Comments on: Bear Lake Wilderness Camp Fishing Information and Reviews

By: John

John — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 01:57:58 +0000

Greasy dirty cabins,the fridge had mold all over it,and had to clean the stove first to prevent a grease fire. Comments from the owner about the conditions was quite simple, THEY HAVE BEEN BUSY. What I mostly saw was the staff and owner watching TV or boating hunters to and from. Fishing was terrible. Will advise others their website is deceiving. This place is run down.

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By: Link M

Link M — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 01:19:34 +0000

My son, my brother-in-laws and I have been at Bear Lake Wilderness Resort in summer 2008 and again in 2009. Everything Chris has stated in his review is right on target. It’s a basic camp, nothing fancy just a down to earth camp geared towards fishing. They meet you at the pickup point in right on time; you load up on the boats and take off for their island. The owners are nice and responsive to questions but also leave you alone to do your own thing. We spent some time fishing on the main Bear Lake during 2008 but much less time in 2009 because most of the action is on the smaller portage lakes. On one of the small lakes we caught numerous 15-19 inch large mouths on nearly every cast and with every type of lure. Plastic worms, top waters, rat-l-traps, etc. Other lakes were active enough to make it exciting and worthwhile. As Chris said every time you see a beaver lodge you will catch fish. We also did extremely well just off the weed beds near beaver dams. We caught very few pike but did not make a serious effort on the pike, we were there for bass. Some lakes have both small and large mouth, others only large mouth. While there we saw lots of beaver, deer, some bear, a moose, also some real ugly aggressive snapping turtles. We did encounter rain in 2009 but it only slightly interfered with our fishing. Overall it’s a very productive location and allows you to be totally alone and the only person fishing on the smaller lakes. Will we go back? – Yes.

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By: Doug

Doug — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 04:17:15 +0000

I have been to Bear Lake many times over the past years. It started with "Matt" who was the owner that lived in Windsor. He took the time to show us some hot spots on the main lakes and map out a few on the outer lakes for us as well. Then a few years later "Chuck" purchased the property. They both ran the camp well and as always the equipment was in excellent condition. All the boats in the outer lakes were well mainhtained and there for our pleasure. To the fishing now. I found the main lake an easy lake to fish. Look for the structures hidden or marked. There is a nice ridge that comes up to about 20' from 60'+ in the middle of the main channel about 1/4 mile up from the camp. Use your depth finder to find it. We had luck with pickerel there and pike. At the narrows you will get nice pike on minnows at dusk. Fish on the bear lake side of it. On a cloudy day, we found the Cranberry lakes the best for pick. Troll a silver spoon with red eyes through the narrows between the two lakes. We had the best luck in Bassoon Lake as well on a cloudy day. Fish near the Eagles Nest. Those of you who have been there know where it is, those of you don't.... just watch for it. We always got great Bass out of that lake. Mile lake, although small will provide some nice trout fishing if your patient. I don't think Burnt Cabin is open any more. I believe the beavers have damned some of the trail and the lake has become a swamp. However, the owner of the camp now would have the information. Check with them before heading out. The most productive lakes we found were Cat Lake and Howery. Both for pike, but Howery for trophy pike. Cat Lake if your happy with a bunch of 3 - 7 lb pike. I suspect that Chuck no longer owns Bear Lake Camp and the owner is wondering who in the hell I am. If the camp is being run now as it was in the past, then a trip here would certainly be worth your while and should be on every fishermans "Bucket List".

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By: Matthew

Matthew — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 18:33:33 +0000

Great place. Hope to return this year or next. We were there in July 2010. Took my wife and 4 sons ages 17,15,12, and 9. They are ready to go back. The cabins are nice, not fancy, equipped with a propane refrigerator, and stove, also running water and a sink. Hot showers are in a separate building. We fished about 6 of the portage lakes, always caught lots of fish. Mostly small mouth and large mouth. The owner and Jim were professional and friendly. I love the remoteness of this place. Note if you do not like bugs mid to late July is a great time to go to Canada. On this particular trip the mosquitoes were almost non existent, still bring some 100% DEET and you won't have a worry. They make a trip into town mid week too, in case you forgot anything.

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By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 05:51:41 +0000

Bear Lake Camp has good fishing, caught alot of small mouth , largemouth and Pike. Walleye fishing is really not that great, when I was there, there was a group of guys who were supposely walleye experts and they caught very few and said they would NOT go here for walleye fishing again but they did like the place. The cabins are nice(nothing fancy) and has the basics for comfort. I’ve been there twice, the price is cheap and you can catch some fish. Going to the portage lakes is alot of fun and we caught some big fish in them. Jim the guide is great and very nice. Probably go back there for a 3rd time sometime in the next couple years.

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By: Chris D

Chris D — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:48:43 +0000

We caught a ton of fish a BLWC. Check out our full report for more details.

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