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How far north is Close Lake?
Why should we come fishing at your Lodge?
How big a body of water is Close Lake?
What is the weather like so far north?
What do you mean by a 4 and a 5 day fishing trip? There
are only 7 days in a week.
What species of fish are at Close Lake?
What color and are your bears at Close Lake?
Do we eat fish from the time we get there until we
go home?
What is the best time to come fishing?
What kind of clothing should we bring with us?
How do we book a fishing or hunting trip?
Are the bugs and mosquitos very bad?
What should I bring?
Q:
How far north is Close Lake?
A: We are only 150 miles from the Northwest Territories.
Q:
Why should we come fishing at your Lodge?
A: The only way you can get to our Lodge is to fly. There are absolutely
no roads in to Close Lake and we are the only outfitters on the lake,
so you are the only fishermen on the lake. The fish are bigger than most
people have ever caught and there are more of them than you could imagine.
Q:
How big a body of water is Close Lake?
A: There are approximately 32 square miles of water and about 40 miles
of shoreline, 23 islands and 4 small lakes that some guys like to walk
into along the creek.
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Q:
What is the weather like so far north?
A: I presently live in North Battleford which is in southern Saskatchewan
and phone home every couple of days and the weather is most often nicer
at the lake than it is at home.
Q:
What do you mean by a 4 and a 5 day fishing trip? There are only 7 days
in a week.
A: You leave Points North a 1:00 o'clock Friday afternoon and are into
camp and unpacked and in the boat fishing by 3:00 p.m.; you can fish till
11:00 p.m. - that's 8 hours. You're fishing Saturday and Sunday and can
be out fishing by 5:00 a.m. Monday until 12:00 noon - that's 7 hours,
come in, eat dinner and you are on the plane at 2:00 p.m. It works the
same way for the 5-day, Monday to Friday trip.
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Q:
What species of fish are at Close Lake?
A: We have lake trout, Northern pike, pickerel and Arctic grayling.
Q:
What color are your bears at Close Lake?
A: We have black, cinnamon and blond.
Q:
Do we eat fish from the time we get there until we go home?
A: You can eat as much fish as you want, but we do serve the best of meals
- roast beef, steak, pork chops. Breakfast is bacon, eggs, toast and flapjacks.
Ask our references.
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Q:
What is the best time to come fishing?
A: Your best fishing is no different than on any other lake. Spring and
fall are still the best times. In the spring, the lakers are right on
top with the Northern pike. By the second week of July, the lakers begin
to descend so you have to fish with pink ladies; then come September the
water starts to cool off again and the lakers return to the top and their
spawning grounds and you literally cannot keep them off your hook. The
grayling and pickerel fish the same throughout the year. If you have any
other questions, contact us.
Q:
What kind of clothing should we bring with us?
A: Use common sense and bring more rather than less. Bring rain gear with
you whether you need it or not.
Q:
How do we book a fishing or hunting trip?
A: Book a trip with us right
on the web site or phone me personally - Darle Weran at (306) 937-2855.
I love to visit! (If there is no answer, please leave a message and I
will get back to you as soon as I can.)
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Q:
Are the bugs and mosquitos very bad?
A: I personally didn't know what I was getting into when we first took
over the camp so the first thing I did was to buy a headnet, but in the
5 years we've had the camp, I have yet to use it. We do have a few mosquitos
so do bring along insect repellent.
Q:
What should I bring?
A: Camera, lots of film, insect repellent, sunscreen.
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