Short Fall Solo in the BWCA

[Jim Dodd]

If you haven't done a Fall solo ? You owe it to yourself !
First off the Beauty is incredible ! The fishing is great, and the bugs pretty much gone !
I hit the October Full moon. and it was outstanding ! I gazed at it for awhile, spellbound, and then it dawned on me to take some pics ! My photography leaves Much to be desired ! As I stood there, in the dark, Moonstruck, I heard paddles banging the gunnels of a canoe . I turned and here comes two young guys looking for an open campsite. There were plenty of open ones, so I directed them to some close by. They thanked me and were loving paddling in the dark !

I know the BWCA is not Wild enough for a lot of people, but it's as close as I can get !
This was a good chance to put Vader to the test ! Vader is very stable, but no speed demon ! The winds were not too challenging, but the rocker stems, made it easy to maneuver . Plenty of capacity, and comfortable to fish out of ! Other than the speed, I was pleased .

Few things I've experienced in life are so satisfying as a solo Fall trip ! I hope all of you can get one in !

Jim

Here's a few pics.

 

[BWCA66]

Looks great, where did you go?

 

[Jim Dodd]

Entry #33 Little Gabbro.
Love those straps ! Yoke was a little heavy.

 

[Odyssey]

Nice one Jim. You're absolutely right, October is an ideal time to go tripping. I tried but failed to snap some photos of the same full moon. It was so bright and beaming it nearly gave me a moonburn. (lol) All I got were the memories, which are fine enough. Glad you came home with more, and then some.

 

[BWCA66]

Entry #33 Little Gabbro.
Love those straps ! Yoke was a little heavy.

We're you ever in Little Gabbro before the dam went out?

 

[Iskweo]

Nice pictures Jim. Sighhhhh, now I am jonesing to get out for a few days.

 

[Mama]

Fantastic pictures! I love a foggy morning. So beautiful, and the fish looks delicious and perfectly fried. Just doesn't get any better than this!

 

[Jim Dodd]

We're you ever in Little Gabbro before the dam went out?

When did the dam go out ? I walked the portage, just to see what it looked like. Water levels were higher this year than last. Must have been a pretty wet year up there .

 

[Jim Dodd]

Fantastic pictures! I love a foggy morning. So beautiful, and the fish looks delicious and perfectly fried. Just doesn't get any better than this!

Believe me it was way more pretty than my pictures show !!!! I really need to get, and learn to use a good camera !!!

 

[BWCA66]

When did the dam go out ? I walked the portage, just to see what it looked like. Water levels were higher this year than last. Must have been a pretty wet year up there .

At least 15 years ago, the water in Little Gabbro, Gabbro & Bald Eagle used to be 6-8 feet higher. There was a large bay at the far end of Bald Eagle that was great for fishing crappies, now it's a swamp with a river through the middle. Years ago there were docks in Little Gabbro that resorts kept boats and motors at for their clients to use. The river and those lakes we're motor routes.

 

[BWCA66]

The water is high this fall. I was up in the middle of August and the beginning of October and it was much higher in October.