Late Season Lake Trout Trip
by VoyageurNorth
Trip Type:
Paddling Canoe
Entry Date:
09/27/2004
Entry Point:
Moose Lake (EP 25)
Exit Point:
Snowbank Lake (EP 27)
Number of Days:
5
Group Size:
3
Part 5 of 6
Day Four – Thursday
That morning I got up early and got them going. We had about nine miles and 10 portages to do to get over the Disappointment Lake. At the south end of Fraser Lake there is a narrow channel and you can paddle into Thomas Lake. From there we headed west. Dan told us about his winter camping trips he had taken in this area. There are almost a half dozen small portages to get into Ima Lake. Ima Lake has lots of campsites on it. Once across Ima there is a 6 rod portage into Jordan Lake. The trail goes in to a beautiful gorge with interesting rock formations and under cutting rocks. This is a great spot.
Jordan has three campsites and is a good lake for walleye fishing. Once across Jordan there was a 55 rod portage into Cattyman Lake. Neither Dan nor Dave had seen Cattyman Falls before so we decided to take our lunch break there. After checking out the falls and taking some photos, we had a quick bite to eat. It started raining a little and of course it stopped once we got our rain gear on!
If the water is high enough you can walk your canoe through to Adventure Lake but we had to do the 10 rod portage. At Adventure Lake we had Disappointment Mountain in the background. There was a 40 rod portage into Jitterbug Lake, which is full of lily pads. To get to Ahsub Lake we took the 15 rod portage. There is a nice campsite on the west end and brown and brook trout inhabit the lake.
We took the short 25 rod portage into Disappointment Lake. Disappointment is known for having some of the best fishing in the area. This lake has northern pike, walleye, smallmouth bass, perch and silver pike. I knew of a great campsite on the south end of the lake with huge white pines and flat soft ground. The site was open so we set up camp there. Dan began to fish of the site and caught a few nice bass & one perch.
During dinner we had the radio on and heard that it was going to be real windy the next day. The guys wanted to explore Parent Lake anyway, so we decided rather than crossing so much of Snowbank in the wind, we’d go through Parent and then across a smaller section of Snowbank to the landing.
That morning I got up early and got them going. We had about nine miles and 10 portages to do to get over the Disappointment Lake. At the south end of Fraser Lake there is a narrow channel and you can paddle into Thomas Lake. From there we headed west. Dan told us about his winter camping trips he had taken in this area. There are almost a half dozen small portages to get into Ima Lake. Ima Lake has lots of campsites on it. Once across Ima there is a 6 rod portage into Jordan Lake. The trail goes in to a beautiful gorge with interesting rock formations and under cutting rocks. This is a great spot.
Jordan has three campsites and is a good lake for walleye fishing. Once across Jordan there was a 55 rod portage into Cattyman Lake. Neither Dan nor Dave had seen Cattyman Falls before so we decided to take our lunch break there. After checking out the falls and taking some photos, we had a quick bite to eat. It started raining a little and of course it stopped once we got our rain gear on!
If the water is high enough you can walk your canoe through to Adventure Lake but we had to do the 10 rod portage. At Adventure Lake we had Disappointment Mountain in the background. There was a 40 rod portage into Jitterbug Lake, which is full of lily pads. To get to Ahsub Lake we took the 15 rod portage. There is a nice campsite on the west end and brown and brook trout inhabit the lake.
We took the short 25 rod portage into Disappointment Lake. Disappointment is known for having some of the best fishing in the area. This lake has northern pike, walleye, smallmouth bass, perch and silver pike. I knew of a great campsite on the south end of the lake with huge white pines and flat soft ground. The site was open so we set up camp there. Dan began to fish of the site and caught a few nice bass & one perch.
During dinner we had the radio on and heard that it was going to be real windy the next day. The guys wanted to explore Parent Lake anyway, so we decided rather than crossing so much of Snowbank in the wind, we’d go through Parent and then across a smaller section of Snowbank to the landing.
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