Drive-ins: 6 nights, or 7?

[MrSimon]

I'm looking at a drive-in lodge that offers weekly packages where you arrive after 3PM on Saturday and check out by noon the following Friday.

That's only 5 full days of fishing. I suppose you get a few hours in the evening when you arrive, and possibly a few hours the morning you leave - but probably not if you have to pack and roll out by noon.

I feel like I'd be getting jipped out of a full day's fishing. What do you guys normally see?

[x4flatfish]

Sat to Sat. Arrive around noon, fish till dinner time. Fish through Friday, leave early Saturday. Always done this. Some camps will accommodate you if they have the openings, but typically 7 nights Sat thru Friday.

[rockape]

Originally Posted by x4flatfish

Sat to Sat. Arrive around noon, fish till dinner time. Fish through Friday, leave early Saturday. Always done this. Some camps will accommodate you if they have the openings, but typically 7 nights Sat thru Friday.

This is exactly what we do. Drive from I-Falls to Sioux Lookout on Saturday morning. Fishing by 2pm on Saturday. Leave the next Saturday morning around 5am. We have left on Friday afternoon twice because of big storms and waves that make the fishing very difficult.

[Aspencreek]

The camp I will usually go to is a FRI to FRI. Yes that's right friday to friday. I drive up to FF on thurs night and in camp around 1pm (they know I will be a little early)get in a half day on friday. While all the sat guys are driving I got the lake to myself, plus NO line at the border either way. The advantages are simple, little to no traffic driving up on thurs or going home on Friday, no lines at the border, can get a room in FF easy, and when I get home on Friday night, I have the weekend to recover from all the strain I put on the arms wrestling fish the prior week.

[Pooch]

Seven day trips are actually six and a half day trips. Always been like that since we started fishing Canada thirty years ago. Camp needs a half day to clean cabins and boats for the next groups arrival. Most camps are not happy when a group arrives early, but probably don't say anything.


We try hard to not arrive early. If we do then we kill time out of their way until they are ready for us. One camp we fish, if we do arrive early, we put the boats in and go fishing. Then later in the afternoon move into the cabin. Courtesy works both ways.


Pooch

[emma17]

I guess it depends what time of year you go.
Up until this year, all our prior trips were short week trips. We’ve arrived mid Saturday and mid Sunday, and we’ve left early Thursday, early Friday and early Saturday.
In all of those cases, the camp owners worked with us to match the fishing and/or sleeping and eating (American Plan) to the total price. Those trips were late July and into early September.

[mixedbag]

Look for one that charges daily rates like Goose Bay Lodge, Lac Suel


https://www.lacseul.com/

[pikeandtina]

Mr. Simon,
Just my two pennies, but less than 7 days is just unsatisfactory compared to my drive-time from southern Ohio. We did 10 days last summer, and it seemed optimal!
P&T

[eyecatcher1]

I think that where I go will do that. www.fishredpine.com

[Obabikon]

Part of the beauty of so many cool places, is there is literally a trip for everyone. If Saturday - Friday doesn't fit what you're looking for, you will have no problem finding a Saturday - Saturday.