Knights and Bridges

[The Big Gaffer]

I am thinking of going up the weekend of the 20-22 (Feb). It seems as though fishing is pretty slow around pine. I have heard of Knights and Bridges before but I have never fished up there. Does anyone have GPS coordinates or do you know where I can buy a map with them on it. Also, how far is it out there. I understand snow is very deep. We would have a sled. DO 4-wheelers work or is it too deep for them too. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks

[The Big Gaffer]

Lets go, get some help here for your fishing brotha from anotha motha. My freezer is empty, no walleye left.

[widetrack]

A Mapsource fishing hot spot CD from Garman would be a good place to start. It shows a few of the main humps out there. There are dozens of humps out in that neck of the woods. The best way to find them is in the summer driving your boat around that country. There are little humps and bumps all over the place.<P>You will need to go on sled for sure. A wheeler would never make it.<P>Your closest access would be Long point, at around 10miles or so. From Baudette it would be more like 18-20. There is a trail from Baudette up that way though (ballard trail)

[The Big Gaffer]

Thanks for the info widetrack.

[Kaz]

Widetrack: Doesn't the Bomber trail that the Sportsman's uses to get out to Oak and their other Resort go by there too. Since they bought Bonnie Brey resort, they have a bomber service from their main base on the river to Oak. That may be the best way to get there, at least there's traffic going by....Kaz

[widetrack]

Kaz:<P>I think were talking about the same trail, if you look on the winter lake trail map, it is called the Ballard trail. It runs right by Knights and Bridges. I've never taken it myself, but It should be staked the whole way. <P>I've always went cross country from Buffalo, and it gets to be a long ride from there.

[Kaz]

Widetrack: Yup, I think it's propably the same. I haven't seen that map, but I didn't think Ballard's ran out that far and can't figure out how they got a trail named after them...I know that Sportsman's started going to Oak this year with a couple of new track vans. I saw them last fall when I was up and they really look impressive. I know that there is lots of structure out there as I ran aground last fall when the water was so low. Hope with all of the moisture this winter the lake can come up two or three feet. The Gap was really bad last summer. I saw a Charter get hung up just south of the Gap. They had to unload and get towed off the bar. With a strong south wind, it sucked all the water north and left parts of 4 mile bay only with a foot or two of depth....Hope for more water....Kaz

[widetrack]

Kaz:<P>There is a lot of snow this year, so lets hope the lake comes back up. <P>The Angle was a little on the scary side last year too.

[The Big Gaffer]

Thanks for the info guys. I can call the Sportsman's and ask them. Has anybody fished out there? Have they been catching any fish? About how far out is it from Pine?

[widetrack]

It would be about 14-15 miles from Pine island to Knight island.<P>I haven't been there yet this year, but I go that way in late Feb - March as often as I can. It's the most fun when it's nice outside, and you can run-n-gun, as there is a lot of spots to give a try.

[The Big Gaffer]

I have never been up there so any advice would be appreciated. Are they reefs or what are they? Do you fish on the hump or off the sides? How deep is it? If anybody has been out there is it tough because of any ice heaves or something ( I realize that changes daily). Thanks for the info.

[love 16]

I'd really like to try it around Bridges and Knight Islands. Any info on water depths, what island, what side of the island, a GPS coordinate, or anything would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

[fiskyknut]

There are a few well known reefs and quite a few lesser known 'secret' type spots up there, some closer to one island or the other. There are reefs that come up very close to the surface, and reefs that come up out of 30+ fow and top out at 18-20 foot or so, some deeper, some shallower. deepwater is very close to a number [most] of these reefs.<P>Folks are pretty tightlipped when it comes to the X's and Y's to some of these lesser known spots. If you do a search you will find coordinates for the 18 foot nob 1 mile WSW of Knight, and also the 12 footer [aka 9 footer] near the 3 sisters as well. I have some waypoints I would never post on the web, and I'm quite possesive of these even in person. 'Yellowsubmerine' and I fished last summer in his boat 3 days, I felt obliged to share in this instance and he got the coodinates for one honey hole up there I named "lunker", but he still had to take a blood oath of secrecy! Another top secret waypoint up there I named "Wifes hole", she always gets big fish off this one hence the name! I make folks wear a blind fold when going to this one!<P>You guys just got to understand that we like to share, but can't just spoonfeed spots/coordinates. Post waypoints on the web and it's not just the guy with the question that see's it, it's there for the entire WWW to see then. <P>You will enjoy it up there.<P>Regards....Fisky<P>