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06/29/2016 03:17PM
Hello there,
I am looking for a 7 day loop in Quetico. 5 days of traveling with 2 lay over days. Looking for great fishing and solitude. We can comfortably paddle/portage 12 miles a day. Pictographs would be nice. Are there any "can't miss" places in the Q? I been to the BW a few times and would like to check out the other side of the line.
Thanks,P
I am looking for a 7 day loop in Quetico. 5 days of traveling with 2 lay over days. Looking for great fishing and solitude. We can comfortably paddle/portage 12 miles a day. Pictographs would be nice. Are there any "can't miss" places in the Q? I been to the BW a few times and would like to check out the other side of the line.
Thanks,P
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06/29/2016 03:41PM
Any preferences of where you want to enter?
"Keep close to Nature's heart, yourself; and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean." ~ John Muir
06/29/2016 04:46PM
quote Jackfish: "Any preferences of where you want to enter?"
I would like to enter the least used EP. I don't know about the difficulties reaching these but I will have a vehicle with a canoe on top. I would also be open to a shuttle to the EP and coming out at a different location. Good fishing and low people numbers are first on the list.
Thanks again, P
06/29/2016 06:50PM
Two years ago I did a 7 day loop with some others. We entered at Nym Lake and did a loop down thru Batchewong, Maria, Jesse, Elizabeth, Walter, Lonely, Sturgeon, Russell, Twin Lakes, Dore, and Pickeral and then back thru to Batchewong and Nym. Had a couple of layover days.
"Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there someday.” ~A.A. Milne
06/29/2016 08:24PM
It would be hard to beat one of the EPs normally accessed through Beaverhouse Lake. Pictographs, waterfalls, burn areas, grand slam fishing, solitude. I was going to suggest through PP to North, Kashapiwi, Trant, and S-Chain but PP is probably most popular entry point.
BTW an EP in the Q is different than in BWCAW. In the Q they are well into the park, not at edge. I think of PP and Beaverhouse as "access points" where you enter the park, and the entry points are an hour or so up to a day inside.
BTW an EP in the Q is different than in BWCAW. In the Q they are well into the park, not at edge. I think of PP and Beaverhouse as "access points" where you enter the park, and the entry points are an hour or so up to a day inside.
07/04/2016 06:02PM
Beaverhouse "entry" for sure...actually you pick either Quetico Lake or Cirrus. But another idea is enter at French...very busy near the entry...and head down into the B-chain which is beautiful and has little traffic and good fishing. --Goose
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07/05/2016 11:57AM
The B Chain lakes start at the dam south part of Pickerel and go south west Bisk, Beg, Bud, then on into Fern and Olifaunt.
The S Chain is west of Agnes and is a string of many lakes north part including Hurlburt to Trant, middle part Trant to Silence, and bottom part finally coming out at North Bay. Long string of lakes and portages. Look at the map and see overall a S shape.
The S Chain is west of Agnes and is a string of many lakes north part including Hurlburt to Trant, middle part Trant to Silence, and bottom part finally coming out at North Bay. Long string of lakes and portages. Look at the map and see overall a S shape.
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07/05/2016 12:12PM
quote figboot74: "quote OldGreyGoose: "Beaverhouse "entry" for sure...actually you pick either Quetico Lake or Cirrus. But another idea is enter at French...very busy near the entry...and head down into the B-chain which is beautiful and has little traffic and good fishing.
--Goose"
What are the B-chain lakes? I am having trouble understanding.
Thanks,P"
The B chain Lakes are Bisk, Beg and Bud Lakes down South of Pickerel Lake.
"Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there someday.” ~A.A. Milne
07/05/2016 12:55PM
quote Eyedocron: "The B Chain lakes start at the dam south part of Pickerel and go south west Bisk, Beg, Bud, then on into Fern and Olifaunt.
The S Chain is west of Agnes and is a string of many lakes north part including Hurlburt to Trant, middle part Trant to Silence, and bottom part finally coming out at North Bay. Long string of lakes and portages. Look at the map and see overall a S shape.
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Interesting. I thought they were S-chain because, north to south, they are Silence, Sultry, Summer, Shade, and South. (Yes, you probably go through Noon.)
07/05/2016 09:02PM
I have done the S chain several times and find it to be great, as long as you have time and no rush. Good fishing and many but reasonable portages. Avoid the Trant to K Portage, as it is long and varies with the seasons.
"I shall return" General Douglas McArthur
07/05/2016 10:11PM
I've only ever heard the lakes from South to Silence referred to as the S chain. Not that big of a fan of the S chain though quite enjoy the lakes from Silence to the north and those to the north and west.
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07/07/2016 09:38AM
Looked back through my old notes as to why I have called the entire "S" on the map string of lakes the S Chain. Turns out it was called that by the guide on an Explorer Scout trip out of Charles Summer's scout base on Moose Lake on a teen trip in 1967. Never thought to consider it just the bottom third and have been up and down it many times since. That was a great trip; we went all the way up to Ferguson and even did the muck portage into the Cache River (see "worst portages in the Quetico"). Lots of years and Quetico trips have passed since then.
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07/26/2016 01:03PM
There are some things that are named by their shape not just the spelling of their names. Here is an example of The Big W. You can click on the link or cut, copy, paste into the search web address. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=5&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwi2xq7u7ZHOAhUq3IMKHULlDNMQuAIIPjAE&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dr97Nv8N7-mI&usg=AFQjCNEMqOv3IzAOFY6dNYD7kdd_NYTuaw
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