Norcan Lake Road

Post by **Squabbin** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 2:56 pm

Hi everyone
I am new to the board but not to the areas you guys (and gals) fish. However next weekend I have plans to try a fish with my wife's family on Canonto Lake in the morning, and am supposed to meet with some buddies at Norcan Lake that same evening. I was just wondering if anyone knows whether I can get to Norcan by following Arcol Road into the North Frontenac parklands and turning left at Hungry Lake and taking Norcan Lake Road up to the launch near the Dam? I know the road exists, but don't know its condition...havent gone that far. Would you recommend this route? I really don't feel like going all the way around (up the K&P to barryvale and thru Calabogie, or the other way up Buckshot Lake road thru matawachan all the way around Centennial.) I have a pickup, but don't want to test its limits driving solo.
Thanks for any help, and I will be sure to post pics of any success! (assuming the camera doesn't get dunked...again)

Post by **almontefisher** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 3:26 pm

Take the main roads....the ole backroads have seen better days this year with all that rain we have had. It took me over 40 minutes to get from my cottage on Mosque to Granite a few weeks ago and will be very slow...It would take about 1 hour the main way compared to 3 hours going the backroads and chancing a flat tire on the rocks.

Post by **Sportspal** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 5:12 pm

I'm not too familiar with Norcan lake, but I know you can take the K&P to the edge of Calabogie lake at Barryvale, but you won't be able to take it across Grassy Bay since the bridge has been missing for a decade if not longer. GoogleMaps might show it being there, but it isn't, and I doubt your truck can fly/float.

Post by **ValleyFish** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 11:57 pm

If ya take it to Calabogie, then come back around to Calabogie Rd. Head towards Calabogie Peaks towards Black Donald, hang a left onto Greens Landing Rd. and that'll take ya right there.

And stay outta my fishin' spot....I found a new lil spot there the last time and they were sweet bass....too bad my buddy decided not to keep them.

Sportspal wrote:I'm not too familiar with Norcan lake, but I know you can take the K&P to the edge of Calabogie lake at Barryvale, but you won't be able to take it across Grassy Bay since the bridge has been missing for a decade if not longer. GoogleMaps might show it being there, but it isn't, and I doubt your truck can fly/float.

Post by **Squabbin** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 11:03 am

Thanks for the tips everyone. Seems the consensus is to keep off the bottom half of Norcan Lake road. Sounds good, I am not interested in a 3hr rock crawl. Not sure if I want to take the K&P all the way from Lavant to Barryvale either though. Sure to be washboard in spots, plus the quad traffic on a saturday afternoon. I am leaning toward going around Black Donald the other way. Then I come out at the corner of 508 and Centennial Lake road and its 5 minutes to Norcan.