Stuart River Up to Canadian Border
by GopherAdventure
Trip Type:
Paddling Canoe
Entry Date:
06/09/2018
Entry Point:
Stuart River (EP 19)
Exit Point:
Moose/Portage River (north) (EP 16)
Number of Days:
8
Group Size:
5
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Day 5 of 8
Wednesday, June 13, 2018 Today, we decided to head up to Curtain Falls and check out the sites and do some fishing up there. We ate breakfast and started the 15 minute paddle over to Curtain. If you haven't seen this waterfall, you're missing out. It only drops about 15 feet, but after the first drop there are several smaller cascades and heavy rapids over the next quarter mile. Its really quite gorgeous, and even though I've seen it multiple times, it never ceases to take your breath away. We took a nice photo at the top and then proceeded fishing all along the length of the waterfall and rapids. We didn't have much luck, but were able to pull a few fish out of the eddies at the bottom of the falls. Dad fell asleep on a rock while fishing, par for the course, and Tristan was sight fishing smallies in just a few feet of water by the portage landing. We also had the pleasure of viewing a snapping turtle about the size of a trash can lid sunning herself on a rock as we fished. She didn't even move when we paddled past to head back to camp. We only saw one other group the entire time we were at the falls, which is rare as this area is usually pretty busy during the day with border route travelers. We were treated to a fish fry and another gorgeous sunset again. We retired with full stomachs and content souls.
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