I’ve been meaning to write a post about this for quite some time but kept putting it off.
At the start of August I had the chance to spend 8 days inside Wabakimi provincial park. The park for those that don’t know it is located north of Thunder Bay Ontario.
It took appx 23 hours for us to drive to Wabakimi Outfitter lodge, which is located on Mattice Lake just south of Armstrong Ontario. Bert and Brenda run the lodge and I couldn’t possibly say enough good things about them. They are great people and treat you like family.
We spent a night at the lodge and had a chance to go through our gear and do a final once over of our maps and route plans. Early the next day we got on a float plane for a one hour flight into Lower Wabakimi Lake.
Our trip would take us from our starting spot into Smoothrock lake. Then north following the Berg river and Ogoki into Whitewater Lake. Whitewater lake would be the furthest north we would travel before heading south on McKinley, through Lonebreast and back into Smoothrock. After reaching smoothrock we went southeast into Funger and then into Caribou lake and Caribou river. At the end of Caribou river we got picked up on a logging road and headed back to the lodge. The lodge also features a hot tub which was perfect after 8 days in the wilderness.
This trip featured wildlife such as Black Bears, Moose and Eagles. It featured all types of weather. Incredible thunderstorms and some hot days. We travelled on some of the biggest lakes I’ve ever been on with a canoe and also travelled on rivers with swifts and through areas beautifully carved into the rock of the boreal forest. This was the first trip that we did a food drop. We left 3 days of food in an Ursack tied to a tree on an island and as we passed back through that lake we picked it up. This allowed us to lighten our gear weight. We also got a chance to see the Wendell Beckwith Cabins which are nearing the end of their life. The main cabin is almost completely destroyed and the other two cabins are quickly deteriorating. This trip also features some of the best fishing that I have ever been a part of.
We have just released the first video for the trip which is only day 1. The rest of the trip will be released shortly with one video every 2 weeks. You can find the video here if interested https://youtu.be/7bcwioS3-HQ
if anyone has any question about the trip please feel free to ask me.
Rich
At the start of August I had the chance to spend 8 days inside Wabakimi provincial park. The park for those that don’t know it is located north of Thunder Bay Ontario.
It took appx 23 hours for us to drive to Wabakimi Outfitter lodge, which is located on Mattice Lake just south of Armstrong Ontario. Bert and Brenda run the lodge and I couldn’t possibly say enough good things about them. They are great people and treat you like family.
We spent a night at the lodge and had a chance to go through our gear and do a final once over of our maps and route plans. Early the next day we got on a float plane for a one hour flight into Lower Wabakimi Lake.
Our trip would take us from our starting spot into Smoothrock lake. Then north following the Berg river and Ogoki into Whitewater Lake. Whitewater lake would be the furthest north we would travel before heading south on McKinley, through Lonebreast and back into Smoothrock. After reaching smoothrock we went southeast into Funger and then into Caribou lake and Caribou river. At the end of Caribou river we got picked up on a logging road and headed back to the lodge. The lodge also features a hot tub which was perfect after 8 days in the wilderness.
This trip featured wildlife such as Black Bears, Moose and Eagles. It featured all types of weather. Incredible thunderstorms and some hot days. We travelled on some of the biggest lakes I’ve ever been on with a canoe and also travelled on rivers with swifts and through areas beautifully carved into the rock of the boreal forest. This was the first trip that we did a food drop. We left 3 days of food in an Ursack tied to a tree on an island and as we passed back through that lake we picked it up. This allowed us to lighten our gear weight. We also got a chance to see the Wendell Beckwith Cabins which are nearing the end of their life. The main cabin is almost completely destroyed and the other two cabins are quickly deteriorating. This trip also features some of the best fishing that I have ever been a part of.
We have just released the first video for the trip which is only day 1. The rest of the trip will be released shortly with one video every 2 weeks. You can find the video here if interested https://youtu.be/7bcwioS3-HQ
if anyone has any question about the trip please feel free to ask me.
Rich