From the mouth of Drumstick Creek, you take a final glance back at Bridge Lake before heading upstream toward Delta Lake.
Pushing through the lily pads where Drumstick Creek flows into Bridge Lake, you begin paddling upstream. The first leg gets you to the large pond about midway between Bridge Lake and Delta Lake.
Looking back toward Bridge Lake as you paddle up Drumstick Creek toward Delta Lake.
From the pond, you paddle on for another 10 minutes or so (progress slowed substantially by the lily pads), until you reach the portage to Delta Lake.
This is the start of the portage between Drumstick Creek and Delta Lake. You are taking this portage (which is no longer maintained) to avoid the rapids. This is the view in early spring with high water conditions. It is difficult to land a canoe here when the water is this high, so take care.
Here is roughly the same view of the portage landing (image above), but now you are here in midsummer (July). Water level is much lower.
Having managed to wiggle your canoe out of Drumstick Creek, you are now ready to hit the portage trail up to Delta Lake.
From Bridge Lake, the entire bushwhack to Delta Lake is along Drumstick Creek. Most of this is paddling, but the last part is a 44 rod uphill portage. This portage is now unmaintained so expect it to deteriorate over time. In 2015, the portage had about six to eight downed trees lying across it, but was otherwise quite passable and easy to follow. (Compare this video to the one at the bottom of this page. Same portage in the opposite direction, but 13 months earlier.)
Now that you've made it over the portage, visit:DELTA LAKE
