Hey fellow fish nuts,

I've been absent from the forums for a while but I come to you now asking for some help/advice on an upcoming adventure. I'm planning on taking my fiancee up to Northwestern Ontario this spring on her first guided fishing trip. There are myriads of blogs talking about the more popular lodges but I would love to hear some testimonials from smallmouth fisherman about their favorite lakes, guides, and lodges. We're not planning on spending more than $2500-3000 on a week of fishing.

You could buy a fairly nice boat for that price!! Sorry I can't recommend anything up that way, when is spring in Ontario? August? Ha ha

 What kind of place are you looking for? Fly-In, Drive -in, boat -in? American plan with a daily guide, housekeeping cabin hiring a guide every day? Was you budget for the both of you or each?

1 hour ago, Scott F said:

 What kind of place are you looking for? Fly-In, Drive -in, boat -in? American plan with a daily guide, housekeeping cabin hiring a guide every day? Was you budget for the both of you or each?

That would be our combined budget. This time around we'd prefer to either drive or boat in and avoid having to hire a plane to fly us in. And we aren't fussy about the specifics though personally I'd love to hire a guide for a half day on the first fishing day, then rent a boat for the rest of the week. I'm moot on lodging and accommodations so I'd probably would aim for as cheap as possible with possibly renting a room at one of the lodges.