Fishing trips suggestions

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Anyone ever fished northern Minnesota? My son mentioned going up there for his senior trip this summer. Looking at doing a 3-4 day guided trip on one of the lakes up there. Any input?

He’s also open to doing a charter fishing trip off the NC coast if anyone has any suggestions.
 
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Tagging in for replies. I need me a good fishing trip somewhere.
 
I can’t help you with the fresh water fishing but I mate on a charter boat here in Wilmington. If you have any particular questions shoot me a PM and I’ll be happy to answer if I can.
 
If you live here, an ocean charter is possible just about any time. Not particularly special.

A trip to the Boundary Waters? Unique and truly memorable.
 
The Boundary Waters up in MN are supposed to be awesome. I really only have bass fishing suggestions since that is what I’ve always done.

Clear Lake, CA - Awesome natural lake with every kind of cover and structure you would want for largemouth. Huge fish too. I caught a 10.5 lb bass there and had a bigger one eat me up. Also had a 2 hour stretch of night fishing get an 8+, 7+, 2 just over 6 and a tiny little 5.5,

CA Delta - Northern CA. About 1000 miles of flooded farms lands, levees and channels. Great largemouth fishing. They also have striper and salmon runs in the Fall.

Lake Erie - Eastern basin for huge smallies.

St Lawrence River - Tons of big smallies, musky and Northern pike.

Lake Champlain - North end is probably my favorite fishing in the world. You can catch 5 lb largemouth and smallmouth. 5lb plus smallies are not uncommon. It is a massive body of water so you need to just pick a general area and work it. I avoid Burlington and south because that is where the population and most boaters are. I usually fish the area up near the inland sea and focus on smallies. I’ve gotten bored with 4 lb smaliies up there. Just amazing. It‘s also very rural up there so the people are cool. Not wacky like Burlington. Some cool pubs and restaurants. Had a cute little bar tender one year tell me all about her new 12 gauge shottie. She was so excited to get it out and hunt.
 
I did the boundary waters up in Minn/Canada way back in high school. Went through an outfitter and canoed out into the wilderness. I highly recommend it. Clear water, big fish, and quiet.


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We almost scheduled a trip to Canada in 2020 right before Covid hit, unfortunately I don’t see that as a option anymore. Thanks for all the replies, the kid loves to fish and I want to make it special for him.
 
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