Enjoyable as always! So glad you two found each other. Hold on to each other, overcome obstacles like you overcome those on a trip. Jon a work of art as always. Such an eye for God’s creation!
This is one of the best videos I have seen from the both of you. Canoes, whitewater, walleye, Amok hammocks, great people, moose and baby, owls, eagles and a nice looooong video! Thank you.
I loved this so much. I was a bit crusty and tired, then watched, and now I'm zen and feeling inspired to get out into nature. Plus reminded to pinch my barbs. Thank you!
Okay, enough you two. I already go back and rewatch your older videos, no need to rub it in my face like this. 🤣💕💕💕 Seriously though, always nice watching Jon and Real Erin instead of Hemlock Erin. You two are the best.
John!! I LOVED that transition you did at 34:41!! So awesome That looked like an absolutely MAGICAL adventure. I’m almost jealous🤗, but not, because at least you two were able to appreciate and love it ❤️
4:35 Vagal response. Cold water applied to the back of the neck can help. Also, the jerk technique with a piece of looped fishing line doesn't hurt and it's best done with a second person doing the tug while the hooked person holds the hook eye down against the skin.
Just saw this video but have seen many others....You both are amazing and the love of each other shows in the love you have for earth. Keep up the great work and as always....The videos rock. :)
omg y'all are cute. i swear at one point during this vid I had a visceral feeling of smelling camp and pine and feeling the cool air. looks like a great trip :)
Great video guys and sure is nice to see that beautiful scenery and wildlife through the lens of great photography work! Great aspiration for us to look forward to the upcoming spring and summer trips! Keep up the good work my friends!👍👍👍
Great edit - you couldn't have asked for better weather, and what a nice montage at the end. I still cringed and started to sweat while you worked that hook out of your leg. 🤪 Looking forward to following your adventures this season. Be well!
Suggestion on the canoe repair get some pine 🌲 resin heat it up over the fire 🔥 in a pot it will melt apply to damage area let dry should be good to go! Awesome video I loved it 😎
John, there are for plastic, 2 phase repair kits. About 500 grams, a triangular file and some sandpaper to it. With this you can repair everything on the canoe, except really big breaks and cracks. Greetings from Frankfurt
I remember the first time I caught a blue walleye too, I thought I had caught some sort of freak of nature. I couldn't google it either because we had no service. Pretty neat!
Loved it, great to see you both back out and how many fish did you catch 😱. That was one of the most stunning scenic trips I’ve seen, beautiful. Thank you both of you. All the best, Ant 👍
Hard to believe your videos get better and better!!!! Amazing scenery 👍 Great walleye fishing👍 dark dark back eyes!! Not one shore lunch walleye feed????? 🥲🥲 Good trip! B Deacon Mb. Canada 🇨🇦
BARBLESS HOOKS. I went on a three day motorcycle camping trip with a buddy of mine and camped in Algonquin Park. We rented a canoe and went fishing. On the last day my buddy sat on a barbed hook and it got stuck very deep where he could not reach it himself to get it out. He also could not ride his bike home for the 150 mile trip because it hurt so much. He pleaded for my help! Good thing he was a good friend or I would have told him to seek professional help. But I said that he probably would have helped me if it was the other way around. We had to sneak into a gas station washroom to avoid people talking. I took the scissors on a Swiss Army knife and cut into his butt about a quarter inch to get it out. To say the least it was no fun for me but extremely painful for him. He probably could have used a couple of stitches but we had a good bandage. We had to stop every 20 miles on the way home cause it was too painful for him to ride his bike. Butt we made it home that day and laugh together every time we tell the story. He toughed it out and probably has the scar to prove it!!!! I’ve used barbless ever since for some reason!!!
I can just imagine the people outside the gas station bathroom listening to the sounds of a man screaming in pain on the inside and another mam shouting words of encouragement and saying, "wont be much long I am almost done" lol
The thing is. She was aware of your presence. She wanted you to go away so you wouldn’t know where she took her calf too. It’s great to see hands down. When it comes to “kids” of any species, it’s best to look and move on. Respect.
For species like pike, muskie, walleye and other toothy fish we ALWAYS use a lip grip so as not to disturb the protective slime coating on the fish. Rapala makes a good one with a scale.
