Recent content by troutstalker

I believe you are referring to Horseshoe Lake. I 'm pretty sure these idiots left their trash there also! I stayed at the first campsite one night and there was toilet paper all over on top of the ground. The slobs were too lazy or afraid to go into the woods and dig a cat hole. Back to the...

Davy Crockett just grinned a bear down in his day hah! On a serious note, people are the problem. People need to stop feeding the bears. Here in NY the saying goes "a fed bear is a dead bear". Once they get educated, they become nuisance bears then the Ranger has to kill them. Back in the 60's a...

Nice stove but with a Solo Stove or Kelly Kettle you need not buy or carry any fuel as they burn biomass.

Kayaks were invented by Eskimos to hunt whales. I think that is a first.I think that it really doesn't matter what boat you have as long as you enjoy the out of doors. We all have different ideas and personal preferences. Whatever suits you well is all that matters. Now does anybody know how to...

While eating lunch at the upper dam on Bog River I chuckled at two guys with a canoe making six trips to make a single portage. This is fast? I have spent a lot of time planning how to make a portage in one trip. I bought a 36 pound kayak. Made a portage yoke and assessed my gear. I minimalized...

Canoes take on water in rough seas as they don't have decks to keep you dry. Kayaks can be paddled straight into the wind and canoes you have to constantly make direction corrections. I have seen plenty of times where canoes are stranded due to wind and waves as I paddle through.

Having someone is safer as cell phones aren't reliable in the Adirondacks. I don't bring mine with me. If you are going to wilderness camping, why not do it without modern conveniences. At times I go it alone for more solitude. I now bring my bro so I have someone to out fish and beat at UNO!

There are many different models of kayaks. There are ones that you can peddle or paddle, some come in three separate sections that snap together, there is the Freedom Hawk that the rear spreads out with the push of a lever and a stand up bar for the fisherman. Some come with electric motors and...

A sleeping pad, two sleeping bags one inside the other and a couple of chemical handwarmers in the foot end to keep your feet warm! Cold weather paddling/camping is great! No people or bugs to nag you!

Realistically we are not talking about canoes that can seat 9 people! It doesn't really matter what you have as long as you can satisfy your passion. My free time is important to me and I would rather not waste time carrying unnecessary gear when I can go light and fast. When the weather is...

Boats have different applications. Before you buy one, you have to decide which one applies to your purpose. Before you buy, decide what that purpose is or you will not be happy. I have had canoes and kayaks. You just can't buy one without deciding what you are using it for. I have modified my...

Not totally correct! I have 12 ft. kayak that carries all my gear in one boundary pack that slides under my rear deck. At the head of a portage, I put the pack on and yoke the yak on my shoulders. As for sit on top yaks, Google Jim Sammons Kayak fisherman and watch him catch 300 pound Tuna...

My go to lures are the 1/16 and 1/8 ounce Little Cleo spoons. Best colors are blue/silver,gold and silver. I have aso caught nice bass on these. These are all I take on my backcountry paddle trips.

I prefer a kayak. I have handled 2 to 4 foot waves in lake Ontario without getting wet while fishing for salmon! That was with a Wilderness Systems Pungo 140. I now use a 1995 Wilderness Systems Chesapeake that weigh 36 pounds. It handles rough water as well as meandering streams. I can also...

The River I've often thought about a trip on the Susquehanna. How's the fishing? Are their any primitive camping sites?