Upper Arrow Lake Traplines
Listing Realtor
Here’s an opportunity to pick up a trapline on the north end of Upper Arrow Lake. Well actually, it’s not just one trapline, it’s two traplines! The first line lies inside the upper Incomappleux Valley; this is a remote and rugged valley at the top end of the lake which takes in some of the most untouched and spectacular scenery you will experience within BC. This paradise of a valley is in the infancy of becoming a Conservancy which will allow you the opportunity to apply for a Park Use Permit in order to trap within the conservancy. The trapline borders Glacier National Park and takes in temperate rainforest which is a rarity in the interior. Marten would be prolific due to the old growth timber found here, some of the trees dating 1,000 years back.
The second trapline borders this one to the southwest and takes in the lower Incomappleux Valley, as well as the small community of Beaton and Beaton Arm, providing many fabulous vistas to build a cabin. Again, there are great timber stands within this line that harbour fantastic marten, as well as the other critters. There is good access on this line through logging roads. To reach these lines you take the Shelter/Galena Bay ferry or come from the south through Nakusp. The lake provides good fishing and the river holds bull and rainbow trout providing some exciting fly fishing.
There are currently no cabin sites on these lines, although this allows you the freedom to pick your own location. Upon obtaining a Park Use Permit for the Incomappleux Conservancy you may even be able to apply for a cabin in the Park which, well, no one else would be able to achieve. There is also equipment included with this sale: a 2014 Skidoo, traps, and stretching boards which will get you started.
To be honest, this is one of my favourite places in BC. Accessible, yet remote and wild at the same time!
Incommapleux Valley:
Known for its rich wildlife habitat and old-growth forests, the Incomappleux Valley is a biologically unique place in B.C. that will now be preserved by the Province.
Located in the remote wilderness southeast of Revelstoke, the new Incomappleux Conservancy spans more than 58,000 hectares and is part of B.C.’s rare inland temperate rainforest where some old-growth cedar and hemlock trees are estimated to be four metres (13 feet) in diameter and more than 1,000 years old. The forest supports more than 250 lichen species, including some that are new to science, and provides habitat for grizzly and black bears, as well as a variety of endangered fungal and plant species.
2014 Skidoo Summit 800 - low kms
33 - B110 Magnum Marten traps
3 - 300 Conifer traps
3 - 270 Conifer traps
12 - Marten stretching boards
3 - Muskrat stretching boards
Squirrel and Ermine stretching boards
