Ojibway Lake
Kawishiwi Ranger District
OJIBWAY LAKE CAMPSITES:
None explored yet.
Ojibway Lake is accessed from BWCA Entry Point #29 - North Kawishiwi River. You must paddle cross Ojibway Lake and then Triangle Lake and finally portage 190 rods to reach the actual BWCA entry point on the North Kawishiwi River. Ojibway Lake is entirely outside of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.
Ojibway is another name for the Chippewa Native American tribe. Also known broadly as the Anishinabe people. Ojibway is no longer a common spelling (usually Ojibwe or Ojibwa).
The lake has a number of cabins ringing the western end of the lake and a few along the north shoreline. The rest of the lake is mostly U.S. Forest Service land and consists of stands of red, white and jack pine. Motorboats are allowed on this lake, as it is not in the BWCA.
Ojibway Lake is deep at 115 feet. Nevertheless, lake trout are quite rare in the lake. The lake is also rather poor for walleye fishing. The northern pike fishing though is quite good. Surveys indicate there are lots of bluegills too, but they tend to be small.
Triangle Lake flows into Ojibway Lake along the south shore of the lake. Section Twelve Lake also drains into Ojibway Lake's north bay via a small creek. Ojibway Lake has no obvious outlet.
References:
Beymer, Robert, Boundary Waters Canoe Area – Volume 1 – Western Region (Berkeley: Wilderness Press, 2006), 183-186.
Pauly, Daniel, Exploring the Boundary Waters (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2005), 188-191.
Exploring Ojibway Lake
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Looking south across the western most basin of Ojibway Lake. The lake is divided into three basins. This view is from the BWCA entry point landing.
Route Connections for Ojibway Lake
From Ojibway Lake, you can portage to Triangle Lake. There used to be a portage of about 40 rods to Jewell Lake, but not sure that now exists. BWCA Entry Point #29 is also accessed from Ojibway Lake.
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