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Porter Lake is located at 56° 20' north latitude and 107° 20' west longitude in north central Saskatchewan. It can only be reached by float plane. We flew in from Buffalo Narrows, Saskatchewan located on the beautiful Churchill River system. While we were there the Outfitter was Al Armstrong.
When we first went fishing at Porter Lake in the early 1980's the fishing limit was by weight of filleted fish (16 fish or 70 lbs). We had no problem filling our limit in the first three of a four day fishing trip. These included lots of good sized Northern Pike and Lake Trout. We were also able to catch some Walleye. As we were always near our limit by the 4th day, we usually spent it going after trophy size fish and spending half a day fishing for Arctic Grayling.
On our fishing trip in 1991 we found the fishing to be less productive. There were still good size fish available, and we were able to catch our limit, however this was a reduced 1991 limit (16 fish but only 1 fish per species can exceed upper size limit, such as Northern Pike only 1 > 85 cm or Lake Trout only 1 > 70 cm) and the fishing just wasn't as fast as in the 80's. But, this was true of most lakes in this area.
The lake is shaped like a large letter "K" and although it has lots of water it is relatively sheltered from high winds. It has lots of deep pockets and shore line drop-offs for Lake Trout as well as shallow bays for Northern Pike. It has several good shore lunch areas including a beautiful shallow red sandy beach on the north west end.
On our last visit in 1991 the camp was still run by Al Armstrong and his wife, with three modern light house keeping cabins. Transportation in and out, boats, motors and gas were all part of the package and filleting and guides were also available. The 1998 Saskatchewan Fishing & Hunting Guide listed the English River First Nations Resort as the Outfitter on the Lake. (See below) The contact name was Alfred Dawatsare at General Delivery, Patuanak, SK. Postal code S0M 2H0. Phone (306) 396-2066 or fax (306) 396-2155.
During August 10 and 11, 1998 a forest fire destroyed the Porter Lake Fishing Lodge. The main building with its restaurant, kitchen, and offices and seven cabins were destroyed. Six employees of the English River First Nations had flown in on August 10th to build a dock. They found 40 to 50 firefighters traped at a fire camp on the west shore of Porter Lake. The English River First Nations crew provided boats to the firefighters to escape the fire as they had no boats or other means of transportation. All the people escaped but all their tents, personal gear, firefighting equipment and tools were destroyed. One member of the English River First Nation, Art Janvier, was given an honorary fire guardian badge for his efforts in helping the firefighters. The 2006 Saskatchewan Fishing & Hunting Guide does not list any outfitters at Porter Lake.
Reindeer Lake stretches from 56° 15' north latitude to 58° 10' north latitude and 103° 15' west longitude to 101° 30' west longitude. It starts in the north east of Saskatchewan and runs into Manitoba. It was our first drive in Lake. We had a record 14 people for this trip. Unfortunately we also had record bad weather too.
For this trip, in 1984, we drove to the south end of the lake and stayed at Nordic Lodge in the village of Southend. It was cold and windy with rain and/or snow every day. (This was in June!) Although I've seen pictures on the fishing shows on TV of the monster Pike from Reindeer Lake we didn't see any. Fishing quality was very poor, with very few fish caught and all of small to medium size. Perhaps the weather dampened both the fishes response as well as ours.
Reindeer Lake is the second largest lake in Saskatchewan. The lake is about 150 miles long, covering an area of nearly 2,045 square miles. A large bay on the south end called Deep Bay is actually one of the world's largest ancient meteorite craters. It is more than 700 feet deep and 6 miles across. Reindeer Lake has been designated a Catch and Release 1 lake.
The 2006 Saskatchewan Fishing & Hunting Guide lists 6 Outfitters on Reindeer Lake.
Mawdsley Lake is located at 56° 47' north latitude and 106° 6' west longitude in north central Saskatchewan. For all three trips we flew in from La Ronge. It was coming into this lake in 1987 that many senior members had the flight of a lifetime. The plane crashed into the trees while attempting to land on the lake. All members survived and continued fishing for the rest of the trip.
