02-15-2012, 05:09 AM
I'm not 100% sure on cost as I've never been before, but I don't think it's too bad. I'm lucky in that a good friend of mine lives in St. Paul and told me that if I could get a plane ticket out there he would take care of everything else. It's all camping in a wilderness area, so cost isn't too much. I think there's a fee for reserving a permit to go in. This year is the first year where they're doing first come, first serve on permits. It used to be a lottery system. Anyway, we got a permit for an area that only lets two parties in a day, so it should be far from crowded. We are probably going to each rent a solo canoe to give us greater mobility while fishing. I'm not sure how much that will cost, but really the permit fee, canoe rental, fishing license and flight are the only expenses. I bet it won't be more than $500-$600 for five days. If I can find a cheap flight it should be significantly less. I think I want to get a rod bazooka or something like it so I can bring several rods with me too, so that's another $60. I'm pretty excited for the trip, it's something I've wanted to do since I was a kid. My goal is to get a smallie over 18" and catch some decent pike on a fly rod. I'm feeling pretty optimistic.
[signature]
[signature]