11-Day Wilderness Trout Fishing Trip | Solo Camping & Canoeing
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- A trip that started ugly then got beautiful. Challenging travel up the West Aubinadong River past Megisan Lake. 10 nights, 38 portages (much to my surprise), and countless trout. One of the best trips of my life.
This route is typically known as the Ranger Lake loop and travels up into Algoma Headwaters Provincial Park.
If you want to follow along on my map, it's available here for free:
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Audio Credits:
Audionautix - Autumn Sunset audionautix.com/
Audionautix - Renaissance audionautix.com/
Chris Zabriskie - Cylinder One chriszabriskie....
Doug Maxwell - Lost In The Forest
I made a simple map for this trip. If you want to follow along or to consider paddling this route, the map is available here for free:
www.dropbox.com/sh/ecs0amwrcmabtob/AAC7_xu0VCxdgb6Z18ztAVnEa?dl=0
It's geo-referenced and will show your position on the map in an app like Avenza Maps.
This is a re-release of the 2018 Algoma Headwaters videos series. I wanted to re-release it for a few reasons: (1) looking back, I wasn't satisfied with the original edit and I liked the idea of making it a long format video, (2) this was one of the best trips of my life and I enjoy sharing it, and (3) because this is a great time to be thinking about ice-out trout trips :)
Thank you Jon! Even though I watched the original couple of times this one won over my tonight's Netflix :)
@@gener6538 damn watching my reruns over Netflix, that's high praise! Hahah thanks Gene! 🙂🙂
I planned a super cool canoe trip . i paddle 3 h get to a camp site on public land setup camp then at 8pm i ear TRUCK MOTOR BRAKES HAULING WOOD 15KM FAR AWAY ecoing on the lake :) that road was not on my map !!!!!😂
Hahah brutal BQ! That's the worst when you bust your ass to get some peace and quiet and you still hear motors!!
Thanks this one goes on my bucket of Ontario canoe trips. You really should give a name to that falls. Put it on your map thats how naming things permanently gets started. Name it after your girl who knows maybe you'll immortalize her.
For all of us old Geezers who will never take a trip like this; I thank you. Truly living the dream!
Thanks so much John! I'm lucky to live here in a paddler's paradise :)
And handicap ♿ 🤚
You're right man - wish we had had youtube when we were younger - this would be my job!!!!
I know, right!! I'm stuck in the past and just keep on living it through Jon!! He's a pretty good guy..he won't mind!!! LOL
Even in my better years I would not work this hard to be on any lake .... I drive to a lake.. put my boat in ..and then I stay there... Portaging seems ridiculous to me😆
I wish i could give you a hundred likes. With what’s going on around the world I find rewatching all your videos an amazing escape from all of it .
You rock, thanks as always seapine!!
I can't get enough of your videos, just really enjoy them!
Thank you so much!
I like this guy. He's not your ordinary person, but has simple ideas.
Im just blown away by all of your videos. Ive been binge watching them all week. Simply amazing.
Beauty fish man that beats the he'll out of any stocked ponds in my neck of the woods
I’ve read every book that Kevin Callan has written (some several times) and heartily recommend them all to those interested in this hobby.
Every fish you show us, I'm like "Let's eat it!!".
Loved the impulsive dancing on the lake but instantly thought after hearing the birds call... what’s not to love of the sounds of nature...it never gets old
Never!
Beautiful adventure
I could see myself doing a similar adventure
I have always loved natural nature
my boy
you're my kind of explorer, clearing and cleaning the path as you go along, great humanitarian person.
Thanks a lot Annette!! :)
The fish are beautiful but the moose and the night sounds are heaven to me.
Love the loons. Best part of the trip . I miss that we use to listen to them on Meziadian Lake in Northern BC . Lived on that lake for 35yrs .
Wince, grunt, grimace, and 😔 sigh !
I couldn't stop chuckling for half an hour.
What a character.
