Trip Journals

19 August 2024

The Do Over - Arctic Circle Lodge - July 5 to 11, 2024

Let me start things off by welcoming Jan, David, Rohan, Charlotte, Tom, Terry, Hank, Mathew and Al, many of whom have been part of our Week #2 ensemble for years.

19 August 2024

"Circle" It On Your Calendar - Twice...

by Harold

I hope that you enjoy this retrospective of what was our 1’st week at Arctic Circle Lodge, that took place from June 28 to July 4, 2024.

1 October 2023

Arctic Circle Lodge - July 8 -15, 2023

by Harold

While perhaps an unusual way to start things off, I’m going to tell a joke, or rather provide you with a very broad outline of one.

1 October 2023

Great Bear Lake - June 26 to July 16, 2023

by Harold

Net Zero In green speak, Net Zero is generally understood to mean:

2 August 2022

And the Gangs All Here! - Arctic Circle Lodge - July 9 through 16, 2022

by Harold

Kenny and I were not the only ones who had fun getting to Bear, some of our fellow “Circlites” had their own harrowing tales to tell, particularly Barry Gold, who endured 33 hrs. of travelling and waiting, with only 3 to 4 hrs of sleep mixed in while enroute to YK. But before going any further let me introduce you to “our gang”:

27 July 2022

We're Back! Plummer's Great Bear Lodge - July 2 through 9, 2022

by Harold

Having missed 2 consecutive years, the first by Government fiat with the second being self-imposed, despite numerous challenges which I will outline in due course, we finally made it – barely…

15 September 2019

Coming "Full" Circle

by Harold

It’s been many years since I’ve fished the McTavish Arm, so this trip to Arctic Circle Lodge was going to be something of a homecoming for both me, and fishing partner Kenny Gold.

9 September 2019

Great Bear Lake Lodge - June 29/July 6, 2019

by Harold

Just Once! That’s right, just once I would like to check in at the airport without some sort hassle!

18 December 2018

The “Lost Trophy Lodge” Papers - July 2005

by Harold

Given how everything ultimately played out, you could easily say that these were the “lost” papers about a partially “lost” week – but more on this later.

26 August 2018

Plummer’s Great Bear Lake Lodge & Tree River – June 28 to July 8, 2018

by Harold

Having given Char fishing a miss last year, I decided that a return visit to the Tree River was in order, and together with GBL angling buddy Kenny Gold, we booked into the main lodge, with our sights set on being the first to fish the Tree since August of last year.

24 January 2018

Great Bear Lodge – A Guests Diary by Phil Allen

by Harold

Nicely written trip journal by Great Bear Lodge guest Phil Allen*, describing his Great Bear Lake adventure that we believe took place in the late '60's or early '70's.