I appreciate that but my understanding is that as long as you wet your hands, which we do, the slime will be okay. Dry hands are bad though. Lip grips can be good if the belly is supported/no vertical holds
White water... Head for the V. Take a white water canoe class . Its a blast. You guys did good. We do trips in a 20ft Minnesota 3 Wenona Kevlar canoe. Very fast. 4.25mph. But dangerous in rapids
I didn't realize there were blue walleyes; in northern Alberta where I used to live the walleyes are golden in color. Had some good walleye fishing on the Wabasca River and once was fishing in a big back eddy and hooked a small walleye when there was a sudden swirl in the water as a huge pike tried to swallow it head first but the tight line prevented it
My dad and I always carry some UV cured polyester resin aka surfboard resin, and fiberglass cloth for repairs. With the sunlight the resin cures in 30-60 seconds.
You two are adorable together. I watched the proposal video a few days ago and was crying like a baby! 😍 So beautiful. I'm a new sub so I don't know if you've married by now but Congrats you two! 🥂💞
Great video, thanks for sharing the adventure! I've used JB weld epoxy puddy for the bottom of my kayak to help with the scrapes and in my repair kit. It should hold on the the roughed up areas fairly well if bondo stayed on there.
Wow, great trip! Can’t believe all the fish you caught but I didn’t see you eat any. 3 owls at once. It’s pretty rare to see owls in the day let alone 3 at once. I’ve been lucky to see the same owl in winter and summer in the daytime.
How to painlessly remove a barbed hook. 1. Hold the eye of the hook against the skin with your thumb 2. Loop a piece of string around the bend of the hook. 3. Line up the string with the shaft. 4. Jerk the string straight out and the hook will fly out without pain or tearing your skin. Done this many times in my clinic. Holding the eye down causes the hook to rotate out without catching the skin. Easy Peasy. Love your videos. SSmith MD
Used to canoe as a kid all the time in my grandfathers aluminum Grumman. Took it out with my wife a couple of years ago and hooked the keel on a tree stump. Dumped us overboard trying to scootch off the stump. First time I have ever gone over in a canoe. The keel was great for speed and steering but not so much for dodging unseen stumps. Luckily my dry bags under the bow and stern kept that old Grumman afloat... Didn't lose a thing other than pride. I don't swim that good anymore at 50 and overweight...
A thermocell works wonders for a lot of those bugs. I never leave home without mine. I’d love to take a trip like that with a little more stable craft with my wife for a week or two. We would take it nice and slow and enjoy every little thing there is to see
some "déjà vu" but a nice one with your old reliable canoe. You can remove the floating box at each ends and replace by inflatable canoe bags that are lighter many more buoancy so safety mostely wend you go one canoe alone. For my expediton canoe group i am the fixing guy, and my first glue to have is Soo-Goo, that is cheap stick on anyting and easy to use. You make real good fishing and peopole realy like to see the "fish and cook" . . .
G-Flex epoxy for fixing kayaks or canoes my friend. Used by itself or with a strip of fiberglass mesh. They make a layering video for the mesh. Looks very permanent. Made just for this purpose. Great vid. Reminds me of the Madawaska river where I'm originally from. Less fish by far tho. Lots of rock bass. Nice to see they aren't in these systems.
I feel your pain with the hook in your leg.. when I was a teenager I caught a largemouth close to shore and didn’t let it fight enough, it did a couple of flips and I ended up getting both treble hooks in my hand while the fish was still flipping around. Somehow it flipped off and I passed out from the pain.. luckily some older fishermen was nearby and somehow popped both the treble hooks out. Honestly I don’t even remember that part, I probably fainted several times before it was all over. Good times. I’ve been afraid to pull out a lure with my hands for 30 years since then so I never go fishing without some needle nose pliers.
Thanks Suzanne :) It's an old 1.5L aluminum that was handed down to me. We've since (this trip was in July 2019) got the Pathfinder 1.9L bush pot which is great
That hook in the leg brought memories. I was about 10 yrs. old fishing on the river shore with a friend. INSTEAD of casting I through out the line but got the hook caught in the mussel of my arm. I had a long sleeve shirt on and couldn't see the hook so I yanked it out with a hunk of flesh. We had our bikes so had to peddle home [[ about two miles]] I still have the scare . 80 yrs later.