We had fair to good fishing for Northern Pike and Lake Trout as well as Arctic Grayling. We usually don't have much luck at catching Arctic Grayling, but one year we had a fellow from Atlanta who was used to fishing with light tackle. He caught 4 or 5 Grayling in about an hour. The largest fish we caught at Mawdsley was a 19 pound Northern Pike.
Mawdsley Lake is connected by a stream to another larger lake to the east (East Mawdsley Lake). We found the trip up the stream through the swift areas to be part of the charm of this camp. There was an outpost on East Mawdsley Lake but we never used it. The second lake had plenty of good shore lunch areas as well as weedy shallows for Northern Pike. Both Mawdsley Lake and East Mawdsley Lake are relatively small and therefore not affected by wind.
The camp was run by Skip and Rolly for all three visits. Both have since retired from the site and you can contact the current outfitter Mawdsley Lake Fishing Lodge at 406 - 43A Street, Lethbridge, AB. Postal code T1J 4B3. Winter: Phone 403-394-9726. Summer: Phone: 600-700-0668 Email: inquiry@mawdsleylakefishinglodge.com It is now drive in access via Highway 914 north of Pinehouse Lake, then boat-in at km 160. Base camp holds 12 people in a bunk house with meals served in the main lodge. Package includes boat-in from Highway 914, meals, bunks, boat/motor/gas. Catch and release fishing.
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Oliver Lake stretches from 56° 45' to past 57° north latitude and is centered around 103° 25' west longitude. It is connected through a narrows to Ghana Lake in the south and Horvath and Nokomis Lakes to the north. Ghana Lake is also a long narrow lake. We flew into our camp by float plane from Missinipe. Ghana Lake stretches down to 56° 35' and the whole Ghana/Oliver/Nokomis system is just north-west of Stackhouse Bay on Reindeer Lake.
Oliver Lake is a long lake with many good bays and islands. It has some great sheltered shore lunch areas. Both Northern Pike and Lake Trout were readily available. Due to better record keeping started at this time we know the following for 1989: The trophy Northern Pike was 15 ½ lbs. A 14½ lb Pike was kept and a 15 lb Pike was caught and released. We ate approximately 6 to 8 Pike per day for shore lunch. The total take home of Northern Pike for 8 people was 28 fish. An untold number of fish were caught and released. Lake Trout were not overly large but were plentiful. The trophy fish was 5¾ lbs. Again, many fish were caught and released. (Some were knocked off the hook by over-zealous friends with nets). Most fish were in the 3 to 5 lb range, probably limited to that size range because we were not fishing very deeply. We kept a total of 46 Lakers.
Oliver Lake Wilderness Lodge is the current Outfitter. Site 11, P.O. Box 47, RR 4, Prince Albert, SK. S6V 5R2. Phone 866-266-5554 or 306-764-5554 Fax 306-763-4623. Radio Phone ERTS "306" area Mobile Opr JR3-3046, via Kane Lake. Email: bigones@oliverlake.com The camp is on McKay Island and has a capacity of 24 people in 5 modern light house keeping cabins. LHK package includes cabin, boat/motor/gas, and return air transportation to Missinipe. Catch & release fishing.
Otter Lake is located at 55° 35' north latitude and 104° 40' west longitude and is one of the main lakes in the Churchill River System. For 1990 we decided to try something different for our trip. Instead of just staying at Thompson's Cabins in Missinipe for one night before flying out we would use the facilities as base camp. Our "cabin" was equipped for both winter and summer vacations, and included a fireplace and a Jacuzzi. They had a package where they would fly you back up the Churchill River to one of three lakes for a small fee. Drop of at 7:00 am and pick up at 7:00 pm.
We chose to fly back up river to Nipew Lake for two days and then fish on Otter Lake for two days. Nipew Lake is a smaller lake about 7 miles long and Otter Lake is a good size at about 10 miles long and 9 miles at its widest point. Otter Lake has several islands and many long deep bays. It also has a beautiful set of falls and rapids on its east side. The fishing was quite good for both Walleye and Northern Pike on both lakes. We ended up with a total of 23 Northern Pike and 51 Walleye. The largest Northern Pike caught was 16½ lbs.
