September 15, 2019
Canoes vs Kayaks At True North Wilds, we love fishing from human powered vessels. When it comes to canoes vs kayaks, both have strengths and weaknesses that make one more or less superior to the other. In this article I look at where and when you should use each boat, to help you plan your trip or purchase. Versatility Canoes…
June 18, 2019
Spring has arrived, which means I’ve been spending as much time as possible in remote areas, camping and back country fishing. Remote lakes certainly have their perks, among them low angling pressure and healthy fish populations. Indeed, if you plan it out properly, it can sometimes feel like cheating. Back country fishing also has it’s own set of challenges, however,…
June 11, 2019
On the Hunt for Lake Trout The Trip to Wilson lake was an excellent trip that I will not soon forget. Adam, My dad Ron, and myself headed to Wilson with the main goal of having a fish fry with the delicious lake trout. Adam and myself brought out the fishing kayaks and Ron used a canoe with a little…
May 28, 2019
Spring time! Which means my annual vacation from work and multiple canoe/kayak trips. The first of my trips this year was to the Rabbit River, in Nopiming Provincial Park. I was joined by Neil, Cam, and Riley. Our final destination was Cole Lake, at the end of the river. The Rabbit River Route The Rabbit River canoe route is found…
February 28, 2019
Using a Kayak on your camping/ fishing trip can be a blast. I find them much more comfortable to sit in all day, compared to a canoe. There’s something nice about being able to let your feet sit in the water as you patiently wait for a tug on the line. However, with Kayaks there are some things you should…
June 21, 2018
This last week, I took my friend Riley and my two fishing kayaks and headed into Nopiming Provincial Park. Our destination was Cole Lake, and our path was the Rabbit River route. The plan was to spend a day paddling in, then two full days of fishing, and a day paddling out. Naturally, as with most of my plans, this…
January 27, 2018
The Woodland Caribou Park is a provincial park in Ontario. It is accessible only by limited fly-in points or by water routes. Visitors to the park number in the low hundreds annually, mostly through outfitters on a few of the larger lakes. Covering an area of over 450,000 hectares, and with over 2000 km of maintained canoe routes, clearly I need…
December 11, 2017
This summer our friends Lyndon and Shane took a canoe trip down the Black River. Black River is a beautiful shield river that winds it’s way through Nopiming Provincial Park, here in Manitoba. Their journey took them 4 days and they covered over 100km of river as well as numerous tough portages. Nopiming Park, pure shield Nopiming Provincial Park, as…
June 30, 2017
The week called for only 2 days of nice weather, and I intended to make the most of them. I enticed my friend Brendon to join me on an overnight camping trip to Horseshoe Lake, in the Whiteshell park. This lake is known for its smallmouth bass fishing, and we planned on taking advantage. Horseshoe lake is a mid-sized lake…