All my pics of BWCA are from 30 years ago and not in digital form. The BWCA is pretty famous for canoeing. I have been twice. The first trip was a "Outward Bound" type trip with a youth group when I was in high school. We traveled about 12 miles a day, made a big loop and set a new camp every day. Not a lot of time to fish.
My second trip was when I was in college with three other guys. We traveled 1.75 days setting one camp on our way to our base camp where we spent three nights and fished from there. Then traveled out and set one more camp before we got out.
Fishing is good, smallmouth, northern pike, walleye, and possible lake trout. The water is crystal and we drank straight out of the lakes when I went (although I don't know how we did not come out with getting giardia) BWCA is the US side of the border, you can cross and go into the Quetico which is probably worth doing (more fish, less people) but you might need a passport.
Ancient natural clear water lakes, and ancient trails that connect them. The trip can be as strenuous or as easy as you want to make it. It is true wilderness, only way in or out is by canoe, you probably won't be getting any cell service.
My second trip was when I was in college with three other guys. We traveled 1.75 days setting one camp on our way to our base camp where we spent three nights and fished from there. Then traveled out and set one more camp before we got out.
Fishing is good, smallmouth, northern pike, walleye, and possible lake trout. The water is crystal and we drank straight out of the lakes when I went (although I don't know how we did not come out with getting giardia) BWCA is the US side of the border, you can cross and go into the Quetico which is probably worth doing (more fish, less people) but you might need a passport.
Ancient natural clear water lakes, and ancient trails that connect them. The trip can be as strenuous or as easy as you want to make it. It is true wilderness, only way in or out is by canoe, you probably won't be getting any cell service.
