Chasing Waterfalls & Brook Trout Together | Canoe Camping Trip
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ก.ย. 2019
- A long weekend on a couple of beautiful, seldom-paddled northern rivers: the White Otter and the Pic. We search for Erin's first brook trout and my first overhead northern lights.
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I love you two. These journey's bring a vicarious peace.. may we all find our Erin. She is such an awesome human.
Man, I found your vids just over a week ago after coming back from Nipissing West and Killarney Provincial Park. I was back to work trying to keep the feeling going. I must have watched well over 20 hrs of your trips. I think you could sell your footage to a network, still do what you love to do without dragging people along. Thanks again for sharing this work. Filming and editing all of that is just that, a lot of work . There are a lot of people out here, like myself that really appreciate what your sharing here . Best thing I’ve seen on TH-cam in the outdoor category hands down .
Really appreciate that Alan! I'm still just a hack, figuring our filming as I go. But your comments over the last week have been extremely kind...thanks so much for the support :)
Hey man, very least I can do, look at what you are sharing with everyone here . Thanks, it’s about all I’m watching right now . Driving my girlfriend nuts with it 😊. Her words ( the canoe guy again !?!) . Yep, the canoe guy .
Wife picked up my phone when the notification came in lol I heard "Erin's in another one of that Angler guys shows so don't watch it without me!" From the other room! Lol awesome episode and Happy Birthday Erin!!!
LOL love itttt! 😂😂 She's the best...even I enjoy making the videos so much more when she's in them. Thanks man!!
Wow, a slap to the face of TLC, they literally said don't do this and here you are, chasing waterfalls. Great video as usual, always enjoy your content, lots of it to catch up on.
😝 thank you!
I hiked about 2 miles into the Great Smoky Mountains for my first brookie. It was about 6 inches long which is ab average down here. Erin catches her first more or less in sight of the put in and at least for me it was a whale! I should be jealous but instead I just really love watching you guys! You guys are way better than Netflix!
LOL I know eh!!! I was almost bitter over how easily it came for her, after going through some huge hurdles myself. But you know the hurdles made it that much more satisfying :) Thanks FRH!!
Thanks so much for this enjoyable outdoor adventure with u both !!! Brings back a lot of great memories being outdoors with my wife. Keeps people connected and focused on each other. Thanks again.
Sorry to hear Erin caught a The Brookies, it’s a devastating sickness, her life will never be the same.
Great trip as always, warm weathers winding down 😭
Thanks Rob, we're doing the best we can to manage the symptoms, but it's harder when she's at home. The shakes come on hardest at dusk and dawn.
Lol thanks man...still time for a few trips!
Watching you guys is better than watching Netflix
Hahaha love that, thanks mode747!!
watched quite a few bao vids now thanks. my wife especially likes the recent ones with erin. takes us back about 40 years to when we were young. hope to see more with both of you.
Thanks Robert (& Mrs)! I really enjoy the trips and videos with Erin more too. Dialogue is more interesting than monologue, but you do with what you get :) Thanks for writing
-Jon & Erin
I know what my wife would say if i bought her a saw for her b-day.... great trip, you filmed it so nice once again. Happy Birthday Erin, im glad you enjoy the trips and you are lucky to have such a great guide! Its sure nice to have those memories together. Take care.
LOL I know, I'm a lucky guy eh. Thanks a lot Dale!!
Happy birthday Erin! Can you guys make a mini series on how you prepare your campsite for the night? How you hang your barrel if you do, clean your dishes, where you put your garabage etc.
Thanks Souri Syx, I like that idea! I'll give that some more thought :)
Just beautiful. The scenery is breathtaking. Thanks for taking us along.
Thanks TNA!! Our planet is crazy beautiful...it's actually hard to believe how much beauty there is here.
So glad you have no desire to commercialize the channel. We stop watching when people do that. Hope you stay the course and you be you with out the garbage.
