Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Group Forum: Woodland Caribou Provincial Park :: First WCPP trip 2021 planning
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hobbydog |
One possible route....fly into Artery Lake and go east to Barclay, Simeon, Dunstan and down to Royd. At the top of Royd head NE to Irvine or Murdock. You could chose to fly out on Royd, Irvine or Murdock depending on the pace you want to take. Or you could just drop down to Gammon, Rostoul, Hanson. You have lots of options if you want to fly in and fly out. Don't be afraid of the burn out areas. Only downside with them can be shade on hot sunny days. Hard to avoid them now as lots of the park has burned in the last 5 years. |
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dentondoc |
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homers |
hobbydog: I had not looked at that part of the park until you mentioned it. I'll have to research this but from initial look at the map seems like a possibility. Looks like a nice mix of lakes, streams. |
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homers |
dentondoc: "If you prefer to try to stay away from the burn areas, you might take a look at THIS MAP to aid in establishing a route. (You'll need to zoom in to the area of WCPP. The darker the shading, the more recent the burn area.) Thanks for that map. I'll take it into consideration with my planning. |
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danbogey |
homers: "So many options, still investigating." Seems like a beautiful area and seeing that there's very little info out there I'm sure you'd feel like your the 1st people ever to visit it. The planning wheels are starting to spin for next year !! |
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dentondoc |
mpeebles: "sns: "Between Albert and Marten, if you can't find a great route that you will love, there is no hope. +1 |
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Marten |
Marten's cabin and canoe videos |
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homers |
Marten: "If you want the best WCPP has to offer and do not mind a more adventurous route look at Walking Stick Lake. The burn map will show it as burned but a group that was there a last year said they saw none there. They cleared the trees off the unofficial route going west to Craven and found the trail with out a GPS. I can give anyone the GPS info an this never traveled route. Some of the portages are 1000 meters but all dry and firm through mature forest. Walleyes are abundant in Walking Stick and another lake 4 short portages to the west. Fish species in the other lakes are unknown as no one has fished them. There are numerous videos of WCPP on my channel but check the fire map as many of the areas burned and will not match what you see on my videos of years past. Marten, I've watched probably a dozen of your videos and love them. We don't mind some tough portages, but I can't see us bushwacking through blowdown like you did. Maybe if we were younger :) I'll take a look at the route you suggested. Thanks. |
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joewildlife |
I guess I'm just saying, you can plan a trip in the more popular parts of the park with the cabins, and the Bloodvein and Gammon river systems with all their walleye, and happily accept you might see more people than you expected, or you can plan your route with this in mind and find some real solitude, fewer walleye, and a lot more lake trout! Joe |
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Marten |
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sns |
I miss WCPP. |
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mpeebles |
sns: "Between Albert and Marten, if you can't find a great route that you will love, there is no hope. +1 |
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homers |
Route suggestions appreciated. Been reviewing all I can find here and on other forums, as well as watching youtube videos. 1) Would like to stay off big lakes, wife doesn't like paddling in whitecaps or too large of waves. 2) Fishing for walleyes and lake trout 3) prefer to minimize burn areas 4) like waterfalls Flexible on the number of days, say 7-10, with a fairly relaxed speed. Also, which month? Pros/Cons for each month that I can see. June - Pros not normally as hot as full summer, seems like easier fishing (more shallow) flies aren't as bad as July June - Cons ? July - Pros ? July Cons Hot Fish start to move deeper Busiest time? Peak flies? Aug - Pros blueberries Aug - Cons Probably similar to July Sept - Pros past peak visitor cooling down weather fishing? Few, in any, insects Sept - Cons ? Thanks for all route suggestions and help/corrections to the month pro/con list |