Fishing & Boating SUPERIOR NATIONAL FOREST NORTH SHORE AREA TOFTE & GRAND MARAIS, MN

Your Guide To…. Access and facilities Fish species in accessible lakes Location map Some key regulations Where to find more information

“Many … go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.” -Henry David Thoreau

T en to twelve thousand years ago, this part of North America was

covered by huge continental glaciers. Mile high sheets of ice scoured out the rocky basins that would later become northeastern Minnesota’s lakes, rivers, and wetlands.

O ur lakes are still geologically young. The water is clear and

cold, the lake bottoms rocky. In these conditions, fish grow slowly. The walleye, northern pike, trout, and bass that call northern Minnesota home swim in some of the most pristine waters in the country.

T he watery landscape of the Superior National Forest is a beautiful place to go fishing and soak up some solitude. Please ‘Leave No Trace’ to help keep it that way.

Superior National Forest - Fishing & Boating

on the web at: www.fs.fed.us/r9/superior

LaCroix Ranger District 320 North Hwy 53 Cook, MN 55723

218-666-0020 Voice and TTY

Need more information?

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Tofte Ranger District PO Box 2159 Tofte, MN 55615 218-663-8060

Need more information? on the web at:

www.fs.usda.gov/superior www.dnr.state.mn.us

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer Pr inted on Recycled Paper

Gunflint Ranger District 2020 W Hwy 61

Grand Marais, MN 55604 218-387-1750

Before you wet a line….. Are you traveling within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness? Everyone traveling in the BWCAW must have a permit. Overnight and motor permits

are limited through a quota system. They are available at Forest Service offices and some area businesses. Reservations are desirable: Visit www.recreation.gov, or call 877-550-6777. If your visit is non-motorized and only for the day, fill out a self issuing permit at the entry point.

Do you have a Minnesota fishing license? If you are 16 or older, you probably need a Minnesota fishing license. Trout fishing

requires a trout stamp. Both are available at many resorts, gas stations, bait shops, and outfitters in the area. For more information, call the Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources at 888-MINN DNR.

Does your watercraft have a current registration? ALL watercraft on Minnesota waters must be registered. Call the Minnesota License Bureau in St. Paul at 800-285-2000 for information. Out of state registration on watercraft is acceptable, however non-motorized watercraft

that don’t need registration in their home state must obtain a Minnesota registration. If you are already up north and need to register your watercraft, there are local MN DNR

outlets where you can obtain watercraft registration.

Fish for the Future!

Don’t bring in invasives! Put excess live bait in garbage cans, and check your

boat and trailer for weeds!

Read any information posted at landings.

Think about lead free tackle.

Consider catch-and-release.

Check fish consumption recommendations and mercury contamination for your lake.

Know the limits.

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Devilfish

SwampRiver

McFarland

OtterChester

Esther

Tom

Irish Creek

Greenwood

Carrot

Northern Light

TroutMink

Kimball

Elbow

Pine Mountain

MusquashWestTwin

East Twin

Devil Track

Junco

Pine

Two Island

McDonald

BallClub

Pike

DeerYard

Clearwater

East Bearskin

Flour

Aspen

Hungry Jack

Bearskin

Poplar

Iron

BirchMayhewLoon

Little Iron

Gunflint

Round

Seagull

Gull

Saganaga

Brule

Homer

Ram

Bower Trout

Sawbill Cascade

Little Cascade

Lichen

Crescent Tait

MooreMarsh

Rice Clara

Holly

Christine

White PinePancore

Barker

Caribou

Kawishiwi

Toohey

Fourmile

Finger

Timber

Elbow

WhitefishCross River Lk.

Lost

FrearWindy

T Lake

Silver Island

Wye

Harriet

Wilson

Dam Five

Fulton

Hogback Scarp

Crooked

Goldeneye

Nine Mile

Shoepack

ThunderbirdCabin

Divide

Dumbell

Round

Delay

RedskinTrappersEighteen

Comfort

Section 29

Sylvania

Isabella

Bog

Grouse

FlathornGegoka

McDougal

MN2Cascade River

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MN12

MN12

Swamper

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Island

“Trestle”

Leave No Trace

Leave No Trace Principles

1. Plan ahead and prepare. 2. Travel and camp on

durable surfaces. 3. Dispose of waste

properly. 4. Minimize use and

impact of fires. 5. Respect wildlife. 6. Leave what you find. 7. Be considerate of other

visitors.