Thompson's Camps is operated by Adventure Destinations, Hangar 11, J.G. Diefenbaker Airport, Saskatoon, SK, S7L 5X4. Phone 1-800-667-5554 or 306-635-2144. Fax: 306-653-2134. Email: thompsoncamps@adventuredestinations.ca The Base Camp has resort amenities, conference facilities onsite and fly-outs for anglers. 45 minute jet boat tours are available up through 7 sets of rapids on the Churchill River System, as well as day and supper houseboat cruises. Outpost non modern cabins are available on Bill, Daly, Hara, Highrock, Miribelli, and Upper Foster Lakes. Capacity 169 persons, 37 units. All angling services available at base camp.
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Lac La Ronge stretches from 54° 40' to 55° 20' north latitude and from 104° 23' to 105° 20' west longitude. That's approximatley 25 km long by 30 km wide at it's farthest points. Lac La Ronge is one of Saskatchewan's better known recreation areas. The lake is part of Lac La Ronge provincial park, at 336,200 hectares it is Saskatchewan's largest provincial park. Princess Dianna and Prince Charles even stayed on one of the many island "cottages".
We rented two 10 sleeper houseboats from La Ronge Eagle Point Resort, with two fishing boats per houseboat. We had 12 people for this trip so there was lots of room. We relocated the houseboats to a new spot each day for both shore lunch and our evening location.
We had good luck with both Northern Pike in the shallow bays and Walleye in longer bays near streams. In 1992 we switched to length instead of weight for measurement. The largest Pike caught was 34 inches long and the biggest Walleye was 23 inches long. The weather had been quite hot for some time and the Lake Trout were deep. We were only able to catch them with steel line. The largest Lake Trout was 28½ inches long. All the Lake Trout were taken on the east side of Tait Island in Hunter Bay. Our two full days of fishing produced 17 Northern Pike, 17 Walleye, 6 Perch, and 6 Lake Trout.
The 2006 Saskatchewan Fishing & Hunting Guide lists 5 Outfitters on Lac La Ronge and I found 5 with web sites.
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Steephill Lake is part of the Reindeer River system that flows between Reindeer Lake and the Churchill River system. The lake is located at 56° north latitude and 103° 10' west longitude. It is a major waterway transportation system to the South End Reserve on Reindeer Lake. There is even a boat portage ladder at one end where the lake empties through a set of rapids. We again flew in from Missinipe.
We had fair luck with Northern Pike and good luck with Walleye, but we had to work hard at catching them. The largest Pike caught was 27 inches long and the biggest Walleye was 19 inches long. We kept a total of 3 Northern Pike and 55 Walleye.
The camp on Steephill Lake was run by Josdal Camps. They sold that camp, and the 2001 Saskatchewan Fishing & Hunting Guide had Steephill Rapids Camp listed as the outfitter. However, I have been unable to find any current information on Steephill.
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Theriau Lake is the most northerly lake we have been to yet. It is located at 58° 20' north latitude and 104° 40' west longitude. We drove north for 12 hours from Saskatoon to Points North Landing. From there we flew north-west to the lake.
Unfortunately the information on the fishing trip was lost so we don't know the details as to how many fish were caught or what the trophy sizes were. It is remembered by all that fishing was fairly good. Perhaps the fact that one member won all 4 trophies and the Angler of the Year Buckle may account for the missing information.
Theriau Lake Lodge brochure lists the contact at P.O. Box 6032 Lacombe, AB. T4L 1X5 Phone: 877-586-6784. Email: theriaulakelodge@fishingbug.com . The Theriau Lake Lodge can accommodated up to 12 people in one modern cabin (3 rooms), central dining facility.
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Thompson Lake is located at 55° 59' north latitude and 105° 24' west longitude. When going there in the 90's we flew there from Missinipe. The lodge was different than most lakes we had been to, as the outfitter lived there year round at that time. Thompson Lake is a relatively small lake measuring approximately 2½ Km long by 2 km wide. However it was very productive due to fishing pressure being restricted to 3 or 4 groups of maximum 6 people per year.
