I did a little bit on the third day I believe. I’m pretty sure pike and pickerel weren’t open until that day. My buddy Luke landed a nice pike but I wasn’t there to film it. I’m sure the fishing is good if you take the time. Hope you have fun on your trip! It’s a beautiful place!

Thanks! I’m glad you liked it! The views are spectacular in that area! Sorry for the late reply, I just got home from an 11 day canoe trip in Temagami.

We camped somewhere around winakaching bay the first night on the south side of this island( there’s tons of sites around there). The second night we camped just a bit north east of Hinks island I believe. Third night was spent in mill lake along the south west side although there was a much nicer site that I discovered while fishing. On one of the most southern large island in the lake. Our last night we camped on the same site as the first night but there was an epic site somewhere along the north side of the island before you would get to turning island. I can’t remember exactly where that was but it would be hard to miss, big open rock hill. I believe I had some shots of the site I’m referring to in my video. There are a fair amount of sites along the north side of the island but definitely not as abundant as the south. Hopefully that helps you out!

@@ryansroutes1805 thx for the great help

@@chinslip1 no problem! Happy to help!

Thanks! I’m sure you’ll love it. All the sites in this area were epic. Probably the best park I’ve ever paddled for great campsites. Have you ever been there before?

Nope, first time. I just retired this year and bought a solo canoe to seek some solitude.

@@stephenrudd6497 well I hope you find it! Enjoy your time.

Thanks I’m glad you like it! It’s easy to get great footage when you’re in beautiful places!

For sure, it works great! I’ve taken it to -8 Celsius and made it through the night with only mild discomfort. An actual underquilt will save some weight and function better for sure. Although I’m sure most of us that have been camping for a few years have a spare bag laying around to make one. Easily saving hundreds of dollars! This will also still function as normal sleeping bag if needed.

Thanks! I’m glad you liked it! Have you been to Noganosh before?

@@ryansroutes1805 no not yet. But it’s on my top 5 to get to. Great video

@@cs6032 Thanks again! Hope you get a chance to check it out soon!

Thanks! I’m glad you liked it!

No problem, happy to help! Have fun on your adventures!

@@ryansroutes1805 Thank you

I’m glad I could bring back some memories for you. Hopefully fond ones lol! The weather was unusually warm when we ran it despite it being overcast the entire trip and we had dry suits on. So not as brave as you might think lol.

Thanks! I’m glad you liked it. Sounds like you’re living quite the life!Unfortunately we had both a kid and a dog on site with us lol. Had us a bit on edge for the rest of the night but it was definitely interesting to see a Rattler in the wild. Despite the danger I’m glad we had the encounter

Thanks I’m glad you liked it! The fishing wasn’t great and I have no clue why. Usually I do very well in Temagami. I think I talk about that near the end of part 2 of the video.

There is no trail up Wolf mountain that I’m aware of. Signs of a trail do appear when you get near the top ( last couple hundred meters or so). Probably because people end up on a common path right before the top due to the cliffs in most directions. The bushwhack really wasn’t that bad though. I believe it took us about an hour to make our way to the top and a half hour to get down. Just start at the closest point on the lake and work your way up through the less steep sections.

Lol she’s a lab and just a puppy back then so she tried to eat just about everything. Still does some days lol.

Thanks I’m glad you liked it! I’ve always wanted to try a pea pod setup! I’ll be sure to check it out!

Hey Brendan, yes we put in on the west side side of head lake at one of the boat launches. I believe we took out at the bridge on victoria rd. Not sure what the overnight parking situation is like at the take out but we didn’t have a problem. Hope that helps you out!

Thanks for the tip! Every boat I’ve paddle for whitewater was setup like that so I assumed it was correct.

@ryansroutes1805 weird. In all my years paddling whitewater, I've never seen air bags secured this was. Also many will be hesitant to drill thru their boat. When I did, it was for my spray deck to allow it to fold over the sides

@@iamtznuableit’s actually very common to do in the UK and lesser so here

Thanks! I would have went more elaborate with it if it were my own boat. It was a project for my buddy, he tossed me a boat with a box of materials and said “rig it” lol. I tried to do the best I could with what he gave me.

Are you referring to the beaver dam on Smokey creek?

@@ryansroutes1805 There was one in the narrow spot on Smokey Creek before the lawn tractor portage. I saw the remnants of it in your footage right around when you said it looks like the water is low due to a possible Beaver damn blow out.

@@Brentdarley yah I figured that’s where it was was when we passed through. Luckily it was still passable lol. I’ve had situations like that where your either trudging sludge or bushwhacking the shoreline to get where you need to go. Always makes for a nice wrench in the gears lol.

Thanks! I wish I could still use music from my personal playlists but I had to stop doing it because of copyright n such. If you’re planning a run down the Black just be aware that sections of it are private property and there’s only certain spots that you can camp. If you want to stay legally. It is a fun run though!

Thanks! What map do you use to identify the legal camp spots?

@@ryanwilson8629 I used a combination of an old “Jeff’s map” of the frost centre/poker lakes and an outdated map by explore the backcountry store.avenza.com/products/queen-elizabeth-ii-wildlands-provincial-park-backcountry-map-v09-explore-the-backcountry-map. Not ideal but it worked lol. I’m sure there’s better maps of the area nowadays but I just used what I already had. It’s also useful to learn how to use the Ontario crowned land use atlas and other resources if you don’t already. I did a video on it awhile back. How To Find Free Camping kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rZ6fpMWb1qywn2w.html Hope that helps you out!

Thanks for the great info!

@@ryanwilson8629 no problem at all, happy to help!

Hey thanks! I’m glad you liked it. I used the GoPro max 360 camera for this video. Hope that helps you out!

s1805 thanks chap, much appreciated, it's the one I've had my eye on lol

@@bashy2.0 the GoPro app does have a setting that allows you to adjust the amount of fish eye in the footage

s1805 that's great to know, thank you, I think that's just made my mind up :)

@@bashy2.0 no problem! Good luck sir!

No problem at all! I’m glad you liked it! Thanks for the support! Cheers.

Hey. I live north of Toronto. No time like the present to get out there on some adventures!

Thanks! I’m glad you liked it! It definitely is a great place to explore. Bit of a trek to get in there since it’s pretty far off the beaten path but we’ll worth the journey!

Thanks! I’m glad you liked it!

Thanks for the compliment, I do my best lol.

Interesting! Thanks for sharing! I’ve had similar experiences with ducks and geese blatantly trying to lead me away before but never with one that appeared to be injured.

Maybe it was injured or maybe it was making itself look injured so that you would follow her . I was canoeing down the Kesagami 30 years ago and as we came around a bend it was like all hell broke loose . This duck started squawking and flapping its wings in the water while half swimming and there were about 10 chicks swimming quickly in a group for the shoreline bushes . The duck kept doing this about 75 feet ahead of us while heading or leading us away down river . The worse part was a pike swallowed one of the chicks causing the rest of the chicks to almost run atop of the water to get to shore while the mother was still up ahead of us leading us away . It was actually sad , we went from complete quiet , to this loud mayhem as we rounded that bend and a little chick was lost ...all in a few seconds . I know its just what happens in nature but it stayed on our minds for quite a while and here I am today 30 years later and I can see it all happen in my mind like it was yesterday . @@ryansroutes1805

Thanks! We enjoy learning about wild edibles /medicinal plants and sharing the info with other people!

Thanks! I’m glad you liked it. I know what you mean, they I’ve in my soul as well!

That’s correct, it’s an old royalex Rendezvous.

We were mostly relying on a couple of the old Jeff’s Maps of Temagami that you can’t get anymore. I’m guessing the Lostify Maps of the area would be fairly comparable.

Thanks so much my friend! @@ryansroutes1805

I agree, it doesn’t add a noticeable amount of weight to the boat and if you apply them well it lasts for a lot of years. Well worth the money and effort to put them on in order to protect the boat in its most vulnerable spots!

Thanks! Lol it got us through the fire bans. Although we still missed having a fire.

You’re very welcome! Glad to help you out!

It was pretty warm under the tarp. You can take a warm bed anywhere! : )

No problem, happy to help! If you liked that area I definitely recommend checking out the Queen Elizabeth Wildlands 2 park or Chiniguchi Waterways Park, if you haven’t already. Both are free as well and beautiful places to visit! I have done videos on both places and featured them in my “ Best Places to Backcountry Camp” video. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/btqFoLqr1dSZZ3U.htmlsi=AxfqV7ioEFynamOV

@@ryansroutes1805 I’ve camped in Queen Elizabeth Wildlands, beautiful park but never Chiniguchi Waterways park. I’ll check out your video. Appreciate the suggestions. My group and I are always looking for new places to explore. Cheers!

@@mancini2020 if you do make it up to Chiniguchi I recommend checking out paradise lagoon, climbing the elephant for the awesome lookout, spending a day camping on the epic beach sites in McConnell bay and paddling Donald lake for the cliffs and sweet sites. Cheers!

I’m sorry to hear that the trip didn’t go as planned. Hopefully you recovered from the fall. A lot of the campsites on in the park and surrounding crowned land are not well equipped since it is an unorganized park. There are a few gems in there with tables and thunderboxes etc.

Thanks I'll email you

Thanks! I’m glad you liked it!

Yah we spoke to them briefly at the put in on the sturgeon river. Seemed like a nice group! It’s a beautiful route, I’m sure you enjoyed it!

sure was!@@ryansroutes1805

We did it in early to mid august I believe.

Thanks! I’ve gotten used to the weight of royalex canoes so it doesn’t seem like a big deal to me. Although mine aren’t that bad( all in the 40lb range). Though that trip made me miss my old swift Kevlar fusion boat lol. We’re looking into buying a carbon tandem for next years trips.

My girlfriend usually carry’s the paddles across the portage but I used to wedge them under my seat since it’s a solo canoe and the seat is low that works. That may not work depending on what kind of boat you have. A good universal solution is to use gear ties to tie it to your seat or the thwarts of the canoe. My friend has been doing that for years. I carry a small pack with the the canoe a lot of the time but never a heavy one anymore. I try to take it easy on myself these days since I like having knees lol.

@@ryansroutes1805 thanks, that's great advice! I also like having knees lol

No problem! I’m happy to help! May your knees live long and prosper! Lol

Sit on top kayaks are tough, even sit in kayaks can be fitted with a removable yoke fairly easily. You might be able rig some kind of raised yoke similar to this www.wenonah.com/Items.aspx?id=59. To give you the head room needed to carry it like a canoe. Other than that maybe a shoulder strap and carry it like a book bag but I can’t imagine that would be comfortable for long portages.

@@ryansroutes1805 thanks man. I can't seem to get further then half a km with another person helping carry the other end. Just thought I'd ask you. Much appreciated thanks for all your info and looking forward to more from you as usual.

Right tool for the right job, kayaks are great, but canoes offer many advantages when it comes to backcountry tripping, most notably when it comes to cargo and portaging!

Thanks! I’m glad you liked it!

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Best thing I can say is watch your footing especially after rain or if your shoes are wet. It’s no fun falling with a canoe on your shoulders lol. Take breaks if you feel tired. You’re a lot more likely to fall and not be able to catch yourself if you’re already winded and the middle of the forest is not where you want to wind up injured.

@@ryansroutes1805 well, I made it, treading very carefully. Did my back in and was lucky to make it out of there. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone else, unless you got two people! I found it easier to tip the canoe forward rather than down to the back, especially on a steep climb up. Also watch out for trees on narrow bends. And I walked the portage first several times to become familiar with it