Hey, ADB, thanks for the tip. I looked at the forum and did find some info. I will be camping at mew lake, and plan to take a day trip via portage and/or canoe to find some spring specks. I'm not in the greatest shape, or the most experienced hiker, but i would love to to get into a few. My plan would be to leave base camp at first light, portage 3 hours or so, fish for 3 hours, then return. Just a rough plan for now. Unfortunatly I have very little experience with algonquin park. Any help you can provide would be appreciated.