2 or aluminum with a "rockwood" sticker. Our SR Q 18.5 has to stay home this trip, too much for me to handle w/ just her in the bow.

Have a great trip!

Pura Vida

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MagicStik

07/12/2012 09:52AM

We will be heading out on the 28th but not sure what time yet. Trying to talk the wife into staying until the 29th. I suggested we leave it up to the daughter. :)

Who knows...might cross pathes along the way.

I am looking forward to using the 18.5' for this trip. Despite plenty of planning I somehow lost sight of the fact our trip was coming up in 14-15 days. I was hoping to get the wife and daughter out a few times before the trip but i'm not so sure that will happen. Oh well I guess....learn along the way!

Good luck on your trip also!

Magic

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bbrown6057

07/12/2012 10:03AM

We'll be heading out the 26th but I'll keep an eye out for ya Magic! We'll be a party of 4 with Kevlar of some sorts with Rockwood sticker on it. I'll be the one with the red,white, and blue dew rag on my bald head =)

I could be at the tree on our way out for a little while. What time you hitting the water Magic?

"You have a cough? Go home tonight, eat a whole box of Ex-Lax, tomorrow you'll be afraid to cough."

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MagicStik

07/12/2012 10:11AM

Will certainly keep an eye out for everyone. Probably heading in at daybreak. If we do cross paths I expect a detailed fishing report as well as open site descriptions. :) All I will have to offer is how the bugs were on the way in.

I will be the guy in the back of the canoe relaxing while the girls paddle. :)

Magic

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ducks

07/12/2012 10:38AM

MagicStik the 18.5 is a great ride especially w/ kiddo along. Having your daughter decide to leave or stay an extra night while you're there sounds like a great idea. Gotta go with the flow with kids on a trip.

My plan is to leave from Rockwood by 6am. It took my wife and I an hour to get to Caribou single portaging so I plan on it taking over 2 hours with my daughter. Hopefully hitting Caribou between 8 and 9 am and then searching for a site.

Pura Vida

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bbrown6057

07/12/2012 11:37AM

More than happy to fill you in on campsites if we run into each other. We may be staying on Caribou our last night so we can hit the road back to St Louis early on the 26th. May try for the site right across from the portage from Lizz if it's open. I'll keep a lookout for the guy that has 2 ladies with him =)

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ducks

07/12/2012 02:50PM

quote bbrown6057: May try for the site right across from the portage from Lizz if it's open."

Nice looking site from the water when we paddled by there and have read trip reports stating good fishing from shore there.

How's this for a plan. bbrown gets that site for the 25th and departs it the 26th with MagicStik taking control of it when his family get's there. If MagicStik's wife wins and daughter wants to depart the 28th ducks and his duckling take the site over when they get there. lol :)

Pura Vida

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nojobro

07/12/2012 02:59PM

quote ducks: "quote bbrown6057: May try for the site right across from the portage from Lizz if it's open."

Nice looking site from the water when we paddled by there and have read trip reports stating good fishing from shore there.

How's this for a plan. bbrown gets that site for the 25th and departs it the 26th with MagicStik taking control of it when his family get's there. If MagicStik's wife wins and daughter wants to depart the 28th ducks and his duckling take the site over when they get there. lol :)"

We stayed on the site on Caribou that would be through the woods from the site you're talking about. It's nice, too. More paddling to get there, of course...but otherwise just a bushwack away. :)

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MagicStik

07/13/2012 02:53PM

quote ducks: "quote bbrown6057: May try for the site right across from the portage from Lizz if it's open."

Nice looking site from the water when we paddled by there and have read trip reports stating good fishing from shore there.

How's this for a plan. bbrown gets that site for the 25th and departs it the 26th with MagicStik taking control of it when his family get's there. If MagicStik's wife wins and daughter wants to depart the 28th ducks and his duckling take the site over when they get there. lol :)"

How about bbrown just leaves camp set up for us? It would be a lot less stuff for us to pack in and out. Last person out pack everything up. :)

Magic

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bbrown6057

07/13/2012 03:59PM

Lol sounds like me and Ducks are getting the short end of the stick! I'd owe Rockwoods a fortune in lost gear and Duck's would have to pack everything out.

