Description
Wow! Here is your chance to get into the fishing lodge business in one of the best locations Canada has to offer. This fresh water operation has 2 lodges located on Lake Athabasca, and if you haven't heard about Lake Athabasca, let me tell you a bit more. Lake Athabasca is big and well known for it's huge Lake Trout and Northern Pike. Would you believe the largest Lake Trout ever seen came out of Lake Athabasca and weighed in at just over 100 pounds? Needless to say that one didn't get away but also it wasn't caught on rod and reel. How many of those kind of fish have been lost over the years by sportsman we will never know.
The Lodge has produced Lake Trout to over 50 pounds and Northern Pike to over 50 inches on rod and reel. It's not hard to tell why fishermen keep coming back trying for the one they broke off last year.
Lake Athabasca is located perfectly to grow the big ones, having plenty of great habitat, genetically superior fish and not located too far north to stagger the growth of those big daddies.
Lakers Unlimited operates two lodges approximately 35 miles apart. Each lodge has its unique attributes and allows returning fishermen the opportunity to vary their fishing locations as well as their accommodation. This operation is highly successful and finely tuned. Clients are flown from either Edmonton or Fort McMurray to the lodges via floatplane.
Dates of operation range from the first week of June to the first week of October.
This one is pretty simple. If you wish to own one of the top notch fresh water fishing lodges in northern Canada that is setup and successful today, this has to be the one. Take a look at the website, the fish will just blow you away.
Give me a call with your questions. I look forward to talking to you.
Internet Site
www.lakersunlimited.com
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Area Data
Lake Athabasca is the ninth largest lake in North America and the 24th largest in the world at 230 miles long and spanning 3,064 square miles of water with parts of the lake being up to 470 feet deep. Lake Athabasca is located just south of Canada’s Northwest Territories and runs across the northern Alberta-Saskatchewan borders. It's part of a geological trinity which includes Great Bear and Great Slave, legendary lakes, which together drain into the Arctic Ocean via the Mackenzie River system.
Field & Stream Magazine has called Lake Athabasca the Number One destination for Trophy Lakers in North America. This is due to several reasons: there are no roads to Lake Athabasca, for one, and very few lodges. It's off the beaten track. More than that, though, is the fact that two huge rivers - the mighty Peace and the Athabasca - both drain into this magnificent lake, in a confluence that creates one of the largest inland deltas on the planet. With their massive flow they bring rich nutrients that support vast numbers of fish - enough to support incredible numbers of trophy Lake Trout.
Lake Athabasca is bordered on the north by the dramatic granite of the Canadian Shield, and on the south by the Athabasca Sand Dunes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the fastest growing desert north of the 58th parallel. The dunes are home to a delicate ecosystem which includes many endemic species.
If you’re looking for big Lake Trout it makes sense to go where the world record was netted. North America’s largest Lake Trout was taken from the waters of Lake Athabasca (commercially netted nearly 4 decades ago) and weighed in at 102 pounds! Anglers at Lakers Unlimited Camp have taken a number of fish over 50 pounds in the past 10 years. Also, if you’re looking for monster Northern Pike it makes sense to go where the Canadian record was caught weighing in at 43 pounds! You can also find Arctic Grayling (maybe even a 20 inch) in these deep blue waters of beautiful Lake Athabasca. |
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Improvements
Lakers Unlimited features two camps, the original Johnston Island Lodge which has been operating on Lake Athabasca for thirteen years and Spring Bay Lodge which was built six years ago. They are 35 miles apart, in starkly different terrain. Johnston Island is in classic Canadian Shield country, while Spring Bay Lodge is literally built on sand. Johnston Island Lodge lies in the heart of a group of islands, close to dozens of great little Pike bays and a short boat ride to where the big Lakers lurk. At Spring Bay Lodge there are two massive Pike bays, filled with lush weed beds, and once again it's a short ride to some terrific Lake Trout fishing. Both lodges also offer some very good Arctic Grayling fishing, and at certain times the guides are able to provide a delicious Walleye shore lunch.
