This is an exploratory trip on the Upper Eels Creek that is open to advanced paddlers only since I am not familiar with the river, so we will be scouting and learning the river together and keeping one another safe. As a classic day trip in the WCA's history, I have gotten a fair bit of information about the run. It is short in km but intense. It’s very winding and it’s easy to get suckered-in to rapids that start easy but get increasingly difficult as well as blind turns again starting easy but you won’t like what you find when you continue around the corner. Suitably forewarned, we will scout each rapid cautiously.
Online info: https://paddlingmaps.com/trip/Ontario/674-apsley-to-haultain. In May, the river should be at a lower level which makes it a lot more friendly than what is described there.