Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Trip Planning Forum :: I need a loop!
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Kevlar |
Consider the comment above this one about going in from Mudro, down horse River, and up into Crooked Lake. Once you get beyond Lower Basswood Falls you won't see nearly as many people, and there is great fishing, although probably better in June. Check out your BWCA history--pictographs just north of L.Basswood Falls, Table Rock farther north, old car on island at north end of Thursday Bay (on a Quetico island, next to obvious campsite, facing south into Th. bay). Probabloy was used by loggers as a power source. Farther south, at Gun lake, if you take the chain of small lakes to Fourtown, they are pretty. If you go to Moosecamp Lake and then take the stream into Fourtown (ask about water levels). 4 years ago there were logs chained together along the stream by the loggers in the '30's? to keep cut timber in the stream. Many good campsites on this route, but not many outstanding ones on Crooked itself. Or, consider a loop out of Tuscarora that goes down into Little Saganaga. All kinds of choices and pretty lakes in there. |
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Shorelunch |
Kevlar & Tom T- that route stood out in my my other readings. A lot of good words out there about Insula. The one drawback I've picked up on are the crowds. I was thinking we'd park a car at each EP before starting, but I might look into Tom's advice and save the gas driving up. Thanks again |
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tony |
If you paddle till 6 pm you run the risk of not finding a site on some of the lakes. Especially during July and August. tony |
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ILikePike |
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Kevlar |
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TomT |
You can make a longer loop by going all the way to Boulder then through adams and on to Insula. Insula is an excellent lake with many great sites and good fishing. The Robert Beymer book details this route and many other loops too. |
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ILikePike |
it would be clearwater-mountain-north fowl-royal-john-mcfarland-pine-little caribou-caribou-clearwater. or another option clearwater-mountain-north fowl-royal-john-east pike-west pike-clearwater then go down to the caribous which have good fishing and day trip to johnson falls like we did. or from west pike lake you could take the 320 rod portage to pine and exit through caribous and clearwater. never did these routes but they sound possible. hope this helps. |
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spottedowl |
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Shorelunch |
I welcome any advice on a nice loop with decent walleye & smallmouth fishing along the way. Some helpful info: 6 days in July/August. Daily travel time 10am - 6pm (the wife sleeps in). Slower travel- 2-3 lakes per day with some fishing along the way. Throw in a cool point of interest if one exists (waterfall, rock formation, etc). We're all experienced BWCA base-campers & not shy of a challenge. Thanks! |
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cowdoc |
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Shorelunch |
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