Minaki Ontario is Located on the Winnipeg River north of Kenora. To get here take HWY 596 from Kenora. Fly-In fishing trips to Sydney Lake Lodge are with River Air Service located a few hundred feet up hwy 525, 4 miles before Minaki. Paradise Cove is a good place to overnight in Minaki the night before your trip. Minaki Airport is close to River Air's seaplane base and has a 2800 foot strip for those flying to Minaki with their own aircraft or by charter.
Many people know about good fishing in the Minaki Area on the Winnipeg River and English River. But few know about how much better the fishing is 46 miles north where a short float plane trip can get you to the real deal. Sydney and Kilburn Lakes are visited only by a select few fishermen every year and the only access is by aircraft - keeping the quality of the fishery very high.
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Minaki is a railway town where Canadian National built Minaki Lodge in 1914 as one of their premier locations like the Banff Springs Hotel. In 2003 it burnt to the ground uninsured. Sydney Lake Lodge is a Fly-in fishing lodge located north of Minaki. Fly In from River Air's Minaki base.
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