In 1997 fishing for both Walleye and Northern Pike were very good. We were able to catch and release more than our limit of Walleye on the first day, with one member catching over 30 fish. Most of our group were going after Walleye and not wanting Northern Pike but the Pike were aggressive enough to take our Walleye bait & lures anyway. We came home with our limit of Walleye, 3 Pike and 1 Whitefish. 1 Sucker and one baby Perch were also caught and released. The largest Pike caught was 36½ inches long and the biggest Walleye was 27¼ inches long. There were several Pike over 30 inches caught and released and several Walleye caught around the 25 inch 5½ pound range.
In 1998 fishing for both Walleye and Northern Pike was still quite good. However, Thompson Lake has been designated a catch and release lake for Walleye. This naturally reduced our Walleye take home count, but not our level of catching them. There are 4 other lakes, either attached or in a short walking distance, with boats and motors on them. These lakes are Allan (with Lake Trout available), Friesen, Olson, and Seans. We brought home 11 Pike and 20 Walleye. The largest Pike caught was 34½ inches long and the biggest Walleye was 26½ inches long and weighing 6.1 pounds. Both fish were released. Similar to 1997 there were several Pike over 30 inches caught and released and several Walleye caught around the 25 inch range and released.
In 2008 our hopes of another excellent trip to Thompson were cut short due to forest fires. There were many forest fires in the area with a large one burning a few lakes away. However the wind wasn't strong when we boarded the plane and the crew coming out had been able to fish successfully for their stay, so we headed out. We left later than expected as many planes were assisting in moving people and gear around the fire area. We touched down at Thompson Lake early afternoon, and started fishing around 4 PM. As you will see from the photos below things went from nice when we landed, to smoky, to very smoky in a very short time.
The Provincial Firefighters came in twice during the day to set up a generator and pump, and install hoses and sprinklers on the roof of the cabin and the outbuildings, as well as to advise us of the forest fire situation. They advised that they would check with us again the following morning. They arrived later than expected the next morning due to very poor visibility on and around the lake. Realizing that they wouldn't be able to land for a while we took advantage of it and went fishing until we heard them coming in. They informed us that the fire was only two lakes away (on the shore of Allan Lake where Mike had moved to) and that previously portions of it had covered the same distance between its present location and our location in less that 5 hours. They VERY STRONGLY suggested that we leave now because if the wind didn't shift they weren't sure when there would be another window to be able to get a plane in and fly us out before the fire arrived. Or for some time after the fire had arrived and gone due to smoke. We decided to leave. All told we were there only about 24 hours. Fishing was very strange surrounded by smoke with pieces of white ash occasionally drifting down into the boat. Fortunately the wind must have shifted because the camp was spared.
Fishing for both Walleye and Northern Pike was still quite good, even for the short time we fished. We brought out 11 Walleye and 1 wounded Pike. The largest Pike caught was 27 inches long, with a few in the 22 to 24 inch range, all of which were released. The biggest Walleye was 25½ inches long and there were more Walleye caught around the 23 and 24 inch range. To see the fish that were caught for the remainder of the trip you will need to look at Chitek Lake where we headed to after unloading the plane back at La Ronge.
Thompson Lake Lodge is listed in the 2008 Saskatchewan Fishing & Hunting Guide. Mike has sold the lodge and is now living in his camp at nearby Allen Lake. The new owners are listed as Brian Schoenroth, Bonnie Schoenroth, Trudy Sigmeth and Jim Sigmeth and they are also the owners and operators of Foster River Camps, 14 MacKenzie Cres, Regina, Sk. S4N 5G5. Phone 306-761-0707. Email: bonnie@fosterrivercamps.com The Thompson Lake Lodge accommodates 6 people in one semi-modern light housekeeping lodge.
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Forbes Lake is located at 55° 50' north latitude and 104° 45' west longitude. As usual we flew there from Missinipe. Forbes Lake is long and narrow, measuring approximately 12 Km long by 2 km wide & therefore remains fairly calm even on windy days. It also has a lot of large sheltered bays and some good island clusters. In our 4 days of fishing we weren't able to explore all the bays or islands.
