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Canoe42 |
Option 2. Cache bay up through Saganagons and onto the falls chain. Hang out and explore Kawnipi and then follow same route back. |
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billconner |
Reason not to consider either Agnes from Kaenipi and back up through Man Chain or McEwen to Lousia and Agnes - one of my favorite routes - back up through Man chain (or border)? |
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Capsize |
Mack Creek is easy when the water is high, but you will be going against the current if you come from Kawa Bay. The Wawiag was a great paddle and not terribly taxing. It took us about 5 hours from Mack Lake to the western end of Kawa Bay, but we had great weather and went with the current all the way. It will likely take you six hours or so, but because it is small water, the wind won't be a factor making this a fairly leisurely paddle. Kawa Bay was nice, but windy every day we were there. We did not explore much else in Kawnipi, but it is a great fishing lake. It took us about three hours to paddle from the west end of Kawa to Kenabas falls. The Falls Chain is absolutely gorgeous--perhaps the most beautiful scenery in all of Quetico. It also happens to be some of the best fishing in Quetico. The Falls Chain alone is worth the trip. While you can make it from Cache Bay to Kenabas in one day, why would you want to? Take a few days to go through the Falls Chain and enjoy its beauty and its fishing. My two cents? If you are going for the adventure, by all means do the Falls Chain to Mack route--you won't regret it and you will never forget it. The down sides are a lot of miles and a lot of travel days. If you are planning on doing a lot of fishing, you may want to consider skipping Mack and staying on the Falls Chain and Kawnipi, which will leave a lot more time for some great fishing and great scenery. |
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DancesWithTrees |
Or, do the Wawiag route you mentioned, but in reverse order so you are downstream on Mack Creek and Wawiag, which should be much easier. |
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PineKnot |
Agree with Capsize on a couple of things. I would not want to paddle from Kawa to Mack. Portages from Sag to Mack are challenging, especially the one between Ross to Cullen which had several large blowdowns that year. Fishing for trophy smallies and nice walleye on Mack was in a word fantastic, but campsites were mediocre at best. Kawa smallies were everywhere and some were very nice; the walleye were everywhere as well but smallish. If you only have a week or so, explore Saganagons and Kawnipi and enjoy the fishing. Add a few more days and the big smallies and walleye on Mack will inhale your lures... |