Happy b-day girl.life is more awesome with you in it.although I'm American not Canadian the both of you make me feel like a earth living person that isn't separated by borders.ty
You guys have huge white cedar up there. Those would be very old trees. You two make a great team and you are fun to watch. Thanks for setting such a high standard of bush living, sportsmanship and companionship. You are inspiring.
Greatly appreciate that David! There are some impressive cedars around here along the rivers...not west coast level but pretty good for Ontario
You mentioned that you are a lucky man because Erin wanted to take the canoe. To find a lady who is beautiful, has a good sense of humor, loves the outdoors, and isn’t turned away by adversity, you are a lucky man. Many would say that Erin is a rare gift from God. At any rate, she is a wonderful human being and worthy of love and respect, she’s a keeper as they say. Relationships can require hard work at times, she is definitely worth the effort, you guys work good together. 👍🏻👍🏻two thumbs up. Great video by the way, makes me wish I was a Canadian citizen with all that natural beauty in my back yard.
She's one in a million for sure. Level-headed and smart too...doing her Masters online. I'll be sure not to let her go 😀 Thanks Roger! I grew up in Toronto and always wanted to escape. Had to reset my career and life to do it a few years ago, but it was the best decision I ever made.
Another awesome video Jon. What a great way to spend a birthday weekend. Happy belated birthday to Erin and congrats on her first of many Brookies to come. You are indeed a lucky man to have found such an adventurous soul mate . ATB Don
Thanks Don! :) I'm a lucky guy 🙏
Happy birthday Erin 🎂! The silky saw that Jon got you was such a cool gift 😎👍! The shot of the owl and bear was awesome and the waterfall looked amazing! You two make a great team! Keep the adventures coming! Loved the video!!😁🛶🌲👍🚣🎂
Thanks Angela!!! Not every one would agree that it was a nice gift for a girlfriend 😅 but I'm glad you do.
I love watching you both on your adventures. If only I was 50 years younger this would be right up my alley. Please keep the videos coming.
Thank you Nancy!
Just love the music in video it fits well 👌 love watching you both be together.
Thanks again Eileen!! We really appreciate that! 🙏🙏
What is the guitar strumming? Sounds like Los Indios Trabajaros
My admiration and respect a wonderfully documented video by two people who have a mutual love of the outdoors. The waterfalls were beautiful, thank you so much for sharing your adventure with us, its always appreciated.
So kind Paul, thank you!!
I'm pretty sure that was a come joke at the end. Good one, Erin. Made Jon blush.
You two are wholesome and adorable......strong couple.
🧡🧡 Thanks Noah!!!
Happy Birthday Erin !! ✨🎉🎊🎂🧁🍦🍨🍰✨ From South Texas 🤠✨👍
This is the greatest channel ever.
So fun to take a look back 💜
Happy birthday Erin! Congrats on your first Brook trout.
Thanks from both of us Todd!!
You are so right about the simple pleasures and how they are appreciated more on trips like that. Watching Netflix if you weren't out on a trip? haha! When I can't get out I am watching quality trips like yours on TH-cam! lol What a fantastic trip, full of stunning scenery and wildlife. You two are very entertaining and such a great couple! Thanks to you both for sharing!
When you're wet all day, just being dry and warm is such a joy. Hahah love it. Thank you Jacqueline!!
Hope Erin is feeling better, brookie fever is no joke. Great video, thank you!
Another awesome video. I always look forward to watching your videos. I get to watch it again tomorrow when my three sons are not sleeping and they beg me to watch it!
Thanks a lot Island Man 🙏🙏 That is so awesome...always touched when you and a few others share it with your cubs! And that they actually want to watch...means a lot!
Really nice, and a happy birthday to Erin.
Always nice to look at you 2.
Thanks
Thanks a lot Trail75!!
