Upper Pitt

[Foxtail]

Planning a trip for next week. My brother and my dad and I are going to load a quad or 2 in the boat and head up the north end and see if we can get a few bucks.

[Wentrot]

Good luck, be careful-as I am sure you know that trip can get very ugly in a real hurry. Pitt lake is an unforgiving bitch.

[ElliotMoose]

Good luck! Be sure to take some pictures and post em up. Have always wanted to get up into that country. Pretty wild for how close it is to the big city

[ruger#1]

Good luck, be careful-as I am sure you know that trip can get very ugly in a real hurry. Pitt lake is an unforgiving bitch.

Pitt
Stave
Alouette
Harrison
All unforgiving bitches. But they do have a lot of good hunting areas.

[andrewscag]

Mind the private land too. Have fun!

[Foxtail]

My dad knows the area very well. he used to go up that way every year. They would tow a barge and take a truck up. No barge this trip but my dads 45' gill netter should make a pretty nice camp :)

[792]

Be prepared as you might not be able to get dock space, there is only one section that is not the logging camps. Make sure your insurance is in order as the cops are always up there. And as stated before there is lots of private property and there is no hunting/shooting from 4km marker to just past the hatchery, I would also stop by the camp and ask where they are hauling out of so you don't get a big surprise on a narrow road.

[Foxtail]

I tried to do a trip report right after I got back and had typed out almost a novel... added a few pics and when I posted it said I used an unsupported character and I lost the whole thing pouted and gave up. so here is the short story, Loaded the quads and gear onto the boat on Wednesday Nov 12th Headed out on Thursday morning. Got to the dock at the North end of Pitt lake at around 2pm... unloaded the quads and headed out to check out the area.

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[Foxtail]

The trike is dubbed "The Meatseeker" although no meat was found on this trip... it was an awesome trip.

This road needs some maintenance

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hot tubs!

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[Foxtail]

The tubs are located at the 23 km bridge on the main road... better go for a dip

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the water boils up out of this crack at scalding temps and flows into 2 different tubs, you can divert the water to heat 1 or the other or both tubs

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It's a bit of a climb down

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[Foxtail]

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[Buck]

Interesting keep it coming

[Foxtail]

They are actually rebuilding all the roads and rebuilding the bridges all over up there and will be logging right through the winter

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My brother and his buddy met us up there on Sat morning at sun up... it was about -8 c

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View from the dock

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Der be Grizz in dem der hills

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[howa1500]

More! Love to explore that area one day!

[Foxtail]

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This was up Hatchery, up the alpine road... The logging outfit bought up the hatchery... we were told?

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It seemed very important to get this photo...

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[Foxtail]

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Im not totally sure but I think that is the back side of Garibaldi

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Back down the valley towards the lake

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[Foxtail]

Me, my brother, his buddy, and my dad

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The three deer we saw in the 3 days we were there... all does

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[Foxtail]

Since we are here we better hit the hot tubs again...

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Bwaaahahahaha!

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[Ride Red]

Beautiful country up there. I tie my boat at the rocks just below the tubs. Nothing like resting in natural springs in the middle of nowhere. Has anyone been past the second canyon in a boat? I've heard rumor that someone has, but that would take bigger balls than mine. Great pics by the way, I'm sure you'll be back.

[HuntNmemories]

Thanks for sharing the great photos!! Beautiful country

[Brew]

Great pics. I've been dropped off by helicopter at the back of the hatchery road Near the top of the hill and hiked out. There's a cave up there that the goats winter in. The amount off goat crap is 2 feet thick it's like a barn yard. While eating lunch we could glass that big mountain their and spotted many huge bears. Don't worry it was for work and I wasn't hunting. Looks like you guys had a great trip. It's awesome country up there.

[Sako7]

Talked to a good source today that said they are filming or filmed a reality tv show up there for discovery network called "Slumach's Gold". Hopefully it won't advertise the area to much but could be intersting.

[Busterpayton54]

A few boats have made it to the second canyon and a few have sunk trying.

[Foxtail]

They filmed the show about 3 months ago. It was funny. we showed up and started talking to people and my dad knows everyone and they all know my dad. so we got treated pretty well by the locals.

[ryanb]

Beautiful country up there. I tie my boat at the rocks just below the tubs. Nothing like resting in natural springs in the middle of nowhere. Has anyone been past the second canyon in a boat? I've heard rumor that someone has, but that would take bigger balls than mine. Great pics by the way, I'm sure you'll be back.

Yeah. Water level plays a big part in how runnable the second canyon is. A lot less high-risk in lower water, but getting there in low water is the issue.

