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Sawvivor
  
12/08/2013 11:40AM   (Thread Older Than 3 Years)
New Trip Report posted by Sawvivor

Trip Name: WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO IN WOODLAND CARIBOU?.

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wetcanoedog
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12/08/2013 12:57PM  
looks like everything they say is true,wild and great fishing.
you fellows did not hold back on the chow!!!
missmolly
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12/08/2013 01:36PM  
Nice pike, Gregs!
gnegard
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12/08/2013 01:38PM  
Grasshopper,

(That's Greg's nickname)

Nice report, great job putting everything together. Now we need to begin planning for next year!

Greg
12/08/2013 06:41PM  
Nice fish, thanks for sharing.

T
McVacek
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12/17/2013 10:20PM  
Glad the portages between Optic and Glen were to your liking! We cleared those as honorary portage clearers for Red Lake Outfitters. We stayed at that same campsite on Glen in May and also enjoyed it (also helped to clear it!). It was fun to see someone else enjoying it. We also found the fishing to be lucrative. Lots of fun memories! We are headed back up there in a couple weeks for a winter camping adventure in WCPP. We'll definitely report back if the fishing is just as good in the winter!!!
dentondoc
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12/21/2013 01:21PM  
Nice report. That window you were in did produce some excellent fishing. I was up on the Bloodvein (NW corner) and ended my trip at just about the time you are starting. Excellent walleye and pike fishing. (I even managed a half-dozen or so smallies in that upper section.) You didn't mention trying for lakers. There should have been some at least on Glenn along that route.

I especially enjoyed your description of the lakes you traveled and the campsites you visited/camped on. The route from Hansen to Optic was my exit leg on a solo trip in 2010 and it definitely brought back fond memories of that trip. There ARE some fairly nice waterfalls on some of that route. (Did you spot the picto on Hjlarmar Lake as you passed thru?)

Thanks for sharing.

dd
OldGreyGoose
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12/22/2013 10:29PM  
Enjoyable read; thanks for sharing. --Goose
12/23/2013 12:25PM  
Ha ha... Greg didn't tell me about the gps misfortune when I borrowed him mine. :) It's here whenever you need it Greg. I've got a hatchet we found on one side of the 625 meter portage. One of those portages before Telescope the guys I was with decided to run it with a hole in their canoe as a result. We stayed at the island campsite on Telescope and the point campsite on Optic the year before and two years in a row the campsite you were at on Glenn I think. Never skunked on Glenn for Walleye. But never a nice pike like yours. Sounds like your another paddler hooked on WCPP. You'll be back!
bojibob
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12/23/2013 01:49PM  
You will remember this trip for the rest of your life.... well done!
gnegard
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12/23/2013 10:57PM  
Ben,
Some things are best left unsaid. With that, I have a new GPS which I believe is the same model as yours. Anyway I'll get in touch with you this winter, looking for some info to download onto my computer. Hope your feeling well. I'm looking at an early season trip to WC, interested? Let's talk.

Paddleman
12/24/2013 11:57AM  
quote gnegard: "Ben,
I'm looking at an early season trip to WC, interested? Let's talk.


Paddleman
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Hmmmmmm! You got me thinkin'. :)
hobbydog
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12/28/2013 01:44PM  
Good read on a mid winter day. Sounds like a great trip and some good memories.
01/20/2014 10:36AM  
Wow, sounded like a hoot of a god time! Good fishing, good food, good laughs, no one around, campfires, turtles, tipping the canoe, bugs, Priceless!!!!!
Enjoyed the read
SunCatcher
01/24/2014 09:42AM  
Yes, nice to read this on a cold wintery day here. Your first day adventure brought back memories of long portages and way too heavy packs. But soon you get your legs under you.

Seems like the fishing is wild and no smallies to boot. Very nice pike! I have to make it up there sometime. Thanks for the post.


01/30/2014 08:59AM  
This makes me want to get up there even more!
Come on July!!!!
gnegard
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01/30/2014 01:29PM  
I can't wait until July, need to get my fix soon. Right after ice out, mid-May, I'm headed up there again. All the fish should be ready to jump in the boat.
Mad Birdman
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02/01/2014 11:03PM  
Great report, thanks for sharing.

Can you tell me more info about your camp chair (I think it had orange legs?)? What brand is it? Is it heavy? I have been thinking about a chair of some sort this year.
gnegard
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02/03/2014 10:34PM  
I got the chair at REI. Packs up to almost nothing and maybe weighs about 1# Comfortable and easy to pack away. This was first trip using it and I was very pleased. Spent several hours reading and relaxing.

Greg
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03/01/2014 09:57AM  
I sat down and read through the messages this morning and I must say that I was blown away! I noticed on the trip report page that this report was the December 2013 Winner!! So cool that other adventures took notice and can relate to where Greg and I went in WCPP. For new people looking to plan a trip, I hope this gives you the motivation that you need to go out and do it! You really have that accomplished mentality when finishing up any trip and that definitely follows you throughout the year!

Sawvivor

 
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