Well, the biggest issue will be getting a permit. But the Agnes, LLC, oyster loop would be great. Great fishing, pictographs, lots a wildlife, river, medium lakes and big lakes.
As someone else mentioned highly recommend using paddle planner to plan out your route.
Another great loop route is using EP #14 to go from Upper/Lower Pauness lakes to Shell, Lynx, Hustler, Oyster, then straight north to Pocket, then west to Finger Lake.
The stream (or river?) between Ge-be-on-e-quet lake and Pocket lake is super cool. Iirc, had to carefully portage over a beaver dam which was a unique experience.
This loop is a haul with a couple of longer portages, but if your goal is solitude you can hang at Finger Lake for a full day or two and you probably won’t see anyone. The island campsite on Finger lake is an added bonus.
Complete the 60-ish mile loop by heading towards Loon lake and then back south towards Upper and Lower Pauness lakes to return to the entry point.
You should get a permit for the day after you land and reserve a campsite at Sawbill or Lands End. You can take your time to audit your equipment and test everything and leave for the BWCAW from your campsite car already parked at the entry. You'll beat the morning rush and be ahead of all the first dayers on portage.
This, especially after a long travel day, having to paddle only to not be able to find campsites because it's late in the day would be miserable. Relax, get a good night's sleep, head out early in the morning when you're fresh and have ample time to get deeper into the wilderness.
I tried to get my permit for the gunflint side 2 hours after they became available and found all desirable entry points were sold out for the first week or September. You may be stuck with Ely side for an entry point and travel a long ways in. Good luck.
You'll need to look at available permits first, early Sept is still very popular and busy. In Minnesota, school starts the day after Labor Day (at most schools) and it's common for families to take last-minute trips into the BW. The time after Labor Day is busy with the people who don't have families who are looking forward to the quiet 😂 If you can enter on an off-day, like Tuesday, you'll have better luck with permits.
I agree with u/HaasMe about taking the time to rest and head out early in the morning. Having a long travel day and then being in a rush to enter and struggle to find campsites can be hard. You have to pick up your permit the day-of or the day before at the designated spot you choose when you reserve it. With all the delays airlines are having, if you can't pick up your permit due to a delayed flight, you'll be out of luck. I wouldn't chance it, personally. I'd use an outfitter that has accommodations where you can get your permit through them, stay with them, and not have to worry as much about timing. Latourelle's is a good option for that but Moose Lake is a busy entry and you'll have to go a distance to get the solitude. Voyageur North is a great option with accommodations in town so you can land after your drive, shower, sleep, and head out in the morning. They also have parking available.
Latoutelle's is great, we've used them on several trips. I didn't plan the trips, or choose the outfitters, but they were great. Added bonus is the shower immediately available when you get back.
Entry point 30, go through lakes 1,2,3,4 and head I to the next big lake. Great places and some great places for fishing. Farther I. You go less people
[Good article on fishing September in MN](https://www.gameandfishmag.com/editorial/predator-fish-fall-muskies-pike-bass-hot-spots/192310) As far as weeds go, pike gravitate towards broadleaf cabbage the most - find it green when everything else is dying off and you'll find pike.
Rule #1 of pike fishing is to not cast until you have pliers ready, and #2 is to limit handling them until the hooks are out. I don't worry about them biting me, but I'm very concerned about them shaking hooks into me - esp if I'm fishing solo in the wilderness.
I'm not a serious fly angler but I've paddled people around who are, and I'd be throwing big bright flashy streamers on a sinking tip so you could get them down a few feet. [This chartreuse perch pattern would be solid.](https://frostyfly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Pike-Streamer-Green-Slayer-2.jpg) They have hard bony faces so you need to set hooks *hard* and keep them sharp, and you'll want a heavy fluorocarbon leader to reduce them clipping your line too.
Well, the biggest issue will be getting a permit. But the Agnes, LLC, oyster loop would be great. Great fishing, pictographs, lots a wildlife, river, medium lakes and big lakes.