This map should be used to locate lakes only. It does not show all the roads. Please use a Forest Map available at District Offices and other locations for travel in the Forest, and obtain lake maps for navigation on the lakes themselves. Numbers and letters of location grid match those of the Forest Map.

0 5 10 15

Miles

Superior National Forest - Tofte and Gunflint District

Lakes with Boat Access

Superior National Forest - Fishing &

Boating

Tofte District

Lake Nam

e

Acreage

Maximum Depth

Species A

ccess

BWCAW

Facilities

Location Special R

emarks

Northern Pike Walleye Muskie

Trout

Bass Panfish

Carry Down

Drive Down

Fishing Pier Picnic Area Vault Toilets Campsites

Drinking Water

Baker

24 10

X X

X

X

Y

X

X X

G-21

5 site campground

Barker

142 15

X X

X

X

H-22

B

og 249

16 X

X

X

Y

X

G

-16 1.25 m

ile portage; 4 BW

CA

W cam

psites B

oulder 136

17 X

X X

X X

G

-22

Brule

4617 78

X X

SM

X

Y

X

X

F-22 BW

CAW

campsites

Cabin

67 3

X

X

I-18

Caribou

728 27

X X

X

X

X

H-22

Many private cabins

Cascade

415 17

X X

X

X

X

G-22

2 water access cam

psites C

harity 23

6

X

H

-19 S

pawning lake

Christine

195 6

X X

X

X

H-22

C

lara 410

15 X

X

X

X

X X

G

-22 3 drive-to cam

psites C

omfort

38 7

X X

X

X

G-18

C

rescent 744

28 X

X

X

X

A

A A

A

A

G-21

33 site campground; 1 w

ater access site C

rooked 283

18

X X

S

M

X

X

I-19

C

ross River

75 7

X X

X

X

H-19

D

am Five

95 38

X X

LM

X

H

-19

Deer Y

ard 352

20

X

X

H

-23

Delay

104 17

X X

SM

X

I-17

Divide

58 22

R

X

A A

X

I-17 3 site cam

pground; hiking trail; 1 water access site

Dum

bbell 437

40

X X

S

M

X

A

A A

X

I-17 2 w

ater access campsites; dock

Eighteen

99 12

X

SM

X

X

X

H-17

3 drive-to campsites; hiking trail

Elbow

516

23 X

X

H

-19 1 lake/portage from

parking lot; 5 water access sites

Elixir

19 7

X

X

H-18

Finger

177 13

X X

X

X

H-20

access on private land; 1 water access site

Flathorn 56

10 X

X

X

X

X

X H

-16 sw

imm

ing beach Fourm

ile 572

18 X

X

X

X

X X

H

-20 4 drive-to cam

psites; 2 water access cam

psites; dock Frear

277 17

X

X

X

H-19

3 lakes/portages from parking lot; 2 w

ater access sites Fulton

34 20

X X

X

X

H-18

G

oldeneye 10

19

BK

X

I-19

G

rouse 112

12 X

X

X X

H

-16

Harriet

265 37

X X

X

X

X

X

H-19

4 drive-to campsites; large open field

Hogback

40 40

R

X

A

X A

X

H-18

3 drive-to campsites; 1 w

ater access site; hiking trail H

olly 69

6 X

X

X

X

G

-22

Hom

er 433

22 X

X

X

X Y

X X

F-22

BW

CAW

campsites; 2 non-B

WC

AW w

ater access sites Isabella

1516 18

X X

X

Y

X

X

G-17

BWC

AW cam

psites K

awishiw

i 400

12 X

X

X Y

X X

G

-19 5 site cam

pground; BW

CAW

campsites

Lake Gegoka

159 7

X X

LM

X

X

X

H

-16

Lichen 276

17 X

X X

X X

X

G

-22 1 w

ater access campsites

Little Cascade

262 7

X

X

X

G-22

Little W

ilson 52

21 X

X

X

G

-22

Lost 87

15 X

X

H

-19 2 lakes/portages from

parking lot; no campsites

Marsh

69 13

X X

X

X

G-21

M

cDougal

273 13

X X

X

A A

A

A

H-15

21 site campground; sw

imm

ing beach; hiking trail M

oore 53

8 X

X X

G

-21

Ninem

ile 296

40 X

X

X

X

A

A A

A

I-19

23 site campground; dock

Pancore

32 34

BK

X

H-21

Some "splake", also.

