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Quetico Tailwinds
by Exo

Trip Type: Paddling Canoe
Entry Date: 08/29/2026
Entry & Exit Point: Quetico
Number of Days: 11
Group Size: 1
Day 3 of 11
Monday, August 31, 2026

Lakes Visited: Quetico

Miles Paddled: 8.6 miles

Miles Portaged: zero

Total Miles: 8.6 miles

Total Trip Miles: 16.8

Today was a late start getting in the water. I wasn't in any hurry and enjoyed the morning making breakfast and coffee while letting things dry out a little. The wind switched out of the west/southwest overnight and the day was going to be paddling and fishing without a care of which site we ended up at or how long the paddle took.

Fishing results were some bass and pike - meeting expectations given the warm water and time of day.

We pulled into site BR about 4pm, deciding not to go further after having gotten some reports of low water and pull-throughs between Quetico Lake and Oriana and not wanting to slog through and get into Oriana in the evening.

This site had a good take-out, elevated sunset and sunrise views, but less real estate than the prior day. Still a 4-star site overall with exposed granite and a perch to look west in the evening.

Sunset: