Frog River?

[325]

Anybody ever hunt the Frog River drainage in Northern BC??

[BigfishCanada]

These guys have some cabins ,http://www.northern-rockies-lodge.com/tour_packages/log_cabin_holidays/frog_river.htm

[tuchodi]

I have been up there twice. Great country but a long ways up the Ketchika river from Fireside on the Alaska Highway. The Ketchika is easy to run but the frog is a lot smaller but not to many problems. There is lots of good hunting all the way up to the frog. Have a great trip.

[rem338win]

These guys have some cabins ,http://www.northern-rockies-lodge.com/tour_packages/log_cabin_holidays/frog_river.htm

And how do they feel about hunters?

[srupp]

hmm some great sheep in there... a friend has hunted there for about 20 plus years..

steven

[Riverboatfantasy]

A fly in to Denetiah Lake is much more practical, safer, and potentially productive.

[riflebuilder]

But not near as fun as a boat trip

[Toppack]

Tuchodi,
How many boat hours from Fireside to hit the Frog junction?

[tuchodi]

We never went direct from the highway to the frog always stopped and hunted along the way but it would take about a full day to get there.

[BCRiverBoater]

I would say 7-8 hours for sure and that is with stopping only for fuel. Expect a full day for sure!

[SHACK]

8 hours, 80 gallons +/- at 38-42 kmh, 3600 rpm give or take. whatever you burn from there is your call, you will need 75% of that again to get out.

[Riverratz]

From Skook's Landing (launch on the Liard) to confluence of Kechika-Gataga is 196 km. Kechika-Frog is 210 km. All distances by gps.
It's a long, full day trip, and that's if you make brief stops without any hiccups along the way.
Kechika is pretty much smooth sailing, there are some spots higher up that will have you guessing (bars/channels/log jams) which channel to take, basically muddy/murky water, you can't see the bottom.
Kechika between Gataga-Frog is narrower and more twisty, several log jam areas and some skinny channels that can be exciting, water clears up a bit.
Frog is very clear water, but twisty and shallow with skinny rock sections, current is mild to moderate, faster in the narrows, best suited for smaller boats, 14-16 ft. is perfect. 18's do it, but a little trickier. A few white knuckle sections.
You will hit bottom on the Frog, UHMD is a wise choice.
Jack Stone Creek is pretty much as far as you can get up the Frog, depending on conditions and how bad you want to bash and bruise your boat.
Not many make it as far as the Frog, don't expect to see others, if any at all, be completely self-reliant and prepared for anything,.....fuel is #1 priority.
Be prepared to bust bush and hike/climb off the river to hunt, bush right to water's edge the whole way, except for a few creek outfalls.

You can only get about 4-5 km. further up the Kechika from Frog.

Gataga is very milky, some sharp rock sections, a few massive log jams, scenery is spectacular !!

Fuel burn with mine was exactly 1.2 liter/km going up, 0.8 liter/km coming down; average fuel burn over total trip was 1.0 liter/km.......20 ft. Alicraft/250 SJ.
Great trip(s), real adventure, as remote as you'll ever get by boat, have fun.

[bonecolecter]

enyimfo on frog lake?direction to head in?trails? i no,i no....lol but if i don't ask...? i may never no.
thanks

[okas]

last time up i had my 15 ft. 22inch tube Zeebec with a yamaha jet 30 hp. took my time camped out:-P all good