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Pickerel Arm Lodge

Pickerel Arm Camp

Minnitaki Lake (Pickerel Arm), Ontario — Near Sioux Lookout

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Lake Size 44,695 acres

Max Guests 10

Access drive-in

Season May 1 – October 31

Pricing $

About This Lodge

Drive-in base camp located on Pickerel Arm, a 20-mile long branch of Minnitaki Lake. The main base camp features a large log cabin (largest of 9 rental units, sleeps 8-10) plus 8 additional cottages each sleeping 4-6. All units include fully equipped modern kitchen, double or single beds with linens, bathroom with shower, electric heat, and screened porch. Housekeeping plan. Located 20 minutes from Sioux Lookout.

Accommodations

Lodging Type

Cabins/Cottages (9 rental units total)

Max Guests

Amenities

Electricity: Yes

Running Water: Yes

Hot Water: Yes

Drinking Water: Yes

Shower: Yes

Sink: Yes

Toilet: flush

Heat: Yes - electric

Dock

Fish Cleaning Station

Tackle Shop: No

Shore Lunch Kit: No

Other: Screened porch, pedal boat use, swimming bay, linens included, towels available on request

Fish Species

walleye pike smallmouth bass lake trout

Boats & Equipment

Boats Included

Gas Included

Yes

Lake Information

Pickerel Arm is a 20-mile long branch of Minnitaki Lake, 3/4 miles wide at its widest point. Features Moonlight Falls at the south end and Lyons Bay deep water for lake trout. Beyond the Arm, Minnitaki Lake has 44,695 acres and 240 miles of shoreline with bays, rivers, and 3 adjoining lakes accessible by boat.

Lake Name

Minnitaki Lake (Pickerel Arm)

Province

Ontario, Northwestern Ontario / Sunset Country

Lake Size

44,695 acres

Lake Structure

Bays, rivers, islands, weed beds, rocky points, deep water (Lyons Bay for lake trout), 240 miles of shoreline

Meals & Services

Meals Included

Guide Service

not available

Reviews & Reputation

4.3

Based on 3 reviews from across the web

Summarized Review Highlights

Guests of Pickerel Arm Camp, on Minnitaki Lake near Sioux Lookout, Ontario, rate it very highly. Most of the reviews are 5-star forum posts, and several come from repeat visitors who report 20 or 25+ trips. Some have stayed at other lodges in the area and returned to Pickerel Arm. Two 4-star blog entries from a writer who has fished about a dozen Canadian lakes and resorts also say he plans to fish out of Pickerel Arm again.

Guests most often praise the walleye fishing, both at the base camp on Minnitaki and at the fly-in outposts, especially Kabi. One group of eight reported more than 800 walleye in four days, with regular 22-25" fish. Another group reported a 27.5" walleye, and a third described catching fish nonstop at 14-20". Northern pike also come up, including a 40" fish. Owners Lee and Julie Edwardson are described as friendly, flexible hosts who make sure guests have what they need. Reviewers call the cabins and accommodations "real nice," and one calls them the best the writer has seen. Reviewers also mention the variety of outposts and the quality of service. One blog writer says they ate walleye every night.

Complaints are minor. The blog writer found the fishing on a recent trip good but not as productive as a trip two years earlier. Cool weather had the fish holding in deep water, and most walleyes came from 20 feet or deeper. Weather can also affect results, as when a strong east wind made fishing tough for a day at Kabi. Guests mention that Kabi has sunken rocks and points, so they recommend careful boating and a GPS. Some fly-in lakes have special limits and restrictions, so guests are advised to talk to Lee beforehand. Kabi reportedly has no smallmouth bass. The camp suits walleye anglers of all kinds, from trophy hunters to people who want steady action, and groups of friends fit in well. It also works for first-time Canada trips and for families, since one reviewer mentions taking a son along when he is older. Repeat guests choose between the drive-to base camp and the fly-in outposts.

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Janesville Gazette outdoors columnist Aug 6, 2013

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Fishing builds friendships: Janesville couple's Pickerel Arm Camp delivers again

We caught plenty of fish and feasted on walleyes every night. But we didn't catch nearly as many as the amazing total of big walleyes we boated when we fished out of Pickerel Arm's base camp two years ago. The weather has been cool and the fish were holding in deep water. We caught most of our walleyes, including 43 topping 20 inches, in water 20 feet or deeper. Other than me, everyone seemed satisfied. I will say this: when I next return to Canada, I plan to fish out of Pickerel Arm. I've fished about a dozen different Canadian lakes and out of a dozen different resorts through the years. The Edwardsons run a good resort with the best accommodations I've seen.

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Aug 6, 2013

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Fishing builds friendships: Janesville couple's Pickerel Arm Camp delivers again

We caught plenty of fish and feasted on walleyes every night. But we didn't catch nearly as many as the amazing total of big walleyes we boated when we fished out of Pickerel Arm's base camp two years ago. Lee Edwardson, who with his wife, Julie, owns and operates Pickerel Arm Camp on Minnitaki Lake near Sioux Lookout, told me last week that it was almost as if fall arrived early to that region of Ontario, Canada. The weather has been cool. The fish have been holding in deep water. If his September guests were there, fishing their usual spots, he figured they'd be enjoying success. Joining me again were two of my good friends — Bill Simmons of Janesville and Brian McGraw of Muscoda. Joining us for the first time were Mark Lanser and Terry Connors of Janesville and Dale Herion, who lives between Janesville and Edgerton. I kept notes from our 2011 trip, and other than two spectacular days to start that excursion, the number of big walleyes we caught the rest of that week was on par, day to day, with this year's trip. Lee's parents, Dick and Judy, bought the camp in 1974. Lee started spending summers there at age 3 and took over when illness struck his late father at a young age. I will say this — when I next return to Canada, I plan to fish out of Pickerel Arm. I've fished about a dozen different Canadian lakes and out of a dozen different resorts through the years.

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Pickerel Arm Camps Sioux Lookout, ON

Been going to Pickerel Arm for the past 20 years. Always stayed at base camp and fished Minnitaki. Make sure you talk to Lee about limits and stuff of Kabi as some of the fly-ins have special limits and restrictions. Kabi is a great Walter lake from what I hear. Like others had said, lots of sunken rocks and points so be careful with the boats and bring a GPS.

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