Jasper Creek Guide Service, Inc. offers completely outfitted and guided fishing trips, canoe trips, and camping trips into the BWCAW, BWCA, Quetico Park, Quetico/ Superior wilderness. These canoe trips take place in Minnesota and Canada waters. Fishing is for Smallmouth Bass, Walleyes, Northern Pike, Lake Trout, Crappies, and Largemouth Bass. Camping and canoe trips that are offered include Base Camps, Drop Camps, Father & Son Trips, Autumn Trip Packages, Bass Blitz,Cast & Cruise Trips, Wilderness Day Trips. Jasper Creek guide Service, Inc. provides lodging accommodations and motel accommodations at A Stay Inn Ely.

Drop Camps 2010

This trip option is geared towards the group of anglers who's focus is- Quality Angling & Fish!

Includes: Eureka tents (roomy 4 person and 6 person styles), Therma-Rest pads, Slumberjack sleeping bags (comfortable and freshly laundered after each trip), sturdy Duluth packs, large kitchen tarp, extra rope, food pack ropes w/ pulley system, 'Alumacraft' Aluminum canoes, Grey Owl wooden paddles, Stearns personal flotation devices & seat cushions, a delicious backcountry menu w/ all neccessary camp cooking and eating equipment/ utensils, 2 burner Coleman camp stove(s), 2 coolers w/ice, fishing marker bouys, live bait containers (BWCA Trips only & Live Bait is not included) , a detailed map; PLUS First Night Lodging at A Stay Inn Ely or the BaskeTree Lofts and Round Trip Towboat Service to any Drop Off Point on the Moose Lake Chain (Basswood Lake Towboat Service is an additional $59.00 p/ one person, $110.00 p/ two persons, $49.00 per each additional person (3 or more) to Washington Island or Back Bay and includes the Prairie Portage Fee.

The Itinerary: You and your group are outfitted for a comfortable Basecamp with the best gear available. After completing a detailed routing with Guide/ Outfitter Don Beans or Dean Bushey, you and your party will be transported, via Towboat and be 'DROPPED' off; either at a select entry point or depending on your chosen route, right at your BWCAW campsite. Your group will be on their own for the remainder of the trip, experiencing the 'solitude' found here in the Northwoods and partake in it's fabulous fishing! You will be picked up at a pre- determined entry point or at your BWCAW campsite on your last day and be brought back to the Jasper Creek Guide Service's base.

These are great trips for the group that wants to experience the BWCA/ Quetico area on their own but still get a helping hand to start the trip off on the right track. There are several different entry point areas that this trip could partake in. This is a fine mid-summer Basecamp or a Northwoods Autumn Fishing Trip. 

Rates: $119.00person/day  

Children (15 years and younger) @ $72.50 per day  Rates are based on 18.5 ft. Alumacraft lightweight canoes. Those preferring the Souris River kevlar canoe, add $16.00 per day or for each Grumman/ Marathon 19 foot square stern guide canoe are also available for an additional $13.50 per day for each canoe.

Additional trip fees:

Quetico Park and/or BWCA camping fees, Basswood Lake towboat fee, Canadian/Minnesota fishing licenses, Canadian RABC permits (see CANADA Page),  and applicable taxes. 

Note: Jasper Creek's 'DROP' Camps take place on select Minnesota - Canadian (Ontario) border waters and on select inland waters of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) located entirely inside Minnesota. Depending on where and when your trip will take place, certain live bait species are regulated and certain individual sportfish have special harvesting regulations.

'Day One' Guide Service: Professional Guide & Packer service (2 persons) provided on the first day of your trip; aiding you in campsite selection, setting up a tight and comfortable camp, lending a helping hand in various camp chores, and offering savvy 'woodswise' advice. (Only available on trips to select BWCA lakes.) 

Rate:$375.00 plus 3% US Forest Service Tax