😝😝
Canada's wilderness is sooooooooooo beautiful ...so proud of being CANADIAN....GREAT VID
Hell ya man, nature lover's paradise. Much appreciated!!
I just love you and whenever you guys do
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🤣 you funny bugger!
I also appreciate that you include non-fishing stuff for us non-fishes too.
Hahaha the silliness is inevitable on longer solo trips 😝
Absolutely love the vids buddy. Really captures the experience. Glad I found your channel. 👍
Thanks so much Adam! Really appreciate that.
Early spring logging roads in Ontario. Three words: BUY A TRUCK! Well done getting out of the hole. Love the vids, please keep ‘em coming!!
Hahah thankfully I have Erin now, and she's got a 4x4 truck :) Thanks Marc!!
@@LostLakes Go easy Jon, 4x4 means you get in a lot further before you get stuck..... 😉😉
An oldie but a great video! This is my backyard so really hits good!
I realized I never commented on the first videos that I got hooked on! Merry Christmas to the newlyweds!
I think I just SHI& my pants when I saw the beauty in this moment. I would pay to have a portrait on canvas...kid u not ! Beautiful 😍
In case you didn’t understand what the fish was trying to tell you he said “A man in your line of work needs a 4x4 pickup with a lift kit and some nice off road tires.”
Blue Barron When I heard “I’m stuck”, & saw the street tires on his rig, the exact same thought screamed thru my little toy brain!😂. Lifted rig, stock rig, they’re all only as good as their TIRES! Like his, my rig spends more time as a Grocery Getter than off reading these days, BUT, when we fish the Great North Woods in MAY, I worry less than most. The last 4 sets of tires I’ve put on my rigs are BF Goodrich KO2’s & I won’t run with less! When I get teased about “Geeze, Jim. Those tires aggressive enough for ya’?!?” I look ‘em in the eye & say “You know those days when you get 18” of snow, & you don’t want to take your truck out?” They always say “YEP.” I say “With those tires, I don’t have those days.” Mic drop.
Jim Welch: Awesome!!! I always run the Toyo Open Country’s with a plain old leveling kit. Getting stuck isn’t something I wanna worry about.
Hahaha you guys are right for this kind of stuff. Shouldn't have been on that road, but wanderlust and hoping for a shortcut got the best of me. Just can't justify basing my car on the .01% of the year I actually need that clearance. And now I've got Erin's 4x4 Tacoma anyway 😝😝
Backcountry Angling Ontario: The Toyota will work just fine. Put some all terrain tires on it and your good to go.
@@LostLakes and
Thank you for taking us along and sharing this little piece of paradise.
WOW What a fantastic idea. Had I know that years ago... "Reset the trip. That didn't happen. Start over!!" Man that would of saved a lot of really bad times. Thanks Jon
Second time I watched this one. Just as enjoyable . What a spectacular trip. Great way to relax on a Sunday afternoon after a tough slow day of fishing. Every year I can't help but rush the spring fishing season. Thanks a lot for posting and have a great day.
Thanks so much as always Adam :) I feel that...thankfully Superior will probably be open soon given the mild winter 🙏
Yep, as corny as this will sound, Jon, I like your candid honesty, your humour, and friendliness; it's like we've been friends a long, long time. Thanks for taking us along.
Corny or not, it's much appreciated! Thanks for all your very kind comments Marcel :) Cheers my friend
🤣 haha the sequence near the end after the 3km portage is awesome. Great video! Love seeing the hardships, and the triumph! Amazing fish too 🤘
Hahah thanks again man! The long-ish solitude always brings out the goofiness.
I loved the original but I really appreciate this version. What a trip! Thanks for all you do.
Thanks so much Andy!
I truly have enjoyed the videos, you are a true brush and trail cutter. It's people like you the make it possible for the other "skilled outdoors-men" to complete their dream trips, lol. You paved the way. "Outstanding!!!" As an old man speaking... I hope you really appreciate how special the "uncut" trail of life can be. This is Special, enjoy it while you can... Peace !
