A Fly-in Fishing Adventure of a Lifetime - Laurie River Lodge

On the first leg of our trip, a flight from Winnipeg to Lynn Lake, I scrolled through my phone, looking at photos from my last trip to Laurie River. Reliving memories, legendary fish catches, and good times. One photo, in particular, is engrained in my brain of a huge humpback lake trout from the Kamuchawie Outpost that my Jay’s dad Laverne caught. It was the biggest lake trout I’ve ever seen. Jay and Laverne were on this trip as well, and I think our plan was to spend one day at Kamuchawie in search of giant lakers once again.

Once we arrived in Lynn Lake, the first of the Fleck family members greeted us at the airport. Erin Fleck, one of the owners, shuttled us from the airport to the float plane base. She’s also a veteran float plane pilot so as soon as the shuttle bus was unloaded, she went straight to loading the plane and flew us into camp. Flying over Northern Manitoba in a float plane is surreal. It’s vast, it's wild, and it's free. There are endless things to look at, whether it's lakes, rivers, or looking for wildlife such as moose.

When you arrive at the dock, the second Fleck family member greets you and unloads your bags. Brent, who is Erin’s husband and the other lodge owner, helps you unload and gets you into your cabin. The lodge is fantastic; the cabins are comfortable, the main lodge is beautiful, and the location is impeccable.

As soon as we were organized in our cabin, we had lunch, got rigged up, and hit the main lake. We had a great half day of fishing, catching lots of pike and walleye before heading in for supper. Every meal you’ll have at Laurie River Lodge will be outstanding. Our first evening was no exception and was also when the third Fleck family member welcomed us. Madison, Brent and Erin’s daughter, works in the kitchen and is always there for a gleeful smile and anything you might need help with. We enjoyed a perfectly cooked steak followed by dessert before it was time to call it a day before tomorrow’s fly-out.

The next day was another fly-out day for us. However, it was to a lake that none of us had ever been to. Brent told us it’ll be the best walleye fishing you’ve ever seen in terms of numbers. Lots of lodge owners say that, but realistically, a lot of the time, will it actually be the best? Who knows. In this case, the lake in question was called Runner Lake. It didn’t take long before we realized that Brent wasn’t kidding.

My buddy Keevin was in the middle of the boat casting a swimbait to shore, and I was at the front of the boat jigging a jigging rap, and both of us were basically struggling to keep walleye off our lines. We must have caught ten fish in the first 20 minutes or something. It was insane.

We crushed them all day, and Jay and Laverne in the other boat tried to see if they could land 100 walleyes in the day. They did by mid-afternoon and then stopped keeping track. It really was that good.