Hi Jon and Erin,, for yrs IV seen folks fishing these fantastic water falls,,,,,,, always wondered how they got there
Ty for the invite!!!!,,,,,I really enjoy Your videos ,, Ty
Belville On,, chip carver,,,,keep it up
I don't know if this was something you were consciously trying to do on this trip or not but your framing, videography, and visual story telling, were a step above your previous videos. There were moments of true craft and artistry at times. Good job.
Thank you so much Litha! I used to be very into photography but only started with videos in 2017. Been a big learning curve (even though many principles are the same), but it's been fun to learn. Still so much left to learn.
I think what I love most is....the beginning of a wonderful life together...been watching you two since that 2nd date...love it!! Happy birthday, Erin!
That's sweet Kelly 😍 I think the same sometimes, and it makes me glad I didn't shy away from recording that second date. Beautiful memories for the rest of our lives :)
@@LostLakes I completely agree...it will always be a precious gift so few have. Wishing you two years of adventures and joy. Thanks for letting us in on a piece of your life.
So enjoyable to watch you two fish and paddle. Thanks.
Thanks so much Kate!!
Who needs "oodles of fish", when the keeper is already in your boat, Jon? 😉 Great trip! 👍🍺
Exactlyyy 😜👌👌 Thanks man!
Great video! The burning log time lapse was really creative!
Thanks a bunch Schmitty!!
"I don't know how to fish". You could of fooled be Erin. Happy birthday and a hundred years on the water..
Hahaha too humble of her...she's fished intermittently through her life, but she does great...her casting accuracy amazes me sometimes. Thanks from both of us potcrak1!
@@LostLakes No thank you for posting good backwoods canoe fishing vids without all the look at me nonsense!
@@potcrak1 hahaha appreciate it!
First time I’ve been to your channel, really enjoyed it. TH-cam, the only way I can get outdoors.
Thanks so much Danny! Happy we could help you escape :)
That Grill looks awesome.. Got to love things that pack up small...
Hey Jon, we really enjoy seeing you and Erin enjoying your wilderness dining experiences. This time you let us in to a bit more of it. Keep going that direction please
When you said you were hoping for your first Aurora Borialis I thought it was some northern Ontario jingo for catching one of each native fish in one trip...but ya, northern lights makes more sense
Hahah yessir...coincidentally I did catch my first aurora trout a month after this trip on Borealis Lake (no joke). But as for the aurora borealis, my hunt continues...
You guys make me happy. Keep it up
Aw shucks, thanks a lot Dwayne!!
What a team you guys make. Happy Birthday Erin!
I have to agree :) Thanks Double D!!
You two have a lot going on right now. I see your sincere love of what you do, you are both great teachers, you are really enjoying what you do and I must add what ever your adventure you take care of each other and hold my interest. 👏🏾🥂
Thanks for sharing this adventure! Beautiful waters & scenery. Happy birthday Erin & congrats on your first brook trout.
Thanks a lot Rita! 😀
So glad I found this channel! Thank you for sharing your adventures! Love the scenery and your editing of the videos is awesome! Look forward to seeing more videos in the future!
Thank you so much David!! Really appreciate that!
They are quite spectacular falls indeed ! Fished it many times 🥰
you found your self a keeper as in your Erin . a women that can nap on the bare ground is a keeper good job for how she camps gos into the wild with you and has a good time is so awesome
Hahah so true, I lucked out Waylon :D
Another awesome video thanks guys ✌️😉
Nice places, nice food, nice video! Thanks Jon and congrats on you Erin's first Brook Trout!
Thanks a lot David, and thanks again for the sweet grill!
Happy Birthday 🎂🎁🎉 !
Erin is a beast, brook trout and deep water beware.
Hahaha got that right Devre
Well done guys, thank you for sharing another great adventure.... Nice fish Erin ...
Thanks Jim! Pretty sweet for her first spec!
a dragon fly is an outdoors persons best friend cause they eat blackflys and misquitos !..7:25 you are one lucky man to have a partner like Erin..I wish I could be so lucky...cheers to both of you!
