Two Canoes, One River - A Temagami Journey. Pt1 

I just discovered Joe’s channel a week ago and I can not stop watching for the life of me. I love it though.

Can't catch a fish if your line is outta the water, but you can't catch a fish if you whole rod is in the water either! Glad the Burley had a spare for ya!

Joe. I've been watching. Worried about you when you bonked from the heat. Looking at your packing video and then watching this one, I don't think you eat enough and drink enough (water) on your trips. Especially breakfast. Instant oatmeal is an insulin crash nightmare, dump that crap and get something more substantial. I"m an old Army guy and I know extra weight is a pain, but please consider packing more chow and a way to get more water in you. Love ya Bro. Wish I could join in, but I"m too old.

New drinking game, a shot for every time joe says portage 😂

Well done Joe. You did a good job of capturing the high and the low points. I'm editing mine now and should be done by this weekend. Its like your video with more videos of fish.

Hi Joe and Kyle. Looks like a great trip, and I love the packboats. I have been paddling my own for a while in prep for my Algonquin crossing this summer. One thing I noticed is that you are using your arms to pull yourself more than I would recommend. This can be a very fatiguing style compared to pivoting at the waist so that you derive power from your legs and core (big muscles) rather than just your triceps (smaller muscles). There are some good tips on RU-vid for this paddling technique. If you are paddling with this technique, you imagine a beachball between your paddle and your chest. As you pivot, your trailing hand should be passing in front or you eyes as you paddle,. Also, rather than pulling with the paddle hand, you should be pushing with the other hand. Just wanted to share these tips because they have worked for me really well to avoid fatigue. Better to adopt these habits early, right?

Me: "Hey babe ...I'm gonna do an 8 day canoe trip with the homie" Her: "Yeah right" Me: back to Joe Robinet on RU-vid

Both you guys are Awesome mountain men. Kyle is a true Mountain man and a great all around guy. God bless him

i just wanted to tell you , that i love your videos , they are what life is about , its awsome to see you do all the things you do , i admire you and what you are about , good job , god bless brother ,,,,,,,

I love this. the ups and the downs are so real, so much better than some made-for-TV fakeness.

Oh and welcome to Northern Ontario! After you get bit enough you are immune and don't react anymore.

Camping ASMR is the best ASMR

I've been so pumped for this series! So glad it's finally here. Thanks for bringing us along Joe.

Buy you a pack of three foam rod floats or you can make them out of the foam pipe wrap from the big box home centers. They work a treat! Very nice trout you caught, Joe! Bring on the next part.

You know you're Canadian when you have a canoe extension for your truck

A paddle leash for both paddle and fishing gear. I have a sit on top fishing kayak that I use in the ocean in southern Australia and these are a must

Joe, sorry about your rod. But that fish was an amazing catch. I've been binge watching your videos for a couple of days now. They are very inspiring - and I'm thinking about going on an outdoor trip myself, because of your videos. Thanks for the inspiration, bud! Best wishes from a recent subscriber from Poland!

Good video Joe,sorry to hear about the bug bites they are nasty an not so good news about your fishing pole your mom got you ... Thanks for taking the journey,and bringing my husband and I along.Awesome scenery hope you feel better Kelly an Jeff...

Great trip! Great Video! A good trick for making 'gravel' less gravelly, is mixing bread crumbs with the ground beef, about a half a cup per pound. Much better texture. Keep up the good work.

The old adage of 'two is one, one is none' comes to mind!

The river is eye candy for sure. Thanks.

2 rods lost.... A fishing rod and a ferris rod :o - sorry I couldn't resist, awesome video, and u guys handled those flies like real men, can't wait for part 2

Sucks when you are feeling bad on a trip. On the bright side love the boat. Looking forward to the next part of the video. Mark

When I dehydrate ground beef i've found it works better if you mix it with bread crumbs before cooking it. I mix 1lb of raw ground beef with 1 cup of bread crumbs by hand then cook the ground beef as usual and dehydrate it. Helps it rehydrate and is much more like it was before dehydration. Great videos!

Oh man, I felt for you on the rod front. Glad you managed to hook your first trout on it nonetheless. Sorry to see you were suffering. That pustule looked naaaaasty! Thanks for taking the time to film and share amigo. Thom

when you loaded your canoe in the truck and did you had gesture all I could imagine you saying is. ba-ba-ba- baaaaymmmm. know wha im sayinn best tv show everr

How did I miss this one, need to pay attention to the back catalogue! .. The vids with Kyle are awesome too!

3:43 that first sip was HUUUUGE!!! Cheers mate!

hell yes!!!! gotta watch this one on the TV!

Congrats on catching the first trout😊 😢 sad the rod from your mom was lost. I like your music a lot. A fun trip in spite of black flies.

Great memories at Tamagami and Killarney with my late father...I should take my son with me one day.

