Sandpit to Basswood*
*creek leading to Jackfish Bay

Boundary Waters portage
Posted by: Don
Season/Year: Summer 99
Water Level: high
Length: 27 rods
Rating: difficult
Additional Perspectives:

Portage Description:
This portage may be small but can be nasty. It starts out easy enough with some overgrowth. About 2/3 through the portage.....Beware! You must stay to the far left or right. If you walk down the middle you will sink in chest high mud. After making your way through this area there is a nice little waterfall to clean off in. There is another small portage ( not difficult from what I can remember ) before making it into Jackfish Bay of Basswood Lake. Make sure to fish the rapids after this second portage. The Smallies were going crazy.

Lake after portage: Basswood*
Known campsites: 8+
Lake Description:

Portage from Basswood* into:
Unnamed* *on the way to Kett
Sunday
Indiana
Basswood* *Back Bay
Basswood* *Pipestone Bay
Poacher
South
Burke
Sunday
Burke
Unnamed* *between Nest and Basswood
Unnamed* *Between Basswood's North bay and Burke
Newton
Sucker
Basswood River
Good
Basswood* *Back Bay
Basswood* *Jackfish Bay
Crooked
Indiana


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