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bigpike
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This was my 25th year going into Quetico Park (off and on) and it also marks the Parks 100 year annivesary! More specifically my canoe partner and I have been dialing in on the Falls chain and Lake Kawnipi north of the falls chain the last 10 years. Kawnipi is known as the premier walleye lake in Quetico, which is saying alot. And while we caught the usual amount of nice walleye things were certainly further along this year than last year and that equaled Smallmouth Bass in huge numbers wherever we went. About 10 years ago my canoe partner Ken took a depth finder up to the park and sounded Kawnipi. To our surprize Kawnipi has large feeder's that are basically shallow flats. This means we know with confidence when we get to our chosen portion of the lake the water will be coniderably warmer than the rest of the park. Kawnipi is also heavily stained from pine, this also helps retains heat from the sun. Our best day on my hand clicker was 123 fish, about 80% of those fish were smallmouth, the average size was 3# with the biggest topping out at 4# on a digital scale. We only caught a few fish all week long that was below 2#. Pretty darn impressive numbers I would say. This year we also added a twist, we went in without a tent. I wouldnt recommend this to anyone. We have this trip pretty dialed in and my buddy Ken is a gear head. He has a very nice tarp and great sleeping bags that made the idea of leaving 15# of tent at home a great idea but risky none the less. The weather this year was so favorable we had the wind at our backs for the entire trip, this was a miracle. After 25 years of trips I have never had such favorable wind! Thank You God!
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bigpike
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Here is essential gear for fishing Quetico. Rod holders helps us quickly troll large areas and eliminate unproductive waters, also you get my view from the front of the canoe  Also with the bait ban in Quetico we have gone with K-grubs and paddle tails along with a set group of shallow diving cranks. Its really all you need up there. Keeps things simple and light.
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Farmboy1
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Man that looks like a hoot
It has been much too long since I have done a canoe in trip 
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I would rather be sittting in the boat thinking of God, then sitting in church thinking about fishing.
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iacanoeguy
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I leave June 18 for my 27th BWCWA/Quetico trip. Sometimes we stay in US and many times get into Quetico. I have gone from 1st week in June to now we have settled on 3rd week. Weather seems more stable. I still take the tent mostly to escape bugs. Fishing has been fantastic to poor, but hey - who cares. The trip is good no matter what. Brought my son up doing this and he is now 30. He will miss for a few years as he is in S Korea teaching, but he will be back!!! Loved the fish pictures. My PB walley, smallmouth, and northern have all come from Quetico.
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big G
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Couldn't you camp any closer to the water....???  Nice
big G 
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You can tell how big a person is, by what it takes to discourage them! "Hooks"
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Whiskerkev
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Thanks for sharing. It has been awhile for me but I'd love to get back up there.
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Quetico 2009
