Burnie Lake Outpost

About This Outpost

Two modern 2-bedroom cabins with spacious living areas, comfortable seating area, separate bedrooms, fully modern bathrooms, and fully-stocked kitchens. Cabins house 4 guests each on the pike-mecca, Burnie Lake fishery, which provides excellent grand slam potential.

Accommodations

Lodging Type

Two 2-bedroom cabins

Max Guests

8

Bedrooms

2

Amenities

Electricity: Yes - full electricity

Running Water: Yes

Hot Water: Yes

Shower: Yes

Sink: Yes

Toilet: flush

Heat: wood stove

WiFi

Cell: No

Satellite phone, StarLink internet

Laundry

Dock

Fish Cleaning Station

Fish Freezer

Tackle Shop: No

Shore Lunch Kit: No

Other: Propane grills, ice machine, coolers, coffee maker, fully stocked kitchen. Camp manager is on-site.

Fish Species

walleye pike lake trout grayling whitefish

Boats & Equipment

Boats Included

2

Boat Length

16 foot custom boats

Motor

20 hp, four-stroke

Motor Brand

Yamaha

Seat Type

padded swivel seats with backrests

Gas Included

Yes

Lake Information

Burnie Lake is a premier, remote sub-Arctic wilderness outpost in Northern Manitoba widely celebrated as a true northern pike mecca. The outpost provides access to shallow bays, weed beds, and structure teeming with aggressive, high-volume trophy northern pike averaging 5 to 12 pounds alongside heavyweights pushing past the 45-inch mark. In addition to its legendary pike fishing, the system offers exceptional diversity with deep-water lake trout reaching up to 50 pounds, aggressive walleye, and hard-fighting Arctic grayling, plus a convenient portage route granting access to a pristine and largely unexplored 18-mile stretch of Long Lake with a rustic overnight cabin.

Lake Name

Burnie Lake

Province

Manitoba

Fishing Pressure

Minimal - single camp on a large system with another large portage lake attached

Meals & Services

Guide Service

not available

Reviews & Reputation

4.6

Based on 7 reviews from across the web

Review Highlights

Guest sentiment about Gangler's North Seal River Lodge is strongly positive. The large majority of reviews are 5-star, and many come from repeat guests who report returning for 10, 18, 20 or 25 years. Owner Ken Gangler is mentioned often, usually for greeting guests at the plane and for his hands-on hosting. Lower ratings are a small minority, and most of them concern outpost camps rather than the main lodge.

Guests consistently praise the fishing. They describe large numbers of pike, walleye, lake trout and grayling, with days of 40 to 100+ fish common. Many report trophy or Master Angler pike of 40 inches or more, and several mention completing the Grand Slam. Fly-out trips to remote, lightly fished lakes are repeatedly called a highlight, and fly fishers say pike, trout and grayling take flies well. Guides are described as knowledgeable and personable, and several guests kept the same guide all week. Food is widely called excellent, including shore lunches, and dietary restrictions and allergies were handled well. Cabins are described as comfortable and clean, and Starlink internet is mentioned favorably. Camp managers at the outposts (Maria, Bain, Clifton, Burnie) are often singled out for friendliness and hard work. Many reviews also praise the eco-tours and northern lights viewing, with wildlife sightings (wolves, caribou, bears), esker hikes, ATV rides and kayaking. Non-anglers rate these highly.

Recurring concerns are mostly about outpost camps. Several reviewers report worn or leaking boats and motors, and rocky lakes (Bain, Burnie) where boats hit rocks and motors were damaged. A few guests were upset by repair charges or by a lack of acknowledgment from the owner afterward. The owner disputed some of these accounts. A few Maria Lake guests said the advertised portage lakes were unavailable, and one said this was not communicated beforehand. Some reviewers said outposts and mini-lodges are comfortable but rustic and do not match the "five-star" description. Other practical notes: early-season weather can be windy and wet, a late ice-out can slow fishing, black flies and mosquitoes can be a problem at certain times, the tackle shop is limited, and travel is long because the lodge is remote. Guests also mention that the fishing is expensive, though some feel it is worth it.

