Review Highlights
Guests rate Peterson's Point Lodge very highly. Every review gives it five stars, and many come from repeat visitors, some on their third or fourth trip and one who has returned every year since 2010. Reviewers describe the lodge as family-run and say they were treated like family or friends. The remote location is hard to reach, but guests say the lodge makes the logistics easy, including pickup in Yellowknife, a float base breakfast, and a Twin Otter or floatplane flight in.
The fishing is the most consistent praise, especially for large lake trout. Guests report many fish over 20 lb, plus catches of 30 lb, 40 lb and more, including a 39 lb fish on a 10-weight fly rod. Several say the fish fight hard on flies. One guest estimated about 200 fish landed in a stay. Guests call the guides professional and experienced, and say they are good at finding big fish and spotting wildlife. The guides prepare shore lunches that guests enjoyed. Meals are praised in nearly every review, and guests mention cook Tanya by name several times. Guests describe the cabins as clean, comfortable and well maintained, with hot showers, a sauna, solar power and wifi. One guest called the lodging adequate given that everything is flown in, and another said it was at hunting-lodge level. Guests also single out the scenery, fall colours, caribou, grizzly and other wildlife, and in some cases the aurora. Several photography and naturalist tours were well reviewed, along with tundra hikes led by guides.
Complaints are minimal. Guests called black flies mostly an annoyance in late August, while fall visitors reported no mosquitoes. Wildlife is not guaranteed, since one early September group saw no caribou. Cabins are comfortable but not luxurious, and one guest said they would return annually if they could afford it. The lodge suits trophy lake trout anglers, including fly anglers, though reviewers say traditional gear is also widely used and equipment is supplied for novices. It also suits first-time fly-in guests, father-son and small group trips, photographers, naturalists and hikers, and travelers wanting the Arctic tundra in late summer or fall. Guides adjust activities to each guest's physical ability, including for an older guest and for a guest who could not do strenuous hikes.
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Ken P
Sep 1, 2026
TripAdvisor
Spectacular location with accommodating, friendly staff. Hard to get to but worth it. The lodge makes the trip as simple as possible. Recommends it for anyone wanting to see the Arctic in fall.
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Michelle L
Sep 1, 2025
TripAdvisor
Second visit, this time a full week. Calls the place special, along with the family that runs it. Praises the scenery, the large lake with many bays, spectacular fishing, comfortable cabins and delicious home-cooked meals. Says Peterson's Point Lake Lodge is the place to go for a fly-in fishing lodge.
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David A
Aug 1, 2025
TripAdvisor
Summer in the Central Barren Lands
Naturalist Tour with Page Burt, Aug 19-24, 2025. Smooth travel arrangements and a Twin Otter flight in. Daily activities, a guide for each couple, and caribou seen on most days. Peregrine falcons nested near the lodge. Hosts Amanda and Chad were great, meals were delicious, and a lake trout fish fry on the beach was a highlight. Cabins were clean and comfortable with solar power and wifi. Black flies were mostly an annoyance. Overall the trip exceeded expectations.
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Dale M
Jul 1, 2025
TripAdvisor
The best!
Staff treat you like family. Excellent food and an awesome guide. Caught a 38 lb lake trout on a fly rod. Would definitely recommend. Thanks to Chad and Margaret.
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Roam814593
Jan 1, 2025
TripAdvisor
Trip of a lifetime.
Three end-of-season trips (2018, 2019, 2024). Intense fall colours, no mosquitoes and caribou migrating through camp. Amazing food and very helpful staff. In 2024 his wife could not do serious hikes, but their own guide let them go at their own pace.
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Dave K
Oct 1, 2024
TripAdvisor
Great trip.
First trip to Point Lake in early August 2024 with his son. Catching 20+ lb lake trout is something everyone should do. Facilities are clean, modern and well maintained, home-cooked meals were excellent, guides experienced and easy to work with. Has booked a return trip for 2025.
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George G
Sep 20, 2024
TripAdvisor
Most wonderful trip, and would make it an annual pilgrimage if he could afford it. Staff go out of their way for guests. Beautiful, pristine environment, fall colours, aurora, fantastic fishing for huge lake trout, excellent food and lodging.
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Sandy L
Sep 14, 2024
TripAdvisor
Arctic photography workshop at the end of their 2024 Canada trip. Amazing adventure starting with the seaplane flight. Owners and guides love sharing the area, accommodation clean and comfortable, food plentiful and delicious, especially the fresh-fish shore lunch. Activities well planned and safe. Recommends the lodge.
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J W
Sep 6, 2024
TripAdvisor
A 5-star True North experience. Superior service from booking to goodbye, well-managed logistics, activities suited to each guest's physical level. Cabins clean, spacious and comfortable, and chef Tanya kept guests well fed. Guides knowledgeable.
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Fishing Trip of a Lifetime.
Guest trip report from summer 2024, a 7-day fly-fishing trip with a friend. He landed a 39 lb laker on a 10-weight, beating the lodge fly record. Over the trip two fly rods landed 54 trophy lake trout of 20 lb or more. Calls the fishing epic and highly recommends the lodge.
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Greg S
Aug 1, 2023
TripAdvisor
Peterson's Point Lake is a family business, run by Margaret, Amanda and Chad Peterson
Family business that goes out of its way for guests. The guide estimated they hooked and landed about 200 lake trout during the stay, with numerous double headers, on 10 wt fly rods. Notes that many guests use traditional gear, so fly fishing is not required.
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Greg S
Aug 1, 2023
TripAdvisor
Great fishing, great staff and great lodge.
Outstanding 7-day first trip. Caught multiple big fish, including three over 30 lb on flies. Says Point Lake fish fight hard on the fly. Fishing, staff, food and lodging were all outstanding.