Hi joe I am sure you get a lot of this and I just want to start with I am not a weirdo and not looking for anything. I recently got divorced and am a recovering alcoholic and drug addict and I wAs depressed and tried to take my life. I love the outdoors and sort of lost my love while I was a user. I found “my self reliance” first and then I found your channel and I just want to tell you that for what ever reason I found your videos and shawm videos very natural no fake BS about being survivalist just a couple dudes who love the outdoors anyways for whatever reason I have found my desire to live and get outside and enjoy what Mother Nature has. Thank you so much and again no need to respond just a massive thanks.

Very impressive filming, cutting firewood ext. when you were that sick. Kyle and you are hilarious together ....keep up the great work!

Really nice video Joe , now that's a lot of work. I hope you get better in the next part . Take care and have a nice day. Nick

Thanks Joe, sacrificed your new rod & reel for filming---Great Fish--Congrats on your first trout!

Thanks for taking us along bud!

I have been looking forward to this video. I am going on a 5 day canoe trip with my friends this summer again this year and watching this gets me so hyped. You are the man.

man getting sick in the bush sucks! and so does heat exhaustion. Me and my girlfriend were out hiking and just after I shot a video about how bad it can be, and my experience with it, we almost succumbed to it.

Darn Joe,, you've been looking forward to this trip for a while . Hope part #2 goes better. Glad you have a bro like Kyle with you,, makes a bad deal go better !! Good luck bud !

You better get busy and start answering your subs comments! lol I know that you read them. The videos is more important to me. Your videos just keep getting better. Once again the angle shots, different camera views, color, and editing was great. I watched it from start to finish. I'm looking forward to part 2 and hope you felt better with some good luck. Awesome trout catch! Bob

Big Agnes loves that tent design. I bought the Big Agnes Lynx pass 1 (discontinued ) over 5 years ago and it's pretty much the same tent. Great design it's served me well.

Oh yea. You ate some bugs there, lol. Love it. Extra flavour👍👍

k I just gotta say this ... I love kyle ! LOL , im not sure why but he is so entertaining, I hope you will have more videos together soon!

Nice video. I find eating a fair amount of garlic helps with the bug problems. Looking forward to part 2.

Been anticipating this set of Vids...Can't wait to watch..Thanks Joe

Awesome Adventure love the rucksack l wish l had one like that

Good that your wearing a PFC Joe. 🇨🇦

when he snorted the fly, "did you get a buzz off that?" lol

Dude, that sunset at 24:30+ looks like a Bob Ross painting...good stuff man.

I really enjoy your videos. Try adding 1/2 cup bread crumbs per pound of ground beef before you cook and dehydrate it. The breadcrumbs absorb the water when you re-hydrate and no more gravel...

I could not wait to see this episode

Fantastic. Even left us with a cliffhanger. Can't wait for part 2.

This is absolutely amazing. You guys are blessed to enjoy Gods creation in such a way...

One of my memories hiking in Ontario way back in the day is flies that will eat you to death.. We hiked way out to a cabin in Tobermory ON with flies sort of biting us on the way out. By the time we were headed in they were almost eating us alive. I was only like 6 but figured out to grab ferns and swat them away, it was beyond bad. I may have saved us. Nice trip sir.

I'm salivating when you ate that brook trout!

Nice video guys! Time to watch pt 2 now! Getting sick when out in the wilderness is not funny at all! Take care, Joachim

I've been Waiting for this. Finally

Tip - use lanyards attached to anything that could end up on the lake bed if you capsize or just drop overboard. Nasty thing, losing a rod. You'll look after the next one far better, these things are valuable (costly!) lessons... Been there, done it etc. 26lb canoe? Feather weight! Mine's 15ft and is supposed to be 26kg - which is underquoting it - it's more like 29kgs. It's an English canoe, plastic. Called a Venture Ontario. Only modest "rocker" since it's a flat water boat. Since I'm 65 now it's a bit on the heavy side for me these days... I envy you your laker trout; we don't have those here in Scotland, only Brown Trout and Sea Trout as natural trout species. We do have Arctic Charr in our deep lochs, which are small fish. A big one would be a pound weight unless there's a fish farm on the loch.

Love the canoes they look very stable

Miss these you guys made a great team

As nice and light as they are, I cant believe that you spent about $3000 on that pack boat!! Ocean Kayaks, especially the Trident series, are the most stable boats on the water (next to expensive motorboats and yachts) and they are half that cost, mind you they are about 20-30 lbs heavier; but as long as you are happy with it, thats all that matters!! Great footage!!

Great video! Can' wait for Part 2 and thanks for sharing.

wow..that was amazing see you climb the tree joe

Can't tell you how much we look forward to your new videos. Thanks so much!

I have been waiting all day for this! I'm glad it's a hour long!

