The Waterfalls Lodge is Paradise! August 15, 2007

The Waterfalls Lodge is a Fabulous Northern Ontario Fishing Experience for All!

As part of our plan to spend our summer vacation from teaching out of the house, I gave Rosalita a fishing trip as a combination anniversary and 50th Birthday gift. That may sound a little “fishy” to some of you, but she has been chasing me for two years to take her fishing.

Although I can make some claims as an accomplished trout fisherman, my last foray was eight years and a triple by-pass ago. Trout fishing is also a lot of work. I didn’t want to spend a week on the Great Lakes or deep sea fishing ( and Rosalita gets sea sick). I always wanted to be a better lake fisherman, and I heard that Northern Ontario is a spectacular place to fish. I’d never been to Northern Ontario, but it sounded like a plan.

As I began my research, I came across some fly-in options that sounded wonderful until I calculated the outlay for two people on teacher salaries. We don’t have a boat, so we needed a lodge that provided everything. Also, we wanted to be able to drive there and have electricity, a refrigerator, plenty of space, a meal plan and a good atmosphere. We also needed a place that suitable for a couple and was willing to tolerate novices like us. After many dead ends, I was beginning to give up hope when I discovered The Waterfalls Lodge.

The end result was that we booked for one week and stayed for an extra week because we were having so much fun. The Lodge and the lakes cannot be described in words, and pictures barely do justice to its beauty. We caught more fish than we could have imagined and learned a great deal. We became friends with Rob and Kathy (the owners), the staff and many of the guests who plan to be back next year. Let me tell you why everyone loved The Waterfalls Lodge so much.