Next idea? =)

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MagicStik

07/13/2012 04:10PM

Just curious....would this be illegal to do in the BW? Just say you had 3-4 groups one group coming in as the other is going out...is there anything that says the first group couldn't set up camp and the last crew take it down? Set a time and as one group arrives the other it taking off?

Magic

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bbrown6057

07/13/2012 04:16PM

I don't see why you couldn't do it as long as everyone has their own permits. I do take tips on site reservations lmao

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bbrown6057

07/13/2012 04:24PM

quote ducks: "quote bbrown6057: May try for the site right across from the portage from Lizz if it's open."

Nice looking site from the water when we paddled by there and have read trip reports stating good fishing from shore there.

How's this for a plan. bbrown gets that site for the 25th and departs it the 26th with MagicStik taking control of it when his family get's there. If MagicStik's wife wins and daughter wants to depart the 28th ducks and his duckling take the site over when they get there. lol :)"

I like this idea better than Magic's =)

Tell ya what Magic, I'll give you my cell number and when you get in give me a call and I'll tell you what site I'm at.

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ducks

07/14/2012 07:42AM

Have a great trip everyone! The anticipation is starting to kill me almost as much as my daughter.

I look forward to your report from Mike bbrown and I hope we cross paths BigAl and MagicStik. I've never run across a fellow bwca.commer while in the BWCA. That would be cool. I'll be wearing my flying moose hat.

Pura Vida

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ducks

07/14/2012 08:16AM

quote nojobro:

We stayed on the site on Caribou that would be through the woods from the site you're talking about. It's nice, too. More paddling to get there, of course...but otherwise just a bushwack away. :)"

Thanks Nola. That was another site that we thought looked nice from the water while passing by on our trip w/ my wife. Nice location for making a daytrip to Horseshoe for some Moose Hunting. I checked out your photo journal to see what it looks like on land. Thanks for sharing those pictures.

Pura Vida

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bbrown6057

07/14/2012 11:57AM

quote ducks: "Have a great trip everyone! The anticipation is starting to kill me almost as much as my daughter.

I look forward to your report from Mike bbrown and I hope we cross paths BigAl and MagicStik. I've never run across a fellow bwca.commer while in the BWCA. That would be cool. I'll be wearing my flying moose hat."

It's a shame we can't meet Ducks, it would have been nice to have met you. There's always next year! =)

"You have a cough? Go home tonight, eat a whole box of Ex-Lax, tomorrow you'll be afraid to cough."

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Jameson

07/14/2012 03:14PM

My wife and I are heading in through Lizz and hope to basecamp on Vista for the week. But we're not going in until September 9th. This will be our first trip to the BWCA and we are really looking forward to it. Matter of fact, we just had our "planning" talk this morning, where I showed her the map and discussed everything. Hope the fish are biting in September!

"Minds are like parachutes; they work best when open."

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bbrown6057

07/14/2012 04:07PM

quote Jameson: "My wife and I are heading in through Lizz and hope to basecamp on Vista for the week. But we're not going in until September 9th. This will be our first trip to the BWCA and we are really looking forward to it. Matter of fact, we just had our "planning" talk this morning, where I showed her the map and discussed everything. Hope the fish are biting in September!

"

Jameson, keep a lookout for trip reports around the 1st of August or so. 3 of us that I know of will be in that general area and we should all have some pics and fishing reports (or stories, however you want to look at ;-))from that area. I for sure am going to go to Vista, we may try for the south site which I'm sure is the one you are going to be going after. If there is no one there and we happen to get it, I'll make sure and take a lot of photo's of the campsite. A lot of where we end up at depends on our trip partners. If they are tired we'll hole up somewhere on Horseshoe and go from there. Enjoy the planning stages, as that's half the fun!

Brian

"You have a cough? Go home tonight, eat a whole box of Ex-Lax, tomorrow you'll be afraid to cough."

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Jameson

07/15/2012 06:56AM

quote bbrown6057:Jameson, keep a lookout for trip reports around the 1st of August or so. 3 of us that I know of will be in that general area and we should all have some pics and fishing reports (or stories, however you want to look at ;-))from that area. I for sure am going to go to Vista, we may try for the south site which I'm sure is the one you are going to be going after. If there is no one there and we happen to get it, I'll make sure and take a lot of photo's of the campsite. A lot of where we end up at depends on our trip partners. If they are tired we'll hole up somewhere on Horseshoe and go from there. Enjoy the planning stages, as that's half the fun!

