We're entering through Cirrus (via Beaverhouse) on July 5 and taking out at French Lake on the 11th.  I did this route many (10+) years ago with some buddies and a recall a relaxing, easy trip with good fishing, but I'm pretty sure it was in May, not July.  Also, after many years of just traveling with my wife, our youngest daughter and her husband are joining us this year.  My daughter has had these types of wilderness adventures but her husband is a city guy and this will be new for him.  Any advice, either on the route or on indoctrinating the new son-in-law to the north woods?

That's excellent advice ST!  Just making the newbies feel comfortable from the start about their lack of experience is a HUGE step in the right direction.  If you don't know about something, ask.  If you can help but don't know how to, ask.   Then it just becomes the responsibility of everyone else to inform, teach, demonstrate, etc. without negativity.  Inclusion from the get-go will go a long way!

Now if only I had known all that as a teen...

-J.J.

Interesting route. McAlphine portage is rather long, a mile I beleive. Once you get to Batch, your portaging is all but over.

Regards to the newbie, involve him as much as possible. If your providing your own equipment, invite him over to help you "inspect" it for your trip. It will allow him to become more familiar with it.

Looks like we'll miss you guys, we are putting in at French on the 5th and out at Nym on the 11th. Going down the B-Chain to Sturgen.

Question, are you using an outfitter? We'll using CCO and staying at their bunk house. If you see 3 father son pairs running around Atikokan on the 4th, that will be us.

Kurt

PJ,

Ok, we'll probably be doing dinner at the White Otter on the evening of the 4th. Don't know what time we will be arriving atikokan as it is dependent on when we are leaving as one of the boys will be coming home from scout camp on Friday and it is a 24 hour drive to Atikokan.

CCO is dropping us off at French, Jim usually likes for us to get an early start, so we'll be leaving CCO around 7am-730am ish on the 5th. Probably do breakfast at the Sportsman.

Have fun and hopefully we'll see you on the 4th.

Kurt

When in July....how's the S-I-L with heat and bugs?  Has he had his "man-card" issued yet?

My daughter has been bringing home "boys".  I revoke all their "cards".  Hope this dude works out for ya.

The trip you mentioned is cake, pleasant, and indeed good fishing.