The Spring Bay area is, in our opinion, Lake Athabasca’s premier trophy northern pike area. The extensive Northern habitat found in Spring, Maurice and Ness Bays add up to a pike lover’s dream. Most of the water in the bays is four to ten feet deep. As the summer progresses, large weed beds develop throughout the bays, and that’s there the big ones will lurk in wait. Our lodge is the only one in the area, so you’ll have it all to yourselves.

From their wake-up at ice-out in June to the warm days of August, northern fishing here is always exciting – and in fact, though southern pike fishermen might not believe it, August is when our 30s have been caught.

But Spring Bay Lodge is not just for pike fishermen. Just like Johnston Island Lodge, Spring Bay offers something for everyone. The islands and reefs outside the protected bays are home to plenty of big Lakers, there are several highly productive Arctic grayling spots, and there are occasional catches of walleye in the five to eight pound range.

Spring Bay Lodge accommodates up to eight fishermen. The main lodge contains four double rooms, three washrooms with showers, a kitchen and dining area, and a lounge area with comfortable chairs and a wood-burning stove. Summer 2005 has seen the addition of a back room with a fridge, perfect for our late-night card or guitar players.

The open pine forest is home to an excellent berry crop most years – and we will pick them for the best blueberry or Saskatoon pies you have ever tasted. Moose are commonly seen, and even the elusive timber wolf is not an unusual sight. Sandhill cranes are another annual visitor, nesting nearby and frequently flying directly over the lodge. At campfires nighthawks sometime drop by, and by late July there’s a good chance to see the northern lights.

In the end, though, it’s the fishing that’s important, and Spring Bay is where the gators are!