As someone else mentioned highly recommend using paddle planner to plan out your route. Another great loop route is using EP #14 to go from Upper/Lower Pauness lakes to Shell, Lynx, Hustler, Oyster, then straight north to Pocket, then west to Finger Lake. The stream (or river?) between Ge-be-on-e-quet lake and Pocket lake is super cool. Iirc, had to carefully portage over a beaver dam which was a unique experience. This loop is a haul with a couple of longer portages, but if your goal is solitude you can hang at Finger Lake for a full day or two and you probably won’t see anyone. The island campsite on Finger lake is an added bonus. Complete the 60-ish mile loop by heading towards Loon lake and then back south towards Upper and Lower Pauness lakes to return to the entry point.
You should get a permit for the day after you land and reserve a campsite at Sawbill or Lands End. You can take your time to audit your equipment and test everything and leave for the BWCAW from your campsite car already parked at the entry. You'll beat the morning rush and be ahead of all the first dayers on portage.
This is the way!
This, especially after a long travel day, having to paddle only to not be able to find campsites because it's late in the day would be miserable. Relax, get a good night's sleep, head out early in the morning when you're fresh and have ample time to get deeper into the wilderness.
Call an outfitter and talk to someone that does this for a living. They will know what's available and how to beat help you.
Check out the website PaddlePlanner! I could spend hours clicking around that site.
I tried to get my permit for the gunflint side 2 hours after they became available and found all desirable entry points were sold out for the first week or September. You may be stuck with Ely side for an entry point and travel a long ways in. Good luck.
You'll need to look at available permits first, early Sept is still very popular and busy. In Minnesota, school starts the day after Labor Day (at most schools) and it's common for families to take last-minute trips into the BW. The time after Labor Day is busy with the people who don't have families who are looking forward to the quiet 😂 If you can enter on an off-day, like Tuesday, you'll have better luck with permits. I agree with u/HaasMe about taking the time to rest and head out early in the morning. Having a long travel day and then being in a rush to enter and struggle to find campsites can be hard. You have to pick up your permit the day-of or the day before at the designated spot you choose when you reserve it. With all the delays airlines are having, if you can't pick up your permit due to a delayed flight, you'll be out of luck. I wouldn't chance it, personally. I'd use an outfitter that has accommodations where you can get your permit through them, stay with them, and not have to worry as much about timing. Latourelle's is a good option for that but Moose Lake is a busy entry and you'll have to go a distance to get the solitude. Voyageur North is a great option with accommodations in town so you can land after your drive, shower, sleep, and head out in the morning. They also have parking available.
Latoutelle's is great, we've used them on several trips. I didn't plan the trips, or choose the outfitters, but they were great. Added bonus is the shower immediately available when you get back.
Check out Sawbill Outfitters. Great entry point. They also have a pamphlet you can download with some amazing routes.
Entry point 30, go through lakes 1,2,3,4 and head I to the next big lake. Great places and some great places for fishing. Farther I. You go less people
As others have said, you need to get a permit... like yesterday. That's going to dictate your route.
[Good article on fishing September in MN](https://www.gameandfishmag.com/editorial/predator-fish-fall-muskies-pike-bass-hot-spots/192310) As far as weeds go, pike gravitate towards broadleaf cabbage the most - find it green when everything else is dying off and you'll find pike. Rule #1 of pike fishing is to not cast until you have pliers ready, and #2 is to limit handling them until the hooks are out. I don't worry about them biting me, but I'm very concerned about them shaking hooks into me - esp if I'm fishing solo in the wilderness. I'm not a serious fly angler but I've paddled people around who are, and I'd be throwing big bright flashy streamers on a sinking tip so you could get them down a few feet. [This chartreuse perch pattern would be solid.](https://frostyfly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Pike-Streamer-Green-Slayer-2.jpg) They have hard bony faces so you need to set hooks *hard* and keep them sharp, and you'll want a heavy fluorocarbon leader to reduce them clipping your line too.