W-08 Black Sturgeon to Aikens Lake
Geographic Location:
- Atikaki Provincial Park (Manitoba), Woodlands Caribou Park (Ontario)
Name of Trip:
- Black Sturgeon Lake to Aikens Lake
Major Lakes/Rivers:
- Black Sturgeon L, Winnipeg R, Namego L, Seperation L, Fletcher L, Stoney L, Aegean L, Beaumich L, Haggart L, Haggart R, Carroll, Aikens L.
Source of Information:
- Maps: 52 L/2, L/7, L/8, L/9, L/10, L/15, M/2.
- Berard Oiseau-Manigotagan Map
- Book.Brochures: Ontario Dept. of Natural Resources Canoe Route Guides Kenora.
Duration of Trip:
- 8 days paddling.
Total Distance:
- 264 kilometres.
River Rating:
- Haggart River: Class 1-2 and sometimes obstructed with logs.
Portages:
- 56 portages. The one described between Sum Creek and Separation Lake/English River difficult to find. One party hitched a ride on the nearby logging road to Fiord Bay Ranger Outpost with water access.
Start (Put In):
- Any dock or bridge near Black Sturgeon Lake.
Finish (Take Out):
- Aikens Lake Lodge by plane. Bisset Air from Aikens Lake to Bissett.
Remoteness:
- Through Woodland Caribou (Sydney to Carroll) no fly-in lodges. There are lodges in the south near Kenora as well as the north near Red Lake.
Comments:
- There are lots of islands and eagles on the Winnipeg River.
- The Haggart River has interesting rapids and falls.
- Registration required in Woodland Caribou Park.
- There are great camping spots at the mouth of the Gammon Carroll Lake.
