Where Can I Go Fishing? Pakwash Lake, Ontario, Canada
Are you addicted to fishing?
Welcome to Pakwash Lake Camp, located in the heart of Sunset Country, Ear Fall and Red Lake has some of the best fishing for Record Walleye, Trophy Northern Pike, Perch, and Record catching Smallmouth Bass! Join us this fishing season at Pakwash Lake Camp.
Escape...Enjoy a stress free relaxing Experience...& Explore Canada's Unique Wilderness.The Pakwash Lake Water System offers, Isolated Beaches, Sunsets that will take your breath way, and WOW classic fishing at a Drive-in Canadian fishing lodge that provides you an affordable Fish’n Canada vacation!
Welcome to Pakwash Lake. Let's Go Fishing!
We live to Fish and Hunt. We love living here on Pakwash Lake with our family and friends. Hope to see you soon!
Thank you for making Pakwash Lake a great place to live!
Kimby
Pakwash Lake Camp Box 128 Ear Falls, On P0V1T0
807-222-3353 home 807-727-0941 cell
1-888-PAKWASH toll free
http://www.pakwashlakecamp.com/
EMAIL ADDRESS
info@pakwashlakecamp.com

Friday, July 17, 2020
Friday, June 19, 2020
Walleye Bite is the Best!
Fishing at Pakwash Lake Park Beach
has been at it's best.
Congratulations Girls. Fish Fry for supper!
Monday, May 25, 2020
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
July 21st extension
Monday, May 11, 2020
Some Covid19 Changes, Pakwash Lake Camp Fish House Rules
Pakwash lake Ice out Date, May 10. pm, 2020, Let's go Fishing.
Ice out, hat and a t-shirt , Micky Gilbert
Reviews in Facebook, Google, Trip Advisor: hat and a sweatshirt, Paul Miller, Mike VanGorp, Chuck Buckner
Congratulations everyone, thank you for participating. Claim you prizes your next trip to Pakwash Lake Camp. www.pakwashlakecamp.com
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Pakwash Lake Ice out Draw, Red Lake, Ear Falls, Ontario
Draw Time! Ice is melting! It’s time to post our ice out date draw...open to all Pakwash Lake Camp Guests . Draw Closes April 15, 2020. Hat and a T-Shirt, pick up on your next trip to camp. Please post your date and am or pm in the comments below. When will the ice on Pakwash Lake be gone? — at Pakwash Lake Camp.
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Thursday, March 12, 2020
Red Lake & Ear Falls Church Services
Anglican | EAR FALLS: St. Paul the Apostle Church – Hwy 105, Holy Eucharist – Sunday. Phone 222-2400 for service times. |
Anglican/United | RED LAKE: 7 Discovery Road, Shared Ministry. Phone 727-3348 for service times. |
Baptist | BALMERTOWN: Calvary Baptist Church – 4th St. & Lassie Rd.; Sunday Worship. Phone 735-3239 for service times. |
Believer’s Fellowship | RED LAKE: 100D Forestry Road. Phone 727-2458 for service times. |
Independent Assemblies of God International | RED LAKE: Red Lake Christian Assembly – 338 Howey Street, Saturday & Sunday worship. Phone 727-3577 for service times. |
Lutheran | RED LAKE: Christ Evangelical Lutheran, corner of Hammell & Hasaga, Thursday & Sunday Worship. Phone 727-2788 for service times. |
Mennonite | EAR FALLS: Ear Falls Chapel, 1 mile North on Hwy 105, Sunday Worship. Phone 222-2357 for service times. |
Pentecostal | RED LAKE: Glad Tidings Pentecostal Church, 262 Howey Street, Sunday Worship. Phone 727-2033 for service times. |
Roman Catholic Church | RED LAKE: St. John the Apostle, 48 Discovery Road, Saturday & Sunday Mass. Phone 727-2557 for service times. BALMERTOWN: St. Francis Xavier Church – Dexter Road, Sunday Mass. Phone 735-2078 for service times. |
Ukrainian Catholic | RED LAKE: St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Church, 5 Church St. Phone 727-2598 for service times. |
Sunday, March 8, 2020
Trout Fishing, Red Lake, Ear Falls, Lake X
Corey went to try his luck Trout Ice Fishing!
