2020 Angler Gift Guide

These are ultra-light weight and will keep your gear dry in the boat in a pinch. While the more robust version provided in your cabin at Scott Lake will do a better job, these also work to keep wet items separate in your bag on the way home. Perfect for wading or flat boots and raingear wherever you’re fishing.  Opt for a large or extra-large size that can hold these items and it will fold down to take up hardly any space. It also does double duty as a laundry bag.

Keep your phone, camera, music or whatever you need rolling with a rechargeable power pack. These can be charged in your cabin and keep you powered up for video action of wildlife or a big fish.  We use the Goal Zero Venture 30.

Invest in a good set of pliers (with a lanyard so they don’t become structure on the bottom of the lake!) and good quality snippers that will cut light wire, braid and heavy leaders cleanly. Your guide will have similar options but it’s best to have a set for the cabin for rigging rods in the evening or as backup in case your guide’s pliers become structure.

This is a gotta-have for every angler. With a knife, pliers, small scissors, awl and more there are infinite uses: in the boat, cutting wood for shorelunch fires, or opening a nice bottle of Cab Sav. Some of the best are made by Leatherman and Gerber.

Fingerless, waterproof, insulated.
Gloves for fishing in Canada need a 1-2 punch. In the north the weather can change in an hour. You need a couple of options: fingerless lightweight sun gloves for those sunny days or just cool weather and for the really cold and wet days a waterproof glove to keep you warm and dry, yet still able to reel in a fish.  We like the Catalyst Soft Shell Glove from First Lite.

Say goodbye to buying or renting satellite phones. Zoleo is a small subscription-based gadget that connects to your smart phone and allows for texting through a proprietary app on your phone, essentially turning your smart phone into a satellite device for messaging home. 

This is a perennial #2 spot in our gift guide. In our professional opinion, a quality pair of polarized sunglasses should be at the top of your gift list (you can give a pair to yourself you know). Costas are probably our Guide Team’s top choice, but Maui Jim and Oakley make great glasses as well. These companies make different lenses for varied conditions, the percentage of light transmission needed to see on an overcast day or morning is different from just after shorelunch on a sunny day. Having a couple options gives you a backup as well. Copper lens with green mirror for sunny conditions and Silver Sunrise for duller light is what our Guide Team choose. 

You didn’t think that our shopping list was entirely altruistic, did you? What better place to test out your new wares than Scott Lake Lodge?  Trophy pike, giant lake trout and magnificent arctic grayling all set in a backdrop of 15 million acres of unspoiled, exclusive-use fishing area. Not to mention the elegant private accommodations, luxury lodge, spa, hot tub, and gourmet cuisine. We are certainly proud of our fishery and our facilities, but mostly of our staff, who we know without a doubt provide the finest level of customer service in the industry.  We have a just a couple openings for 2021. Don’t you want to cast to some rested fish and see the many upgrades our team developed last summer?

Yes, you do. It’s a gift that will keep giving memories for decades.