Pike

810 45

X X

SM

X

G-23

Many private cabins

Redskin

43 27

BK

X

H-17

Very steep 500' w

alking trail to lake R

ice 182

10 X

X

X X

G

-21 2 w

ater access campsites; rough road access

Round Island

54 4

BK

X

I-17

Saw

bill 765

45 X

X

S

M

X Y

A

A A

A

A

F-20 S

ome rock bass; large cam

pground - 50 sites S

carp 42

15

R

X

X

H-18

Portage from

Hogback; 2 w

ater access sites S

ection 29 89

20 X

X

X

X

H

-18 3 drive-to cam

psites S

hoepack 54

11 X

X

I-19

1 water access cam

psite S

ilver Island 1102

12 X

X

X

X

X X

H

-18 6 drive-to cam

psites; 4 water access sites; dock

Sylvania

70 5

X

X

X

H-17

T Lake

280 11

X X

X

X

H-19

2 water access sites; portage from

Silver Island Lake

Tait 338

15 X

X

X

X

X

G

-22 A

ccess from Forest R

oad 340 Thunderbird

101 18

X X

X

X

I-19 A

ccess from prim

itive road off County R

oad 7 Tim

ber 236

12 X

X

X

G

-20 2 or 5 portages from

parking lot; 1 water access site

Toohey 406

11 X

X

X

X X

H

-20 5 drive-to cam

psites Trappers

20 13

BK

X

H-17

W

hitefish 339

45 X

X

X

X X

H

-19 3 drive-to cam

psites; 3 water access sites

White P

ine 342

10 X

X

X

X

A

A A

A

H

-21 3 drive-to sites

Wilson

622 53

X X

X

X

X

H-19

4 drive-to sites; 1 water access site; dock

Windy

450 39

X X

X

X

X

H-19

1 drive-to campsite; 3 w

ater access campsites

Wye

55 13

X X

X

H-18

Species K

ey: R = R

ainbow; B

K = B

rook; SM

= Sm

allmouth; LM

= Largemouth

Facilities K

ey: A = H

andicapped Accessible

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Gun

flint

Dis

tric

t

Lake

Nam

e

Acreage

Maximum Depth

Spec

ies

Acc

ess

BWCAW

Faci

litie

s

Loca

tion

Spec

ial R

emar

ks

Northern Pike

Walleye

Muskie

Trout

Bass

Panfish

Carry Down

Drive Down

Fishing Pier

Picnic Area

Vault Toilets

Campsites

Drinking Water

Asp

en

131

29

X X

SM

X

X

E

-24

B

all C

lub

196

25

X X

X

X

F-24

1

wat

er a

cces

s si

te

Bea

rski

n 49

4 78

X

X

L SM

X

X

E-24

1

wat

er a

cces

s si

tes

Birc

h 24

6 69

R,L

X

X

E

-23

stee

p ca

rry-

dow

n; 1

site

at b

otto

m o

f car

ry-d

own

Bow

er T

rout

12

3 56

X

X

X

Y

X

F-

24

Acc

ess

via

FR 1

52

Car

rot

27

17

BK

X

E

-26

C

asca

de R

iver

N

/A

N/A

R,B

K

X

X

G-2

3 4

site

cam

pgro

und,

no

wat

er

Che

ster

50

35

BN

X

X

F-

27

Not

For

est S

ervi

ce a

cces

s or

cam

psite

s C

lear

wat

er

1325

130

L SM

X

Y

E-2

5

Cro

ss R

iver

N

/A

N/A

X

E

-21

Trou

t inc

lude

Bk,

BN

, R

Dev

ilfis

h 39

6 40

X

L SM

X

F-27

S

tate

-run

acc

ess

D

evil

Trac

k 18

38

50

X X

SM

X X

X

A

A

X G

-24

16 s

ite c

ampg

roun

d E

ast T

win

17

3 19

X

X

X

F-

24

2 w

ater

acc

ess

site

; acc

ess

via

FR 1

52

Eas

t Bea

rski

n 44

1 66

X

X

L SM

X X

Y

X

X X

E-2