A nice one from Lake X
Pretty busy place that Lake X is!
What should I Bring to go Fishing!
What to Bring Fishing, a Fishing Checklist
What should one bring to Camp for fishing! A few things that guests should consider to have on their list
Essential Clothing
• Good rain gear - more important than new tackle.
• Water proof footwear - rubber boots, over shoes, gortex hikers. Wet feet will shorten any day on the water. Winter boots for spring and fall fishing is a must.
• Comfortable shoes - these are for everyday and to wear in the cabin as well.
• Warm socks - I always carry a spare pair of warm wool socks in my gear bag.
• Long underwear - a must in spring and fall but I would pack a pair for every trip.
• Turtle neck shirt - nice to keep the drafts out
• Wool hat and peak hat - keep the sun off your head and keep it warm
• Personal clothing - pants, shirts, underwear etc
• Gloves or mittens - mittens are always warmer but tough to reel in with
• Warm coat - that will fit under your rain coat
• Shorts or zip away paints - for those gorgeous summer days
• We recommend you always bring warm clothes anytime of the year.
Miscellaneous Gear
• Good Book - for when your buddy is snoring just a little too loud
• Extra Batteries for all your electronic devices
• Flash Light - we may have flush toilets but the outhouses still work in a pinch
• Paper plates & paper cups - great if nobody in your crew likes to do dishes
• Gallon or two of cooking oil
• Fish Batter
• Paper towels - for drying off your cooked fish
• Charcoal - we do have grills available at the cabins.
• Computer - for those who need to stay in touch we have limited WIFI
• Mini - DVD player/TV with DVDs we do have movies if you need a change.
• Vacuum sealer - for those who want air tight
• Wind up or battery alarm clock if you need to know the time
Boat Gear
• Life Jacket (Canadian or U.S. Coast Guard approved.)
• Dry Bag - use to store rain gear, socks, camera etc in boat
• Back Pack - could be a dry bag but use it to carry gear on portage trails
• Large Rubbermaid container - used for shore lunch fixings and/or dry box in boat
• Small first aid kit - just in case
• Sun Block - use it...a lot
• Insect repellent - wet seasons bring bugs
• Matches / lighter – shore lunch becomes sushi
• Hand warmers - a pleasant bonus
• Medication
• Safety string for glasses - imagine springtime, 50 degree crystal clear water, 12 ft down, oops...you decide
• Water bottle - hydration keeps you on the water
• Flashlight - just because
• Multi-tool - you never know when
• Small tackle box or tray to pack in back pack for portage lakes
• Long needle nose pliers or hook outs
• Small bolt cutters - sometimes cutting the hook is best
• Jaw spreaders - they help
• Line clippers – Fireline = chipped teeth
• Fishing rags for the boat
• Fishing knives
• Jig eye buster
• Portable rod holder - for landing your buddies fish
• Fish locator - handy
• 2 rods & reels - is two enough?
• Stringer - I prefer a rope stringer just don't put it through the mouth and gills
• Extra line
• No-scent soap - use after sun block or insect repellent to remove odors)
• Polarized Sunglasses - must have
• Lindy Catch and Release glove - kevlar is tooth proof
• Camera - in a ziploc bag -document your big fish
• Spare batteries (try to bring gear that uses the same battery size)
• Wide brim hat to cover neck and ears - don't be the redneck
• GPS - take me home
• Two way radios for groups
• Small cooler - we have ice
• Marker buoy - cheap fish locator
• Garbage bag and/or small bean can with lid still semi-attached for putting cigarette butts in.
