Jump to content
  • GUESTS

    If you want access to members only forums on HSO, you will gain access only when you Sign-in or Sign-Up .

    This box will disappear once you are signed in as a member. ?

Advice on a BWCA trip


Lostit@theHole

Recommended Posts

I was wondering if anyone had any advice on a canoe route in the Bdubs. I'll be in a group of 4-6, most likely for the first or second week of June. I want a little adventure and am still young enough to trek a ways. I have been around moose lake/ensign area for the past couple of years and want to see some more remote country, also fishing is a must. Thanks and good luck!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Go to crooked through the ely area. We were there the 2nd week of june last year and had trouble catching eating size eyes. Too many 24 - 26 inchers. laugh.gif Not to mention, some huge smallies.

You also get to see Upper basswood falls, picto graphs, table rock, and lots of other great scenery.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I have gone to Lake Ima several times, through the Moose Lake route. I will dig up some info on the types of fish in that area. I got some advice on the DNR forum last summer about that lake and were some of the good fishing spots are. I’ll see if I can find that also. The camp sites on the south shore are great and the portages to get back to Ima are not that bad either. I’ll have more info tomorrow. Actually, I believe that it was Jackpine Rob that I gave me some of the best info. grin.gif

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I've really liked the trip through the Kawishiwi (sp?)Lake entry. You go north towards lake Polly. We went to Beaver Lake through Malberg and the Kawishiwi river. Did it round trip in 7 days. Great fishing on Malberg and lots of sand. Beaver has only 2 campsites, but one is on top of a 60' cliff. We didn't fish it but we did some cliffdiving.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I could not find the info that I was looking for. But if you pick up “Boundary Waters Canoe Area - Western Region” by Robert Beymer, it has a lot of information on the entry points and different loops that can be taken. Also it has a Lake index for fishing, which tell you which fish species are in the lakes. This book will help you and your friends plan a trip.

Here is a link that might be of help for planing also. canoecountry.com/plan/

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I take all my trips to Quetico but since your asking about the BWCA here is my advice:

Get yourself the latest issue of the Boundary waters journal, tons of good info.

The public library has some books on routes and advice, some are a little old but nothing has changed except for equipment.

If you say 6 are going, plan on 4. When some people see how much work it is they get cold feet, you want to weed these people out anyway, they can become a P.I.T.A. when the going gets tough.

The R.V. and camping show is coming up soon, so is the sport show, go talk to the outfitters in person, these people know the routes the best and the advice they can give you can make or break a trip. I have been going in since 1974 when I was a teenager and I still use one. I would never attempt it without an outfitter, you most likely need a canoe or some other supplies. We always use the bunkhouse the night before to get an early start and the hot showers at the end.....Priceless!

Google BWCA and check out the outfitters websites. More info.

Beg, borrow, or steel as much stuff you can to help keep costs down. backpacks,tents,sleeping bags, ect.

And finally. Do not ever under any circumstances bring any freeze dried food! This stuff will make a billy goat puke!! If you do not believe me go buy some at Gander follow the instructions binge,purge. You can get anything you need at the grocery store.

Report back and let us know how it went.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Guest
This topic is now closed to further replies.


  • Your Responses - Share & Have Fun :)

    • By The way that didn't work either!! Screw it I'll just use the cellular. 
    • It’s done automatically.  You might need an actual person to clear that log in stuff up.   Trash your laptop history if you haven’t tried that already.
    • 😂 yea pretty amazing how b o o b i e s gets flagged, but they can't respond or tell me why I  can't get logged in here on my laptop but I can on my cellular  😪
    • I grilled some brats yesterday, maybe next weekend will the next round...  
    • You got word censored cuz you said        B o o b ies….. haha.   Yeah, no… grilling is on hiatus for a bit.
    • Chicken mine,  melded in Mccormick poultry seasoning for 24 hours.  Grill will get a break till the frigid temps go away!
    • we had some nice weather yesterday and this conundrum was driving me crazy  so I drove up to the house to take another look. I got a bunch of goodies via ups yesterday (cables,  winch ratchet parts, handles, leaf springs etc).   I wanted to make sure the new leaf springs I got fit. I got everything laid out and ready to go. Will be busy this weekend with kids stuff and too cold to fish anyway, but I will try to get back up there again next weekend and get it done. I don't think it will be bad once I get it lifted up.    For anyone in the google verse, the leaf springs are 4 leafs and measure 25 1/4" eye  to eye per Yetti. I didnt want to pay their markup so just got something else comparable rated for the same weight.   I am a first time wheel house owner, this is all new to me. My house didn't come with any handles for the rear cables? I was told this week by someone in the industry that cordless drills do not have enough brake to lower it slow enough and it can damage the cables and the ratchets in the winches.  I put on a handle last night and it is 100% better than using a drill, unfortatenly I found out the hard way lol and will only use the ICNutz to raise the house now.
    • I haven’t done any leaf springs for a long time and I can’t completely see the connections in your pics BUT I I’d be rounding up: PB Blaster, torch, 3 lb hammer, chisel, cut off tool, breaker bar, Jack stands or blocks.   This kind of stuff usually isn’t the easiest.   I would think you would be able to get at what you need by keeping the house up with Jack stands and getting the pressure off that suspension, then attack the hardware.  But again, I don’t feel like I can see everything going on there.
    • reviving an old thread due to running into the same issue with the same year of house. not expecting anything from yetti and I already have replacement parts ordered and on the way.   I am looking for some input or feedback on how to replace the leaf springs themselves.    If I jack the house up and remove the tire, is it possible to pivot the axel assembly low enough to get to the other end of the leaf spring and remove that one bolt?   Or do I have to remove the entire pivot arm to get to it? Then I also have to factor in brake wire as well then. What a mess   My house is currently an hour away from my home at a relatives, going to go back up and look it over again and try to figure out a game plan.           Above pic is with house lowered on ice, the other end of that leaf is what I need to get to.   above pic is side that middle bolt broke and bottom 2 leafs fell out here is other side that didnt break but you can see bottom half of leaf already did but atleast bolt is still in there here is hub assembly in my garage with house lowered and tires off when I put new tires on it a couple months ago. hopefully I can raise house high enough that it can drop down far enough and not snap brake cable there so I can get to that other end of the leaf spring.
  • Topics

×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.