I am glad you guys went down the South Channel; that's some of the really exceptionally beautiful terrain in the Temagami region. It is rocky for sure, and the portaging is (as you describe) on another level. But you get to spend some time in some truly gorgeous places. The black flies look like hell. I like August/September best, but then you trade the black flies for traffic on portages. I'm crossing my fingers that you feel better in Pt2. Heat stress and dehydration are no fun, and can be dangerous. I am reassured that since you are posting the videos, you made it out in one piece. I'm just hoping you had a good time for the rest of your trip ...

Yup, really glad this is ready to watch ... I have been looking forward to it.

Gr8 vid as usual Joe. Hope you feel well enough to finish the trip. All the best! ☺

Eating lots of garlic helps keep the bugs away. Never eat bananas they will carry you away. I lived north of Lake Superior I know all about black flys . 👍🇨🇦 Thanks for the fun trip.

Thanks for posting this so fast Joe! I love the trips you do with Kyle. Really hope you feel better now.

Very nice been waiting for this adventure So wish I new people I could do this with. Part 2 get in thanks for sharing.

almost 1 hour and only part 1!!!!! YES!

24:35. Beautiful scenery,,,love your playground...

When fishing in my canoe I always use a light cord to tie rod to canoe thwart, give yourself enough length to allow free movement of rod (about 3').

Awesome, two canoes, two drunks! LOL! Great video!

Been there, done that Joe. A few years ago, I throw my pole into the drink which my dad had bought me for Christmas. Needless to say - I was not excited. Nice update on the black flies, btw. Hopefully they're not bad near the boundary waters for this years trip.

Joe: one fish. Fish: one fishing pole

Great video so far, can't wait for the rest.

You’re the best! Love your videos. Please keep on going.

Another awesome video. Thanks for sharing it all. The good, the bad and the ugly :) This is great inspiration - Martin

Joe. I always travel with 6-10 re-hydration electrolyte packs in my first aid kit on any trip. They come in powder form and are easy to pack. I find it hard to drink enough water on these trips because you are always moving. One in the morning and one at night really saves you. You'll find them at Shoppers. Thanks for sharing your journey.

Hope you feel better soon. Love your videos!

thanks for sharing this experience! Great motivation for everyone to get out in nature! quality camera brother the clarity was perfect! God bless!

Looks like you had fun in part 1 apart from not feeling the best can't wait for part 2

Awesome video Joe! I really enjoy your videos and tips... Waiting for part 2. Greetings from Villarrica Chile!

I had a similar experience while hiking the superior trail. We estimated our travel distace badly and had to make up ground at about 25 miles per day. I got very dehydrated, started seeing things on the trail and couldn't eat that night, felt very sick but we had timber wolves around the camp and they were howling a few times throughout the night so that was an enjoyable experience.

Some very beautiful view thanks for taking me along atb John

one time while fishing....the guy next to me walked away from his rod.... he did not secure it and it got jerked into the water. so i took off my bobber and cast out three or four times, hooked his line, reeled in his rod and reel then reeled in the fish too. haha.

Part 2. Let's go let's go let's go let's go let's go

been binge watch your videos, keep on creating new vlogs, they're appreciated!

That's Rough! Joe, luckily for you your buddy brought that 2nd pole. A few years back I almost lost my favorite rod off the side of my brother-in-law's boat ever since then when I go out I keep my rod tide off to the middle of the seat, you'd think it would get in the way but it really doesn't, something might want to consider for next time. Good good man. : ) Tyler

Ah man, sorry about the Rod!! That sucks! Love the Packboat. I really enjoyed this like always thanks for keeping it real. Glad you caught the trout nevertheless. Overexertion and bugs bites will definitely kick your butt especially in the heat. Take care man. Looking Forward to Part 2

Crazy how he eats that chili so calmly while all those bugs are swarming over him LOL

Me and my bro are heading up to the BWCA for 7 days in 3 weeks. I sure hope the flies are gone. SHEESH! That looked rough. Watching this video has me nervous now! LOL!

Temagami! What a nice place...where water is clear as you can see! Being born in Abitibi-Temiscaming and passing often to Temagami...when you said that you were going canoe there...I said to my self: that will be an interesting vid. Thanks for the share bro! Take care!

Leper. Hope the rest of your skin didn't melt away before you finished the trip. Sorry about your fishing gear. Good thing Kyle had a spare. The poles for your BA tent look like they could be used to fabricate a handy three armed trolling rig though. I kinda hoped you would have bushcrafted a Zebco rod and reel out of fir or something.

WOOO! So excited to watch this!

Put a small section of pool noodle superglued onto the butt of your rod, test it before if possible to see how big a section is needed , as well as attach with a paddle leash!!

Sorry to hear about the rod. I lost mine in a roll over. The one time I didn't have my rod leash on too. Highly recommend using leashes for paddles and rods after that loss. Thanks for sharing your adventures, living vicariously through you at the moment :D

Great trip Joe, Nice Brookie. Your videos are enjoyable.