Fishing the Boundary Waters and Quetico
Basic Tackle Box Contents.

Here is a list of the items in my tackle box for an 8-14 day canoe trip followed by a description of how, when and where I use each item.

• -Needle nose pliers and forceps
• -Nail clipper
• -Stringer
• -Fish gripper
• -Tape measure
• - 4 each 20lb. steel leaders about 8"-12" long
• - 6 each 20lb. ball bearing snap swivels
• - 1/8 and 1/4 oz jigs with wide gap hooks in assorted colors- about 10 of each
• - 6 each large sized jig spinners in gold and silver
• - 20 each 3" white Kalin grubs or equivalent twister tails
• - 20 each 3" mixed color Kalin grubs
• - 10 plastic leech imitators
• - Several #5 Mepps dressed Aglia spinners
  • 2 or 3 gold blade
  • 1 or 2 silver blade
  • 1 or 2 chartreuse blade or other color
• - 2 each #7 and #9 Rapala deep diving Shad Raps- gold/black and blue/silver or Storm Deep Thundersticks
• - 2 each 4”-5” Original floating Rapalas-one in a dark and another in a light color pattern.
• -1/4 and 1/2 oz Rattle Traps in light and dark patterns (white or silver are usually good)
• - 1 Surface/Top water plug ­ your choice ( chug bug, PopR, etc.)

• And if you want to fish for lake trout:
  • -3 each 1oz and 2oz inline trolling sinkers
  • -3 spoons-2/5oz Little Cleos -blue/silver, chartreuse/silver, or Crocodile spoons
  • -3 each #9 or #11 Rapala Deep Taildancers