• Hatchet - to building shorelunch fire
• Compass - for when the batteries die in the GPS
• Thermos - warm liquids on a cool day
• Dry Box - to store important items - will float too
Bringing Your Own Boat:
• Fire extinguisher for built in fuel tank
• Pea less whistle
• Waterproof flashlight
• Bailing bucket
• Measuring device
• Insurance and registration papers
• Spare tire
• U.S. or Canadian Coast Guard approved Life Jackets. Throw cushions are not acceptable
• Paddles
• Trolling motor and batteries
• Extension Cord (long) & battery charger
• Extra prop & boat plug
Personal Gear
• personal hygiene products
• Medication - bring twice as much as you will need for the entire trip. Carry in two different locations
Proper ID – Passport’s, Drivers License, Ontario Outdoor Card
Be sure to bring along a letter from your spouse or both parents, giving you permission to take the child across the border. Amber Alerts work on both sides of the border.
We Sell:
Fishing/Hunting Licenses
Bait ◦ minnows, ◦ leeches upon request, ◦ night crawlers upon request
Proven Tackle, Jigs, Bottom Bouncers, Spinners etc….
Hats
T-shirts
Sweatshirts
Ice
Fuel ◦ mixed gasoline, ◦ regular gasoline (we sell gas)
Maps
Groceries
Forget something? We go to town often every week.
If we missed anything we can change or add to the list please let me know at info@pakwashlakecamp.com
BLOG: http://pakwashlakefishing.blogspot.com/
WEBSITE: http://www.pakwashlakecamp.com/
Enjoy Fishing and Hunting at Pakwash Lake Camp
Box 128 Ear Falls, On P0V 1T0
807-222-3353 or 1-888-PAKWASH
807-727-0941 Cell
Saturday, March 7, 2020
Carl Bleich "A frame" cabin owner writes Forestry Recollections
Forestry Recollections Click Here to website
Sixty Years
200 LocalShort Stories 247 Local Photos
Please Join Carl at his book signing or let me know if you would like a signed copy when you come up fishing. I will have it waiting for you.
Best Smallmouth Bass Fishing Techniques for Warm Summer Water

Pakwash Lake's best kept secret is it's smallmouth bass fishing. It's later in July, August and September, the spawn is long gone and the smallmouth bass fishermen are gearing up for another quality Pakwash fishing season. The bass in the Pakwash Lake Water System this time of year has no size restriction, with a 4 sportman license limit. The growing numbers of quality fishing is not well known in the area. Pakwash Lake, Bruce Lake, Lost Lake and the English River warm shallow waters with rocky underwater reefs and deep water droop offs have captured an annul group of bass fishermen to Camp year after year.
Yes 85 smallies caught in one day..... really? Yes really, no way.... but it's true! I'm a lazy walleye fisher-woman, two hours and enough for supper I'm good. Our very own day till dawn smallmouth bass lovers often tell me of their spectacular Personal Best smallmouth fishing days. What is the trick? Ok I'll bite, Let's Go Fishing, Fish'n Canada Pakwash Lake Style! A little bit of research, talk to my guys, Denis and I head out to try Our luck one perfect fishing day! Yes we caught, caught some crazy splashing, hard hitting, jumping, nice size smallmouth bass. I say some because I was only out for a few hours. 15-22 inch smallies and I had a minnow and a jig! It was fun, alot of fun. I get it, I'm hooked on smallmouth bass fishing.
How to catch smallmouth bass, and it was a blast!
What did I learn, some of the Best Fishing Techniques
- Warm water fishing mid water reefs with deep water close by, they like the rocks!
- Weedy areas close to deep water too.
- Can often find them in a group in deep pools off rocky points
- They like some waterflow, Pakwash Lake is perfect, 3 rivers feed into Pakwash Lake. Chukuni River, Trout River, English River
- They spawn in the rocky area's of Pakwash in June and feast on crayfish in the rocks
- Topwater baits will work well earlier in the season when they are chasing minnows
- Most late summer smallmouth bass will go for 1/4 oz spinner-baits, jigs, soft plastic lures and grubs, tube baits and long tailed 6" plastic baits.
- Pakwash Lake is muddy and pumpkin, brown/black and artificial warms are effective. The rubber worms look so real they work well.
- Real worms get you the second bite, make sure your hands are clean to avoid any unwanted smells on the bait. Use two medium to large slip shot weights 15-25 inches ahead of the wormed hook.
