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5 Days, 53 Miles, 14 Lakes, 2 Rivers, 3 Creeks, 22 Portages

DIFFICULTY: Most rugged FISHER MAPS: F-1, F-8, F-9

INTRODUCTION This is a good route for seasoned canoeists who don’t mind hard work to achieve wilderness solitude. The route will take you from Vermilion Lake north through Trout and Little Trout lakes and then across a long portage to the Little Indian Sioux River. You will paddle east on this tiny, winding stream, through marshy terrain teeming with wildlife, to its headwaters at Otter and Cummings lakes. From the east end of Cummings Lake, you will turn south and then west, navigating the smaller lakes and streams that will return you to the busy motor route where you began.

Little Trout Creek

Your first and last days will probably be shared with many others, but solitude will be yours to cherish while following the rest of this interesting loop. Moose and deer are plentiful along the Little Indian Sioux River, and fishing is good in many of the lakes along the route. Try for bass in Otter, Cummings, Chad, and Trout Lake. Or try for a walleye breakfast in Pine, Buck, Little Trout, or Trout lakes. Northern pike are found in nearly all of the lakes on this route. Lake trout are found in the depths of big Trout Lake.