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aprowl
03-09-2003, 06:34 PM
has anybody been to atikwa lake....hows the fishing...what is it like at atikwa lake lodge...are there any other places to stay on the lake ...we are looking for lake trout walleye and northern...thanks for the help..
Bob Diamond
03-10-2003, 02:14 PM
I have herd that atikwa has some great portage lakes but the lodge and cabins are not very well maintained and dirty. With the combination of fish you are looking at I would try the Pipestone Chain of lakes. You can try Pipestone lodge or Happy Landing Lodge, Happy Landing has plummbing and running water as Pipestone Lodge has composting toilets and they are about 8 miles from each other.
absolut_zero273
03-12-2003, 01:05 AM
aprowl,
I have guided at Atikwa Lake Lodge 6 of the last 7 years. I no longer work their, but I am a friend of the family that does. Atikwa is one of the best lake Trout lakes in Ontario especially for numbers. It is also a great Pike lake. The walleyes are a food source for the trout and pike in the main lake, but we have found a couple of patterns that work(most of the walleyes in the main lake are big), or the portage lakes have good populations of walleyes.
As for the cabins being dirty and not maintained the lodge was under new ownership 7 years ago and it was a little run down when it was bought. Since that time there has been constant work fixing things. I think for the most part the cabins are in pretty good shape now. I always thought that the cabins were pretty clean, but you do have to remember that this is a fly-in camp and not a five star hotel.
I really don't want to sound like a resort owner pushing their camp, so I would be more than happy to go more in depth and answer any of your questions by email. If you know what time of year you are going to be there I can give you an idea of what to bring and some of the techniques that work well as well as a couple of spots to try. My email is absolut_zero273@yahoo.com
I went to Atikwa (Deer) Lake many years ago and caught a 42 lb laker on wire line right out front of camp. The lake was netted and it really hurt the walleyes but understand they are coming back, what is there is big as in most oligotrophic lakes. Few, but giants. Really beautiful country.
aprowl
03-14-2003, 08:58 PM
i have just heard that theres a new resort opening on atikwa called head bay lodge...they have a web site that not fully working yet,do you no anything about this place...if atikwa lake lodge is not kept up or clean my wife won't go...but i've only gotten two responses so might have to take the owners word for it on the acamidations...