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Glitter Lake Outpost

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Glitter Lake, Ontario — Near Fort Frances

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Max Guests 8

Access fly-in

Season May – September

Pricing $$

About This Outpost

Only cabin on the lake — Complete privacy

Glitter Lake offers fast walleye action and a real chance at a trophy northern pike. If you love high-energy fishing, this is your spot. Easy-to-fish lake with high catch rates. One of the few lakes with smallmouth bass.

Accommodations

Lodging Type

cabin

Max Guests

Amenities

Electricity: Yes - solar

Running Water: Yes

Hot Water: Yes

Drinking Water: No

Shower: Yes

Sink: Yes

Toilet: outhouse

Heat: Yes - wood stove

Cell: No

Dock

Fish Freezer

Tackle Shop: No

Shore Lunch Kit: No

Other: Gas cookstove, gas refrigerator, full cookware, BBQ grill, outdoor fish cooker, large deck with outdoor seating, fire pit (select outposts), lake maps with fishing hotspots, spare motor, propane

Fish Species

walleye pike

Boats & Equipment

Boats Included

Boat Length

14 ft aluminum

Motor

outboard

Motor Brand

Yamaha

Gas Included

Yes

Lake Information

6 miles long, 3 miles wide. Large lake with varied depths. 145 air miles from base. Known for high catch rates on walleye and trophy northern pike up to 43 inches documented.

Lake Name

Glitter Lake

Province

Ontario

Lake Structure

Varied depths

Fishing Pressure

Low - private lake, only cabin on lake

Meals & Services

Meals Included

Guide Service

not available

Reviews & Reputation

4.0

Based on 4 reviews from across the web

Review Highlights

Guest sentiment is very positive, with both reviews giving five out of five stars. Reviewers describe Northern Wilderness Outfitters as dependable and say they would return. One guest who has used other outfitters called NWO "far superior" to them.

Guests praise the service and communication, and describe the people as friendly and caring. One reviewer names Vic and the staff as wonderful to work with. Guests call the cabins nice and the planes well maintained. Reviewers say the fly-in trips are consistently good and memorable. The outfitter also runs hunting trips.

Neither review includes complaints or recurring concerns. The outfitter suits repeat fly-in customers and anglers or hunters who have used other outfitters and value good communication, comfortable cabins, and reliable air service.

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BornToFish Aug 4, 2017

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Follow-Up

I fished Glitter Lake in the late 1980s with a small group of anglers. This trip was essentially before the advent of sonar units. We had a hand drawn map of the lake with a few "X"s drawn on the map to guide us to the "hot spots". We did okay in terms of numbers of walleyes, but do not remember catching many fish over twenty inches or so. I also recall catching some nice smallies and northern pike.

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Aug 4, 2017

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Glitter with NWO great outfit WILL take care you

The thing that worked for us the 1 week in sept. last year was minnows salted, 1/2 a crawler on a spinner rigged like a lindy rig JIg JIG JIG. Found walleyes in shallow as 5 to 6 feet deep and also 16 to 21. Lots of numbers, biggest walleye was 28. Northern we caught was 39 inches 26 lbs. Bring good bug and bear spray.

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BornToFish Jun 6, 2013

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Glitter Lake

I fished Glitter Lake in the late 1980s. I recollect the cabin being nice. The boating equipment was more than adequate but not extravagant. I recall that we had nice fishing for walleyes and small mouth bass. I recollect that we caught a lot of our walleyes off of a point diagonally across the lake, in around fifteen feet of water.

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Glitter Lake May/June 2017

We went with Northern Wilderness Outfitters in Fort Frances, ON, as my dad has fished through them for 11 years now. We normally fish Tesup Lake, which has very good walleye fishing for both numbers and size of fish. We settled on Glitter. The water on this lake was definitely more clear than what I am used to, with 8-9' of visibility and it was obvious the walleyes were on a low light binge in the evenings. We were fishing two little bays which were marked as bass hot spots on the NWO map. They were walleye and pike hot spots for us. Overall a successful trip and wonderful to be off the grid and away from work for a week!

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What's Included

Included

Round-trip flights from Rainy Lake base, private outpost cabin, one 14-ft aluminum boat per two guests, Yamaha motors with spare, unlimited fuel, lake maps with fishing hotspots marked, hot and cold running water, hot showers, solar lighting, wood stove, gas cookstove, gas refrigerator, full cookware, BBQ grill, outdoor fish cooker, large deck

Not Included

Fishing license, groceries (food package optional add-on), fishing tackle and rods, personal items (sleeping bag, pillow, towels, toiletries, rain gear). No fish may be taken home. 13% Ontario HST not included.