Thanks again! This is extremely helpful. I'll go with a Shakespeare. Do you suggest a 6 piece or 2 piece rod? Here are a few that look good to me: 6 piece 6' 6" Shakespeare with spinning real http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jsp?_DARGS=/cabelas/en/common/catalog...

The itinerary isn't set, but we're considering: Option 1 Tuesday: (arrive 3pm on Ranger III in Rock Harbor) - hike 7.1 miles to Daisy Lane Wednesday: hike 6.1 miles to Chickenbone East (fish) Thursday: hike 10.9 miles to Lane Cove Friday: hike 6.9 miles to Rock Harbor (fish) Saturday: (leave 9am on ...

Robin, Thanks for the tips. The forum has taken a lot of the unknown out of our trip, which we greatly appreciate. I'm still on the fence between a $40 travel rod/reel combo (Shakespeare etc) or coughing up more money for something like the St. Croix or Eagle with a decent reel. I think they offer s...

Ingo: thanks for all of your tips. Ritchie is a good idea. I'm having trouble coming up with an itinerary to go there and back without too much backtracking. Do you have any suggestions? We will arrive in Rock Harbor on a Tuesday afternoon and would like to be back in Rock Harbor by Friday night. Re...

Ed- thanks for suggestion. I will definitely check it out. I'm planning on stopping by Cabela's on my way to IR.

Eric

Hi - I'm trying to decide on a rod/reel for my upcoming trip. I will be fishing for northern pike and maybe walleye. Does anyone have a recommendation? Two have caught my eye: Shakespeare Excursion Deluxe Travel Spinning Kit http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jsp;jsess...

Thanks! Do you know if fishing Tobin Harbor from the canoe would be a good idea?

Eric

We'll have a good part of a day in Rock Harbor the day before we head home. We're thinking about renting a canoe for the day. Would this be worthwhile? Any suggested routes? Is this a good area to fish?

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Eric

We will be visiting in a mid-August. We're in average shape. We'd like to do a little fishing at some point. It seems like Chickenbone would be the idea place to fish, but we're certainly open to other options. Any thoughts on which of these itineraries would be best, or any alternate suggestions? O...

Hi - we're planning a 4 night backpacking trip for mid-August and would like to work some fishing into the trip. We'll be starting at Rock Harbor. Any tips for lakes that would offer good shore fishing? Also, I'd appreciate any advise on a rod/reel that would work well for backpacking. Thanks! Eric