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Hello everyone,
A good friend and I are planning a week canoe trip this year and I am just looking around at different places to go. We are located in the Hamilton area and looking to travel at max 16hrs and would be on the water for around 6 days. We were thinking the Upper Grand River to start but im looking around now at a few places in the States and they also look pretty amazing. Any thoughts?
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Spanish river system. There are a couple of options for ferrying vehicles around, taking the bud car from Sudbury, getting picked up/landing at the Agnew lake marina...
http://www.myccr.com/ has plenty of options for trip routes in Ontario, as well as other locations.
The Barron Canyon outside Petawawa.
Is this more a fishing trip or a canoe Trip.
You can't go wrong with Algonquin Park, if you have any experience and are willing to portage accessing through Rain, Tim or Magnatawan will get you out of the crowds. Some good fishing on many of the lakes and you can't beat the scenery. Your route options are endless pending how much effort you want to put forth.
Early spring, spring, summer, fall ???
The brooks are fantastic at first 'ice' out April/May (JUNE at this years rate)
Killarney is another great choice but a lot of the lakes are 'dead' due to the minerals and don't allow fishing. You will have to do some research on this if its a 'fishing trip' as to plan your route to hit lakes that are allowed.
You have so many options in Ontario, but the actual pupose/goals of the trip will help dictate your final location.
Crownland is great but a little harder to navigate without doing the research first. Planning a crownland trip is part of the fun as you have to find all the information on your own as its not a set route or marked area.
If you are new(er) at this and have not heard of Jeff's Maps they can help you out a lot if Algonquin, Killarney or Temagammi is on your short list.
Good luck and enjoy the waters,
Thats wonderful, thank you everyone for your input. Planning on going spring, but your right probably wont be till may-june haha
Well the guy im going with isnt a big fisherman, but I will be fishing hard and hopefully he does the paddling :)
"Top 50 canoe routes of Ontario" by Kevin Callan.
The Saugeen river might be a great choice. Close by and you can go all the way from Hanover to Lake Huron.
I second that, and any other book by Kevin Callan.Quote:
Originally Posted by muskokaguy
Ontario is unbelievable to explore by paddle.
I love KCs resources. I can easily vote for this as a great trip planning resource at a very reasonable price. I have used this book (and many of his other efforts) in planning my trips over the years.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bugzy
Great thanks everyone!
I would say, it depends on how far you want to go? and how hard you want to paddle?
A previous poster said both Spanish River (Great for Pickerel and Pike, however, you are looking at end of May, and blackflies can be horrendous.
He also said Algonquin. This is my preference for a canoe trip, end of April, early May. Right as the blackflies start coming out, but are not unbearable. There are cold nights, and in some years have had to break through ice on some lakes, however the brookie fishing is great. Especially if you take Brent campground, Cedar Lake, and up the nipissing river to get back to Catfish lake, or farther, however, portaging is the killer here (3km portages at a point) This is a great paddle though. very peaceful.
Another Year, we went in through Tim, all the way to Longbow lake. We had to hack our way through 2" of ice on some lakes. but the portage was only 200m max.
Great canoe trips in Ontario are possible. Crown land as well, you just have to research.
Good luck!
W.