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Had a great canoeing fishing trip this weekend


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I just got back from taking my scouts canoeing and fishing on the Little Tennessee River outside of Franklin. Had a great time, the weather was decent, and the places we stayed were great. Jerry at the Great Smoky Mountain Fish Camp and Safari set it up. He had a nice setup. I am thinking about going back over Memorial Day to float and fish the river with a few friends and family. A few guys I talked to as we left said they caught 50 fish between the 3 of them. Apparently they can help us non fisherman do well also,

Our boys stayed at a semi-primitive camping area which was perfect for 8 scouts who were loud and excited a lot. We do better by ourselves- that way we don't disturb anyone. We had a good canoe trip, only 2 or 3 swamped canoes (same guys) as they got caught up in fallen trees near the bank. We even found a swing and had to all take our turn shimmying up a moss covered branch to a spot about 15 feet above the river. It was easier to do when I was a child. Back then I worried about the swinging part. Now I wonder if I can even get up there. We practiced reading the water and canoeing some very easy class 1 rapids in a canoe.

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If your boys are boy scouts and not cub scouts, I'd highly recommend doing Algonquin Provincial Park. We covered 100 miles in a canoe in 10 days when I was a senior in high school One of the most memorable experiences of my life. Especially seeing a black bear fairly close, lol.

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Anyone ever done a canoeing trip on the Cape Fear down to Wilmington? Around the Harnett County area on down. How many dams did you have to port around...how many days did it take...

Somebody-might have been Parks and Rec- used to have an organized canoe trip from Fayetteville to Wilmington. They stopped doing it just about the time I found out. That would kick ass, tho. Just figure out where to camp along the way.

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Somebody-might have been Parks and Rec- used to have an organized canoe trip from Fayetteville to Wilmington. They stopped doing it just about the time I found out. That would kick ass, tho. Just figure out where to camp along the way.

Exactly.

It's one of my bucket list items...if I had one started.

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If your boys are boy scouts and not cub scouts, I'd highly recommend doing Algonquin Provincial Park. We covered 100 miles in a canoe in 10 days when I was a senior in high school One of the most memorable experiences of my life. Especially seeing a black bear fairly close, lol.

There are several trips you can take on what is called the Northern tier going from Montana and Wyoming into Canada. We will likely get a crew together to do it next year. The thought of black flies and portaging a canoe for miles at a time doesn't thrill me exactly. I would rather do Seabase in the Florida keys. Scuba diving and bone fishing are more my style at this point.:cool:

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