Awesome trip. I’ve added this high on the list of trips to do. What time of year was this trip and what was your put in point? Hopefully the borders open up as the pandemic winds down. Cheers from Stillwater, Minnesota.
Thanks Matt, this was July 2019. I've done the Steel twice, both times in July. The whitewater would be a lot better in June. A lot of it is bony by July and the long swifts get really shallow which can take the biggest toll on the canoe...a fair amount of bottoming out and wading. We accessed above Eaglecrest Lake here: goo.gl/maps/w74a968fGdHcp38X8
very very very nice trip, but why no shoreline fish fry? So many eyes but only burritos to eat.Keep up the making of these fantastic videos.👍👍🐟🌲🐟🌲👍👍🇨🇦😎
Jon, if you are still reading these I have a question, your yoke on this Kevlar canoe, do you prefer that wood one or a padded? Great fishing adventure, what memories stick! Blues are beautiful, never knew.... THANKS to you both!
Thanks Jay! I'd say it comes down to the weight. Our 17ft expedition canoe weighs 65lbs and I'm very glad to have the pads on that one. Canoes around 50lbs and under, I'm good with just a wooden yoke as long as it's contoured (deep dish).
@@LostLakes I did not think of that. I am now relegated to having adventures thru u. Never taken a portage without a 70-75 lb AL canoe. Last time was 2016 just to prove I still could. If I ever go in again yes I will rent light!🤔. Thanks again Jon! Take care
... What a great paddle adventure... Awesome wildlife all along the way ... Amazing fishing ,,pretty much the entire trip , a couple meals with walleye would have been meant to be ... bummer on canoe issues ,, cavities (if closed) are usually foam filled,surprised there was any room for water to store.... drill a couple small relief holes on inside might help ,,also install a keelguards along both keels... to be commonly on low water and rocks might want to look into a canoe (whitewater design) without a keel ...keels are nice for tracking control but don't play well with rocks ... more for flatwater use.... Thanks for bringing us into the mindset of better times to come ... ..... Stay Safe and God Bless .....
Thanks a lot RW! Yeah that was the first canoe I ever bought and it's been great but I'd never get a keel again. The new canoes (since this trip in July 2019) have been keel-less :)
I’ve counter balanced canoes in much the same way. My brother and friend use under seat bags and can’t figure out why their canoe is so poorly balanced and I can walk my canoe without touching it.
Hahah yeah this was not only Erin's first time paddling whitewater, but my first time doing it with someone else. We learned that communication is a huge part of it, and knowing the right words to describe what you want from each other
Lol naw, not a fan of DEET and even with it, with thick bugs they're still swarming around you. We just cover our skin with clothing and have bug jackets if they're really bad
started watching these about a month now and just love it,so much so that I bought a water drinking straw from temu (on line store). next is the the hammock from temu for about $30.00
Oh my goodness, that baby moose was SO cute ❤ just precious to see one so little.
Enjoyable as always! So glad you two found each other. Hold on to each other, overcome obstacles like you overcome those on a trip. Jon a work of art as always. Such an eye for God’s creation!
We will :) Thank you Bedanmel!
Erin, you are the rock that makes this team run👍👍. Congratulations to you both
You guys are so great together. What a team! Great ending montage.
Thanks again Matt!
This is one of the best videos I have seen from the both of you. Canoes, whitewater, walleye, Amok hammocks, great people, moose and baby, owls, eagles and a nice looooong video! Thank you.
Thanks a bunch Parker! Only four days, but there were so many great moments. One of our most enjoyable trips
What a walleye paradise!!!! I do believe I could eat walleye every day. Beautiful trip.
I loved this so much. I was a bit crusty and tired, then watched, and now I'm zen and feeling inspired to get out into nature. Plus reminded to pinch my barbs. Thank you!
💚💚 Thank you Andrea!
LOVIN this video..two of my fav things...fishing and camping. What a paradise! ❤️
Truly is...thanks Colleen!
Wow, the scenery for that hammock setup. Stunning. Worth every second of those rapids. Dream camp location.
Gem of a site
Okay, enough you two. I already go back and rewatch your older videos, no need to rub it in my face like this. 🤣💕💕💕
Seriously though, always nice watching Jon and Real Erin instead of Hemlock Erin. You two are the best.