The destination suits trophy pike, walleye and lake trout anglers, and fly-fishing enthusiasts who want a lot of action. It also suits groups of friends and father-son or family trips, including first-time young anglers and older guests. The main lodge, with fly-outs, is the most consistently praised option. Non-fishing travelers who want northern lights, wildlife and guided hikes are well served by the eco-tours. Outpost guests should expect simpler facilities and should check boat and motor condition and which portage lakes are actually accessible.

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Bill Jansen

Outfitter

Burnie Lake Brawlers

Paraphrase: A note from a repeat guest who brings family and takes the whole camp every two years. They found the fishing at Burnie spectacular, with big, plentiful, voracious pike and numerous Master Anglers. The lake trout were slow to find after a late ice-out but large when found.

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Adventure to the 59th parallel

Paraphrase: A first trip to Burnie Lake Outpost, July 11-18, 2015, booked as a bucket-list trip and already rebooked for 2016. Both anglers landed Master Angler pike (41+ in). A day of 300+ walleye, a 48-inch pike caught by an 11-year-old, only four guys on the lake, and praise for Wayne, Ken and the guides.

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Gangler's Burnie Lake Outpost In Northern Manitoba - A New Camp Record!

Hey fellas, my young son and I traveled to Gangler's Burnie Lake outpost in far northern Manitoba July 22-29. The entire premise of this trip was to show that trophy sized pike could indeed be caught in the heat of mid summer, and not just early spring when they're stacked in the bays. My boy and I set a new 2 man camp record catching 40 trophies during our week. My boy also set a new camp record for the largest fish ever recorded at that camp, a fat 46 1/2 inch fish, AND he caught it on a topwater lure.

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Tennisuaof

TripAdvisor

Once is NOT Enough !

My buddy and I took our first trip to Ganglers Burnie Lake Outpost July 11-18, 2015 and BOY WHAT A TRIP! This was booked to be a 'bucket list' trip but we have already booked our trip for 2016 at Burnie Lake. The fishing was awesome and we both managed to land pike worthy of a Master Angler Award (41+ inches). There were only four of us fishing this lake. This is what pike fishing should be like! Our camp Manager JP was an absolute great guy and we sure enjoyed having him share his life experiences over breakfast or dinner.

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Phil

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Excellent Fishing Trip - Burnie outpost

Very well run outfitting service and great fishing lakes. Very good camp manager and outpost camp facilities. Many areas to fish though-out the lake. We enjoyed another fishing trip to Burnie outpost!

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Arthur R

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Burnie Lake Gangler's Outpost

What a grand fishing trip, all the support you need, food resources fantastic, fishing was incredible..... caught between 20-40 pike per day. Only downside... lake has plenty of rock reefs..... but after a few days you learn where to be careful.

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John M

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Ganglers Lodge In particular Burnie Outpost

My best friends and I have been to over a dozen outposts across multiple provinces for over 30+ years. We selected Burnie outpost for its advertising amazing pike and access to all 3 other species. In our opinion this was one of the most unsafe lakes we have ever fished. Have never been to such a shallow, rocks everywhere lake before. Our boat equipment was broken and would not allow us to trim the motor up. As a result, 1 broken prop (our fault) and then next day, broken lower unit. $1200 in expenses. The other 3 species had to be navigated via a hard 1 hour portage through extremely heavy brush to Long Lake, which also had a faulty boat. The cabin did not have any couch as advertised. Our camp manager had a total experience in lodge/outposts of 4 weeks. After the trip when we attempted to explain our situation to Ken G. and requested a refund on some of these equipment expenses, he became very defensive. We found Ken's lack of acknowledgement, any form of apology or customer service poor. Suggest staying at the lodge.

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