Norseman Aircraft - Minimum four Persons, Maximum Six Persons - 1 to 20 Days Self Guided Fly-in fishing or Camping Trip. Service by Norseman aircraft. A boat or canoe with or without motor can be taken. Air Service Northwestern Ontario Self Guided Fly-in fishing Package
From 2 to 20 days - All Same Price - Tent Camp. $499.00 Per Person CAN - 2 to 20 days Total Cost. Our Economy, Tent Camping Fly-in fishing Trip. Unparalleled fishing for walleye, northern pike. A number of speckled trout lakes and streams are available between latitude 51 and 52. You supply everything but the aircraft and pilot. You choose the time period from 2 to 20 days - no difference in cost. Cessna 185 Aircraft Service: Minimum Three Persons, Maximum Three Persons - 1 to 20 Days Self Guided Fly-in fishing or Camping Trip. No boat or canoe can be taken. Aircraft Norseman Aircraft Service: Minimum four Persons, Maximum Six Persons - 1 to 20 Days Self Guided Fly-in fishing or Camping Trip. Service by Norseman aircraft. A boat or canoe with or without motor can be taken. A fixed number of nine persons to a party is also available if we fly two aircraft; our Norseman and our Cessna 185. If your group has a minimum of four persons, we can include a boat or canoe from us at no extra charge if available on a first come, first served basis, otherwise bring your own 12' to 16' aluminum boat (with our without 9.9 hp or smaller motor or wooden, fiberglass or aluminum canoe. More Details ......
If you are planning to bring your own boat, motor or canoe, we suggest you describe it to us describing its construction length, width (and weight if possible) and obtain our opinion as to its suitability for transport by aircraft. Final approval can only be given upon its inspection upon arrival at our float plane base. Motors should be made ready for transportation by aircraft by removing all gasoline from any internal fuel tank in the motor. Gasoline for your motor should be contained in any conventional approved fuel container that does not leak. Fuel container should only be filled to 85% capacity. We reserve the right at our discretion to refuse to transport a boat or canoe or fuel container that is unsuitable for aircraft transportation. Don't forget to bring paddles and life jackets and approved emergency equipment as required by the Province Of Ontario.
Our North Of 51 fly-in fishing package Walleye and Northern Pike, Sturgeon, Lake Trout and lakes and streams for speckled trout (brook trout) will provide you with a fishing experience in virgin waters unknown to most of mankind. This is a self guided tent camping fishing and exploring package where you bring all of your own equipment, including tent, food and fishing tackle You supply a boat or canoe or take one of ours if available. We will rent you a satellite phone for emergency calls. We will choose your tent camp location on a beautiful beach with sheltered camp site on a deserted lake or on a river depending upon your fishing expectations. There are literally hundreds to choose from. Flights to your campsite will be a maximum 30 minute flight or less from our base camp. Because we are only providing your flights in an out of camp, the time you stay in country is up to you. Our only restriction is that we have to move your camp site a hundred yards or so down the beach every twenty days! So you can choose the length of your trip anytime from about May 1st to October 15th. Walleye fishing Tent Camp North Of 51 allows Access to hundreds Of Lakes and Streams where the current generation of fish have probably never seen a fisherman before. They can be found North Of Latitude 51. The fishing here is as good as it was in the time before man. West Caribou Air can take you to virgin lakes where the Walleye, Ontario Speckled Trout (Brook Trout), Great Northern Pike, Sturgeon and Lake Trout have never seen a lure or an artificial fly! Real trophies are lurking in the shallows. Learn more about fly-in fishing and hunting packages in our article entitled "North Of 50".
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What's Included
(Air Charter Service Northern Ontario Canada Self Guided Fly-in fishing Package North of 51)
Our economical fly-in fishing trip North Of 55. Tent Camp on a beautiful beach for 2 to 20 days.
- Loading and unloading of your bags and equipment on our aircraft.
- Introductions made to your guide and pilot.
- Pre-flight briefing questions and answer session, lunch when necessary.
- An equipment check to insure you have brought the necessary personal items and equipment listed below.
- Transportation to and from your outpost camp in our aircraft.
- Emergency kit required for boat and a first aid emergency kit.
- Regular check calls from our base camp that would cause a fly-in visit by our pilot if not answered.
- Emergency satellite telephone that you rent from us.
- Detailed written flight notification stored at our base camp showing your departure date, return date, GPS Coordinates of your camp and passenger names and other detail as required by Transport Canada.
- Organic gargage and waste disposed of on site by you by burning or burying. Inorganic garbage removed by aircraft.
- You must insure that your camp is left in a natural wilderness state showing no evidence of your presence.
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What's Not Included
(Air Charter Service Northern Ontario Canada Self Guided Fly-in fishing Package North of 51)
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Our Norseman aircraft ready to be loaded. Parties up to six persons plus guide and boat and motor.
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- If flying by commercial airline, your cost of flights to Sioux Lookout Ontario.
- Transportation to our float plane base from Sioux Lookout if arriving by commercial airline.
- Transportation costs to our float plane base if arriving by automobile.
- Tent and fly.
- Boat or canoe motor gasoline and oil extra.
- Food, beverages, cooking stove, propane, pots, pans, dishes, cutlery.
- Water purification tablets.
- All camping equipment.
- Personal clothing and toiletries.
- Sleeping bags.
- Bug repellent
- Liquor and Beer and spirit mixes.
- fishing rod and tackle.
- CDs, movies and players.
- Playing cards, chips or games.
- Snacks.
- Hip or chest waders.
- Live Bait.
- Coleman lanterns, saws, axe, first aid kit.
- Sioux Lookout Hotel Expense for late day arrivals.
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Getting Here - Arrival and Scheduling
(Air Charter Service Northern Ontario Canada Self Guided Fly-in fishing Package North of 51)
Your all inclusive trip with West Caribou Air begins at Savant Lake Ontario. Arrive at least one hour in advance of your departure time.
It takes about an hour for pilot and guide introductions, for your preflight briefing and to load the aircraft. You must arrive at least one hour before your scheduled 'Latest Possible Departure Time'. If you arrive in either Sioux Lookout at such an hour that you cannot arrive at our float plane base at Savant Lake one hour before your 'Latest Possible Departure Time', you will have to arrive a day early and stay overnight in a hotel at your expense. There five hotels in Sioux Lookout and one hotel in Savant Lake.
It takes time for your guide to set up your outpost camp when you arrive at your fly-in fishing destination North of 51. We recommend an early or mid morning departure from our Savant Lake Ontario float plane base. In mid summer, our 'Latest Possible Departure time' is about 6:00 PM. In the fall, our latest departure time is about 4:00 PM. The flight to your North Of 51 tent outpost camp and virgin fishing can take from 20 to 30 minutes. You need to insure that your arrival time at your tent outpost camp is early enough to set up your camp. You must confirm the 'Latest Possible Departure time' for your trip. Like any airline, we also have hourly schedules and commitments made in advance to our clients so you must insure that you arrive at our float plane base at the agreed upon hour or risk missing your departure window. Upon such an event, it may cause a delay of many hours or even a day to reschedule your departure time.
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Arriving By Commercial Airline at Sioux Lookou:
(Air Charter Service Northern Ontario Canada Self Guided Fly-in fishing Package North of 51)
You can fly to us by commercial airline. Fly to Thunder Bay Ontario or Winnipeg Manitoba and book a connecting flight offered by either Bearskin Airlines or Wasaya Airlines, to Sioux Lookout Ontario. Rent a car to drive to Savant lake or we will have you picked up at Sioux Lookout and return you to Sioux Lookout at the end of your trip for a total cost $270.00.
Connecting flights to Sioux Lookout are available from Thunder Bay Ontario or Winnipeg Manitoba using Bearskin Airlines 807-485-2441 http://www.bearskinairlines.com/. Wasaya Airlines 1-877-492-7292 http://www.wasaya.com/. The flights are approximately One hour and fifteen minutes and one hour and fifty minutes respectively.
Your package begins at Savant Lake. It takes an hour or so to travel from Sioux Lookout to our float plane base at Savant Lake. Therefore any parties not able to arrive at Sioux Lookout earlier than noon on departure day must plan arrive a day early and stay at a hotel overnight in Sioux Lookout. Rent a car from Sioux Lookout for a week and drive to Savant Lake or we will have you picked up at your hotel about 9:00 am on the day of departure and drive you and your party to our float plane base at Savant Lake. Total cost to be picked up at and returned to Sioux Lookout by our method is $270.00 for a party of four.
Arriving By Automobile at Savant Lake
(Air Charter Service Northern Ontario Canada Self Guided Fly-in fishing Package North of 51)
Your package begins at Savant Lake. View our map. The driving time from Thunder Bay Ontario to our float plane base North of 51 at Savant Lake is about four hours. Driving time from Winnipeg is about six hours.
Questions - Call Don or Clayton Downton 807-584-2944 Savant Lake Ontario
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(We offer the best Speckled Trout fishing in the world simply because the fish are bountiful and the virgin lakes and streams we take you to have never experienced any fishing pressure.)
Fly-in fishing North Of 51
(Air Charter Service Northern Ontario Canada Self Guided Fly-in fishing Package North of 51)
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North Of 51 Ontario Speckled Trout (Brook Trout)
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Most of mankind has never experienced virgin fishing North Of 51. The concept of Virgin fishing is unimaginable to lifelong fishermen have never fished North of 51! The idea that a lake or stream exists that has never been fished before just does not seem creditable.
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Our Package Description
(Air Charter Service Northern Ontario Canada Self Guided Fly-in fishing Package North of 51)
Our North of 51 fly-in fishing tent camping trip includes the trip to and the trip from your fly-in tent outpost fishing camp with your boat or canoe. Transportation is provided by our own Norseman Aircraft or Cessna 185 float plane. You will be able to erect your tent on a wilderness beach or on the banks of a suitable river or stream. Depending on the time of year, you might consider bringing a suitable heating stove, sufficient stove pipe and a suitable non combustible thru tent stove pipe ring. Make sure that all you your equipment has been thoroughly tested before you begin your trip.
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This is Clayton. He says "After hours we fish too - but only for a few minutes at a time when we get the chance!" Displayed is a Savant Lake 6 pound Walleye and a Lake Trout caught one afternoon this summer after work and before dinner at our Savant Lake float plane base. "Didn't even untie the Cessna!" Said Clayton. Click To Enlarge
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Speckled Trout are the main species to be caught, followed by Walleye, and Northern Pike, Lake Trout and Sturgeon. You can tell us your preference. Speckles in the 6 to 8 pound range are typical. Speckles can be fished with light spin cast tackle or fly rods. You can bring both.
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This is a self guided fly-in trip of as many days as you like with boat or canoe. You supply the boat, motor, all food, bait, ice and supplies including emergency equipment. We rent you a satellite phone. Boat and canoe rentals are available. Air Charter Service Northern Ontario Canada Self Guided Fly-in fishing Package North of 51
Common features of all West Caribou fly-in fishing and hunting trips are: the high level of service we provide, the quality of our equipment and the safety considerations we make. The experience and skill of your pilot cannot be rivaled. Hospitality is provided in the warm and gracious tradition of all Northern peoples. Our motto is "No Surprises" and we take time and care to explain all aspects your fly-in trip from beginning to end. We start however by first describing the fishing. Air Charter Service Northern Ontario Canada Self Guided Fly-in fishing Package North of 51
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Why Tent Fly-in fishing?
(Air Charter Service Northern Ontario Canada Self Guided Fly-in fishing Package North of 51)
A tent rather than a constructed outpost camp is offered and preferable for the following reasons.
Virgin fly-in fishing can be found North of 51 with West Caribou Air as your outfitter. We understand that you may prefer, even demand a constructed outpost camp but first consider what you will miss!
Air Charter Service Northern Ontario Canada Self Guided Fly-in fishing Package North of 51. At latitude 50 and above we find virgin lakes and streams that provide spectacular virgin fishing. fishing here may be equivalent to what fishing was like at the beginning of time or before man became a fisherman. We offer the best Speckled Trout fishing in the world simply because the lakes and streams we take you to have never been fished before. The gene pool of the northern Speckled Trout has not been devastated as it has been in the south. Trophies can be caught here. We believe that Northern Speckles are genetically larger than southern Speckles.
You can't catch trophy fish on a lake, a river or a stream at any latitude where there is a fixed outpost camp as all the trophies would have been taken long ago. We spend a lot of time looking for and testing suitable unnamed virgin lakes and streams for spectacular fishing. They can only be found where man has never fished before.
You furnish all the utensils, propane cooking stove, Coleman lanterns, saws, food, and everything else it takes to make a completely furnished camp.
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fishing Pressure
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We take our fishing party clients to a tent camp location two or three times and then we move our camps to an entirely new location. We move before all the senior fish have been caught. Catching a trophy is a thrill but the trophy fishing can't last if we keep going back for more. We leave to give the remaining senior fish time to spawn new generations of large fish. If we were to take all the trophies, we would damage the gene pool. We move to a new virgin location sooner than later. We do not return for at least two years until a younger generation of fish has grown large! This is our policy.
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Outpost Camp Locations
(Air Charter Service Northern Ontario Canada Self Guided Fly-in fishing Package North of 51)
Our lakes and streams are not named and we don't publicize their locations except to our customers upon their arrival an when making required Transport Canada Flight Notifications. We will discuss suitable locations with you on the telephone anytime. We only reveal the exact location once you arrive at our float plane base.
Your fly-in fishing destination and campsite location is selected when we understand what fish species you would like to pursue and what other considerations should be made to accommodate the interests, experience and skills of your party. Except for river locations, all camps are located on a sheltered campsite next to a beautiful wilderness beach. A written record of your destination, including GPS coordinates is on file in our management office. Your official flight itinerary and flight notification is a matter of record required by the Canadian Federal Government and is properly logged before you leave our float plane base. Air Charter Service Northern Ontario Canada Self Guided Fly-in fishing Package North of 51
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Our lakes and streams are not named and we don't publicize their locations except to our customers upon their arrival an when making required Transport Canada Flight Notifications. We will discuss suitable locations with you on the telephone anytime. We only reveal the exact location once you arrive at our float plane base.
