The hi water is causing a lot of logs and other things to be pulled off of the shore line. A boat hit a floating log a few days ago and completely ruined our stainless steel skag protector. It did save the lower unit which saved the 2 guys $1500, so be very careful. The… Continue Reading
It has rained several inches again in the last few hours. Rainy River is flooding all along the border. Roads have been washed out in several places so be careful as you drive from Fort Frances to the junction. Emo and Rainy River has been hit especially hard. Here in camp you must bring good,… Continue Reading
Very wet up here! It rained up here for almost 24 hours straight so the camp is a muddy mess. Also the portage lake trails are muddy and slippery. Bear Trap portage is almost impassable due to the water. More rain on the way, off and on for the next 7 days. It’s been cool… Continue Reading
Unfortunately I’ve never seen the Mosquitos as bad as they are this year. It is making going to a portage lake almost unbearable. Something has happened to make the perfect storm for mosquito hatching. On the good news the last storm just missed us to the south and dumped huge amounts of rain that I… Continue Reading
Atikwa lake lodge was hit hard by last winter. Today we finished the last power line and mast that was ripped off cabin 7. Also the deck on cabin 7 collapsed due to the snow load and we finally got that jacked up and new supports flown in and installed. Generator is fixed and the… Continue Reading
For the last week its been in the 70’s near 80 and sunny. Water temp is still cold but will warm up fast with the weather the way it’s been. Frank Hanson group is catching lots of trout trolling small cranks. Franks been here 6 times and yesterday he got off the plane and in… Continue Reading
Ice went out even later than last year so a very late start to the 2014 season. Water is very cold and extremely high. Bring rubber boots since our boat house has flooded and you will be up to your ankles at least. We barely got the camp ready in time for our guests today… Continue Reading
The winter that never ends is finally coming to an end. We are looking forward to a great season at Atikwa this year. Apparently so is everyone else. Our booking are up quite a bit this year. If anyone is procrastinating or on the fence about coming up, you will need to act fast. We… Continue Reading
Our baits finally have several BIG bear coming in. First Foreleg bait has several bear hitting it and all shooters right now. The Backwater bait has a smaller 150 and then an easy 350+ coming in. This is a new bait that is beautiful to sit on overlooking the lake and an ez walk. 20… Continue Reading
Trail cam bear pics of the bear coming into our current baits can be seen at Atikwa lake lodges facebook page. Let us know what you think