Discusting campground

[bsnyder]

Just got home from a new NAWT tourny at Lac De IlesVery chalanging finding walleye here . but some of us succededNever stay at Northern Cross Resort , absalutly discusting!!!!!!!!!Never cleaned the biffees in the week we were there, no TP ?, roads were to rough even for a 4x4, the place is falling apartall the owner does is look at his computor all day and grunts when asked anythingOwner is a real lazy peice of work and most who go there will never returnNice piece of realistate if looked after.Gave all the tourny guys a rough time because he wasnt making any cash off of it .You should see how dirty the showers were, and it costs 6 bucks to barely get wetA word of advice, DONT GO THERE, STICK WITH THE OTHERONES AROUND THE LAKE

[tbiddy]

Thanks for the heads up. That was on our list of places to call, it isnt now! We are planning a trip up that way for Sept Long. Any places you recommend up there?

[bsnyder]

Originally Posted by tbiddy

Thanks for the heads up. That was on our list of places to call, it isnt now! We are planning a trip up that way for Sept Long. Any places you recommend up there?

I here the Murry Doel is realy nice, it is a goverment run one with large sites and clean.Watch the loading ramp , real nice but real shallow.I have a 21 ' boat and had to back half way out into the lake to unloadBOOK AHEAD if you want in ,we didnt and look what we gotCheck your topigraph maps of lake , acouple of dangerous, shallow spots.Have fun

[tbiddy]

Thanks for the advice but we are looking at renting a couple of cabins. Have a couple places that a buddy was supposed to call.

[Nerdapres']

bsnyder you're crazy with the smilies.

[longshadow]

We stay at Big Island Cove Resort, decent cabins at a reasonable rate. Nice beach area for the family. Family has been going there for 14 years now. We enjoy it.

[tbiddy]

How's the fishing at Lac Des Isles. We are thinking of going to Waterhen Lake but Lac Des Isles looks good. Which is better of the two?

[wildman]

thanks for the warning dude.
tough luck.
ps. buy a spell checker!!!!!! )

[bsnyder]

Originally Posted by Nerdapres'

bsnyder you're crazy with the smilies.

like to SMILE

[bsnyder]

Originally Posted by tbiddy

How's the fishing at Lac Des Isles. We are thinking of going to Waterhen Lake but Lac Des Isles looks good. Which is better of the two?

never been to Waterhen but here lots of pikeLac Des Isles was tough for walleye but sure were healthy looking and not bad sizes.Very hot and cold bites!!!, actually got skunked one day and not uncomin to only catch 4-6 fish.Huge Pike , seen a 30+ pdr come out during the tourny.Lots of fun and scenery on beaches not bad for an Old guy to look at.good luck

[fluxcore]

Originally Posted by bsnyder

Just got home from a new NAWT tourny at Lac De IlesVery chalanging finding walleye here . but some of us succededNever stay at Northern Cross Resort , absalutly discusting!!!!!!!!!Never cleaned the biffees in the week we were there, no TP ?, roads were to rough even for a 4x4, the place is falling apartall the owner does is look at his computor all day and grunts when asked anythingOwner is a real lazy peice of work and most who go there will never returnNice piece of realistate if looked after.Gave all the tourny guys a rough time because he wasnt making any cash off of it .You should see how dirty the showers were, and it costs 6 bucks to barely get wetA word of advice, DONT GO THERE, STICK WITH THE OTHERONES AROUND THE LAKE

I heard he was trying to sell last year and was asking way way too much now its just given up on.

[tbiddy]

Originally Posted by bsnyder

never been to Waterhen but here lots of pikeLac Des Isles was tough for walleye but sure were healthy looking and not bad sizes.Very hot and cold bites!!!, actually got skunked one day and not uncomin to only catch 4-6 fish.Huge Pike , seen a 30+ pdr come out during the tourny.Lots of fun and scenery on beaches not bad for an Old guy to look at.good luck

Lots of pike works for us. I am going with a bunch of guys that this is their only fishing trip of the year. We aren't targeting one kind of fish, just want numbers and a few that we can keep to cook up while we are there.

[slipbobber]

Last week we were up a Pierce Lake and had a spot resurved for the week to camp at Pierce Lake Lodge. Only stayed for 2 days then went to the provincial campground down the road. Ive never been camping where the only shower and toilet washroom was locked at 9pm. After that go find a outhouse. Good place to break in those new hikeing boots though as there was a nice climb to our spot. This place is for sale to for only 1.8Million.

[350 mag]

New to this board.

