Alternatives to the Boundary Waters?

[John Schiedermayer]

My dad and I have taken several trips to the Boundary Waters because we love how remote it feels. But this year, it would be nice to explore a new place - we are planning a trip for the 1st or 2nd week of May. Does anyone have any suggestions for a place that might offer a similar feel? i.e., can feel remote, ample canoeing opportunities, good fishing... that's about it :)  Thanks in advance!

[Yambag Nelson]

Maybe not exactly the same but the adirondacks have some good backcountry canoeing and fishing options.

[Carl Z.]

How about the Allagash wilderness in Maine.  I don't know much about it, but our scout trip did a canoe trek there.

Carl

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On Sat, Feb 15, 2020 at 10:26 PM John Schiedermayer <jp.schie...@gmail.com> wrote:

My dad and I have taken several trips to the Boundary Waters because we love how remote it feels. But this year, it would be nice to explore a new place - we are planning a trip for the 1st or 2nd week of May. Does anyone have any suggestions for a place that might offer a similar feel? i.e., can feel remote, ample canoeing opportunities, good fishing... that's about it :)  Thanks in advance!

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[Trent Jones]

John,

 I would highly recommend Isle Royal National park in Michigan for remoteness. May might be a bit early for good fishing though, we visited the park in August and did ok in the inland lakes. Another option you may want to consider is Everglades National Park in FL. It will be way warmer and you will have a lot less portaging. Although camping on the chickees seems very front country I can assure you, once you are off and on the water you will feel like you are in the middle of know where. 

Let us know what you end up doing and give us a report!

Trent

[namfos]

I've only been there once on a day trip: Algonquin Provincial Park in Ontario, http://www.ontarioparks.com/park/algonquin 

On Saturday, February 15, 2020 at 10:26:33 PM UTC-5, John Schiedermayer wrote:

[Dalton Terrell]

I'll second Trent here, Everglades! Wish we could relive our trip from 2011 for a variety of reasons.

We didn't see a soul for three days, and had a blast despite the fact we didn't land a fish and spent an inordinate amount of time stalking a tailing redfish that turned out to be a blue crab waving his claws.

Dalton

[Trent Jones]

Haha!

So I think I have now made 6 or 7 trips to the glades. And that 2011 trip ranks absolutely last for number of fish caught, and ranks number one...by far...for most hilarious stories and fun!

-T

[robert mills]

TBH I never found the fishing in BW to be better than anywhere else, but it is pretty easy to get to, and get out and away from people.

If you get wayyyy back in the everglades it'll feel remote but can be tricky to find a pad to sleep on, but close to the salt is where the more interesting fish are, and of course where more people are.

Lots of places in Maine line BW, Ontario, and Nova Scotia are like BW, basically the northern Canadian shield will be near identical and offer similar fishing.

You could also head to Bob Marshall for some bucket list fishing but that may be more rafting and more trouty, and too far away

Are you specifically looking to stay in the US? does it need to be canoeing? do you need to be able to drive to get there? Lots of great backpacking routes in BC that'd put you on steelhead and salmon water, and inland in the mountains there is great trout fishing.

On Saturday, February 15, 2020 at 10:26:33 PM UTC-5, John Schiedermayer wrote: