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07/03/2023 06:08PM  
Is it possible to safely paddle between Shell and Little Shell and/or Little Shell and Lynx?
 
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07/03/2023 07:05PM  
Looking at the previous comments on it and Shell to Little Shell looks like a no go as no one has mentioned doing it.

However with a light canoe and decent water levels Little Shell into Lynx looks quite doable.
Lawnchair107
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07/03/2023 07:27PM  
x2jmorris: "Looking at the previous comments on it and Shell to Little Shell looks like a no go as no one has mentioned doing it.


However with a light canoe and decent water levels Little Shell into Lynx looks quite doable."


Little Shell to Lynx is open most years. Shell to Little I cant imagine doing so.
07/03/2023 07:35PM  
Good to know! Thanks to you both.
Loony_canoe
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07/03/2023 08:00PM  
Shell to Little Shell, nope
Lynx, most of the time
But both are super short.
07/03/2023 08:06PM  
We went through the first of June and Shell to Little shell is a portage. Little Shell to Lynx we were able to paddle through but there wasn't a lot of water clearance there. Depending on water levels that's a maybe. But even if, it would be a super easy walkaround. Lynx is worth it , beautiful lake.
07/03/2023 10:16PM  
QuietSolo: "Is it possible to safely paddle between Shell and Little Shell and/or Little Shell and Lynx? "
You cannot paddle from Shell to Little Shell. You can however, paddle from Little Shell to Lynx.
07/03/2023 10:34PM  
lindylair: "We went through the first of June and Shell to Little shell is a portage. Little Shell to Lynx we were able to paddle through but there wasn't a lot of water clearance there. Depending on water levels that's a maybe. But even if, it would be a super easy walkaround. Lynx is worth it , beautiful lake. "

Looking forward to exploring that area for first time! Campsite stress already set in after reading trip reports etc.
07/16/2023 11:38PM  
Here it is for anyone researching the route! You can paddle this narrow, rocky, channel between Lynx and Little Shell instead of portaging 8 rods. I loved it almost as much as Snipe narrows.
 
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