Crooks Lake Lodge

Northern Pike Fishing

Northern pike up to 20-pounds are also plentiful here and provide a secondary challenge for fly anglers who choose to take them on light tackle. Northern pike season begins in mid-June. Regarded as the barracuda of the North, northern pike are known for their savage strike and feed on anything that swims, including voles, ducklings, and even trout. Northern pike like to cruise the shallower, weedy areas of the watershed. Anglers should bring wire tippets as their surgical scalpel-like teeth will slice through monofilament like a knife through butter. They love mice patterns but will also explode on big poppers, spoons, large crankbaits, and large saltwater streamer patterns.

A Typical Fishing Day:
You're guided 8 to 10 hours each day.
7:30 a.m. - Breakfast. If you’d like to fish before breakfast, there is good fishing right in front of the Lodge.
8:00 to 8:30 a.m. - You’ll join your guide for the 15-minute boat ride down to the lake.
Noon - Most anglers choose to return to the Lodge for lunch; however, lunch on the river is also an option. Depending on your wishes and the weather, you may choose to rest in the afternoon and fish after dinner in the evening instead. The guides are as accommodating as possible.
Afternoon fishing.
5:00 p.m. - Dinner at the Lodge.
A couple of hours of evening fishing if desired.
10:30 p.m. - The generator is turned off for the evening.

Brook Trout Flies

At Crooks Lake, brook trout feed voraciously on the abundant insects. Hatches of mayflies, stoneflies, or caddisflies can occur anytime, and when they do, you had better be ready! Depending on the time frame, anglers should also bring an assortment of wooly buggers and saltwater deceivers. Later in the season at Crooks Lake, when the hatches taper off and the fish start to stage for spawning, a popular fly is the “shaving brush.” It is a big spun caribou or deer hair popper with a blunt end that pops as you retrieve it in short jerks. The more noise, the better. The fly mimics a lemming or a mole, both of which are plentiful. The brook trout don’t love this fly... they hate it and prove it by smashing at it with a vengeance, often coming a foot out of water when they strike!

About Crooks Lake Lodge

Comfortable, unpretentious lodge in a wilderness setting. The main lodge overlooks the lake and has a kitchen, dining and lounge area, three large bedrooms, and a screened-in sun porch. There are two full bathrooms, each with a hot shower. Generated power. The Lodge is limited to six anglers per week, with an emphasis on personal attention. Only double occupancy accommodations are available. Their cook prepares three delicious home-cooked meals each day.

Alcohol:  Alcohol and mixers are not provided. You can bring your own or order alcohol at least three weeks in advance and have it sent to the Lodge.
Communications:  Free Wi-Fi at the Lodge. The Lodge encourages guest to use WhatsApp.

Getting to the Lodge:

Commercial flights are available to Goose Bay Airport in Goose Bay, Labrador. You will need to arrive in Goose Bay the day before your departure to the Lodge. A Lodge representative will meet you at the airport and drive you to The Bunkhouse, which is owned by the Lodge. (Lodging and a continental breakfast in Goose Bay are included in the package.) Early the next morning, you'll be driven to the floatplane for the 35-minute flight to the Lodge. This roundtrip charter flight is included in the package, and there is a baggage weight limit of 50-pounds.

A 35-minute Floatplane Flight to the Lodge.

The Bunkhouse in Goose Bay

Bedroom at the Bunkhouse in Goose Bay