Boundary Waters Trip 2020. Kept my promise and got to fish to boot.

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  • Labeeman

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    I was finally able to fulfill my promise of taking my wife up to the Boundary Waters for a week of camping and fishing. We left last Friday and got home yesterday. We hit the jackpot as far as weather goes, and had mild temps in the day and cool temps at night. The fishing was a little off this year, but we caught enough to keep things interesting and have fresh fish to eat every night. They brought us and our canoe 15 miles into the Boundary Waters and dropped us off at Lincoln Island and we paddled to our camp site from there. We based camp the whole week and paddled around fishing everyday. We ended up averaging 7-9 miles a day paddling the canoe while fishing. My wife caught some nice fish using Rapala floating minnows that were gold and black and silver and black in color. She also used a in line spinner to hook up with some pike and bass at other times during our trip. I used a Rapala minnow plus a wacky worm rig most of the trip. My biggest bass were caught on the wacky worm on tree tops and grass beds. We also fished some top water baits and had some big blow ups, but very few hook ups. It was fun none the less, and something different. Over all the trip was a great time and made us realize we are small peanuts when compared to the natural beauty the world has to offer. This is a great trip for someone who likes to camp and fish. It’s not a easy trip, but very doable, so get going and plan it for next year!
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    NOLASHOOTER

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    Wow! That looks amazing. Must have been really nice being out in nature and getting away from all the chaos in the world right now. Sometimes reconnecting to nature is good for the soul. Nice looking fish.
     

    Labeeman

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    It was nice not having bad news blasted at me 24/7. Being in the woods is always good for a man. The big tree I am wrapping my arms around was the giant pine we hung out food pack in every night. The bears can be pesky. I also had the privilege of hearing a pack of wolves howling on two different days. Never saw them, but they were there. I was on their turf and I knew it.
     

    Labeeman

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    The loons were calling their soulful call everyday. They are the quintessential representative of the boundary waters. While on the bird topic, the bald eagles were present everyday. They are plentiful up north and were waiting everyday for me to clean my fish. As soon as I was done and would get back to camp they would swoop down and eat the carcasses. It was a win win for everyone.
     
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