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tjsilverjeep
Nov 1, 2022
TripAdvisor
Again: Fantastic Fishing with Awesome Service
First trip since COVID, and just as good as their first. Warm hospitality from the Peterson family and staff, and lots of fishing with many 20 lb fish. Guide Chris was helpful and cook Tanya provided delicious meals. They skipped some shore lunches for more fishing time.
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Janice51
Sep 1, 2022
TripAdvisor
Amazing Experience
Stay exceeded expectations with amazing meals, great guides and adequate accommodation given everything is flown in. Beautiful colours and wildlife as a bonus.
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arcticbikers
Nov 1, 2021
TripAdvisor
A Superb Tundra Exploration
Five days in late August 2021 with four hikes across varied landscapes, including eskers. Saw signs of grizzly, moose, caribou, wolverine and fox, plus pre-contact indigenous artifacts. Food was generous and delicious, hospitality top notch, cabins comfortable. Good base for day hikes.
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tjsilverjeep
Sep 1, 2019
TripAdvisor
Fantastic Fishing with Awesome Service!
Lodge run by a lovely family in first-class fashion. Guides were professional and took them to the big fish. With Chad's support she landed a 30 lb trout. Lodge supplied equipment for novices. Cook Tanya served delicious meals, guides prepared scrumptious shore lunches, and the evening gatherings were friendly and family-like.
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ruthandstevenp
Sep 1, 2019
TripAdvisor
Spectacular Experience
Treated like family from landing in Yellowknife onward. Calls Margaret, Amanda and Chad professionals at this fishing experience. Stopped counting fish after 16 on day 3. Praises the cook (his sister), George, the guide Anthony and the warm staff.
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foxx1200
Aug 1, 2019
TripAdvisor
My bucket list amazing fishing trip
Greeted at the airport by the owner and shown around Yellowknife. At 67 he was helped in and out of boats and got royal treatment. Staff bent over backwards for him and his son, and the lodge chef was excellent.
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Don brisbois Sault ste Marie Ontario
Aug 1, 2019
TripAdvisor
A bucket list fishing trip
A great, friendly fishing lodge with a chance at very big lake trout. He caught a 21 lb fish and released it.
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Simply Amazing
Early September visit with stunning fall colours. Guides were wonderful, with hikes and boat rides on the lake. No caribou that year but the scenery was spectacular. Amanda, Margaret and Chad run the place well. The fishing was amazing, meals delicious, and cabins comfortable, with hot showers, sauna and WiFi.
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Group's third trip to the lodge with no disappointments. Came for the NWT barrens, caribou and monster lake trout. Margaret met them in Yellowknife, and Chad and George welcomed them at the lodge. No separation of staff and clients, just friends in a beautiful location.
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Truly unique experience on the Arctic tundra!
Annual photo trip led by Dr Robert Berdan in late August. Enjoyed the boat ride out, grizzly and caribou sightings, freshly caught fish from Point Lake, photo tips, tundra hikes and delicious meals. Thanked the Peterson family and guides.
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Trip to celebrate her son's 40th birthday, her second visit. The Peterson family, cook Tanya, the guides and George made it special. Fishing was amazing, food delicious, accommodation comfortable (hot showers, sauna, WiFi), though at hunting-lodge level.
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DSavoy19
Nov 1, 2013
TripAdvisor
Photography tour in early September (first trip to the tundra). Outstanding from start to finish. Praises instructor Robert Berdan, the floatplane flight, bright spacious main lodge at Point Lake and warm cabins, and daily tundra hikes with guides Bruce and Chuck.
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Peterson's Point Lake Lodge: A 'reel' BIG experience
Repeat guest in a Spectacular NWT feature. Reports two 40 lb lake trout, and a 35 lb fish landed after his rod broke. Also caught a 43 lb fish in the river, his biggest freshwater fish. Notes the lodge has fly rods for trolling flies.
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Definitely an awesome location.
As a photographer, she ranks her visit among the top two most visually stimulating destinations she has been to, the other being New Zealand's south island.
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World-Class Trophy Fishing
His first trip met expectations for both fishing and how the lodge is run. Made to feel like family and says the guides are the best he has had. Has returned every year since 2010, caught 50+ fish in a day, several over 30 lb and one over 40 lb.
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Expected 5-10 lb lake trout but far exceeded that with 25 fish over 20 lb and a 37 lb monster. Another guest praised the pickup at Yellowknife airport, the breakfast at the float base, and the warm welcome at the lodge. Said the Peterson family delivered a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
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Did not want to go home. A special, one-of-a-kind adventure, and he would not choose a different lodge. The fishing is unbelievable, guide Cameron was excellent, food amazing, facilities outstanding. He will return.
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Bonnie Cairns, BC
Outfitter
Memorable visit that surpassed expectations, with exceptional scenery, delicious food and magnificent photo opportunities everywhere. Gave it five stars.
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Fourth time at the lodge and second trip that season. Outstanding fishing, great guides and staff, and he can't wait for next year.
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Thanks the team for an unforgettable week. Logistics were super, with great hikes, scenery, wildlife and fabulous food. Comfy beds, and everyone caring, patient and knowledgeable.
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3 Generation Trip of a Lifetime
Trip professionally organized by Margaret Peterson, with an excellent photo course. Cooking was inspired, guides competent and exceptional at spotting animals. The family treats guests like friends and makes them feel at home.
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The Ultimate Fishing Experience
Complete Northern experience with outstanding fishing. The lake and river system holds many lake trout over 20 lb and some over 40 lb. Guides are highly professional with extensive Point Lake experience, staff are accommodating, and the lodge is comfortable and well maintained.
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