Plough Lake, Algonquin Park

Description

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Located 300m southeast of Little Mohawk Lake, Plough Lake is very similar in appearance to the shallow, tea-stained lakes north of it but bears little resemblance to clear, turquiose Cradle Lake found just 365m south over a 12m high ridge to the south.

Plough is a long, narrow lake, about 1,000m in length by just 250m at it’s widest point, and is shallow and warm. These conditions prohibit the presence of the predonimant char species in the area – Brook and Lake Trouts – and it’s remote location and lack of deep feeder creeks have kept introduced smallmouth out as well. There are no campsites on this lake, and most canoeists travelling through here are on their way to Bonnechere and the surrounding lakes.

Plough Lake Access

Getting to this lake requires more than a little effort – It’s located 8kms, as the raven flies, south of Cache Lake Access #8. Travelling through Cache, Hilliard, Delano, South Canisbay, Kingfisher, Mohawk and Little Mohawk increases the actual travel distance to over 10kms, and seven portages totalling 3,910m add to the difficulty. Stopping for short snack breaks, I reached Plough Lake at about 1:00 pm, four hours after leaving the Bartlett Lodge pick-up dock on Cache Lake.

If I was camped for a couple of days on nearby Cradle Lake, I would consider portaging in at dawn or dusk for a chance at seeing unmolested moose feeding in it’s shallow bays. Otherwise, Plough Lake is not worth recommending as a destination, with no game fish and no distinctive features, but it’s remoteness and subdued beauty contributes nicely to the overall experience along this canoe route. Continue day 1…

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