Lake & Lodge | Milton Lake Lodge

The Harmony of Nature - Our Commitment to the Environment

This is one of the last great wilderness regions where bald eagles, black bears, caribou, lynx, wolves, and arctic foxes are a part of the landscape. Feed the whiskeyjacks and squirrels by hand, howl with the wolves and listen to loons laugh in the rain.

Milton Lake Lodge, Walker Lake Outpost and Misekumaw Lake Outpost provide opportunities to see and photograph rare carnivorous plants, brilliantly plumed boreal songbirds and shy waterfowl.

The Taiga Shield’s abundant waters attract hundreds of thousands of ducks, loons, geese and swans which come to nest or simply feed and rest before continuing their spring and fall migrations.

To preserve these ecologically sensitive regions we practice sound management of the natural resources under our care by creating the smallest possible footprint on the landscape. A strict catch and release policy with the exception of shore lunch, is the first step in our environmental commitment. We use phosphate free cleaners, composting toilets and encourage reducing, reusing and recycling wherever possible by staff and guests alike. We’ve lessened our carbon footprint by using only top-of-the-line 4-stroke outboard motors and will upgrade products and systems as new technology develops.

Our goal is to preserve this wilderness wonderland for generations to come.

The Lakes

Our group of seven lakes and four rivers are situated on the southern edge of the Taiga Eco Region and within the Canadian Shield. The oldest rocks in the world are found here, dating back to more than four billion years. Centuries ago, the receding glaciers carved out deep holes and crevices that are our beautiful clear water lakes of today. These lakes are home to huge fish that lurk in the many bays, coves or deep holes.

Milton Lake with 110 foot deep holes is 11 km long and 9 km wide. This big wide open lake has sandy beaches, rocky areas with lots of underwater structure and many sheltered bays that provide great fishing no matter what the weather conditions are. The biggest Pike caught here was 35lbs and Lake Trout to 50lbs. Where the Porcupine River flows in and out of the lake the arctic grayling are abundant.

Walker Lake is 6 km long and 3 km wide with lots of rocky areas and under water structure. Lots of huge cabbage weed beds make for great trophy Pike fishing. Lake trout are also found here. The Porcupine river flows out of Walker and into Milton lake. This river has been canoed and offers great pike and arctic grayling fishing.

Misekumaw Lake covers the largest area of all our lakes at 13 km long and 6 km wide. This scenic lake has many sand beaches, islands and sand eskers along the shores. This is our best trophy pike lake with many spawning areas in the shallow waters on the east side of the lake. The lake trout are here but not as abundant or as big as Milton Lake or Walker Lake.

McHarg Lake is 5 km long and 1.5km wide with holes of 50 feet. Some history of the area can be seen here in a medicine wheel, inuksuk and petroglyph. This is a rocky lake with many pike bays, sandy beaches, and weed beds. There are numerous pike, whitefish and some lake trout here. The Porcupine river flows in and out of this lake with beautiful waterfalls and rapids (photo at right). For those in good physical physical condition with a sense of adventure there are abundant arctic grayling about a 45 minute hike up the river.

Piotrofsky, Offset and Scarcy Lakes are our three other lakes. We look forward to the adventure of exploring these lakes and opening them to anglers in the future.

The mystical quality in this remote area is clearly present when the aurora borealis shimmers in the night sky. Look closely and you will find petroglyphs that the Dene hunters left here on their few excursions into this area.

Be prepared to step into a simpler time and enjoy complete relaxation in this wilderness wonderland.