Cabin 1 Lake Sauterelle

Guests rate Air Tamarac very highly. Nearly all reviews are 4 or 5 stars, and many come from repeat customers. One reviewer has made four trips since 2014, another cites 30 years of fly-in experience, and several say they plan to return. Reviewers describe it as a professional, well-run operation, with one calling it a "well oiled machine" and another saying the staff works "like a family."

The most consistent praise goes to the pilots. Guests call them extraordinary, very skilled and professional, with smooth takeoffs and landings. Guests also like the friendly, helpful staff and dock crew, and they single out several individuals by name, including the pilot Robin, the owners Louis and Charlotte, and the camp caretakers at Lac Hébert. Guests describe the cabins as comfortable, well equipped and kept to a high standard. One guest reports running water, a shower, a propane stove, a fridge/freezer, a wood stove and new motors on the boats. Another reviewer found the pricing affordable for what is included. Reviewers also mention the scenery and the vastness of the territories, along with good fishing on the Gouin (Mattawa Bay and the cabin 41 area) and at Lake Sauterelle. One four-man trip to Lake Charlotte produced 20-inch walleye and a 39-inch pike despite cold, rainy weather and late ice-out. That group said everything promised was delivered. Reviewers also called the Clova hotel clean and comfortable and its restaurant food excellent.

Complaints are few and mostly about fishing results rather than service. One repeat guest found fishing at Lake Angela below average for such a northern lake and would not return there, though he suspected a bad week and still recommends the Gouin and Sauterelle. Another guest called their fishing "so so" but said this was unrelated to the outfitter. One reviewer found the gravel road from Parent to Clova rough. Fishing quality varies by lake and by week, so the choice of territory and the timing of the season, especially ice-out, may matter. This outfit suits groups of friends or family, first-time and experienced fly-in anglers, and guests who want a dependable, well-organized trip with comfortable cabins, good pilots and reasonable prices.