Fly-in Camps & Lodges

Housekeeping Camps & Lodges

On larger lakes with outstanding fisheries, multiple-cabin camps have long been popular fly-in destinations. Such camps can accommodate from 20 to 75 anglers and offer a sense of fraternity and "community" that many folks enjoy, plenty of whom become "repeaters" year after year.

Housekeeping camps are usually managed by a resident couple who maintain the camp, work schedules, co-ordinate guides, supervise staff, cut wood, build, service the boats & motors, co-ordinate camp activities, shore lunch gatherings, etc., but seldom do they get a chance to fish.

Normally, housekeeping camps offer indoor plumbing, running water, showers or a shower building, bait, electricity generated on site (though not necessarily 24 hours a day), guiding and fish cleaning / freezing services. The camp may have an activity / recreational centre for rainy days and evening socializing. Many camps host a weekly fish fry which allows guests to share information about the fishing.

As at most fly-in sites, the possibility of fishing nearby, accessible back lakes which offer great day-trip fishing should be investigated. Sometimes just a short walk can lead to an angling paradise. Check with the camp manager about remote lakes (and whether or not there might be a boat & motor on site) since many camps schedule visits to such lakes to monitor fishing pressure, avoid congestion and / or disappointment.

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