| Have you ever watched one of those televised | | | | Did you know the N.W.T is home to the 5th |
| shows that show the fabulous fishing available in | | | | largest body of fresh water on the globe? |
| Canada, (or also known as the "Great White | | | | Great Bear Lake is 500 miles north of Yellowknife |
| North) & wondered, can that really be true? | | | | & the closest permanent road is some 300 |
| Can the fish actually be so huge? Can the scenery | | | | miles away? Almost 12,500 square miles of |
| be so spectacular? | | | | crystal clear water, that's under ice for all but, |
| It IS true! | | | | maybe 100 days a year. Water so cold, that fish |
| From the eastern shores of the Maritime | | | | grow so slowly they can be 60-80 years old. |
| Provinces to the vast wooded tract of coastline | | | | Then consider this. |
| on the west shores of British Columbia, Canada | | | | There is only one community on this lake. Maybe |
| offers fishing that is so abundant & unspoiled, | | | | 500 people, tops! Four Fishing Lodges, over 280 |
| that anglers from around the globe visit each | | | | miles of lake between one & the next |
| year, then subsequently return year after year. | | | | closest! Ice free for just a couple of months, |
| All Provinces offer fishing that is unique to them, | | | | these fishing lodges can operate only 2 short |
| yet all are connected by a common theme, | | | | months a year. Total capacity between them all is |
| & that's the huge expanses of almost | | | | maybe 160 fishermen at a time, scattered over |
| undiscovered lakes & rivers in the northern | | | | 12,500 square miles! |
| regions. | | | | Also, consider Great Slave Lake. Situated some |
| Look at the Province of Ontario, 95% of its | | | | 300 miles south of Great Bear Lake, Great Slave |
| population reside in the lower regions that account | | | | Lake is almost as large an expanse of water, |
| for maybe 10% of its land mass. What's in the | | | | almost as isolated, but has the convenience of a |
| other 90%? | | | | bustling frontier type city, situated right on its |
| Huge, crystal clear, lakes & rivers. Thousands | | | | shores. |
| of them! And all full of fish. | | | | Yellowknife, the territory capital is also the "hub" |
| Whether one is looking for a weekend retreat | | | | for many of the remote northern lakes & |
| that's accessible with your family car, or the "trip | | | | fishing lodges, as it's serviced by a modern airport, |
| of a lifetime", a visit to a remote northern lake | | | | with frequent & daily scheduled flights |
| accessible only by float plane, this province offers | | | | connecting it with more southern cities, or as the |
| it all. | | | | northerners call it, "the outside" |
| Compare that to the even larger expanse of the | | | | With stats like these, do you think these fishing |
| Nunavut. Here's a Territory that sits almost | | | | lodges can offer a unique fishing experience? |
| entirely north of the 60th parallel, & has | | | | You bet, there is no other place quite like it. |
| almost all it's regions inaccessible by roads. There | | | | Why not treat yourself, & plan on a |
| simply are none! | | | | wonderful "trip of a lifetime". |
| But the fishing! Home to more I.G.F.A records | | | | Check out what Canada has to offer at Canada |
| than any other fresh water region in the WORLD! | | | | Fishing Lodge. |