Calgary Fishing Trips

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Plummer's Arctic Lodges is a popular destination for Calgary, AB fishing trips. Avid anglers will fish trophy lake trout, arctic char, and arctic grayling. Getting to Plummer's on Great Bear Lake is fairly straightforward. Guests staying at Plummer's will fly to Yellowknife from Calgary. You will depart Yellowknife on a Saturday morning, and will return to Yellowknife the following Saturday around mid-afternoon. Most major airlines fly into Yellowknife from Calgary, and we would be happy to help you arrange the first leg of your trip to Yellowknife.

Once you arrive in Yellowknife, you will be met at the airport by a Plummer's staff member. They will ensure that you get to your accommodations and provide you with exact plans for the morning fly out to Great Bear Lake.

On Saturday morning, a shuttle will take you from your hotel to the charter terminal for your flight to Great Bear Lake Lodge or Trophy Lodge. These charters typically depart Yellowknife mid-morning, arriving at the lodges around noon. Guests for Arctic Circle will go to Great Bear Lake Lodge, be served lunch and then board a float plane for Arctic Circle Outpost. Guests for Plummer's Trophy Lodge will go directly from Yellowknife to Trophy Lodge. 

There are no flights on Saturday morning from the south that will connect with our charters, so you must arrive in Yellowknife from Calgary on Friday.

Getting to Plummer's Lodges from Toronto

  1. ou will book a flight for your party from the Calgary International Airport to the Yellowknife Airport for a Friday. This can be done using WestJet or Air Canada. The staff at Plummer's would be happy to help you plan your flights to Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. You will book a hotel room in Yellowknife as you will depart for Great Bear Lake or Great Slave Lake on Saturday.
  2. A Plummer's Lodge representative will meet you at the Yellowknife Airport as you arrive from Calgary, Alberta and provide you all the information about your Saturday itinerary for your charter flight to Plummer's Arctic Lodges.
  3. On Saturday morning, a shuttle will take you from your hotel to the charter terminal.
  4. We will likely depart mid-morning, arriving at the Plummer's around noon. Note: Guests for Arctic Circle will go through Great Bear Lake Lodge, be served lunch and then take our float plane to the Arctic Circle. Guests for Trophy Lodge will go directly from to Trophy Lodge via the charter flight. 
  5. Anglers visiting Tree River Lodge will do so through Great Bear Lake Lodge.
Trophy Lake Trout Fishing
Plummers Fishing Lodge Arctic Char
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Great Bear Lake Lodge

There is no better fishing in the world. Great Bear Lake boasts the All Tackle World Records for Lake Trout and Arctic Grayling, as well as dozens of line class records. Learn more about fishing Great Bear Lake.
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Great Slave Lake Lodge

Enjoy some of the finest fishing, scenery, and service in the Northwest Territories. Trophy lake trout up to 60 pounds, arctic grayling, and northern pike can be caught at Great Slave Lake.
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Trophy Lodge

Trophy Lodge, situated in Ford Bay on the Smith Arm of Great Bear Lake, is known for some of the biggest lake trout on the lake, and therefore in the world.
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Arctic Circle Lodge

Your private trip at Arctic Circle Lodge includes 7 days of serenity & unbelievable fishing in a self-guided package that includes everything you'll need.
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Tree River Lodge

Tree River has been proclaimed by many of our guests as a life changing experience. There is something quite magical about this place that it produces the largest Arctic Char in the world.
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