Hahaha thanks oP!!
Thanks for sharing your adventures with us, Jon and Erin!
Great video and scenery. I really enjoyed watching this again and it makes me all the more eager for summer to arrive now!
Us too, can't wait. Thanks IM!
Nice! Great way to end a week with a new Jon and Erin video!
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wow that baby moose was the most adorable thing i seen, i have seen plenty of moose but never such a small one thanks
Great video Jon
and Erin!! Beautiful scenery!! Lots of fish!! Can’t wait for your next video. Peace out!!
Thanks a lot Vincent!!
John!! I LOVED that transition you did at 34:41!! So awesome
That looked like an absolutely MAGICAL adventure. I’m almost jealous🤗, but not, because at least you two were able to appreciate and love it ❤️
Thank you Shorty!! It was magical....more Steel River magic. Very special place
Special trip with some special people! Always enjoy watching you love birds. Glad to see such a healthy population of eyes, great work!
Thanks Teunis!
Holy wildlife Batman & Catwoman!!!! What a trip and another huge thank you for sharing and taking us along 💜
Hahah thanks for joining us!
I always carry a little Flex Tape, it's a life saver for holes.
Duck tape all you need for everything don't by the cheap stuff though
Erin looks at you so lovingly! Have you notice the little looks she gives? Cute!
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Another great video, love you both, it's so great to have someone enjoy nature, fishing and camping together ❤️
Perfect timing! Just got home from a paddle. sat down and opened RUclips and Bam!!
LL for the win!
Thanks for sharing your adventure. Having luck catching fish never gets old.
Looking forward to seeing you in summer, canoeing, fishing and nature!
Very nice video,I enjoy watching you gays. Thank you for sharing your adventures and keep doing stuff like this.
Much appreciated!
4:35 Vagal response. Cold water applied to the back of the neck can help. Also, the jerk technique with a piece of looped fishing line doesn't hurt and it's best done with a second person doing the tug while the hooked person holds the hook eye down against the skin.
Thanks David, the sad thing is I had studied that technique before but completely forgot it in the moment
Fantastic coverage of the trip and a truly magical little music montage at the end . Great camerawork and editing ...........
Thanks a lot telepater!
Just saw this video but have seen many others....You both are amazing and the love of each other shows in the love you have for earth. Keep up the great work and as always....The videos rock. :)
Thank you so much David 💚
omg y'all are cute. i swear at one point during this vid I had a visceral feeling of smelling camp and pine and feeling the cool air. looks like a great trip :)
Hahah love that, thanks xchick!
Great looking trip. Doesn’t get any better than that. Keep em coming 👁🛶👁
Erin is the best thing that ever happened to you Jon. 😉 You two are so good together.
Sure is 💚💚
Yes more Erin please 🙏she be bad ass 😎👍
Great video guys and sure is nice to see that beautiful scenery and wildlife through the lens of great photography work! Great aspiration for us to look forward to the upcoming spring and summer trips! Keep up the good work my friends!👍👍👍
Thank you Dale!!
Great edit - you couldn't have asked for better weather, and what a nice montage at the end. I still cringed and started to sweat while you worked that hook out of your leg. 🤪 Looking forward to following your adventures this season. Be well!
Hahaha still hard to watch. Thanks a lot April!!
I'm a fairly new subscriber, watching this 2 yrs later. Another awesome video
Suggestion on the canoe repair get some pine 🌲 resin heat it up over the fire 🔥 in a pot it will melt apply to damage area let dry should be good to go! Awesome video I loved it 😎
Thanks Mack! Good call :)
John, there are for plastic, 2 phase repair kits. About 500 grams, a triangular file and some sandpaper to it. With this you can repair everything on the canoe, except really big breaks and cracks.
Greetings from Frankfurt
This adventure looked wonderful, right up to the point that I saw you fending off all of those bugs while repairing the canoe.
Lol it's the price to pay for so many lakes and rivers in Ontario. Lots of breeding ground for bugs. I'll pay that price :)
I remember the first time I caught a blue walleye too, I thought I had caught some sort of freak of nature. I couldn't google it either because we had no service. Pretty neat!
(20:25) just love the sound of an owl on a quiet night ❤
Loved it, great to see you both back out and how many fish did you catch 😱. That was one of the most stunning scenic trips I’ve seen, beautiful.
