Mudro/Fourtown/Boot/Fairy/Gun. BWCA

[Mike Stark]

went out a couple days ago to check in with an OB group. Put in at mudro then paddled to gun. all the lakes except gun were ice free. we had to scoot/paddle/push are way across gun. It should be ice free now with the rain and sun we have had the past couple days.

lots of water flowing out there. the portages from mudro to fourtown were all flooded and there are some decent rapids as well. be safe and take your time getting to portage landings. would not want to get pulled into a rapid and go swimming in that cold water.

got to love going in the b-dub this time of year. no people and no bugs.

[long caster]

thanks mstark...heading through there (and beyond) next saturday....gonna be a long week!

did you start paddling right at the parking lot or did you have to do the portage? i have always had to portage a ways to find water deep enough to start paddling.

thanks again for the info

[Mike Stark]

we started paddling right at the road....lots of moving water....just watch out for the rocks...if you hit them wrong you could end up in the drink...would be a rough start to your trip.

if you are coming back to the mudro put-in you will have to portage to get back to the parking lot....unless you are a master at paddling upstream.

[long caster]

thanks, i think we will probably go to the first landing downstream of the road, all ready have the gear on your back so no biggie going for a little walk.

hoping the weather holds and the fish are hungry...last years opener for us on Thomas was filled with cold weather and snow, so its gotta be better than that (although thomas itself and its lakers made it a little easier to handle)

[caseymcq]

...Thomas was filled with cold weather and snow, so its gotta be better than that ...

Knock on wood