The west end of the lake stretches into Alberta, but two-thirds of the lake is in Saskatchewan, where the waters are deep, cold and clean – perfect habitat for Lake Trout. Up to more than 470 feet deep in places, it provides unparalleled habitat for both Lake Trout and Northern Pike – not to mention Arctic Grayling and Walleye. Both lodges offer superb opportunities to catch trophy Lakers and Northerns. And while Spring Bay Lodge is known for its Pike fishing, and Johnston Island Lodge for its Lakers, the fact is that each Lodge offers excellent opportunities to catch big Lake Trout and Northern Pike.
Johnston Island Lodge:
Johnston Island Lodge is located on an island archipelago south of the Crackingstone Peninsula, a huge mass which juts into the main basin of Lake Athabasca. The area is a tangled maze of islands, reefs and bays, with dozens of excellent spots for Lakers, Northerns and Arctic Grayling. The lodge is in the heart of a sheltered bay at the east end of this seven mile long island. Protected by hills, the bay provides easy access to the many Pike bays in the area, as well as the prime trout fishing grounds on Lake Athabasca: Johnston Island Lodge is in the heart of the action.
In 2005 a sixth guest cabin was completed, and there are now three washrooms with two showers. In 2004 a one micron water filtration system was installed, so the tap water is safe to drink. The Main Lodge has been greatly expanded over the years, and now includes the comfortable Sowers Lounge where guests can relax around a wood stove at the end of a day of battling big fish.
Spring Bay Lodge:
The Spring Bay Lodge is, in our opinion, Lake Athabasca’s premier trophy Northern Pike area. The extensive Northern habitat found in Maurice, Ness, Spring Bays add up to a Pike lover’s dream. Most of the water in the bays is four to ten feet deep. As the summer progresses, large weed beds develop throughout the bays, and that’s where the big ones will lurk in wait. Spring Bay Lodge is the only one in the area, so you’ll have it all to yourselves.
But Spring Bay Lodge is not just for pike fishermen. Just like Johnston Island Lodge, Spring Bay offers something for everyone. The islands and reefs outside the protected bays are home to plenty of big Lakers, there are several highly productive Arctic grayling spots, and there are occasional catches of walleye in the five to eight pound range.
Spring Bay Lodge accommodates up to eight fishermen. The main lodge contains four double rooms, three washrooms with showers, a kitchen and dining area, and a lounge area with comfortable chairs and a wood-burning stove. Summer 2005 has seen the addition of a back room with a fridge, perfect for the late-night card or guitar players.
The open pine forest is home to an excellent berry crop most years – and we will pick them for the best Blueberry or Saskatoon pies you have ever tasted. Moose are commonly seen, and even the elusive timber wolf is not an unusual sight. Sandhill cranes are another annual visitor, nesting nearby and frequently flying directly over the lodge. At campfires nighthawks sometimes drop by, and by late July there’s a good chance to see the Northern Lights.
Johnston Island Camp
| Lodge |
869 square feet |
| Shower/bath house |
448 square feet |
| 9 cabins |
168 square feet |
| 1 cabin |
224 square feet |
Water treatment system, which includes 200 gallon sand filter, 2 - 300 gallon holding tanks, 1 micron filter and 1 - 600 gallon holding tank.
2 - 10 cu ft Consul propane fridges
1 - 16 cu ft Consul propane fridge
1 propane range
all necessary tables, chairs, dishes, cutlery, pots, pans, etc.
Spring Bay Camp
| Lodge |
1648 square feet |
| 3 cabins |
144 square feet |
| 1 cabin |
168 square feet |
| 1 cabin |
224 square feet |
3 - 10 cu ft propane fridges
1 - propane range
all necessary tables, chairs, dishes, cutlery, pots, pans, etc. |
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