Peace Meal Farm
05-02-2017, 02:25 PM
Background
Looking for some feedback. I'm heading back to the Yukon after spending a few years in Alberta - already bought a place in Whitehorse. Also, I'm also in the middle of buying a rustic cabin on Tagish Lake, which is a 100 km long monster of a lake one hour from Whitehorse that straddles the Yukon and northern BC. There is essentially nothing else on the lake other than three 5-star style resorts spaced about 10 miles apart. These are places which cater to rich German and Swiss adventure seekers.
Primary use of the cabin will be for private family use, but I'm also toying with the idea of running an overnight charter business on the side through the summer months. I feel it may be a nice way to be on the water for our short but beautiful summers and subsidize my trout habit at the same time : )
My Questions
1) Is there a market for this sort of operation?
- easy, economical direct flight to Whitehorse from YEG or YYC via Air North
- total seclusion in a water-access rustic log cabin, approx 13 miles via lake from the nearest town (400 people).
- the fancy lodges are 3, 12 and 13 miles away, respectively. no neighbours.
- next to nobody else on the lake
- think of a fly-in type setting without having the cost of the air taxi
- guided fishing for trophy lakers and northerns, plus lots of grayling ... boat would be a Hewescraft/Alumacraft welded type, approx 20 to 22' and fully setup with downriggers, tackle and safety gear
- meals provided, quality home cooking coming off of a wood cook stove
- bedding and bunks provided
- transfer to and from the airport provided
2) Would $250/day hit the mark? (based on quad occupancy)
- everything covered except your flight to the Yukon ($450 return), your booze and your fishing license ($25/year for Canadian non-resident)
I look at my rough numbers and I think that I can pull it off at that rate. By the time I pay for food, fuel, insurance, licensing, gear and maintenance my overhead does start to climb, but I really want to keep this as a blue collar sort of spot.
I read about these Yukon guided moose and sheep hunts going for tens of thousands of dollars, and I see these 5-star fly-in camps costing an arm and a leg, and I can't help but think that I can show people a great time in the Territory while keeping it on budget. The trade off is that unlike all of the others places my spot wouldn't have 1000 thread count Egyptian cotton sheets or a gourmet European chef on staff. Does this interest folks?
Looking for some feedback. I'm heading back to the Yukon after spending a few years in Alberta - already bought a place in Whitehorse. Also, I'm also in the middle of buying a rustic cabin on Tagish Lake, which is a 100 km long monster of a lake one hour from Whitehorse that straddles the Yukon and northern BC. There is essentially nothing else on the lake other than three 5-star style resorts spaced about 10 miles apart. These are places which cater to rich German and Swiss adventure seekers.
Primary use of the cabin will be for private family use, but I'm also toying with the idea of running an overnight charter business on the side through the summer months. I feel it may be a nice way to be on the water for our short but beautiful summers and subsidize my trout habit at the same time : )
My Questions
1) Is there a market for this sort of operation?
- easy, economical direct flight to Whitehorse from YEG or YYC via Air North
- total seclusion in a water-access rustic log cabin, approx 13 miles via lake from the nearest town (400 people).
- the fancy lodges are 3, 12 and 13 miles away, respectively. no neighbours.
- next to nobody else on the lake
- think of a fly-in type setting without having the cost of the air taxi
- guided fishing for trophy lakers and northerns, plus lots of grayling ... boat would be a Hewescraft/Alumacraft welded type, approx 20 to 22' and fully setup with downriggers, tackle and safety gear
- meals provided, quality home cooking coming off of a wood cook stove
- bedding and bunks provided
- transfer to and from the airport provided
2) Would $250/day hit the mark? (based on quad occupancy)
- everything covered except your flight to the Yukon ($450 return), your booze and your fishing license ($25/year for Canadian non-resident)
I look at my rough numbers and I think that I can pull it off at that rate. By the time I pay for food, fuel, insurance, licensing, gear and maintenance my overhead does start to climb, but I really want to keep this as a blue collar sort of spot.
I read about these Yukon guided moose and sheep hunts going for tens of thousands of dollars, and I see these 5-star fly-in camps costing an arm and a leg, and I can't help but think that I can show people a great time in the Territory while keeping it on budget. The trade off is that unlike all of the others places my spot wouldn't have 1000 thread count Egyptian cotton sheets or a gourmet European chef on staff. Does this interest folks?