Hey Folks,

Any thoughts on the best time of year to do the Kopka?

Thanks
Scot

quote scot320: "Hey Folks,

Any thoughts on the best time of year to do the Kopka?

Thanks
Scot"

Hey Scot, there are far more seasoned members on this board who can answer this but I thought I'd share with you that the Wabakimi project has this river on its "to-do" list for 2014 summer. I haven't done Wabakimi yet(this summer will be my first) but in comparison, rivers in Quetico were high this past year during most of the season due to the late ice-out and additional precipitation. I did an early trip in May last year and most portages were sufficiently flooded and therefore camouflaged. Rapids were a bit trickier to navigate and some were impassable for solo-ing at that time. There are trip reports for the Kopka river on myccr website if you are interested. Just a couple of thoughts and my two cents if it's helpful --- looks like a great trip though!

Here's one trip report:

Allanwater-Kopka River trip report

Hope this helps!

Terry,

Thanks for your thoughts and information on the Kopka river.

Scot

quote scot320: "Hey Folks,

Any thoughts on the best time of year to do the Kopka?

Thanks
Scot"

Ask Cliff Jacobsen he recently did a trip on the Kopka and reported the river was very high with some portages under water. Sounds like the extremely rainy year of 2009.