My inlaws have a cabin at this lake and it is common knowledge that the current owner/operator of Northern Cross Resort is HORRIBLE.

He charges for Firewood?

Shouldn't some firewood be included in the price of the campground fee.

I realize that some people burn too much but everyone should be given enough wood for a 2 hour campfire in the evening.

We recently fished the lake and caught some HUGE Pike. Very FEW Walleye but only tried a couple of times for them. Caught 1.

The lake probably has a decent population of Walleye due to lots of stocking but I think there is TOO much baitfish population and therefore the Walleye do not feed on this lake like others in the area.

A few years back I was anchored on the North side of Big Island. Caught nice 3 lb Walleye jigging. Had my camera beneath the boat and could see 5-7 Large Walleye sitting 3-4 feet off bottom. Tried slip bobbers, jigs, etc tipped with Minnows, Leeches and Night Crawlers and ONLY caught 1 more Walleye. I could actually see in camera that my hook was right in front of their noses and they took no interest.

This may have been after a cold front and they may have been in a negative feeding pattern.

[bsnyder]

Yes, was very chalanging but we had fun and will go back next year , only wont be spending a dime at northern cross

[baitfisher83]

Originally Posted by bsnyder

Yes, was very chalanging but we had fun and will go back next year , only wont be spending a dime at northern cross

Seriously dude, spell check..lol

[stuartmcgrandle]

wow, the website looks so good we are booked for august 12th. so i really should not go? what other resorts are there with a cabin available?

[stuartmcgrandle]

so pierce lake lodge is good

[bsnyder]

Originally Posted by stuartmcgrandle

wow, the website looks so good we are booked for august 12th. so i really should not go? what other resorts are there with a cabin available?

Im not sure about cabins but if they are like the rest of the place I would stay away.A fellow angler moved in a camp spot that had garbage on it and when he left the owner tryed to charge him $90 to clean up the site plus an eviction from the Prov park.The garbage had booze bottles,and used womans pads in itMy friend dosnt drink and I dont think he has need of those womans things either.Owner was an ignerant dink and if he spent some time tidying up the campground and cleaning the washrooms instead of watching porn on his computor maybe the place wouldnt be so bad.

[walleyeca]

Hey snyder dont start knockin porn now! cmon! lmao come pick up your rods and fix my door,quit watching porn your not retired yet!lol

[bsnyder]

Originally Posted by walleyeca

Hey snyder dont start knockin porn now! cmon! lmao come pick up your rods and fix my door,quit watching porn your not retired yet!lol

This is Mrs Bob, and I will have you know that my husband does not watch porn. When he is alone in that dark room in the basement with the door locked till the wee hours of the morning, he is only reading. And the lotion he keeps stocked is because the pages on the books get dry and give him paper cuts. So There

[Albertadiver]

Originally Posted by bsnyder

This is Mrs Bob, and I will have you know that my husband does not watch porn. When he is alone in that dark room in the basement with the door locked till the wee hours of the morning, he is only reading. And the lotion he keeps stocked is because the pages on the books get dry and give him paper cuts. So There

And we know it's Mrs. Bob because there's no abundance of smilies in the post with interesting shpelling!

Originally Posted by bsnyder

Just got home from a new NAWT tourny at Lac De IlesVery chalanging finding walleye here . but some of us succededNever stay at Northern Cross Resort , absalutly discusting!!!!!!!!!Never cleaned the biffees in the week we were there, no TP ?, roads were to rough even for a 4x4, the place is falling apartall the owner does is look at his computor all day and grunts when asked anythingOwner is a real lazy peice of work and most who go there will never returnNice piece of realistate if looked after.Gave all the tourny guys a rough time because he wasnt making any cash off of it .You should see how dirty the showers were, and it costs 6 bucks to barely get wetA word of advice, DONT GO THERE, STICK WITH THE OTHERONES AROUND THE LAKE

do you have any pics i would like to see them

[bigrfish]

Hey Stuart
Pierce Lake lodge is ok..At least they keep the cabins clean
Availability may be an issue tho
And yes I do sympathize with the campers..they really stuff em in there
Beautiful lake tho and fishing is respectable.Lake trout are on and you DO have the chance to land a nice one....10-15lbrs are not out of the ordinary when they are hitting.Depths can vary.Calm early mornings on that lake are outstanding.

