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fishguts
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CCW......a little bit more duck and paddle areas on the north side when headed west into the prevailing winds.....What starting point?
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kanoes
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moose. ok, simplify....maligne river DOWNstream. thats counter clockwise. im only posting this with solo safety in mind.
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kanoes
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ok, ive heard opposite opinions now and i would like to hear yours. entering may 19th. CW OR CCW? (i might have asked this before but forget)
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kanoes
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i admit ive never tried one. im just going to stick with my zavs.
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TomT
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Kanoes, have you considered using a Yak paddle for this one? I think it would be useful on large lakes.
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arctic
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Absolutely, go counter-clockwise. Downstream on the Maligne, and probably downwind on the big border lakes (no guarantees about wind direction, though!).
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mr.barley
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I'll let you use my yak if you'd like to try it, Jan.
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kanoes
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quote Obergut: "Roughly, which major lakes are you exploring? Is that Moose entry as in SE of PP?"
PP registration (carp entry) via moose, newfound, sucker and head east on knife, ottertrack. i will pretty much be following the loop listed in beymers book. i may vary it when i get close to LLC.
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kanoes
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quote Obergut: "I'm not familiar with the book. But, holy crap, that's a lot of h2o. Are you going up to Kawnipi to Sturgeon (if CCW) to LLC? I would do CCW also."
yeah, thru the poets to sturgeon, then down the maligne. cutting down to darky and argo is one thought i have too.
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Obergut
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Roughly, which major lakes are you exploring? Is that Moose entry as in SE of PP?
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Obergut
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I'm not familiar with the book. But, holy crap, that's a lot of h2o. Are you going up to Kawnipi to Sturgeon (if CCW) to LLC? I would do CCW also.
If Sturgeon from Kawnipi looks to be a stretch, don't be afraid to come back through Camel-Veron-Del-Conmee. Awesome area, and pretty easy/fun portages. 3 thumbs up on that route.
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dalet
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Do you go thru posters withdraw when you are off the board for 14 days. Where is the count-down thread?
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kanoes
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an 8oz, 10" fiskars retractable saw. no hatchet or axe. still torn about the chair...its only 2 lbs. :) no binocs.
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TomT
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My crazy creek canoe seat w/backrest will do double duty around the firepit.
My real luxury is a DSLR camera which is heavy and also bringing a small point and shoot with HD video capabilities. Besides binocs I am going bare bones as light as possible.
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kanoes
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quote dalet: " Do you go thru posters withdraw when you are off the board for 14 days. Where is the count-down thread?"
haha i do, sad isnt it? ill start the CD thread again soon.
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arctic
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quote kanoes: "are you sitting down? i wont be fishing. :)
14 days (give or take)."
That will be a nice, leisurely trip.
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Obergut
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Sturgeon is an awesome lake. I have an excellent tip for a camp if you need one. It's minutes from walleye haven w/o the SMBs. Darky/Argo is nice too, but a LOT of people think so too. However, you may be looking forward to seeing people after the trek from Kawnipi.
How much time do you have?
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kanoes
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are you sitting down? i wont be fishing. :)
14 days (give or take).
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TomT
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Axe, saw or both?
Chair or no chair?
Binoculars?
What I'm getting at is how you intend to go light. For my solo I'm getting down to bare necessities. I will concede to bringing binocs though.
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