Thanks again Rob!! Definitely enjoying it while I can 🤠
I just re-watched this the other day. Now I get to re-re watch it 😁
Hahaha what support...thanks Alex!!
Wow! Now that was an epic trip. Incredible fishing. Great weather, doesn't make losing the rain jacket seem so bad other than being out a few bucks.
Absolutely man, I'll take that trade any day. For the weather OR the fishing I got here....let alone both!
I want to like this video twice.
Hahah thanks maydanlex!! One of my favourite trips
Dang! Sweet Brookies 👍
Another old geezer who spent his younger days paddling the BWCA and Quetico .over 2k miles over 20 years….living my fishing dreams through your great adventures.
Right on. Thanks for coming along David
I love your indomitable spirit!! Never wrong to stop and enjoy yourself...
Thanks so much Joshua!!
I see this is a 4 year old video now, but thanks for posting! I am doing this route this May. Also big thanks for the maps! Very helpful!
love the Mattar reference
This is my favorite solo canoe video without a doubt. thank you.
Thanks so much John!
Outstanding music in this one, had me seriously nostalgic for Baldur's Gate.
I just started watching your videos and I love them. Good fish and agreat sence of humer. Thanks
Thanks so much Lori! Really appreciate that :)
Totally agree and love watching you fish!
We re-watched this video again tonight when there wasn't anything else of interest to watch. It turned into a beautiful trip, in spite of the wicked start with one problem after another. Thank you for pushing on. It was worth it.
One thing that really stood out was the change in your methods between then and now. For instance, picking up a fish, you used dry hands. These days you make a point of wetting them. When holding the poor fish, your grip was so tight I could see your fingers sinking in and the poor fish was burping like crazy. Also, you left two to three hooks on your lures, but recently you taught Xander the benefit of removing all but one hook. Practice makes perfect. Way to go Jon. Keep it up
That was an excellent watch. Thanks for the upload
Much appreciated GAR BARIAN!!
Love your videos; highly entertaining. Not really into fishing, but between the beauty and the humor, your videos are awesome. Thank you.
Thanks once more for your very kind comments Gabi!!
You made a movie... Brilliant, looking forward to it!!
Loved your buddy who was a little green and was close to losing his lunch!! 😂 🙏
Great vid, as usual I love the nature and her abundance.
Thank You John for great great great videos. I love your attitude, energy, creativity, and respect for nature.
I'm Canadian, from Toronto, now living in Mexico the past 7 years - the one thing I miss most from back home are the northern Ontario canoe trips - so your video adventures hit home big time - close to my heart.
You've got more guts than I to hack thru those brutal portages !!
I'm learning a lot too from your videos and I'll apply to my motorcycle adventures here central Mexico.
Keep up the great work.
Mark.
Thank you so much Mark! Glad you can get a little fix from them :)
Second time seeing this , still believe this a crazy good adventure ... Well done ......
Thanks so much Jim :) One of the best trips I've had, if not the best.
U go on the best trips. I wish you were my local buddy haha
Hahaha I'm a lucky guy! Life brought me here and it's just a camper's paradise 😁
Those little comedy bits. Gold!
Haha get a little goofy out there
This is my favourite trip you have ever posted. Best time of year and great trip with big reward working through adversity. If someone asked me what do you dream about. I could easily show them this trip
Very interesting to hear that, thanks JB!! It's one of my top few trips...sometimes I think it was my most enjoyable trip ever. But the conditions played such a huge part of that. Would be interested to hear someone's perspective with less than perfect weather, fishing and bugs.
Backcountry Angling Ontario Sun - trout - minimal bugs. That’s the holy trinity right there! Like Halley’s Comet man! You hit the jackpot that year. Good for you.
@@jeremyboudreau3142 hahah exactly!!
John buddy! Those scenes you cut in with different bits of nature, be it animals or the branch of a tree blended with the beautiful music are just amazing!
It's a nice touch to your videos.
Thoroughly enjoy your work
I appreciate what you do bud.