Brian"

Brian...thanks and yeah, we'll be going for that furthest south campsite on Vista. I figure we'll do a lot of fishing on Horseshoe. Enjoy your trip and PLEASE take lots of pictures! Lol!

"Minds are like parachutes; they work best when open."

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Frenchy19

07/15/2012 10:57AM

For those of you traveling this route in the next week or so who've mentioned moose, we've seen them twice on Henson Lake over the past couple of year. Twice we've stayed at campsite 621 on this lake (not a great site, but sometimes there are few options). The first time, we found the jawbone and spinal remains of a moose, and later that evening we saw a cow across the lake in a small bay.

A year later, we were at the same site and my daughter heard something which turned out to be a massive bull swimming across the lake. He ended up right where our canoe was tied, and he stayed there for hours, munching in the water, returning in the morning as well. The photo are fuzzy as we had a cheap point and shoot, but the memories are indelible. Hope you get to see a moose or two; they're my favorite critter to spot in the BW!

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maddowg1192000

07/16/2012 06:10PM

BBROWN- Our group is heading in on thursday and leaving sunday, I can leave up to date info( 1 day before you head in) at the lodge if you would like. Our group is thinking about doing the loop but it will depend on how hot it is and how the fish are biting on caribou and horseshoe on the way thru. Any tips on what to bring or where to look? We are thinking about running down the river and seeing what we can find. If we do the loop I plan on really trying for lakers.

Also anyone have a good up to date bug report?

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bbrown6057

07/16/2012 09:28PM

quote maddowg1192000: "BBROWN- Our group is heading in on thursday and leaving sunday, I can leave up to date info( 1 day before you head in) at the lodge if you would like. Our group is thinking about doing the loop but it will depend on how hot it is and how the fish are biting on caribou and horseshoe on the way thru. Any tips on what to bring or where to look? We are thinking about running down the river and seeing what we can find. If we do the loop I plan on really trying for lakers.

Also anyone have a good up to date bug report?"

That would be nice maddog! I've been told that going down the river is not a good idea as there is a lot of downed wood along the way and it is very shallow unless they have had some recent rains. The only fishing spots I know of are what I've posted above with leeches. I'm going to leave no stone unturned and catch a walleye come hell or high water!

Have a great trip and I am looking forward to hearing your report from Mike!

"You have a cough? Go home tonight, eat a whole box of Ex-Lax, tomorrow you'll be afraid to cough."

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maddowg1192000

07/16/2012 10:25PM

I always bring leeches and if we dont end up doing the loop we have thought about spending a day bushwacking to state lake and trying some fishing in there.

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bbrown6057

07/17/2012 08:29AM

Maddog, if you think about it, tell Mike what campsites are open so I have an idea where to look if you don't mind.

"You have a cough? Go home tonight, eat a whole box of Ex-Lax, tomorrow you'll be afraid to cough."

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maddowg1192000

07/17/2012 09:10AM

Will do, whats your name? I might just leave my map for ya

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bbrown6057

07/17/2012 02:57PM

the name is Brian, just tell him the guy from St. Louis who's been bugging the hell out of him lol. He'll know who you're talking about.

"You have a cough? Go home tonight, eat a whole box of Ex-Lax, tomorrow you'll be afraid to cough."

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maddowg1192000

07/17/2012 05:21PM

LOL, i can do that.

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maddowg1192000

07/17/2012 05:21PM

LOL, i can do that.

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ducks

07/31/2012 10:58AM

quote ducks:

How's this for a plan. bbrown gets that site for the 25th and departs it the 26th with MagicStik taking control of it when his family get's there. If MagicStik's wife wins and daughter wants to depart the 28th ducks and his duckling take the site over when they get there. lol :)"

I can't believe it actually happened that way :) It was great meeting you MagicStik. Actually ended up with the 3 sites closest to us all being empty both nights. Kind of shocking for that lake especially this time of year.

Pura Vida

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MagicStik

07/31/2012 11:33AM

Yup...it all worked out just as planned! Same time...same place next year? :)

Magic

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bbrown6057

07/31/2012 01:37PM

next time we all 3 need to be on the lake at the same time! I promise I won't bring Sanford and Son back with me :-)

"You have a cough? Go home tonight, eat a whole box of Ex-Lax, tomorrow you'll be afraid to cough."

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