Turtle River - White Otter Lake - 6 Days 2026

[CanoeDaddy]

Here's a video Trip Report of a 6-day trip down the Turtle River in late June.

I hope you enjoy it. Kindly Like and Subscribe if you do. Thanks!

Steve

 

[Kestrel]

A very nice video of your trip, but the music detracts from experiencing the same sounds and solitude of the trip.

 

[jdeerfoot]

A very nice easy one week trip which includes a stop at Jimmy McQuat’s White Otter Castle.

 

[PortageW/Cerberus]

Thanks for sharing - looks like a great trip. I don't usually favor sandy beach sites on the Shield, but that one on the north side of Fish Island is pretty sweet. It was there that I found one of the oddest items I have ever found in the bush: A toilet brush.

The Castle is looking good too...and I think that park bench is new since I was last there.

 

[jdeerfoot]

Great video, really brought back memories of my trip down the river. Oh, and I liked the music.

 

[CanoeDaddy]

Great video, really brought back memories of my trip down the river. Oh, and I liked the music.

Thanks! That's my buddy, Scott Deneau.
Super talented musician.

 

[CanoeDaddy]

Thanks for sharing - looks like a great trip. I don't usually favor sandy beach sites on the Shield, but that one on the north side of Fish Island is pretty sweet. It was there that I found one of the oddest items I have ever found in the bush: A toilet brush.

The Castle is looking good too...and I think that park bench is new since I was last there.

I was wondering about that bench. To me it seemed out of place somewhat. Not sure Jimmy would have approved.

Fish Island! So that's the name of it. My map didn't have a name for it. I prefer rocky points but it was hard to not like that site