Recommendation for your own boat on Lac Seul

[Hunts1]

Yes Lac Seul is a great fishery. We used to count fish as well. It is not uncommon, in this body of water, to individually catch 250 in a day. A really slow day for us would be 25.

My reference to a night bite was really directed at the low light time. 1/2 hour or so before sunset extending until dark. No doubt we catch great numbers after 6:30, but come 9:00 there is usually a pretty consistent slow down in action. There are spots though where you will catch them anytime. In regards to color, I would agree with jig color selection...probably doesn't matter. However, with crankbaits our group of eight will all swear that purple, no question, works much better than any other color. 3:1. I can't tell you how many times over the past 4 years I have been casting and out fishing my partner 4-5:1. Then I remind them to put on the purple bait and suddenly things even out. Try it.

Regardless, you can't go wrong with Ken and Brenda and Lac Seul Outposts. For all the reasons everyone has listed.

[Iowa Hawkeye]

Tall tales like this, and everyone will hit Chamberlain next year.
"It is not uncommon, in this body of water, to individually catch 250 in a day"
"I have had several tremendous "night bites" where two of us have caught 100 plus fish"
We don't tell these kind of stories anymore, no one ever believes us back home, LOL
Greatest place on Earth!!

We went with Gawley's...I posted a trip report here:

http://www.walleyecentral.com/forums...67#post1463867

[Bitinlight]

I have also seen people come to this area who have had a tough time catching fish! It is not automatic. Ya gotta know a little bit about walleye fishing to get it done, and there are also slow times where not much happens--wind, temperature, and fronts can shut it down right now.

[Bitinlight]

Just read an article in Field and Stream magazine about Anderson's fly-in outposts on Lac Seul and how good the fishing is. Might convince some more fellas to try it. They got a couple camps in the same area.

[tly]

Andersons have 4 camps. We have been to Pickerel Narrows and Kekabeka.
The operation is quite different than Chamberlain Narrows.

Andersons have a diverse package from staying in real comfort at the base or going to an outpost.
Chamberlain is basically one big outpost but it is GREAT! If you fish Kekabeka you share the same waters
with Chamberlain.

When we go with Anderson we stay in comfort & great dining then leave in the morning all rested.

On the downside, whether we are houseboating, at Chamberlain or even at Anderson outposts we have had issues with the Anderson guides moving in on us and intimidating as much as they can.

Other than the guides I do not think you can go wrong with either. It depends on what you want. Historically I have done business with the Robbins since about 1983 or so and have had a great deal of support and wonderful times. Still miss Scaler #7 campsite though.

[Steve of Madison]

I don't want to sound like a downer here but I have been fishing LS for years. It is a great fishery and 100 fish days can be had, but lets sit down and do the math shall we.

8 hrs 250 fish for 1 guy, sorry folks but thats 1 fish per 1.92 minutes.
10 hrs 250 fish for 1 guy is a fish every 2.4 minutes.
Now, I'm pretty good at unhooking rebaiting and getting back in the water, but that leaves very little time to fight the fish and get the bait back down.
Tall tales are one thing but ..........

[Bitinlight]

This area is a good area just like Lac Seul as a whole. Some days you don't see a boat. Others days you see some. I fished a point in June and had great luck on it for 3 days. When I was there in July, there were two house boats parked right near it, and they fished it all the time. I couldn't get near it until the last day. Everytime I go to Lac Seul, I try to find a couple new spots to add to the list. Like one fella said, "there are 1000 of spots." The more spots you find, the more options you have, and good fishing just goes on. Have seen some Anderson boats or other guide boats but just avoid them. Go to Scaler, Wapesi, Birch Narrows, or Kakebeka Narrows and you might have competition there also on some days. There was a day in July where there were some guide boats on their relgular spots by 9:00 a.m. But by 11:00 they were all gone, and I didn't see another boat for the rest of the day. Fish must not have been biting in the area. LOL . Best way to get total privacy is to take a fly-in where you have the only cabin on the lake.

[davenathe]

Mahkwa. Great area and good price. Since road was put into lodge about 3 years ago makes in even better.