Thank you both of you. All the best, Ant 👍
For a four-day trip, it was amazing how much nature spoiled us. Thanks Ant!!
What a gorgeous river this is. I saw a lovely campsite right at Owl Village. I wanted to be there with you both.
Truly a gem :)
Holy clear camera, Batman! Love seeing Erin's camera work & narration a bit, too.
Hahah thanks Cindy!
Congrats on 40k!!! Pound for pound one of the best channels out there!
Thank you Blake!!
Just slaying the walleye! Love the video
Wonderful weather and sweet trip
Super cool video and Beautiful nature. It was a Really Nice video and I look foreward for more.
Thanks a lot ED!
That was great! I was waiting for a two second shot at the very end of that moose coming back and looking you. :)
Hahah love their curiosity. Thanks Cindy!
Yaaaassss!!! I saw FISHING and got comfy on the couch!!!!!
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Hard to believe your videos get better and better!!!! Amazing scenery 👍 Great walleye fishing👍 dark dark back eyes!! Not one shore lunch walleye feed????? 🥲🥲 Good trip! B Deacon Mb. Canada 🇨🇦
BARBLESS HOOKS.
I went on a three day motorcycle camping trip with a buddy of mine and camped in Algonquin Park. We rented a canoe and went fishing. On the last day my buddy sat on a barbed hook and it got stuck very deep where he could not reach it himself to get it out. He also could not ride his bike home for the 150 mile trip because it hurt so much. He pleaded for my help! Good thing he was a good friend or I would have told him to seek professional help. But I said that he probably would have helped me if it was the other way around. We had to sneak into a gas station washroom to avoid people talking. I took the scissors on a Swiss Army knife and cut into his butt about a quarter inch to get it out. To say the least it was no fun for me but extremely painful for him. He probably could have used a couple of stitches but we had a good bandage. We had to stop every 20 miles on the way home cause it was too painful for him to ride his bike. Butt we made it home that day and laugh together every time we tell the story. He toughed it out and probably has the scar to prove it!!!!
I’ve used barbless ever since for some reason!!!
When I was maybe 15 I got a giant muskie treble look stuck in my calf. That wan not fun pushing all the way thru to cut the barb off! Watch out!!
Oh man...so brutal. Barbs just ain't worth it
As a fly fisher I always crush down the barb before tying any flies.
I can just imagine the people outside the gas station bathroom listening to the sounds of a man screaming in pain on the inside and another mam shouting words of encouragement and saying, "wont be much long I am almost done" lol
@@Beyondthebackyard-au Years later and I’m still killing myself laughing about it!!!
The thing is. She was aware of your presence. She wanted you to go away so you wouldn’t know where she took her calf too.
It’s great to see hands down. When it comes to “kids” of any species, it’s best to look and move on. Respect.
For species like pike, muskie, walleye and other toothy fish we ALWAYS use a lip grip so as not to disturb the protective slime coating on the fish. Rapala makes a good one with a scale.
I appreciate that but my understanding is that as long as you wet your hands, which we do, the slime will be okay. Dry hands are bad though. Lip grips can be good if the belly is supported/no vertical holds
Nice trip a lot of great comments so where the hell are your helmets? Glad to see you guys out and about.
This was back in July 2019 but we finally have helmets now :)
White water...
Head for the V.
Take a white water canoe class . Its a blast.
You guys did good.
We do trips in a 20ft Minnesota 3 Wenona Kevlar canoe. Very fast. 4.25mph. But dangerous in rapids
THANK GOD ya'll are back on the water and fishing!
They aren't this is just another repost...
I didn't realize there were blue walleyes; in northern Alberta where I used to live the walleyes are golden in color. Had some good walleye fishing on the Wabasca River and once was fishing in a big back eddy and hooked a small walleye when there was a sudden swirl in the water as a huge pike tried to swallow it head first but the tight line prevented it
The fish hook injury reminds me of when you did that a year or so ago on a solo.
0:03 Is that a subtle "Lost Lakes" tag I spy under that there bridge? Hooked on your work guys, tnx.
Hahaha great eye! Digital tag of course. Thanks as always!
My dad and I always carry some UV cured polyester resin aka surfboard resin, and fiberglass cloth for repairs. With the sunlight the resin cures in 30-60 seconds.