100%! 😁
My favorite TH-cam channel! Thanks for sharing.
Wow thanks cybersincere!!!!
Just wanted to thank you again for another great video. The waterfalls are really beautiful. I'm ready to move to Canada just so I don't have to drive so far to be near such amazing woods, water and, wildlife. I realize this is old video but, Happy belated bday(to keep the spirit of the whole thing) to your better half she's amazing: great fisher, camper and, all around terrific woman.
Thanks a lot Michael :)
Awesome trout. They look 😎 cool. 🧢🚣🏾
What! - you guys treat your canoe like a tool? Prob part of why you have the funnest trips and awesome videos. The cinematography is stunning amd this river was gorgeous all the way! I like your choice of music and you know where to add lt! All around best outdoor/ canoeing Sherpas i have came across! Just love you both and hope we all see a lot more on your adventures. Be safe, and keep on.
Really appreciate that!!! Plenty of critics out there and lots of them seem to hate music so that's nice to hear. Lots more to come 🙂 Thank you again! 🙏🙏
Thoroughly enjoyable watch. Thanks. Nice to see true northern rivers.👍🍺🛶
Thank you J Winter! So many of them, and so many of them are relatively untraveled...it's wonderful.
That grate is so sweet!
Excellent Video as always Jon and Erin and Happy Birthday Erin. You guys make all that yummy food and everytime you set up camp and start cooking i run to my kitchen lol. But im a canoeist /camper too and appreciate good food. When i cook on my grill its always with well seasoned wood not Charcoal or gas...
Looked like far too much fun... Well done!
Brookie fever. There is no cure and becomes a lifelong affliction. However, you are incredibly lucky to have the world's best medication close at hand. Nothing compares to back country Canada fishing. 👍🏻
Hahaha exactly. She may have the disease now, but we live in the cure 🙏🙏
Looks like it was a great time. As always great video. Brookie flue is a pretty serious condition. You 2 are definitely a blast 2 watch. Thanks for sharing. HAPPY BIRTHDAY. 🎂 👍👍🎣🎣
Hahaha thanks a lot David 😜
Was at the White Otter cabin in '90 with the MNR Tier2Ranger group from Dryden. Sweet. Roads were clearcut back then, probably easier drive in.
Nice trip indeed!
Great trip guys. Happy birthday Erin🎂
Thanks OAO!!!
those are trophies for most of us.
I recently moved to within 30 miles of the penobscot east branch.
Gonna get after them this year.
its a mistake to assume the fish aren't there just because you aren't hooking them, they're there alright.
They hide under the foam just out of the main flow, foam gives good cover.
I’ve had a couple trips like that, first couple spots awesome fishing, trophy trout. You’re thinking “man next few days it’s going to be unreal”. End of trip, still thinking of the first spot.
Hahah exactly...a bit painful!
Stunning landscape, waterfalls, wildlife, brook trout and memories. I’m still waiting for my first Brookie , hopefully next spring. If not I’ll beg you to take me fishing with you, lol. Magnetawan River this weekend from Harris Lake - can’t wait, thanks as always Jon! Wicked first Brookie Erin!
Hahahah if you're ever desperate, the rivers and creeks in the Manitouwadge area are some of the best brook trout waters I've fished. So many watercourses and such low population density, and not even that many people fishing them amongst those who are there, especially in canoe-accessible parts. Have an awesome trip man!!
Awesome. Looked like a good time. Thanks for the content.
Thanks Tyler!
Dehydrating plums right now! Apples, Blueberries, banana, kiwi, pears.......and seasoned kale chips too. We did beets as well, they still taste like dirt lol!
Cheers
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Take your tent with you all the time
At first I scoffed at that notion, but on second thought we actually could've afforded the weight and bulk penalty on this trip. Would've been nice on the sand.