[BigfishCanada]

Too bad it wasnt raining miserable weather, the BT Bucks seem to like bad weather more than sunny days

[Foxtail]

Yup, I thought the cold would have them moving a bit but I guess I was wrong. 2 of the local guys got a couple bucks the day we were leaving. They had been hunting since the previous sunday and had only seen one little 2 point that they couldnt get a shot at before that.

[Ride Red]

Yeah. Water level plays a big part in how runnable the second canyon is. A lot less high-risk in lower water, but getting there in low water is the issue.
I've been around the corner from the tubs and that was as far as I was going, I like my boat too much to pound around those rock walls.

[coquitlam]

any word on how the elk L.E. H. hunts went up there

[Foxtail]

Everyone got their animals I believe. Saw a dozen or so elk just off the road on one of my dads friends property. I know one of the natives that got one of the 2 tags given to the bands. They got theirs the first day... a 5 point.

[RiverRunner]

Beautiful country up there. I tie my boat at the rocks just below the tubs. Nothing like resting in natural springs in the middle of nowhere. Has anyone been past the second canyon in a boat? I've heard rumor that someone has, but that would take bigger balls than mine. Great pics by the way, I'm sure you'll be back.

watch
…… particularly between 4min and 7min
not me… wasn't there…. no affiliation.
Just stuff you find on the net..
some pretty impressive piloting though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1XC7qqFY9E&feature=youtu.be

[Ride Red]

Ya, the trees and stumps at the 2 min mark are a treat to run through. We had a log just submerged enough that was right across between that we had to go over. Once you're commited, you don't really have a choice. Great find, thanks for sharing, makes me want to go back up right now.

[fuzzybiscuit]

Foxtail, what size and model of Honda atc is that? It sure looks lite. I'd like to get one for in the boat.

Thanks for posting the pics & story.

[Foxtail]

It's a 1984 honda 200r 4 stroke. Light enough for 2 guys to lift right onto the boat or one guy to lift one end at a time.

[fearnodeer]

That brings back a lot of memories.

[Ride Red]

It's a 1984 honda 200r 4 stroke. Light enough for 2 guys to lift right onto the boat or one guy to lift one end at a time.

Put a cup of gas in it and you're good for the day. We had an 85' TRX250 quad that was light, plus cheap on gas too. Pretty much go anywhere you wanted or just lift it out and go again. Now we're on the race to see who can shove a 350chev into a quad. Something to be said for simpler times.

[rageous]

Foxtail, what size and model of Honda atc is that? It sure looks lite. I'd like to get one for in the boat.

Thanks for posting the pics & story.

looks like an 84 honda 200x, which are 5 speed with clutch, no reverse

I think a good atc for a boat would be atc 125 or 185s or even smaller 110.

I'm still rocking my 85 big red 250es

[fuzzybiscuit]

I checked the local Kijiji this morning and one popped up 1/2 hr before I was on.

I ended up getting a 1984 Honda 200M, 5 speed, no reverse, electric start with recoil backup, front & rear racks. The thing was like new. No cracks on the plastic, tires were perfect, so sign of it ever being used much with not a scratch on it. The only thing it could use is a brake job, but that is almost a given with these things. I lifted it in the back of the truck myself, so loading it in the boat will be no problem.

$800 handed over to the man and I was off with a smile on my face.

[Cdn-Redneck]

I had an 85 200x and an 84 big red. They were fun to ride that big red took me any where I wanted to go. I would love to go up the top of Pitt lake one day.

[RB2]

Wow. Beautiful country. Thanks for the pics. Would love to get up there some day.

[browningboy]

watch
…… particularly between 4min and 7min
not me… wasn't there…. no affiliation.
Just stuff you find on the net..
some pretty impressive piloting though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1XC7qqFY9E&feature=youtu.be

We we had five boats up that day, two commanders, one high caliber and two HCMs, it actually wasn't that bad, water was sure moving in the canyon though

[Foxtail]

The trike is pretty awesome, only negatives are it maxes out around 60 km/h, it vibrates like nobodies business and first gear isnt quite low enough for rock crawling. The good part is you can comfortably ride it standing in any gear and just put along watching the scenery.

[f350ps]

I checked the local Kijiji this morning and one popped up 1/2 hr before I was on.

I ended up getting a 1984 Honda 200M, 5 speed, no reverse, electric start with recoil backup, front & rear racks. The thing was like new. No cracks on the plastic, tires were perfect, so sign of it ever being used much with not a scratch on it. The only thing it could use is a brake job, but that is almost a given with these things. I lifted it in the back of the truck myself, so loading it in the boat will be no problem.

$800 handed over to the man and I was off with a smile on my face.
Good score, I hope you're gonna pay the taxes owed to the government! If ya don't I gotta hunch FisherDude will call the Feds on ya! :) K