You two are adorable together. I watched the proposal video a few days ago and was crying like a baby! 😍 So beautiful. I'm a new sub so I don't know if you've married by now but Congrats you two! 🥂💞
YOU felt squeamish?? Me, too. I could never have been a nurse. Fine video, you guys. Thank you sooo much... I love walleye.
Same here, I'd be fainting every day. Thanks Jan!
Great video, thanks for sharing the adventure! I've used JB weld epoxy puddy for the bottom of my kayak to help with the scrapes and in my repair kit. It should hold on the the roughed up areas fairly well if bondo stayed on there.
Thanks for this Vince!
43:00 look at the height of those cliffs!! WOW!!
Heck of a paddle along there
Thanks for the river floating and fishing.
Wow, great trip! Can’t believe all the fish you caught but I didn’t see you eat any. 3 owls at once. It’s pretty rare to see owls in the day let alone 3 at once. I’ve been lucky to see the same owl in winter and summer in the daytime.
The hammock giving birth cracks me up😅😅
How to painlessly remove a barbed hook. 1. Hold the eye of the hook against the skin with your thumb 2. Loop a piece of string around the bend of the hook. 3. Line up the string with the shaft. 4. Jerk the string straight out and the hook will fly out without pain or tearing your skin. Done this many times in my clinic. Holding the eye down causes the hook to rotate out without catching the skin. Easy Peasy. Love your videos. SSmith MD
Many years ago my buddies and I did a canoe repair at the very same spot.
Hahah wow that must've been some weird deja vu
That happened to me in Quetico. Had to push the Barb through to cut it
Used to canoe as a kid all the time in my grandfathers aluminum Grumman. Took it out with my wife a couple of years ago and hooked the keel on a tree stump. Dumped us overboard trying to scootch off the stump. First time I have ever gone over in a canoe. The keel was great for speed and steering but not so much for dodging unseen stumps. Luckily my dry bags under the bow and stern kept that old Grumman afloat... Didn't lose a thing other than pride. I don't swim that good anymore at 50 and overweight...
A thermocell works wonders for a lot of those bugs. I never leave home without mine. I’d love to take a trip like that with a little more stable craft with my wife for a week or two. We would take it nice and slow and enjoy every little thing there is to see
some "déjà vu" but a nice one with your old reliable canoe. You can remove the floating box at each ends and replace by inflatable canoe bags that are lighter many more buoancy so safety mostely wend you go one canoe alone. For my expediton canoe group i am the fixing guy, and my first glue to have is Soo-Goo, that is cheap stick on anyting and easy to use. You make real good fishing and peopole realy like to see the "fish and cook" . . .
Thanks for this Robert! I really should get some inflatable bags for our canoes that don't have the floatation boxes
G-Flex epoxy for fixing kayaks or canoes my friend. Used by itself or with a strip of fiberglass mesh. They make a layering video for the mesh. Looks very permanent. Made just for this purpose. Great vid. Reminds me of the Madawaska river where I'm originally from. Less fish by far tho. Lots of rock bass. Nice to see they aren't in these systems.
Thanks Timothy! West System makes good stuff. Yeah sometimes I miss the reliable action from bass, but not on a trip like this :)
I feel your pain with the hook in your leg.. when I was a teenager I caught a largemouth close to shore and didn’t let it fight enough, it did a couple of flips and I ended up getting both treble hooks in my hand while the fish was still flipping around. Somehow it flipped off and I passed out from the pain.. luckily some older fishermen was nearby and somehow popped both the treble hooks out. Honestly I don’t even remember that part, I probably fainted several times before it was all over. Good times. I’ve been afraid to pull out a lure with my hands for 30 years since then so I never go fishing without some needle nose pliers.
Agh...good lesson for all. Something about it really makes you wanna faint
Great video! So cool to see that baby moose
What a great video. Jon and Erin
Thanks Stephen!
Enjoyed this. What cooking pot are you using ? Thanks
Thanks Suzanne :) It's an old 1.5L aluminum that was handed down to me. We've since (this trip was in July 2019) got the Pathfinder 1.9L bush pot which is great
Best of times kids ! Very nice ! Cheers ,
That hook in the leg brought memories. I was about 10 yrs. old fishing on the river shore with a friend. INSTEAD of casting I through out the line but got the hook caught in the mussel of my arm. I had a long sleeve shirt on and couldn't see the hook so I yanked it out with a hunk of flesh. We had our bikes so had to peddle home [[ about two miles]] I still have the scare . 80 yrs later.
