By Sue Prom, angler & BWCA outfitter, Boundary Waters Blog Lady

TOP 6 fishing tips for walleye:
- Fish in the BWCA! It’s the best place to be in the state
- Fish at night or early in the morning- walleye are nocturnal
- Fresh line 6-8lb test- walleye have sharp teeth
- Fish where the wind is pushing the baitfish- the walleye will be in feeding
- Live Bait if you can- minnows early spring, leeches in the early summer and crawlers in late summer.
- Don’t spend too long in one spot, if you’ve been there 30 minutes then switch spots, the walleye aren’t there.
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Sawbill has a new video on YouTube posted that captures two lynx having a discussion, perhaps about territory, near Sawbill Lake. The lake is an Entry Point for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

Tip via @BWCAJohn

Map: Cell tower views, via Friends of the Boundary Waters

Wilderness preservation group Friends of the Boundary Waters says they ran out of options and chose not to continue a case that would have challenged the massive tower that is now visible from within the wilderness area.

AT&T has completed construction of a controversial new, 450-foot tall communications tower near the Boundary Waters Canoe Wilderness Area.

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Should U.S. Border Patrol agents be allowed to harass campers in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness? They have.

Imagine you’re three days into that wilderness trip you’ve been dreaming about all winter. Deep solitude. Over the ridge, a low-flying helicopter appears. Its sound hits you first, engine screaming, rotors thumping the air, their whop-whop-whop reverberating off mountain walls. As the chopper draws closer and begins circling, you stare eye-to-eye with a heavily armed, goggled and ear-muffled pilot.

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#nofilter #camp #bwca #love #calm twitter.com/rachelgillian/…

— rachelgillian (@rachelgillian) March 22, 2013

Carl Martin and his pals know how to have a good time in the wilderness. “This is a video of highlights from our annual trip to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness on the border of Minnesota and Canada,” he writes. The group’s 2011 video can be seen here.

Tip of the hat to Bob Collins who posted this video on 5×8.

Gray day “happy place” #BWCA twitter.com/tbacks_MJAI/st…

— Taylor Backs (@tbacks_MJAI) February 13, 2013

“Minnesota U.S. Sen. Al Franken said the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness School Trust Fund land swap issue is a relatively new one on his radar, and for now he’s just listening to all views before forming his own position.

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“But questions remain on the potential pollution from mining on the edge of the Boundary Waters,” via Star Tribune.

The company that controls mining rights to 32,000 acres on the doorstep of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area said Tuesday that the land contains 19 percent more copper, gold and palladium than it previously estimated, making Minnesota home to one of the world’s largest deposits of precious metals.

“These are not minor mineral holdings,” said Bob McFarlin, vice president for government and public affairs for Twin Metals, a partner in the planned project, which released the results of the new geological analysis. “The state is sitting on an absolute economic juggernaut for generations to come.”

Day paddle on Gull Lake.BWCA, Minnesota, 2009. instagr.am/p/Rt2tk8q5mN/

— Nate Ptacek (@arborealis) November 7, 2012

What do you think?

Incumbent Rep. Chip Cravaack (GOP) and former Rep. Rick Nolan (DFL) are in a heated contest to represent the 8th Congressional District. Cravaack accused Nolan of putting the interests of “Twin Cities environmentalists” before the economic needs of the Iron Range when he voted, in 1978, to support the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Act that established the BWCA largely as it is today.

Photo by Natalie Jennings via Pinterest

“Shug starts off by talking about the importance of a map & compass when out on the trail. The steps he takes to protect his food with a Ursack bear bag,” blogs OutdoorTrailGear.
“While setting up camp Shug shared a little about some of the gear he was using on this trip. In the video below he attaches his hammock tree straps with Dutch clips and is keeping his head warm with a MountainGoat Hat! Woooo Buddy!”

Shug setting up his hammock with Dutch Clips goo.gl/5rDmV looks like a fun hike on Kekekabic/Snowbank Trail

— Claire Walters (@ClaireWalters) October 11, 2012