[bsnyder]

Originally Posted by Nationwide

do you have any pics i would like to see them

Actually we did take some, not sure how to pass them along , Ill see if the Boss (wife) can figure it out

[bsnyder]

Originally Posted by walleyeca

Hey snyder dont start knockin porn now! cmon! lmao come pick up your rods and fix my door,quit watching porn your not retired yet!lol

Hey you Potlicker I would of picked up my rod but you sold it to someone else.YUP, Thats good for buesness,Ill pick it all up next week (if my replaicement rod is in, haha)

[Sundancefisher]

Originally Posted by bsnyder

Just got home from a new NAWT tourny at Lac De IlesVery chalanging finding walleye here . but some of us succededNever stay at Northern Cross Resort , absalutly discusting!!!!!!!!!Never cleaned the biffees in the week we were there, no TP ?, roads were to rough even for a 4x4, the place is falling apartall the owner does is look at his computor all day and grunts when asked anythingOwner is a real lazy peice of work and most who go there will never returnNice piece of realistate if looked after.Gave all the tourny guys a rough time because he wasnt making any cash off of it .You should see how dirty the showers were, and it costs 6 bucks to barely get wetA word of advice, DONT GO THERE, STICK WITH THE OTHERONES AROUND THE LAKE

You think that is bad...try Duck Lake in Montana.

1. The road in will often split your tires
2. The cabins are slowing being burned for fire wood by the local indians
3. Local indians will swing by...sometimes drunk demanding money under the pretext that they are campground officials
4. There has been no campground manager for over 5 years
5. Toilets were removed and then replaced with a few that are overflowing and uncleaned inside
6. Mosquitoes drive normal men insane in the unkept underbrush
7. large ruts and uneven roads and camping spots make for difficult set up
8. Garbage is not removed so it piles up everywhere
9. Drunking parties keep you up at night
10. fierce winds drive you off the lake and can rattle even the strongest
    trailers and even flip them over when driving home
11. Fishing can be very hit or miss
12. Other fishermen will tend to crowd you if you show any success even though the lake is huge
13. Tons of suckers cause for bad days
14. Pelicans steal trout off your line
15. Lack of public access causes problems
16. Indians sometimes change the rules and can try and charge you to use their boat launch
17. Boat Launch dock has fallen apart and is unsafe
18. Campsites have no power.

Probably missed a bunch

[bsnyder]

Originally Posted by Sundancefisher

You think that is bad...try Duck Lake in Montana.

1. The road in will often split your tires
2. The cabins are slowing being burned for fire wood by the local indians
3. Local indians will swing by...sometimes drunk demanding money under the pretext that they are campground officials
4. There has been no campground manager for over 5 years
5. Toilets were removed and then replaced with a few that are overflowing and uncleaned inside
6. Mosquitoes drive normal men insane in the unkept underbrush
7. large ruts and uneven roads and camping spots make for difficult set up
8. Garbage is not removed so it piles up everywhere
9. Drunking parties keep you up at night
10. fierce winds drive you off the lake and can rattle even the strongest
    trailers and even flip them over when driving home
11. Fishing can be very hit or miss
12. Other fishermen will tend to crowd you if you show any success even though the lake is huge
13. Tons of suckers cause for bad days
14. Pelicans steal trout off your line
15. Lack of public access causes problems
16. Indians sometimes change the rules and can try and charge you to use their boat launch
17. Boat Launch dock has fallen apart and is unsafe
18. Campsites have no power.

Probably missed a bunch

WOW, glad we havnt planned to go there, these people have a GOLD mine if they would just do a little work and upkeep.Us fishermen bring in a lotta cash for the comunitie but some people just dont get it.I asked Northern Cross about fuel for our boats, he grumbaled thet he only had a 500 gal tank , so he didnt feel he could service us At $1.14 a litre and the average tourny boat burning $100 ish a day , he would of made a killing off gas.If I was him I would have told the tourny guys that I would fill every day and give the tourny guys a 5 cent discount.Does he realise how much fuel and money he could of made ? Not a very good buisness man!, we all went to town to fill.Heck with himOwell we all will know better next year, haha

[pyke88]

Just returned from a weekend at Lac des Isles. Have stayed at Northern Cross for years, and found the campsites clean and the owners very friendly and welcoming. Washrooms were clean and well stocked.

[carmike]

Originally Posted by pyke88

Just returned from a weekend at Lac des Isles. Have stayed at Northern Cross for years, and found the campsites clean and the owners very friendly and welcoming. Washrooms were clean and well stocked.

UhOh?!? This might be the owner right here trying to pass himself off as another satified customer??? You said he likes the computer, and maybe he doesn't only just surf for porn?!?