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Trip into Pine Lake via Trout

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Taking my son on a three day adventure into pine lake.  This is our first time portaging into Trout and Pine lake.  Does anyone have any experience fishing Pine Lake in July?  Any tips as far as must have tackle and bait?

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Cliff Wagenbach Grand Master

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Bring plenty of size 7 floating Rapalas!

Spinners with crawlers, pork crawlers, or plastic should work well also for walleyes.

Cliff

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Agree with Cliff, I love Pine as the walleye and smallie fishing are equally as good, with some good nothern action, where Pine creek is I have had my best luck for walleyes but have also caught walleyes casting stick baits (like cliff said rapala 7 or husky jerks), love that lake enjoy it.

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Thanks for the tips guys, looking forward to the trip.

Stick in Mud Grand Master

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If you don't plan to take a tow to the portage, try to get an early start from Moccasin Point...Or watch the weather to make sure the winds are OK for paddling.  A big west/northwest wind can make that initial paddle a bit hairy, especially if your son is on the younger side.

I love Pine Lake...I tend to focus on smallies when in the BWCA, and it's a good lake for them.  Don't forget your topwaters for the early morning and sunset bite. 

The 40-ish rod portage into Trout is easy.  The portage into Pine is a bit short of a mile, but it's pretty easy despite the length.  No major ups and downs or significant low spots (at least the few times I've been across it).  Take your time and double/triple portage, and you'll have a great time.

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Thanks for the info.  RoosterMan is going to give us a tow over to the Trout portagefrom my cabin.  We have two youngsters in our group, so the less big water paddling the better.

For future reference does anyone know if there is someone one the lake who provides tow service from moccasins point to the portage? I read a few blogs that mentioned a shuttle service.

Cliff Wagenbach Grand Master

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VG,

Not sure if Lonnie, guy that runs the portage, will tow you over from Moc. Point area or not.

Cliff

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