I had taken it out earlier to send a message to my wife and for some reason put it down instead of putting it back in the jacket. One of many island sites on Big Trout Lake in Algonquin. The small gravel beach at the front of the site is good for both loading and involuntarily unloading, and it also makes for a nice swim/In Reach search and rescue entry. All of Algonquin. Opeongo is a huge lake. Despite the broken paddle and the semi-broken spirit from the chilly off and on rains, I enjoyed the trip through White Trout. The text below is from Bob and Diana's trip notes with only minor copy editing, while the figure captions (and other italicized copy) are current commentary. I was thinking of Joe - Otter slide - Big Trout (1-2 nights) - McIntosh. Introduction: My first backcountry trip in Algonquin for years and add to that a 3750m portage and you have one heck of a story! 112. It was a relief to get to the 350m portage into Longer Lake and out of the wind. I was looking forward to the trip, thinking that despite the distance, it would be a nice, easy paddle through some great scenery. As far as sites go, this one was pretty basic. It was a good trip, we did the popular Big Trout Lake loop. Big Red Lake 115. At least, it’s a new lake for this century. The guys reacted to this news with an appropriate amount of interest (which is minimal). Because the day was all paddling I wasn’t forced to re-zip it at a portage, which is why it was still sitting in the bottom of the boat. Red Pine Bay 129. Algonquin Park is home to one the best trout fisheries in Canada. View Linda's Recording. Page 1 of 2 [ 19 posts ] Go to page 1, 2 Next Previous topic | Next topic : Author Message; Drox Post subject: Big Trout Lake loop at Algonquin. The creek empties into McIntosh (or maybe McIntosh empties into the creek, I’m not a lakeologist). You know when the portage has a nickname, in the case "Unicorn Hill", it's gonna be a doozey! I visited Campsite #11 on Big Trout Lake in Algonquin Park in September 2020. Big Trout Revisited After 40+ Years By Randy Born This a trip log is about our (Randy Born and Robert McRae) 7 day trip from August 23 to 29, 2017. There aren’t too many twists and turns and the scenery along the way is quite pretty. DSC04739.JPG by suits 6/29/2019. Hawkins Lake 124. 112. At one point an eagle flew across the water in front of us then landed in a nearby tree. After the dumping we realized that the site wasn’t going to let us go and gave up on our quest for better digs. Algonquin Outfitters' water taxi. This mid-length canoe trip will take you deeper into the backcountry of Algonquin Park, where you’ll spend several days canoeing to new campsites on different lakes each night. Algonquin - Big Trout Loop (sort of) 09-17-2020, 09:08 PM. Big Trout Lake is one of the better Algonquin destinations. Canada Jay Lake 123. After the first stroke I was feeling pretty good. The Kayak Camper. 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