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News from the 60thGiant Pike Strike in Slow Motion
Have a look at this gem of a clip. An angry pike chomping on a big swimbait not far from the lodge at Scott Lake. https://youtu.be/nxMctPrK6Hw
Where do the guides go?
It is amazing after the concentration we get on the island at Scott Lake Lodge how far the guides spread out in the off season, after spending the summer chasing trophy northern pike and trophy lake trout at what we think is the best fly in fishing lodge in Canada,...
Why the Bunny Leech is the Perfect Northern Pike Fly
If you took a survey of what was tied onto fly rods in guides boats at Scott Lake Lodge this would account for 90% of the flies. Simple, easy to tie and effective. The bunny strip moves with the slightest twitch begging to be eaten, even by a pike with the a whitefish...
What’s Up in the Winter at Scott Lake
From mid September the 13 acre island that houses Scott Lake Lodge is a pretty quiet place, the silence only broken by the coming and goings of the few hardy creatures that spend their winters in Canada’s northern boreal forest, and perhaps the odd trapper’s...
Late May Update
It’s been hot, incredibly hot for May, on Scott Lake. In our twenty years of operations we have never had the lake open in May. But it just could be this year. The lake is just one windy day away from breaking up. What a contrast to last May when the temperatures were...
Sunshine & Trophies
Three groups are now in the books at Scott Lake Lodge and the fishing is still red hot! The bitter cold of the Northern Canadian spring is a thing of the past! Weather has been outstanding with temperatures regularly exceeding 30 degrees Celsius (86 F). The only thing...
Red Hot Start!
Even though spring was cold in northern Canada, fishing at Scott Lake Lodge is on fire! Our first two groups of the summer saw its share of challenges, however nothing was going to stop our world class guide team from putting our guest on lots of big Northern Pike and...
Spring Report
A GUIDE’S WINTER: FUN AND SUN AND HERNIA REPAIRS The Scott Lake Guide Team was spread all over the map this winter, dispersing far and fast from the comforts of the island on Scott Lake. Heading south was, of course, the top compass point of travel. Most made...