Great trip, loved the time lapse on the burning log. Jon I’ve only been watching a short while but you my friend have it sussed, not only does Erin like fishing and canoeing camping etc you also buy her a saw for her birthday so she can cut firewood.......😉😎👍 you must have the smoothest line in chat.😂 if I even joked about buying my wife a saw......well suffice to say I wouldn’t hear the last of it.
LOL!! Told Erin what you wrote about your wife. Amazing 😂😂 She's one of a kind! She truly love processing firewood. Thanks again Martin!!
Treating fish correctly.. I love it. Continue creating great content!
Thanks Ev Grin!! Not always perfect...but we genuinely care and we do our very best 🙂
Such a lovely video you 2. Congrats Erin on your 1st Brookie, may you never recover from brook fever ;) and a big Happy Birthday. Jon am still enjoying your sense of humour.
Thanks as always Nikki! 😀 Hahaha I think it's going to be a chronic condition...we can only hope so. It's the only disease that's good for your health 😜
@@LostLakes Fingers crossed lol
Just found your channel and absolutely loving your vids. That fact that you both also love fishing just makes them even better. Spectacular country and many parts of your rivers remind me of sections of ours in NSW, Australia. We have had a bad summer with fires in many parts preventing us from getting out on the rivers and dams. Now we have heavy rains. Looking forward to working my way through all your vids. Thanks
Thanks so much Troopy! That's really interesting...I never pictured our rivers here bearing a resemblance to yours. Such catastrophic fires...they were all over the news here. Insult to injury to get heavy rains now. So sad.
Backcountry Angling Ontario thanks. The upside of the rain is it has helped extinguish a few of the fires and restarted the flows in some rivers. Some of our dams have also been topped up so we're hoping to still get into them before summer ends. Thanks again and looking forward to your next vid 👍
Beautiful brookies!
Another awesome trip buddy, seriously. Great route, great fishing (as usual) and really sweet scenery & camera work. As usual, I look forward to the next 'BAO has uploaded a new video' notification!!
Also, you two vibe really well off eachother. It's awesome to see a couple who share the same passion for the wild and to see you both exploring it, together.
Thanks a lot Peek! Erin has forever changed trips for me. I always thought I preferred solo. Now it sucks when she can't join.
Those were some serious sand banks! Very neat. And a heck of a waterfall at the end. Awesome stuff as always. Living the dream dude.
I know eh, I don't think I've ever seen them so high along a river...where's the erosion at!? Thanks Jim!!
Hey you two good to see you again, great job Erin
Thanks as always!! :)
I'm a little bit late because of holiday but Erin : Happy Birthday. Again a nice video, thank you! Awesome that you see so many bears on a trip, in Holland we don't have bears and on my trips in Sweden and Norway I also don't see them. I hope the day will come.
Thank you
Thanks gerritvl27! There are a lot in northern Ontario, and in most of Canada. We're lucky to get that experience :) Hope you get it someday!
Amazing brook trout.
You guys may just be on Netflix net year ! Well done !
Bahahah! Thanks man 🙏
Really nice couple Great Adventures
Thanks a lot Dan! :)
32:00 I'm at home, watching you guys in the woods talking about if you were home you'd be watching Netflix. Something poetic about that, slightly, maybe?
Hahah just a bit ironic 😜
Really nice video guys, great job on Erin’s first Brookie. Holy cow what a fish! My first was about the size of the lure!
On the fishing, not sure if you had tackle for bait fishing but sometimes just a worm on a hook will out fish all other lures and flies when Trout fishing, especially on a rainy day such as the one you experienced while at the falls. Those dark damp overcast days set them crazy on worms!
Hahaha I think most people would say the same...pretty sweet first!! Definitely true, but I've never been into bait for a few reasons. Lures or bust 😜
that grill is sweet. watching your vlogs brings me back to my younger days. 13th hamilton ventures went to gogama and paddled 74k 14 Portages weeks after a tornado blasted through nothing was cleared. we won the national amory adventure award from the boy scouts out of 100 entries. 20 years ago now. where does all that time go.
