Recommendation for your own boat on Lac Seul

I have been to Lac Seul outposts at Chamberlain Narrows twice. Loved it.

I have a limited amount of vacation days to burn this summer so I would prefer to go to a place that I could make the four hour drive one evening and be fishing early the next morning...fish for 3 or 4 days and come home. I feel like you need at least 5 days of fishing to really enjoy the boat in experience of Lac Seul outposts without it feeling rushed.

Therefore, I am looking for recommendations for good do it yourself lodges on Lac Seul. All I need is a clean cabin for my wife and I at a place that's flexible for people that don't need a boat and only want to stay 3 or 4 days.

[teddi]

lac seul evergreen lodge. they can meet all your requirements.

[wallydave]

Try Goose Bay near Ear Falls,the NW end of Lac Seul. Andrea offers a daily rate option.

[Bitinlight]

I think Chamberlain Narrows is pretty tough to beat. If you are familiar with the area and the routine, you can be fishing your spots on your boat-in day by 10:00 a.m. and catching fish. We consider the boat-in day almost a full fishing day if you fish until dark. Add three days to the boat-in day, and you have 4 full days of fishing. The more times you have been there, the less significant the boat-in/boat-out becomes. Although, it is still a pleasant ride through some beautiful country.

[bigtimeelectric]

Gawleys little beaver lodge. they have 3 big nice modern cabins at there main lodge 5 miles south of ear falls. 50 bucks a night per person and will let you come for as many days as you want. Great owners and you will not find a cleaner camp. Also free ice and a awesome fish cleaning house, I wouldn't go anywhere else after staying at several other camps before finding this place 7 years ago. Either way enjoy!!!!

[Steve Ediger]

I am staying at Lac Seul Lodge right now - in the middle of a two week stay. I would recommend it highly. Been staying here for 13 years and have always brought my own boat. The Lodge has a good boat ramp and very good docking facilities with plenty of access to electrical hook-ups for battery charging. The Lodge is located in Rat Bay which is protected from the big waves that can occur on Lac Seul. Lac Seul Lodge has the closest access to McKinzie Bay of all the lodges on Lac Seul. If the wind is blowing there is also plenty of fishing without having to get on the big water. The Lodge has very clean cabins with all the comforts of home. In the future, if you decide you would like to stay in a boat in outpost, the lodge also has two of them, one on Sunlight Lake and one in Black Bay. I really bilieve you would enjoy a trip here.

[Hunts1]

I have been to Lac Seul Outposts 6 times in the past 4 years and am going again later this year. It is in a great location with phenomenal fishing. I have been to Ontario fishing at least once a year for the past 22 years. This is the only place my group has returned to more than once.

It is a bit of a ride in but it is part of it's appeal. Ken and Brenda run a great camp with great accommodations and a wonderful staff. Chris is a great fisherman and helps them run the camp. I have received great fishing intel from him as well. I have a 17' boat and make the trip in less than 2 hours. If you rent from them and they take you in their boat it takes less than an hour and a half.

My only reservation about giving out my positive recommendations is that it makes for more competition when I want to schedule a trip with them. Fortunately I book next years trip as I leave this years.

I have not been with any other outfitters on Lac Seul but can't speak highly enough about Lac Seul Outposts.

My 2 cents.

Mike

[Hunts1]

I forgot to add that I usually go for 3-6 days of fishing. One group I go with stays for 6 and the other 3. The boat-in day results on us being on the water by 10:00 AM. We go in June for the 6 day trip. Typically we get out by 8, come back for a fish dinner at 2. Back on the water at 4 and fish until 9 or so. We have discovered that contrary to typical walleye fishing that in this area of Lac Seul the fishing shuts down before dark. Best walleye fishing when the sun is high. Go figure.... Also, our experience has been that purple lures works way better than any other color. This is based on many fishermen under many conditions on multiple trips. We also jig quite a bit and find that minnows outperform rubber when slow but equal when the bite is on. Just like many other places.

BTW, the boat trip in and pout goes fast and really doesn't impact on the fishing time on the water. Make sure you acquire a parking pss for the Deception Bay parking lot. You can get it at Kens bait shop in Sioux Lookout. We usually pull in the night before, get our parking passes and stay t the Best Western then meet at the dock at 7. It is 15 minutes away from the Best Western.

Good luck.

Mike

[rnnonmt]

Ditto on the kudos to Ken/Brenda at Lac Seul Outposts. Stayed their last year and had phenomenal fishing. Service from the staff was great/excellent too. Boats and motors were above average and the cabin was above average. My group fell apart this year so I couldn't return otherwise I would have gone back to LSO this year.

[Bitinlight]

I have fished Canada for over 30 years. I have fished Lac Seul Outposts the last four years in June and am returning for the 5th July trip today. June is the guy trip, and in July, we take our wives. I currently am not looking for another place to go! One interesting thing is that I have had several tremendous "night bites" where two of us have caught 100 plus fish per night between 6:30 and dark. The lake doesn't always shut down in the evening. And this has been within 10 minutes of the resort. You can't find better people to deal with than Ken, Brenda, and Chris--just outstanding people. We keep track of fish caught just for fun. The numbers are unbelievable(last two trips were over a 1000), and we do as well in July as in June. And color makes no difference. A jig and minnow or crawler is best, but once you find the fish, anything works.