God, I missed you guys!
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Awesome trip. I’ve added this high on the list of trips to do. What time of year was this trip and what was your put in point? Hopefully the borders open up as the pandemic winds down. Cheers from Stillwater, Minnesota.
Thanks Matt, this was July 2019. I've done the Steel twice, both times in July. The whitewater would be a lot better in June. A lot of it is bony by July and the long swifts get really shallow which can take the biggest toll on the canoe...a fair amount of bottoming out and wading.
We accessed above Eaglecrest Lake here:
goo.gl/maps/w74a968fGdHcp38X8
Очень красивая природа в Канаде! А Вы, молодцы!
very very very nice trip, but why no shoreline fish fry? So many eyes but only burritos to eat.Keep up the making of these fantastic videos.👍👍🐟🌲🐟🌲👍👍🇨🇦😎
Erin's not a fan of seafood so I eat 'em on solo trips. Thanks Tony!!
"But we get to be together". Yup! Exactly. The way the good Lord meant for it to be.
My wife and I's 25th today!
How come you didnt repair the canoe during the winter?or you gonna get a new one?
Hey Connie, I repaired it after this trip (which was back in July 2019) :) Have since got a couple of new ones as well
Jon, if you are still reading these I have a question, your yoke on this Kevlar canoe, do you prefer that wood one or a padded? Great fishing adventure, what memories stick! Blues are beautiful, never knew.... THANKS to you both!
Thanks Jay! I'd say it comes down to the weight. Our 17ft expedition canoe weighs 65lbs and I'm very glad to have the pads on that one. Canoes around 50lbs and under, I'm good with just a wooden yoke as long as it's contoured (deep dish).
@@LostLakes I did not think of that. I am now relegated to having adventures thru u. Never taken a portage without a 70-75 lb AL canoe. Last time was 2016 just to prove I still could. If I ever go in again yes I will rent light!🤔. Thanks again Jon! Take care
... What a great paddle adventure... Awesome wildlife all along the way ... Amazing fishing ,,pretty much the entire trip , a couple meals with walleye would have been meant to be ... bummer on canoe issues ,, cavities (if closed) are usually foam filled,surprised there was any room for water to store.... drill a couple small relief holes on inside might help ,,also install a keelguards along both keels... to be commonly on low water and rocks might want to look into a canoe (whitewater design) without a keel ...keels are nice for tracking control but don't play well with rocks ... more for flatwater use.... Thanks for bringing us into the mindset of better times to come ...
..... Stay Safe and God Bless .....
Thanks a lot RW! Yeah that was the first canoe I ever bought and it's been great but I'd never get a keel again. The new canoes (since this trip in July 2019) have been keel-less :)
I’ve counter balanced canoes in much the same way. My brother and friend use under seat bags and can’t figure out why their canoe is so poorly balanced and I can walk my canoe without touching it.
this is paradise.
Incredible looking trip!
Awesome video! Great location.
Hi, love your videos. Use super glue and baking soda to fix your canoe in the field.
You confused me on that paddling.you holler left,left but is that paddle left or draw left?
Hahah yeah this was not only Erin's first time paddling whitewater, but my first time doing it with someone else. We learned that communication is a huge part of it, and knowing the right words to describe what you want from each other
What route is this? it's beautiful.
Steel River in northern ON :)
Where were you guys?
I can’t believe the amount of Walleye you guys caught!
Northern Ontario on a a Lake Superior tributary :) Amazing place
Stupid question, but are you not pouring mosquito repellent on your entire body's when you're out there?
Lol naw, not a fan of DEET and even with it, with thick bugs they're still swarming around you. We just cover our skin with clothing and have bug jackets if they're really bad
started watching these about a month now and just love it,so much so that I bought a water drinking straw from temu (on line store). next is the the hammock from temu for about $30.00
Great couple, great teamwork!
U should try to collab w Jim and Ted Baird on a canoe trip. You guys would be a great video match.
Would love to if the opportunity arises :)