We had fair luck with Lake Trout and good luck with Walleye, but we had to work hard at catching them. We weren't trying to catch Pike but they latched on anyway. The largest Pike caught was 28 inches long, the biggest Walleye was 23½ inches long, and the largest Laker was 26 inches long. Most Lakers were in the 22 to 25" range and the Walleye in the 15 to 20" range. The larger Lake Trout were taken using steel line. We ate Walleye and wounded Pike for shore lunch. We kept a total of 3 Northern Pike, 15 Walleye, and 13 Lakers.
The camp on Forbes Lake was run by Josdal Camps . They are no longer the outfitter for this camp. The Forbes Lake camp could accommodate up to 8 people in one non modern light housekeeping cabin.
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Hepburn Lake is located at 55° 55' north latitude and 104° 55' west longitude. We flew in from Missinipe. Hepburn Lake is long and narrow, measuring approximately 12 Km long by 2 km wide & therefore remains fairly calm even on windy days. It also has a lot of large sheltered bays including 2 very long arms to the north. The wood heated hot tube was nice, but the camp only fired it up 1 night.
We had excellent luck with Lake Trout and fair luck with Northern Pike. We were unable to catch any Walleye. The largest Pike caught was 35 inches long, and the largest Laker was 26 inches long. Most Lakers were in the 22 to 25" range and some Pike were in the 30" range. Some steel line was used but the water was cold enough that the largest Lakers were taken in shallow water. We did not have shore lunches, as evening meals were repackaged for lunches in the boat. We kept a total of 6 Northern Pike and 24 Lakers.
Hepburn Lake Lodge was run by Dennis and Louise Callbeck, but has since changed hands. The new camp operators are Ken and Arlee Thideman P.O. Box 1239, Preeceville, Sk. Postal code S0A 3B0. Phone 306-865-2099 or 306-547-3328. Email: hepburnlakelodge@sasktel.net The Hepburn Lake Lodge could accommodate up to 10 people in two modern light housekeeping cabins with one main lodge for the hosts and their family. The camp site had a horse shoe pit, hot tub and 24 hour electricity.
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Chitek Lake is located at 53° 45' north latitude and 107° 45' west longitude. Senior Member Ed Dyna has a cabin at Chitek Lake and we drove there from Saskatoon. The drive is about 2 ½ hours north west of Saskatoon. Chitek Lake is approximately 7 Km long by 5 km wide with an additional 5 km long arm off the north west end.
During the trip in 2002 the temperature was in the low to mid 30° C every day we were there and so the fishing was verrry sloooow. There were very few clouds and no wind. We were fishing for Walleye most of the time but they we not taking anything. We spent part of one day fishing for Pike. The largest Pike caught was 30 inches long, and the largest Walleye was 24 inches long. Most Walleye were in the 23 to 24" range. Unfortunately again this year we were unable to have a shore lunch. We kept a total of 11 fish.
In 2008 our trip was planned for Thompson lake. However we had to leave early due to forest fires in the area and so spent the last 2 of the 4 days planned for the trip at Chitek, thanks to a gracious offer from the cabin owner Ed Dyna. See Thompson Lake for a description of our adventure there. The first day was excellent with several Walleye caught. The two largest Walleye were 23½ inches long and 23 inches long (see photos below). The second day was not so much fun. It started out windy and became very windy. We moved around to a protected shore across the lake from the boat launch but still couldn't hold the boats with 2 to 3 anchors against the waves. Trying to come back across the lake against the waves was very rough. Ed had to stop his boat on the far shore to bail out water from the waves that kept crashing over the bow. Once the boat was bailed and the front tarp was installed he was able to make it back to the boat launch.
