We don’t see many of these fresh water fish but they are actually rather plentiful. The burbot is also known as a ling, an eelpout and a lawyer. These fish dwell on the bottom of cold lakes and are often caught while lake trout fishing. Although they are rather ugly to look at, they make a fine meal. The ...read more.
Many of us spend our lives chasing the rainbow.
My neighbours, Phil and Ellen took this photo yesterday. The rainbow ends right in our yard and as chance would have it we were in Winnipeg picking up our two daughters and two grandsons for a little visit.
In the evening we were in Kenora with our three kids ...read more.
Besides the proverbial fishing adventures with Ignace Outposts, we offer sight seeing with our float planes. One of the most unique sightseeing adventures in the Northwest is the White Otter Castle . This castle is accessible only by air or water (portage). It is only a short float plane ride from Ignace and is a “must do and see” if you are ...read more.
Here are the Top 10 reasons to consider a fly in outpost as an alternative to a drive in trip:
10. An outpost trip is a great value 9. You can go where most folks can’t 8. You Choose the Pace 7. You can fish by day or fish at night 6. You’ll get unmatched seclusion5. The best entertainment at ...read more.
July 14/1979 was the day I married my best friend and business partner.
29 years and counting.
Since then we’ve raised 3 great kids, acquired two fantastic in-law kids and now are proud grandparents of two. All this while running one of the most rewarding and fun businesses possible.
At Ignace Outposts we are one of the few outfitters that still keep ice houses at our fly in camps. Besides having one or two fridges (depending on camp size) at each cabin, we provide ice for beverages etc in our ice houses.“Where does the ice come from?” We hear this question often regarding our ice houses.
The ice ...read more.
Most of our fishing groups do very well packing light. It is also rather predicatable as to what kind of gear we will see.Yesterday we flew a Ministry of Natural Resources crew into one of our lakes to conduct a fisheries study. In cooperation with the MNR, we have provided two of our camps and air transport as biologists, scientists ...read more.