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Thanks. I looked t it briefly. Seems like there's some useful info. I googled "Maine Lake Finder" and they have something similar but the MN finder has the best info, and is user friendly. There's a choice for using a mobile version too. I haven't tried it yet on my computer. One thing I really...

I'd heard of that Minnesota website but I never used it until the last couple weeks. It has great info. Fish species, lake size, depth, maps, water clarity, fish survey results, and invasive species alerts. I'm probably forgetting a few other things. I looked at the New York site and it's...

Do any other states publish a "Lake Finder" similar to Minnesota? Thx.

Thanks! Living the dream right now near BWCA. Camping, paddling, portaging, and fishing. Been fishing for 60 years and never had a hook buried in me until last week...happened twice in 3 days.

It's not easy to interpret flows/gages in the beginning. There are some guide books for certain areas and streams but I don't know how inclusive they are. Like everything these days...Google the stream AND the gage closest to where you'd like to paddle and search for input from others who have...

I was mostly talking about large open water crossings with 2+ foot waves. If it's a sketchy crossing and choppy water, it's an easy call...hunker down and wait it out. But there are those times when the decision is not so easy. Relatively calm on the lee end of the lake, but maybe rocking and...

The more I think about it, I think I'd rather have genuine Tyvek. The stuff is practically indestructible and it won't fray. That's okay, I'm not desperate for it. I do already have a footprint but I thought I'd take the chance to grab this when it was offered.

I've read recently in a few places about people using Tyvek for their tent footprint. My neighbor just re-sided his house and he had some house wrap left over and he offered some to me so I thankfully accepted. But I realized that it's not true Tyvek, it's this other stuff and I'm a little...

Most likely 4-8 days. It really depends on the trip. If the smallmouth fishing is good, it would be easy to stretch the trip into more days! The Adirondacks would be high on our list if I can figure out appropriate routes. Thanks for the advice. UP and N.WI also intrigue me. All of them are...

We did Lake Lila once. Pretty nice. Went through that region many years ago on our way to Baxter. We weren't canoeing though.

Thanks! I just started a new thread on the destinations page. I gave some details about us in order to help people if they decide to give input. We have that lifetime senior pass. UP routes would be fantastic. We drive through there to/from BWCA mostly to avoid driving thru Chicago, but we now...

Sorry for the long post, but I figure the more info I give, the better info I'll get. I'm fairly new to the site but not new to canoes, or camping. We have been on some great trips but for the most part, we do a lot of day trips or our canoe camping has been repeats to the same places. I'd say...

Thanks and thanks! So, should I start a new discussion over on the "destinations" page? I have lots of questions and also some input on what type of trip we are looking for. I guess I don't need to clutter up this thread with trip discussions.

You folks are probably the only ones who have not been forced to be bored by the story of how and where I bought my Wenonah Rogue back in the 90s. My wife will tell you that I love to relive this story. We wanted to buy a royalex boat for river tripping and white water up to class 3. My research...

We did a short paddle trip in the Adirondacks a few years ago. It was nice and my wife wants to go back. It is on our list but I'm just not sure of my way around up there...which lakes, routes, camping regs, etc. We are not "anti-motor" but we would rather be in paddle-only lakes or rivers. I've...

I'm starting to consider Canada. I know we can't talk politics here but I will say this. Canada didn't give me the warm and fuzzies during covid. Do you have to show proof of vax to cross the border?

Thanks Jim. We pretty much decided that this will be our last trip to B.W. We have a launch permit for next month. N Fowl lake was our "plan D". We were logged in at the very moment they opened for permits and our plans A, B, and C were instantly sold out! Then, we go on to learn just last month...

Hello! I'm been lurking for a few weeks now so I thought I'd join the group. My wife and I have been paddling for 50+ years but we didn't really have boat control skills until about 20 years ago when we joined 3 Rivers Paddling club and learned just how little we knew for those 1st 30 years. We...