There is a campsite at Chitek Lake Chitek Lake Recreation Site Box 39, Chitek Lake, SK S0J 0L0. Phone: (306) 984-2343, Fax: (306) 984-2215, Email: RecSite.ChitekLake@gov.sk.ca There is also an outfitter Little Pine Lodge. Box 40, Chitek Lake, SK S0J 0L0. Phone: 306-984-2332, Fax: 306-984-2320 Email: sloboda@sasktel.net
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Mirond Lake stretches from 54° 60' to 55° 13' north latitude and is centered around 102° 48' west longitude, with a northern arm that stretches to 102° 40' west longitude. That's approximately 22 km long at it's farthest points. For those of you with GPS the Silence of the North camp is located at 55 00.414 N and 102 46.291 W. The camp was great, and in 2003 we opted to have most of our fish filleted and deboned by the camp's expert.
In 2003 we had excellent luck with Walleye and fair luck with Northern Pike, as most of us weren't fishing for Pike for most of the trip. We were able to practice lots of Walleye catch and release on the first two days as we caught our limits in about an hour. Then on the last day the weather changed from cloudy and occasional rain to clear & sunny, and the fish just shut down. The largest Pike caught was 34½ inches long and the biggest Walleye was 24 inches long. We ate lots of Walleye for shore lunch and brought home 16 Northern Pike and 30 Walleye.
In 2004 we again had excellent luck with Walleye and fair luck with Northern Pike, as most of us still weren't fishing for Pike for most of the trip. And again we were able to catch our limit of Walleye in the first two days. The last day was very sunny and hot, and while half the crew went back on Mirond for Northern Pike the other half took a short drive to Negan Lake. There we caught Brown Trout and Rainbow Trout. They were very tasty.
The largest Pike caught was 31½ inches long, the biggest Walleye was 23½ inches long, and the biggest trout was a 15 inch Rainbow. We ate lots of Walleye for shore lunch, snacked on trout to start an evening meal, and brought home 8 Northern Pike, 40 Walleye, 2 Brown Trout and 1 Rainbow Trout.
2005 was the same as the previous years where had excellent luck with Walleye and fair luck with Northern Pike, as most of us still weren't fishing for Pike for most of the trip. On the last day everyone met at Negan Lake to fish for trout and have shore lunch.
The largest Pike caught were 32½ inches long, the biggest Walleye was 22 inches long, and the biggest trout was a 16½ inch Rainbow. We again ate lots of Walleye for shore lunch and we brought home 7 Northern Pike, 41 Walleye, 6 Brown Trout and 2 Rainbow Trout, and 1 white fish.
For all 3 years we stayed at Silence of the North. Harold and Marion Schlosser, P.O. Box 714, Flin Flon, MB. R8A 1N5. Phone: 306-632-4655. Email: silenceofthenorth@sasktel.net They have 16 foot Lund fishing boats with 30 hp motors, seventeen boats on Mirond lake, one on Parenteau Lake and two on Cornelle Lake. There are several electrified sites for camping, and 10 modern cabins. Their dining room has a maximum seating capacity of thirty persons, and they have a store with basic needed items and a home baking table.
A second outfitter located on Mirond lake is Newmart Fishing and Hunting Resort.
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Flanagan Lake is located at 55° 37 north latitude and 102° 31' west longitude. We drove to Sandy Bay and flew into Flanagan using the local float plane service. Unfortunately the Beaver was out being repaired and all 10 of us flew in in a little Cesna. It took about 7 trips to get everything in. Flanagan Lake is almost round with two narrow bays, one in the north and one in the north west. The main portion is approximately 4 km long by 3 km wide. The weather was cold and rainy every day except one.
We had excellent luck with Lake Trout and were even able to catch some casting from the dock at camp. We had good luck with Walleye, but we had to work to catch them, all in the north end of the lake. As usual most people weren't trying to catch Pike most of the time, just to get a few trophy size. The largest Pike caught was 38 inches long, with a few between 33 and 36 inches. The biggest Walleye were a tie at 21 inches long, and the largest Laker was 27 inches long. Many Lakers were in the 23 to 25" range and the Walleye in the 18 to 21" range. We ate Walleye and wounded Pike for shore lunch (all the large Pike were released). We also had a few Lakers for an evening meal. We kept a total of 14 Walleye, and 32 Lakers.
