Boats & dock service · Sydney Lake
Every package includes your own 16 ft Lund, an electric-start 25 hp Yamaha and all the gas you'll use. Every morning the dock crew gasses and cleans your boat and tells you what's biting.
16 ft
Lund boats
Flat floors, swivel seats and a bilge pump.
25 hp
Yamaha, electric start
Newer motors, latest generation with troll control.
All gas
included
Run as far as you like. No fuel bill at the end.
5 min
to the closest spots
Half the lake system is within 20 minutes of camp, and all of it within 31.
Your boat
Plenty of fly-in camps send you out in a 14 ft boat with a 15 hp motor. Ours are 16 ft Lunds with 25 hp Yamahas, so you get across Sydney's main basin faster, drier and more comfortably, and still slow right down to troll.
Dock service
At an outpost you gas your own boat, bail it out and hope the motor starts. Here the dock crew takes care of it, and the dock is where you get the best fishing report on the lake.
Extras
The boats don't come with depth finders. Rent a Garmin Striker at camp: the 5 inch is $15 a day and the 9 inch is $25. Or bring your own and charge it in your cabin.
16 ft boats on Sidious and Middle Kilburn, 14 ft boats on Kurt and Pineneedle, at no extra cost. Reserve through me or the crew. Portage lakes →
Our head guide, David Quinlan, and the crew guide for $275 US a day, including fly fishing. A first-morning guide is a great way to learn the lake.
Fly anglers: bring your own fly gear. Many guests cast from the bow of the 16 ft Lunds or from shore. Fishing on Sydney Lake →
Guest reviews
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“Between the fishing, the boats, the accommodations, and the staff, the camp keeps improving.”
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“Great staff, equipment and cabins.”
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Boats FAQ
Yes, all of it. Every package includes your boat, motor and all the gas you use, and the dock crew fills it every morning.
Most groups fish two to a boat. Tell me how your group likes to fish and I'll set you up.
No. Rent a Garmin Striker at camp (5 inch $15 a day, 9 inch $25 a day) or bring your own portable unit.
Call or text us and we'll come and get you. Back at camp we fix the motor or put you in another boat, so you don't lose fishing time.
Camp is near the middle of the Sydney and Kilburn system. There are spots 5 minutes from the dock, half the system is within 20 minutes, and all of it is within 31. The lake map shows run times from camp.
Yes, at no extra cost. Reserve them through me or the crew, and someone may walk you in the first time (please tip them). Some trails are closed some seasons, so ask before you go.
Boat, motor and gas included
Every package includes the float plane from Kenora, your cabin, a 16 ft Lund with a 25 hp Yamaha, all your gas and your Ontario fishing licence. From $1,700 US for 3 days.
