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  1. Canotrouge

    New Skill for Old Guys

    In our town there is a few guys that give workshops, and there is always one or two avid fly fisherman/woman that are more than happy to initiate new people to the “sport”! Try to get in touch with such person and man you will cut your learning curve/time in at least half!!
  2. Canotrouge

    Four days, 140km of river, 1000km of driving and no moose!!

    Well it has been about 6 years I think since my last dry moose hunt... hopefully this year doesn’t make it the start of a tradition!! I might be able to go again in a couple of weeks..... but it won’t be far or for long!!
  3. Canotrouge

    Four days, 140km of river, 1000km of driving and no moose!!

    Snowtrekker for sure and an older fourdog ti stove! As for dealing with moose in the canoe that is how we do it; we try to keep as much meat on bones as possible, less chances of wastage that way! So we place a bed of willows at the bottom of the boat so to keep meat away from the bottom just...
  4. Canotrouge

    Four days, 140km of river, 1000km of driving and no moose!!

    I might be able to go again... but need to focus on firewood now, we need about 800cf and only have about 220 now!!
  5. Canotrouge

    Photo of the day

    Good to know that helicopter flying low making circles don’t bother moose!!!
  6. Canotrouge

    Four days, 140km of river, 1000km of driving and no moose!!

    Hahaha as usual, pictures are all mixed up and some are side ways:(:mad::cool:
  7. Canotrouge

    Four days, 140km of river, 1000km of driving and no moose!!

    So last week we pulled our daughter out of school for the Thursday, the Friday was a PD day and Karine had a comp day on Thursday and decided that she would skip the PD day so we went for a four day family trip on a smallish (actually 2) river five hours north of here. After a late departure in...
  8. Canotrouge

    Photo of the day

    We were out for four days on a river to look for a moose... we saw a large cow that morning and then this less than an hour after... didn’t see any moose after that....
  9. Canotrouge

    Unique paddle

    Murat is the man when it comes to paddle and there history!! We don’t see enough of him here!! But his blog is an amazing source regarding traditional paddles!! Anyone interested in paddles should read and follow it!!
  10. Canotrouge

    Wood and canvas paddlers ...

    I put the word out to a friend up here that is from New-Brunswick, he brings some wood canvas north to restore some times and I told him I was looking for one.... the problem is I don’t know what I’m looking for hahaha... 17’ prospector or 20’ something something ... I want a boat for hunting...
  11. Canotrouge

    Any thoughts on drysuits?

    I will repeat my self here but read my previous comment. Kokatat will make you a suit that will fit you properly and that is somewhat a important thing cause if you end up swimming and you have too much suit where you don’t need it and not enough where you need it it can really affect your...
  12. Canotrouge

    Photo of the day

    We do have a few ruffle up here too, but not many!! And we also have some blue grouse!! The blue I saw only twice in 24 years up here!m, big chicken for sure!!
  13. Canotrouge

    Very sad - Another fatal bear attack

    A few years back we had over 60 bears killed in Whitehorse and the neighborhood subdivisions... 60! All of them were found scavenging in peoples compost, garbage, chicken coop, dog food(lots of mushers up here that keep freezer full of meet and shed full of dog food), always the same people that...
  14. Canotrouge

    Misplaced Shop "Things"

    Nope never happened to... never I said.... I swear never:cool::rolleyes:
  15. Canotrouge

    Any thoughts on drysuits?

    Like I said before you want service, reliability, dry and made in the US of A, buy a kokatat and and don’t look back, especially with what you said in term of sizing, kokatat a are fully custom able!!
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    Any thoughts on drysuits?

    As a ww canoe instructor and swift water rescue instructor(in my past life) I’ve pretty much tried them all or know people that tried them all!! And the top brand is hands down Kokatat!! I had mine for 8-9 years maybe more and some of those years spending well over 50 days in it and it is still...
  17. Canotrouge

    Packing Style

    Leaving on the first of October with daughter and wife for 4 days( that is all we got this year...) but it took less than that the last 2 years !!! 2 canoes, wall tent and stove, wanigan and fire box... good warm wool and my trusty Ruger #1 in 30-06....
  18. Canotrouge

    On Craigslist W/C Canoe

    Mem, are you not retired? you guys are funny, if if if.... the boat is $400 and look in good shape... just go buy it, and start driving to Alaska, you are allowed to do so and will have to drive through the Yukon and it happens I love here so I will buy the boat from you! I’ll even give you...
  19. Canotrouge

    Northwoods paddle

    Looks pretty good! This winter I need to make a few of my favorite style in ash!! I also have a small board of butternut and one large board of soft maple that should yield a few nice paddles!!
  20. Canotrouge

    Northwoods paddle

    I don’t see the photo either... Yellow, I would love to see that paddle!!
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