Great trip in June. The water levels are good and the bugs really not to bad. Not many good campsites though. The best was in Olifaunt just out of the river, and one on the portage at pickerel river before Sturgeon Lake. Some great fishing spots. But i have to keep somethings a secret.
A group of 6 of us recently did a 180 km loop trip over 12 days that included a portion of this trip. We went south through twin lakes and into the "deux Riviere". It should be noted that by mid to late August that "Riviere" is nothing more than a beaver dam followed by at least a 1.5km slog through a muddy, leech infested bog. While park rangers are very helpful in telling you about the potential of a bog, one never knows the full extent of it until you are in the middle of it. We found using "Swellies" (a knee length neoprene boot) would have saved a lot of anguish.
Be sure to verify water levels at this location before you get up to your eyeballs in mud.
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June 1997 and 2001. Great fishing trip.Long portage from Fern to Oliphaunt. E-mail with your questions.
Great trip in June. The water levels are good and the bugs really not to bad. Not many good campsites though. The best was in Olifaunt just out of the river, and one on the portage at pickerel river before Sturgeon Lake. Some great fishing spots. But i have to keep somethings a secret.
A group of 6 of us recently did a 180 km loop trip over 12 days that included a portion of this trip. We went south through twin lakes and into the "deux Riviere". It should be noted that by mid to late August that "Riviere" is nothing more than a beaver dam followed by at least a 1.5km slog through a muddy, leech infested bog. While park rangers are very helpful in telling you about the potential of a bog, one never knows the full extent of it until you are in the middle of it. We found using "Swellies" (a knee length neoprene boot) would have saved a lot of anguish.
Be sure to verify water levels at this location before you get up to your eyeballs in mud.