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Busiest portage
Mar 31st, 2010 at 1:24pm
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I'm wondering if I can get some suggestins here. What do you guys think is about the busiest portage in the BW? I'm probably thinking Ely end. Only particulars are that it needs to be no more than a couple hours paddle from an entry point. Most busy portages I'm sure will be. And there needs to be some actual portage to it, not just a lift over or 30 rod thing. Doesn't have to be super long but should be an actual portage.
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Reply #1 - Mar 31st, 2010 at 3:25pm
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I'm sure the FS could give you some actual data on this. My guess would be the portages (2) between Lakes One and Two.
  
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Reply #2 - Mar 31st, 2010 at 3:39pm
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That's my guess also. Just checking to see if someone had some ideas I hadn't thought about.
  
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Reply #3 - Mar 31st, 2010 at 4:25pm
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Lake One to Two is a good thought.  With Moose Lake's twenty-something entry permits a day, I would guess that Newfound to Splash, Prairie Portage, and Birch to Carp would all be major contenders.  Seemed like these were always clogged up after about 9am.
  
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Reply #4 - Apr 2nd, 2010 at 1:48pm
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grizzlylarso wrote on Mar 31st, 2010 at 1:24pm:
I'm wondering if I can get some suggestins here. What do you guys think is about the busiest portage in the BW? I'm probably thinking Ely end. Only particulars are that it needs to be no more than a couple hours paddle from an entry point. Most busy portages I'm sure will be. And there needs to be some actual portage to it, not just a lift over or 30 rod thing. Doesn't have to be super long but should be an actual portage.
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I think the portage going east from Moose Lake going toward Ima Lake (I don't remember the first lake off Moose) is also very, very busy. 

The Sawbill-Alton portage is crazy too, but doesn't fit your criteria.

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Reply #5 - Apr 4th, 2010 at 12:29pm
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I agree prouboy, those are busy portages.  What about the 80 rod Newtown Falls portage out of Fall Lake during the opening of fishing season?

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Reply #6 - Apr 9th, 2010 at 2:07am
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starwatcher wrote on Apr 4th, 2010 at 12:29pm:
I agree prouboy, those are busy portages.  What about the 80 rod Newtown Falls portage out of Fall Lake during the opening of fishing season?

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Never been on that one.  Sound like something I should avoid.

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