Thanks so much TC! Greatly appreciate that!!
Epic trip - beautiful scenery and so peaceful. You made the best out of what looked like a disaster at first.
Thanks my friend. A gem of a trip, but everything seemed to be going wrong initially
Great remake from the original version. You are a blast 2 watch. It was great getting lost in this video for a couple of hours. The beauty of your country is amazing. The respect you have for nature and wildlife is outstanding. Thanks again Jon. Stay safe. 👍👍🎣🎣
Much appreciated as always DS!!!
The vid was so nice I watched it twice. I'm sure you remember the comment I made the last time so I won't repeat myself. tfrs!
Tf*r*s hahah love the acronym work. You rock Ted, thanks man!
Great video. I've never seen someone catch so many fish it became boring to watch. Gorgeous adventure, thanks for sharing.
Hahah thanks CC!
I haven't seen this beautiful route yet thanks for reposting a great trip... I'll have to check out that book with the forgotten canoe routes! Thanks again
Glad to hear it Andre! That book is worth its weight in gold to a paddler here...seriously.
I’ve watched this trip the most out of all your videos
Thanks TAP, great pick. Possibly the most overall enjoyable trip of my life, minus the start. Just a dream with that weather and fishing.
Time for a Jeep. :) Great video as always.
Hahah yeah it was "overly ambitious" to take my car down there. Thanks JP!!
excellent fishing; thanks for taking us along!!!!
Thanks a lot Maurice!
Watching this was a much-needed relaxing escape. Thank you for posting this!
Just what I like to hear :) Thanks my friend!
You bring the most phenomenal experiences. Thank you for the experience and the outstanding photography!!
Thanks so much Eva!
Jon. When you are able, please get a 4 runner. Keep your rav4 but you need a 4 runner. Possibly the greatest road mule ever built. It will never break and its almost impossible to get stuck. Love the show!
Worth every minute I took to watch it!
Thanks Glynn!! A long one for sure :)
@@LostLakes make sure to try the Williams Wabler for the Lakers!
"I gathered like a hundred stones" hahaha!
😂😂 What a sad firepit for the effort hahah
I keep telling you that you are incredible in hopes that your head doesn't swell! Your videos are so well done, John. I dream of trout fishing trips like that one. I'm seeing that your luck and mine are something we definitely have in common! Ha, ha! Chin up and keep smiling! It's all good when you get back next to the fire! Cheers!
Hahah you rock Brian, thank you so very much. This was truly a dream trip...may never get a spring trip like it again. 10 nights, incredible fishing, and perfect weather the whole time except for one afternoon which happened to be when I opted for a rest day...that just doesn't happen.
Loved the fishing and humor? Thankyou
Thanks a lot Vic!
A little over a month til opener buddy and your video's got me pumped!
Thanks Shawn!! Almost there man!
Wow, what a "fishing" trip, couldn't ask for any better! Thanks for sharing! :)
Seriously couldn't have! Unreal. Thanks for joining J!
Your channel rules. TY!
Nice trip looked like a fun adventure. I remember my first canoe trip. Lol have to hand to you. I always learn something from every trip to the bush.
😝 Lol totally...it's like a school out there. Learn a lot every year :)
👍🏼 Have fun learn and pass it on to the next generation.This year or next year I want to get up to Algonquin Park for sure.Keep up the good work and have a blast doing it.
@@atlas-x5717 right on 😬 Hope you can make it happen this year. Thanks brother!
Gotta say..... that's an Awesome hat.
Hahah thanks man, Erin hated this one. The new Tilley is an upgrade I think though
Yep you definitely can’t go wrong with the coloured Cleo. I enjoyed it thumbs up👍
No you can't :) Thanks RA!
I love your style of film making and the raw style of shooting that is so refreshing. Capturing and editing conversations is tricky but you do it well. I don’t think you need to narrate (vlogger style) as often as you do. You can let the long and slow cuts take over the story line progression.
