I have two Questions:
1- Does the area of Sagnonagons north of Dead Mans Portage have a name? Im wondering how the campsites are lined up to the north, most of which are on islands. Are they decent? Also how is the fishing in this area?

2. Is there anyone who would be willing to share info about Wet Lake North West of Saganagons? We have no info about the sites here or the fishing other than it can have a good pike bite.

Thanks so much, planning our 1st trip up the falls chain (4 men) and want to spend our 1st night in one of these areas and our last night at the other coming back out after 4 nights on Kawnipi.

Thanks so much
-Matt

Been through there lots of times. Nice area. North of Dead Man's Portage, popular, as easy day travel in. Watch your map carefully to find the passage out north to the Falls Chain. You can get to Wet Lake in a day, just not much camping there. Just a half day from there to Kawnipi. Beware the approach from upstream to Kenneybas Falls. Hang the left shore. Has been fatal in past years.
Best pike fishing we ever had was just under Kenneybas Falls.

Thanks for the tips, Ive read A LOT about the dangers of the falls and how to navigate the portages.

Any other info on the campsites on north side of Dead Mans Portage?

Any other info about Sidney Lake just past Bald Rock falls?

Any info on fishing Wet lake? Is it worth our time or should we fish near our camp on Sidney?



thanks

Did the Falls Chain September of 2013 during normal or average water levels I believe. I've made about 8 trips into Quetico and consider myself a half way decent outdoorsman. I didn't find anything about the route particularly harrowing. Use some basic caution and common sense and you'll be fine.

As far as the campsites just north of dead mans portage, on the little cluster of islands, they're plenty useable but I didn't think they worth writing home about, and certainly not what I would classify as five star sites. We spent our first night and last night on the same site, but didn't fish that area.

Can't offer up anything about Wet Lake, other than that was where I had my one and only bear sighting back in 1980 when my dad took me up there for the first time. Sucker sat right right down on his rear end at the portage landing looking at us a few feet off shore and wouldn't move even though we were yelling at him. He finally got bored with us and walked off after about five minutes. That was probably a dangerous bear, ha ha.

A number of years ago we approached Kennbas Falls and saw two motor boats and several guys dressed in diving suits. They were very somber and explained they looking for a body. The falls are not that large or powerful but a misstep resulted in three young guys being swept over the falls. Two surfaced and one did not. Very sad.