5 32

site

cam

pgro

und

Elb

ow

437

9 X

X

X

X

X

G

-25

1 w

ater

acc

ess

site

s E

sthe

r 79

35

R

X

X

F-27

N

ot F

ores

t Ser

vice

acc

ess

or c

amps

ites

Flou

r 33

5 75

X

X

L SM

X

X

X

X X

E-2

4 37

site

cam

pgro

und

Gre

enw

ood

2021

112

X

L SM

X

X

X

F-26

1

wat

er a

cces

s si

te

Gul

l 18

3 40

X

X

BM

X

A

A

A

F-

20

Trai

ls E

nd C

ompl

ex; 3

3 si

te c

ampg

roun

d G

unfli

nt L

ake

4057

200

X

X

L SM

X

X

X

E-22

6

wat

er a

cces

s si

tes

Hun

gry

Jack

46

3 71

X

X

SM

X

X

E-2

4

Irish

Cre

ek

N/A

N

/A

BK

X

F-

27

Not

For

est S

ervi

ce a

cces

s

Iron

105

19

X X

X

X

X

X X

E-2

3 7

site

cam

pgro

und

Junc

o 45

5

BK

X

G

-24

Acc

ess

off C

ount

y 27

K

imba

ll 79

16

R,B

K

X X

A

A

A

A

G-2

6 10

site

cam

pgro

und

Littl

e Iro

n 82

18

X

X

X X

E

-22

Lo

on

1025

202

X

X

L SM

X

X

E-22

1

wat

er a

cces

s si

te

May

hew

21

9 84

L

X

E

-23

Acc

ess

via

FR 3

17

McD

onal

d 99

8

X X

SM

X X

G

-23

10 ro

d po

rtage

from

FR

170

M

cFar

land

Lak

e 38

4 49

X

X

SM

X

X

X

E-27

2

picn

ic s

ites,

not

For

est S

ervi

ce a

cces

s

Min

k 57

15

R,B

K

X

A

G

-26

Spl

ake,

too

Mus

quas

h 14

0 26

X

F-

25

Acc

ess

via

FR 1

442;

spl

ake

Nor

ther

n Li

ght

433

8 X

X

SM

X

X

X

F-26

1

wat

er a

cces

s si

te

Otte

r 75

11

X

X X

F-

27

Not

For

est S

ervi

ce a

cces

s P

ine

Mou

ntai

n 10

3 30

BK

X

F-25

R

ough

ace

ss v

ia F

R 1

310

Pop

lar

728

73

X X

R

SM

X

A

E

-23

Acc

ess

via

FR 5

61

Ram

67

40

BN

X

Y

F-

24

Trai

l fro

m F

R 1

52

Rou

nd

145

45

X X

SM

X

X

E

-21

Acc

ess

via

FR 3

21

Sag

anag

a 17

593

280

X X

L

SM

X Y

A

A

A

F-20

Tr

ails

End

Com

plex

; 33

site

cam

pgro

und

Sea

Gul

l 40

32 1

45

X X

L

SM

X Y

X A

A

F-

20

Trai

ls E

nd C

ompl

ex; 3

3 si

te c

ampg

roun

d S

unfis

h 80

25

X X

F-

26

Acc

ess

via

FR 3

09K

Sw

ampe

r 50

10

X

X

R

X

X

E-2

4

Sw

amp

Riv

er

N/A

N

/A

BK

X

F-

28

Not

For

est S

ervi

ce a

cces

s

Tom

57

6 35

X

X

X

F-

27

Not

For

est S

ervi

ce a

cces

s

“Tre

stle

” Pin

e 87

34

R

X

X

X

F-24

S

plak

e; a

cces

s vi

a FR

152

Tr

out

257

77

R

,L

X

X

X

G-2

6 A

cces

s vi

a FR

308

; 1 w

ater

acc

ess

site

Tw

o Is

land

73

1 27

X

X

SM

X

A

A

A

A

G-2

4 37

site

cam

pgro

und

Wes

t Tw

in

137

37

X

X

X

F-24

1

wat

er a

cces

s si

te; a

cces

s vi

a FR

152

Spe

cies

Key

: R =

Rai

nbow

; BK

= B

rook

; BN

= B

row

n; L

= L

ake;

SM

= S

mal

lmou

th; L

M =

Lar

gem

outh

Fa

cilit

ies

Key

: A =

Han

dica

pped

Acc

essi

ble

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rior N

atio

nal F

ores

t - F

ishi

ng &

Boa

ting