Canoeing the Couderay River,
Wisconsin
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Expert paddler Mike Svob
has been canoeing and kayaking the rivers of the Midwest for 30 years.
He paddled more than a thousand miles to complete these books. Below
are brief descriptions of the canoe trips that Mike goes into detail
with in his books with maps. The maps are very useful, showing rapids,
take in and take out points and other things of interest. |
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Couderay
River 1-Sawyer
County-12 miles. Windigo Lake to Billy
Boy Dam. This trip is mainly lake
canoeing on Windigo, Grindstone, Court
Oreilles, and Little Court Oreilles
Lakes.There ia a 1/2 mile portage
and 2 1/2 miles of upper Couderay
River on the trail.The lakes have
clear water and good fishing. The
current is slow in the river and there
are no rapids. The entire trip takes
about 9 hours. Starting point is where
the long eastern arm of Windigo Lake
meets Hwy. 27. There is a portage
from the western side of Windigo Lake
to Grindstone Lake. The trail is Clearly
marked. Take out is at the public
landing on the right bank upstream
from Billy Boy dam.
Couderay
River 2-Sawyer
County-16 miles. Billy Boy dam to
Radisson. This trip features sporadic
low rapids, high wooded hills and
slow water widespreads where the fishing
is excellent. This is a good stretch
for canoeists of all skill levels.
Avoid the trip when water levels are
low. The trip takes about 6 hours.
Put in just below the Billy Boy dam
on the right bank.The first two miles
of the river flows through hardwood
forest grading to marshland. This
is a good place for musky and pike
fishing. Swift dam should be approached
cautiously. It can be run easily by
keeping in the chute to the left of
center. Usual take out for this trip
is at Radisson Park on the right bank
just above the Hwy 40 bridge. Ann
optional take out would be at the
Poley Bridge on the Chippewa River,
almost 3 miles further.
