Long portage, but interested in visiting this lake this year.......any advise as to fishing, aesthetic beauty, etc.......Thanks!

Picci,

Maybe this will help; See
Angleworm Lake

in the trip planning section.

starwatcher

I hiked part of the Angleworm Trail last April. It took me about an hour to hike to the lake, so I would plan on about three hours if you double portage it.

I thought it was a very nice lake. I would guess that you might see more hikers than canoes. I would like to make it back there with a canoe sometime.

Here are my photo's from that trip.

Howdy,

I hiked the Angleworm Trail back in 1999. I took 5 days/ 4 nights. I was just hanging out (I think I was passed by a glacier). It is a very beautiful place. Some of the photos I took there are among my best sellers. I was out in October. The wolves, moose, and grouse were very active. I only saw two other people. The area has seen some past use: there are old grades and artifacts from the logging era, but these add interesting side trips. There are many places where one can wander into the woods and find interesting places. I did not have a canoe, just hiked. Still, it was one of my favorite solo trips.

Cheers,

Grizzlygator

It is a beautiful lake with high cliffs on the west side. Great scenic vistas if you climb to the place where the lookout tower used to be-still a few remnats of the tower and a USGS survey marker.

Back behind one of the campsites on the eastern shore are artifacts from the logging era. A coupe o flarge fuel tanks, fuel pump and old pails etc. Cool to see but leave it intact.

I agree if you double portage it will take about 3 hours to get to the landing. The trail can be tricky. You will cross Spring Creek and a suspended boardwalk over a pond (or possibly just below the pond surface depending on water level) that has a 90 degree turn to the right in the middle of it.

About 50-60 rods from the lake the portage trail from Trease Lake comes into the trail. There has been some old signposts but no actually signs attached to them still at this intersection. The trail coming in from the right and slightly behind is coming from Trease Lake, the trail that heads uphill going to the right and forward is the hiking trail around the east side of the lake, the trail that goes downhill to the left is the one to the spur to the landing and continues as the hiking trail for the west side of the lake. A little ways down that trail you will come to a spur off to the right and goes downhill quickly-this is the trail to the landing.

Enjoy-it is a pretty lake that takes the payment of the big portage to enjoy.

Mostly because I'd have to get my permit on short notice I've been interested in Angleworm. After reading about it on the message board, it also looks like it does have quite a bit to offer. (if you make it past the marathon portage) I "think" (I say think because I haven't tried it yet) I'd like getting all of my portaging out of the way in one shot or go one more to Home, setting up camp, relaxing, fishing, and daytripping, until it was time to hit that portage again and go home. I'd like to pack light enough to single portage but who knows if that will happen. Any suggestions on the best way to double portage one that long. Make a trip all the way in and go back to the car for the rest? Hopscotch in 3rd's, 4ths?? Other ideas? What do you think would be most effective? Thanks for the advice.

About the long portage...what I have found works best for me on the long portages, especially if I have a lot of gear, is to do, what I call, leap-frog the portage. What I do is to walk 15 minutes in with a load. Find a good place to set that load down. Then I go back for the canoe, pick it up, and walk 30 minutes in. Then I go back for the first load and carry it 30 minutes farther in. Repeat the process until done.

Now I do not follow this exactly each time. I adjust to the situation. But leap-frogging allows me to rest actively while returning to pick up the load I cached by the trail. Plus I never really burn myself out with a heavy load and get to see lots of scenery.I find I get done quicker than if I just walk until I am tired and then stop for however long.

Cheers,

Grizzlygator

Hey Picci. June 10th, Angleworm/Home Lake or bust! My Shoulder hurts, will you carry the food pack?

Anybody on the board ever fished Angleworm? Also while on Hegman last October I ran into a couple who said a hiker had injured himself in a fall on the angleworm trail. Fortunately he was a Dr. and was able to treat himself enough to get himself out. He ended up leaving his gear and hiking out.