Serious dejavu, we’ve been here before. I loved it the last time I watched it and I loved it watching it again. I still have a couple feet of snow in my yard so it was nice watching a video of bare earth and sunshine. Thanks for sharing this trip again, what a beauty place.
Thanks for tuning in again Dane! :) I hear that...and we've got 10-15cm coming tonight and more in the forecast next week, just when we were starting to melt. "Second winter" as they say.
Sum of the brookies I've ever seen John.. you must have been in ur glory my friend 😉✌️
I love your videos. I once saw a video of Joe Robinet and on one of his trips he went to a lake to catch Blue trout. I would love for you to go there and fish for those blue trout. My camping and hiking days are over. My cancer issues keep me in the bed these days. Those blue trout where amazingly blue. Let me vicariously explore with you. the bible say's young men see vision's, old men dream dreams. Let this old man dream about those blue trout.
I googled blue trout and it said they are called a Beardslee trout. They are so rare that they only occur in one lake in the whole world. They are only in Lake Crescent, Washington U. S. The locals call them Blue backs.
Epic! Really impressed that you stuck it out against the adversity. Great trip!
Much appreciated shewolf! Glad I kept going...one of my favourite trips in the end :)
Jeez man. I would have Quit in the parking lot. These are the trips that make you who you are!
One day my friend, I’ll be up there to experience it for myself, thank you, wicked trip!
Go get 'er brother!!
Zen, loved every minute of it!
🙂🙂 Thanks a lot Maikel!
Looking back at some of your older videos, what an awesome route!
Yum I miss fresh fish and our North right now with this pandemic.So thanks for all your videos I am watching all of them.Love your humour😅
Thanks Jan!! I feel your pain there...that would be torture for me
Thanks for re-releasing this. This is one of my favorite trips of yours. I have been seriously considering this as an ice-out trip and the map will come in very handy. Dan.
Thanks a lot Dan :) This trip was such a gem. The weather and fishing played a big part in that, but if the forecast is looking good, I'm confident the fish will be there for you. Hope you make it out!
Just love the Irish music, fishing was epic, great video 👍
Thanks Eileen!!
Just a good late night video I really enjoyed it.
Thanks a lot Kwadu! 🙂
I love your detailed B roll shots... fantastic as always!!!
Thanks Steve!!
Terrific trip. Turning back was smart. Great relaxation. Fantastic fishing. Wish I was with you.
Thanks a lot Mark! Yeah it would've been a major grind to continue. Instead I got to enjoy the stuff I had to race past. Good deal :)
With the flute started playing I thought I was watching Justin Barbour for a second
Lol yeah he and I seem to pick the same tracks
I love your solo camping and canoeing more than any of your other videos. It seems more refreshing, much more beauty and more interesting to me. Love when you film the tall trees, the creatures, the sunsets, the rivers, and I also like watching you in that environment and how comfortable, calm and fearless you come across. You also seem to play the perfect music/melody for you video's. I would love to see you fish Halibut, I find them to be interesting fish and Delicious. Can't wait to see your next Solo Camping.
Thanks for this beautiful comment Leesea! Love your appreciation of the little things in nature and in the video. I would love that too 🤤 Thank you again!
Love your four step approach for coping with the portage!
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Even better the second time!
Most kind, thanks man!! :)
My third time watching this video! Lol MJP
I’ve been seeing a theme develop in your videos with missing gear. I’m impressed that you’ve been able to keep a sense of humour about it. Good idea to have spare lifejacket and sweater in your car. I’ll keep that in mind for my next trip!
That was some beautiful fish
Another amazing trip! Can't wait to get out on the water this year.
Thanks man :) I feel ya!!
Another fantastic video! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks again MC!!!
Awesome adventure. Great video!!
great trip Jon, beautiful Ontario,, lovely fish, nice work, another trip is on my list, thank you for that, My nova craft is getting ready, :0) take care,, Bob
Thanks Bob :) It's a beauty...hope you find your way there!
Backcountry Angling Ontario me as well, would love to get into those brookies