Tree River Lodge
World-Record Arctic Char
Enjoy Tree River's majesty & beauty as you fish the world's largest arctic char.
Fly-out excursion like no other
An "oasis in the arctic"
World record char!
Rugged and beautiful
As you peer out the window at the raging Tree River while enjoying the freshly baked dinner roll along side your turkey dinner, and knowing you are a mere handful of miles from the Arctic coast, you will feel as though you have a sense of heaven. The Tree River has been proclaimed by many of our guests as a life changing experience. There is something quite magical about the place and in addition to its majesty and beauty is the fact that it produces the largest Arctic Char in the world. The lodge and amenities are quite simple compared to our main lodges and this compliments the surroundings. Fishing is done from shore and both fly and spin fishing are successful. We have boats on the river to move fishers from place to place but the hiking opportunities to some pools are quite worth the effort.
Features
- Fly-Out Excursion Like No Other
- 24-Hour Electricity
- High-Speed Internet
- An "Oasis in the Arctic"
- World Record Arctic Char!
- Rugged and Beautiful
Special Programs
Availability
- August 16 – 23 and August 23 – 30, 2025
- August 15 – 22 and August 22 – 29, 2026
- August 14 – 21 and August 21 – 28, 2027
Pricing
The Tree River is accessed as an overnight side trip from Great Bear Lake Lodge. During your seven-day Great Bear Lake Lodge trip, you will fly in our Turbine Otter float plane to the Tree River. You’ll be scheduled to be departing at nine am and returning to Great Bear the following day around three pm. You will spend about 24 hours at our Tree River Outpost. The Tree River overnight fly-out is available all season.
The only option for two nights at the Tree River is in August, during week six and seven of the season, on the “Fly Fishing Package” (You do not have to fly fish to take part in this package).
Tree River overnight side trip from Great Bear Lake Lodge, $1,700 USD.
Tree River Exclusive:
This is a seven day trip, with five days at the Tree River. The trips take place at the end of August during weeks eight and nine of the Great Bear Lake Lodge season. The Tree River anglers will fly up on the weekly charter from Yellowknife to Great Bear Lake Lodge, and weather permitting, will have lunch and load up in one of the Otters to fly directly to the Tree River the same day. Five days later (leaving a day of buffer for weather) you will be flown back to Great Bear Lake Lodge and will fish GBL for your last day. Space is extremely limited in this trip (six anglers per week) and usually has about a three-year waiting list. Non-refundable deposits are required to be added to the list.
2025 price: $9,495 USD/person
Prices exclude shop purchases, license, liquor, soda pop, gratuities and tax (5% G.S.T.). We will of course, make every effort to ensure that your trip proceeds on schedule, but air travel in the North can have unpredictable delays, and we cannot be held responsible for any extra costs incurred due to uncooperative weather, airplane issues, forest fires or other unforeseen acts of God.
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