Wildewood Resort opens with fishing season the third Saturday of May, and closes at the end of September. Make a reservation one of three convenient ways:

Arrival times are customarily scheduled in the late afternoon. Departure times are customarily scheduled in the early morning. These times will be pre-arranged with you before your arrival.

Prior to your arrival, pre-arrange pick-up in our Hagglund ATV from our Guest Parking Lot. The closest you will be able to drive to the resort is to this parking lot, which is 5 miles from our resort.

All guests are invited to join us for hot dogs, potato chips, and fishing updates on their first night in camp. This gathering also provides information about the resort and surrounding lake area. Meet your camp-mates. Please bring your own beverage.

We include the following hunting & fishing gear:

• Transportation via Hagglund ATV to and from the lodge landing point.
• Live bait, two dozen per person per day
• Orientation to lake and fishing hot spots
• Deep freezer service with fish freezer bags
• Moose Validation Tag issued on arrival
• Orientation to moose activity
• Lake map

Boats Include:

• 16-foot aluminum V-hull wide beam
• Deluxe swivel padded seats
• Four-stroke 15 hp Honda motor with electric start
• Outboard gas (topped off early a.m.)
• Landing nets, anchors and bait buckets
• Coast Guard-approved safety kit (not life vests)
• Convenient trough for measuring your fish.

The following goods and services are available for purchase at the Wildewood Store:

• Charcoal and starter
• Block ice (from well water)
• Extra gas
• Minnows, leeches, suckers, worms, ciscos/herring available at prevailing rates
• Lures
• Guide service
• Emergency satellite phone service available
• Miscellaneous food staples (i.e. bread, milk, butter, soda, etc.)
• Wildewood apparel

Personal Items:

• Food and beverage
• Groceries in boxes suggested
• Ice chest(s)
• Paper towels
• Dish detergent, personal soap
• Few cleaning supplies (i.e. scouring pad)
• Sleeping bag (if desired)
• Personal towels, washcloths
• Fishing / Hunting Licenses
• Map to parking lot / pickup point

Fishing & Hunting:

• Fishing /Hunting licenses (Purchase before you arrive at camp. Call for instructions.)
• Coast Guard-approved life vest
• Orange coat/vest and hat for hunting
• Fishing rods in cases (no reels attached)
• Tackle box
• The only live bait allowed across the border is a worm in buss bedding, no dirt. No other live bait is allowed.
• Place your bait order with Wildewood a week prior to your visit.

Fishing / Hunting licenses: Purchase before you arrive at camp. Call for instructions.

Basic gear:

• Good-quality rainwear, boots, cap
• Polarized sunglasses (amber)
• Portable fish locator
• Fishing pliers
• Fillet knife and sharpener
• Camera, film, camera batteries
• Clothing for all seasons
• Bug repellant with Deet
• Sunscreen
• U.S. or Canadian Coast Guard-approved life vest
• Flashlight

Walleye gear:

L to ML 5'6" to 6'6" graphite rods with fast action tip, reels to match rod for weight and balance, 6 to 8 lb. test line max. Bait: lots of jigs 1/8 to 1/4 oz. chartreuse, white, black, yellow, and pink. Road runners and fuzz-e grubs, floating jig heads, twister tails 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 in. long, spinner minnow rigs, rapala, shad rap, thunderstick, rat-L-trap and floating mag rapala.

Northern pike gear:

M to MH 6' to 7' graphite rods (medium heavy when using monofilament lines and medium action when using spectra and culver type lines), bait casting reels to match rod weight and balance, 12 to 20 lb. test line. Bait: Johnson silver minnow, red eye, suick, super shad rap, mepps, tandem spinner baits, slug-go, and big rat-L-traps.

Lake trout gear:

Trolling Rods - Shimano Talora Rods 8' length with line weight of 10-20 lb., power medium and action medium/fast. Reel Daiwa Accudepth Plus 47 LC with line counter. Reel Line 60 lb. Power Pro. If trolling use 3 way swivel 75 lb. and off of 3 way swivel use 20 lb. fluoro carbon line to anywhere from a 1 oz. to 10 oz. bank sinker weight depending on time of season. Use 150 lb. duo lock snap to attach bank weight to line. Line off 3-way swivel to lure would be 30 lb. fluoro carbon. Bait: Sutton spoons #1 choice or try the new Savant Spoon, big rapalas, shad raps, rat-L-traps, red eyes, doctor spoon, and 2 oz. jigs for dead bait rigs.

This list is only a recommendation and is meant to assist our guests in the selection of top-quality and productive fishing gear. Remember, most lures catch fisherman...not fish. One's arsenal of high tech equipment is good to a point. However, where and how you use it is your key to success.

Pre-Order Bait from Wildewood Store

Border restrictions limit the live bait you can carry across the border. Only worms in buss bedding, no dirt, is allowed. However, you have two other options for purchasing bait:

1. Purchase live bait before coming into camp from a licensed Canadian dealer, or
2. Place your bait order with us, in advance of your arrival, so we can have the bait you want to purchase on-hand at the resort. Bait is sold at current market value. Available bait includes sucker minnows, earth worms, leeches, and ciscos. Call or email your bait order one week prior to your arrival in camp.

Getting to Wildewood

Wildewood is not accessible by car. Access to Wildewood is either via aircraft or our modern ATV. ATV access is included in our prices! So, save money, see the wilderness close up and let us drive you to Wildewood in our Hagglund ATV, which transports 17 persons plus all of your gear. With this service, you will not experience weather related delays for either arrival or departure.

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