- Use light-line when using real worms, the more bites you will receive.
Let's go fishing for smallies this summer!
www.pakwashlakecamp.com
Drive-in Fishing Lodge, Where to go, Pakwash Lake Camp
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Family fishing vacations |
Today's outdoors men/women or family have different needs as seen in the past, ageing population, time restraints, economic and finance cut backs, health concerns, maintaining multi media contact, weather events, remote location.... everyone has personal preferences. To find the best fishing, affordable, inexpensive fishing holiday is a new trend. A Drive-in fishing cottage rental with light house keeping and camping has gained popularity in our google searches.
What should you look for in a drive in fishing lodge: where is the fishing resort located, the productivity of the lakes, what species of fish will I catch, what type of set up is offered at the resort, how may fish will I catch, what should I bring.... the list goes on, and all important questions. I little bit of planning makes the trip a great fishing experience.
Price... yes it's the biggest restraint on many trying to budget. We charge per person, some resorts charge per cabin, we offer boating packages, or if you have your own boat that is fine too. KIDS ARE FREE. Yes we are offering an affordable inexpensive family vacation. Our hope is you will come back year after year and your children and grand-kids will get hooked on fishing!
Internet: yes phone calls, emails and facebook contact with loved ones and keeping up with work is now a necessity. Limited service in our remote area but you can still keep in touch with the outside busy world.
Emergency care: Red Lake Hospital and Clinic are 35 minutes drive north. Ear Falls Clinic is 15 minutes south. Both locations have helicopter medivac pads. Our area is 911 covered with police, ambulance, fire is just a phone call away.
Why drive all this way to Pakwash Lake? We have the best place to go fishing....Great Fishing, record trophy Walleye, Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass! We are a drive in fishing lodge with a scenic remote wilderness feel. We offer a valued fishing holiday with 85% repeat yearly business. The beauty of Northwestern Ontario wildlife and forest is breathtaking. If you are addicted to fishing, looking for a stress free, relaxing fishing, camping vacation with family and friends we are a best kept fishing secret!
Let's go Fishing!
Pakwash Lake Camp
807-222-3353
info@pakwashlakecamp.com
Bird Watchers in Red Lake, Ear Falls Ontario

50 Bird Species and Sounds CLICK HERE
Truly an amazing post for everyone to enjoy!
just go to link and click on the bird once and listen.
How many birds have you heard?
I have heard 23, post some comments.
tweet tweet!
Google Review Contest, win free Pakwash Lake Camp stuff
Google Review CLICK HERE
Open to all Pakwash Lake Camp 2020 guests....Please write a review! Prizes will be a Camp Hat and Camp Sweatshirt. Deadline will be April 15th. Please send in your review to Google and if your name is different send me an email so I make sure your name is in the draw. We are also having a Facebook and Tripadvisor review. (prizes will be picked up when we see you this fishing season)
Good Luck and see you soon for the Pakwash Lake fishing season
www.pakwashlakecamp.com
Pakwash Lake Camp Review Contest for Facebook
Facebook Review Click Here
Open to all Pakwash Lake Camp 2020 guests....Please write a review! Prizes will be a Camp Hat and Camp Sweatshirt. Deadline will be April 15th. Please send in your review to Facebook and if your name is different send me an email so I make sure your name is in the draw. We are also having a Google and Tripadvisor review. (prizes will be picked up when we see you this fishing season)
Good Luck and see you soon for the Pakwash Lake fishing season
www.pakwashlakecamp.com
TripAdvisor Pakwash Lake Camp Review contest
Open to all Pakwash Lake Camp 2020 guests....Please write a review! Prizes will be a Camp Hat and Camp Sweatshirt. Deadline will be April 15th. Please send in your review to Tripadvisor and if your name is different send me an email so I make sure your name is in the draw. We are also having a Google and Facebook review. (prizes will be picked up when we see you this fishing season)
Good Luck and see you soon for the Pakwash Lake fishing season
www.pakwashlakecamp.com