FISHING
ANGLING FOR PRIVACY Drop a line from islands you can call your own BY ERIN GIFFORD
VOYAGEURS NATIONAL PARK, MINN. At Voyageurs National Park, every campsite is accessible by water, and all sites require a camping permit. Some islands
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have just one campsite, while other larger islands have multiple options. Many of the most sought-after island campsites are on Kabetogama Lake, one of four major chain-of-lakes at Voyageurs. Echo and Moxie islands each have just one campsite, while Sphunge Island has two sites — one east, one west. The islands are not far from the kayak launch area, but may still require an hour or two of paddling, depending on the weather and other variables.
Every campsite has food storage lockers, picnic tables, a fire ring and an outhouse. “The most important thing to know is the kind of landing. Not all islands have sand landings, but that’s what you want,” says longtime paddler Barry Brahier, from Roseville, Minn., who has camped on the islands at Voyageurs more than a dozen times. Voyageurs is renowned for having some of the best walleye fishing in the country and some of the best smallmouth bass >
Fishermen take to the waters of Lake Winnipesaukee, N.H., on the opening day of landlocked salmon season. JIM COLE/ASSOCIATED PRESS
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ooking for a fishing getaway that can please the entire water-loving family? Whether you prefer tents and sleeping bags or climate-controlled cabins with toilets and electricity, there’s an isolated island adventure for you.