The camp on Flanagan Lake is run by Russell's Churchill River Camps . The cabin is non-modern, with no electricity or fridge, but does have an ice house for storing the filleted fish (and fish traps to keep them alive until you leave). The web site lists 2-8 person capacity but there were bunk beds enough for all 10 of us.
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Wathaman Lake stretches from 56° 51' to 57° 04' north latitude and from 103° 50' to 103° 39' west longitude at it's widest part. The dock at camp is located at 56° 53.685' N & 103° 45.750' W. Wathaman Lake is an outpost of Davin Lake. We drove to Davin Lake and the owner took us by pontoon boat across Davin lake to a short portage across from the Wathaman camp. p>
We fished for Walleye and Northern Pike on Wathaman Lake and went across to Davin Lake for Lake Trout. We had good luck with Walleye, but some days had to work to catch them. We had the best luck on the Pink River at the south end of the lake. As usual most people weren't trying to catch Pike but some realy nice ones were caught on jig heads fishing with minnows for Walleye. We had excellent luck with Lake Trout and caught our limit. The largest Pike caught was 43½ inches long, another one was 43 inches long with a few around 30 inches. The biggest Walleye was 23 inches long, with several in the 19 to 23 inch range and the largest Laker was 24½ inches long. We ate Walleye and wounded Pike for shore lunch (all the large Pike were released)cooked by our excellent guides Rory and TJ. We also had a few Lakers for an evening meal. We kept a total of 29 Walleye, 3 Northern Pike and 25 Lakers.
The camp on Wathaman Lake is run by Davin Lake Lodge. Contact Irvin Kjelshus at 306-955-3502 or email fish@davinlake.com. There is one duplex cabin at the Outpost that houses up to 12 people (six per side). Each cabin has a bedroom with 6 bunk beds. The cabins are semi-modern with electricity and running drinking water. Flush toilets and hot showers are to the back of each side of the cabins. Boats were 14 foot aluminum deep hull Lunds with swivel seats and a 9.9 HP Johnson outboard motor. One guide per group was provided and all filleting and shore luches were provided by the guides.
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Triveet Lake stretches diagonally from 55° 18' to 55° 25' north latitude and from 105° 47' to 105° 46' west longitude at it's widest part. The dock at camp is located at 55° 21.162' N & 105° 47.007' W. We flew into Triveet from La Ronge. The fishing for Walleye was great but the weather was lousy. It was raining and windy and cold on the afternoon that we arrived, with the high for the day of +4° C. The temperatures didn't get above +10° C until the afternoon of the last day when the clouds began to clear (see bottom photos below compared to earlier pictures). Because of the cold rainy weather we had all "shore lunches" at the main cabin and didn't take the pontoon boat out on the lake.
We fished for Walleye and Northern Pike and one boat also fished for Perch. We had excelent luck with Walleye, but had to work at catching the Perch. As always most people weren't trying to catch Pike but some nice ones were caught on jig heads fishing with minnows for Walleye. The largest Pike caught was 33 inches long, with a few others around 30 inches. The biggest Walleye was 22½ inches long, with several in the 20½ inch range. We ate Walleye and wounded Pike for shore lunch (all the large Pike were released). We kept a total of 35 Walleye and 2 Northern Pike.
The camp on Triveet Lake is run by Triveet Lake Lodge. Contact Tom Gehlen at 306-631-6692 or email tom.gehlen@sasktel.net. There are 2 fully equipped rustic cabins that house up to 12 people. The "main cabin" has a single bedroom on the main floor with additional beds on the second level, and has a large grill-top gas stove plus burners on the front deck. The "second cabin" has beds on the second level and a wood fired hot tub on an adjoining deck. The cabins are semi-modern with 12 volt solar powered electricity, and have BBQ's, cooking burners inside, and a wood stove for heat. There is a centrally located washroom with a flush toilet and hot shower. Boats were 14 foot & 16 foot aluminum deep hull Lunds with swivel seats and 9.9 Mercury and Yamaha outboard motors. There is also a pontoon boat.
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