From nature to plate

Their itinerary was ambitious, taking them all the way to the headwater lake of Lac Brûlé where they hoped to catch some large brook trout in an area that is rarely fished.

The closer our two adventurers got to the “secret lake”, the more difficult the canoe portage became. Jean-Philippe has an amusing memory of his first experience with portaging. “We had to turn back several times because of how close the trees were, to make sure we were going in the right in direction. We teased each other a bit, saying, ‘Push more, Fred’ or ‘Work harder, JP’. Our patience was wearing thin, but we managed to stay cheerful.”