M_M, I was camped on that island and heard voices too. Same thing, they under estimated that portage. Told them where I thought some camps might be and found them the next day on the south shore where an old camp had been burned out.
I've only caught SM and pike there.

Thanks you guys. I will be coming from Chatteron at the end of my trip. I want to do the two portage out when the food pack is light.

Mat, you've raised my curiosity in Gahn Lk.

I've stayed on the island site several times - it is pretty, in some nice big pines, especially the one right at the landing - its full of carpenter ants, so don't hang anything on its branches..   There are two other sites still functional on the lake (others were burned and now too overgrown).  Off the top of my head, there is one on the SW shore, before you get to the pinch/narrow spot (if coming from the north) - another to the NW of the island - don't think it is the one that is shown on paddle planner though.  Usually have the lake to myself, but have been camped on that island and asleep one night when I hear voices - someone had underestimated how long it takes to get there and were looking for a campsite in the dark - they moved on before I could exit the tent, and they headed back to the North.  I did Sauvage, Bonhomme, and the long portage from Fern to Olifaunt all in one day, but best to camp on Fern and start fresh in the morning.  You can also come in from Chatterton, which is a lot easier.

Bonhomme and Sauvage are quite civilized now, having been repaired a number of years ago - but the "new" corduroy has been taking a beating since it was put in.  coming form the north, the the start of the portage to alice is tricky to find - it is on a big sloping rock face that has a blown over pine tree on top - you can see the root ball - there is (or was) a small pine tree at the base of that big rock, on a little "shelf" at water line - that is what you need to look for - you can't see any sign of a portage there, until you are atop the big rock slope.

first time I did Bonhomme and Sauvage, it was like "The African Queen" movie - had to put my gear in the boat and tow it behind me while trying to keep out of the waist deep muck - much, much better since the fix of a few (10?) years ago.

usually don't fish Alice, though we have caught a few Northerns there on the way to Gahn - went thru there this year, but didn't camp - took the "adventure" portage out of Gahn to the tiny stream that feeds into Chatterton Lake - its only 3' wide and so windy you just have to pull your boat over the corners - can't float it for the first 2 or 3 hundred yards, then its ok.  Not recommended.

I spent an afternoon there a few years back.  The only decent site was the island site with the camp site facing south.  There is a couple of sites on the south shore with poor landings which might be more open and less buggy. Did not fish for long but caught several nice northern.

Anyone stay there?  It's south of Pickerel and connects to two somewhat off the path longish portages, the Sauvage and Bonhomme. 

Tim Mead in the book Quetico Adventures called a site there "one of the most beautiful in the Park" (paraphrase).  Now, it's possible the site on a southern penninsula that he talks about has burned since he was there.  But I would like to layover here and try my luck fishing.  Has anyone else done this?