Yeah it's a solid little grill! That's awesome...hard to compare any trip to one with blowdown or burnt over ports. The difficulty of travel is just another level.
Thank you for the links.
I'm still looking to catch my first brookie, well done Erin! Looks like it was a fun trip. Keep chasing that borealis unicorn 🦄
You'll get it sooner or later JK! Got a trip at the end of the month with a killer aurora forecast and even darker skies 🤞🤞 Getting my hopes up as always.
@@LostLakes rootin' for ya, bud!
love your videos! I should have started doing this 40 years ago! This year, Canada and Alaska though. Not to this detail, but will see some of it.
Much appreciated!! Sounds like a great start :)
You guys make me envious. Beautiful country to have fun in. No chance of wild camping anywhere near where I am as it's all farmland and private woods apart from a national park, campsites only, and 400 square kilometres of wild plain where I work. No chance of camping there unless you want to share your campsite with unexploded shells. Still, I can dream.
I feel your pain man. I grew up in the Toronto area, but even then at least there were good options within a couple of hours of driving. Now in the north, the possibilities are endless. Glad you can at least escape here a little :)
I live in Michigan just north of Grand Rapids and between Chicago, Illinois, and Joliet and I have seen the Northern Lights. in Michigan they wear white and another time they wear green and in Illinois, they wear red so cool all together I have seen them six times. 2/5/2022. 3:09 AM from Michigan USA.
i see a drone in your furture Jon ! Happy birthday Erin and for your Brookie
Hahah so funny you say that. We've often thought about a drone, but opted out because there are other things we'd rather spend the money on, it's one more thing to carry, film with, and charge, and there's something about it that feels a bit gimmicky to me, but after Manitou Falls we were saying that we wished we had one there. The sprawling nature of that falls made it impossible to capture the whole thing...a drone shot would've been epic. Thanks Craig!
Magical Thank you 👍👍
I found you guys thru Alexis Outdoors. Great Channel. Cant wait to watch more of your videos. Cheers!
Right on, thanks a lot Scott!!
Sweet video! Nice Fishing. What an amazing weekend trip on a very cool little river. Bye the way, Erin is holding her paddle backwards. The bend goes the other way. Give it a try!
Thanks Martin!! Hahaha so we hear...I have to admit I made the same mistake when I tried it. The way she was using it seemed to have so much more drawing power, but evidently the other way is correct!
@@LostLakes Well if it gives her more power then giv' er
Hahah I'm sure we'll see the light next time
Awesome video!!!! I grew up in Manitouwadge and am quite familiar with the White Otter, Middle Falls and Manitou Falls. Although I've never had a chance to fish there, I now know where I'll be heading next summer. I didn't get a chance to head up this year so thanks for taking me home....
Thanks Ed!! Right on! Just a heads up that I saw no signs of human activity along the White Otter. Travel is a bit rough in a few spots, but not for long stretches. Also did a video on Macutagon Creek which was an excellent brook trout destination.
@@LostLakes Thanks, I'll watch that video tomorrow evening. Do you know any good ice fishing spots by Dubreuilville, I'll be up there this winter working on a project for Alamos Gold.
Afraid not Ed, never been in there. No shortage of lakes though 😀
@@LostLakes Thanks, I'll let you know if I find any "hot spots"
Beautifully shot. I'm paying close attention to some of your techniques. I love the time-lapse of the burning log. I have to admit that I haven't seen this one before: pick up log … then throw into camera tripod. Must be the new-wave, just like selfies in recent times. I'm not sure it will catch on as much as the selfies did. Great job.
LOL my poor gear takes a beating. The camping gear is somewhat made for it...the tech not so much. My big camera has been underwater (and survived), and the GoPros get mounted on just about everything. Thanks Canoeman! That log burned in a neat way...a very cooperative subject.
Erin loves to go underwater, lol