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Kississing Lake Lodge is a 5-star resort that has become a favorite destination for people around the globe in search of a world-class northern Canadian fishing adventure. Top of the line fish management and slot management techniques assure an abundance of trophy-size walleye, northern pike, and lake trout year after year. Here you experience Canadian hospitality at its finest! Our renowned Canadian cultural personality is built into every nuance of each guest’s 5-Star Fishing Adventure. From the moment you begin to plan your trip, you’ll notice the extra care we take to ensure every detail is carefully tailored and executed. In all ways, we guarantee you’ll receive Kississing’s legendary 5-Star treatment.
It was my first time flying in to the Flin Flon area of Manitoba for a fishing experience. Kississing Lake Lodge was offering great deals for us "Canucks' this summer due to the Covid border restrictions, so thought I should take advantage of that while supporting a local business.
I flew in with just 2 other guests; it was a weird experience having the whole lodge to ourselves. Frankly, I would have preferred the company of others, and to hear their personal and fishing stories. But the staff and management were on top of our needs, and certainly didn't 'sluff off' with the slow activity. Meals were excellent, with lots of variety; if I had a 'complaint' it was that I ate too much!
The lodge is a short and captivating float plane ride in from Flin Flon. after a charter flight in from Winnipeg. All travel is arranged and supplied by the lodge's flight service. The lake is huge, and there are unlimited spots to fish. Unfortunately for us, there had been a lot of rain this spring and summer, and the high water table significantly affected fish counts. I was hoping to land a large Walleye, Northern, and, hopefull, a Lake Trout. But the big ones stayed away. Luckily there were plenty of smaller fish.
This lake provides the possibility to catch lots of fish, of varied sizes and species, so should cater to most fisherpersons. It's not what you would call a 'cheap' getaway, but with the level of service and amenities, you are getting a 5-Star fishing, wilderness, and gourmet dining package all rolled up in one.
In Manitoba, the land of 100,000 lakes, and that is a true statement, Kississing Lake Lodge is a true gem.
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Date of stay: July 2020
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Response from The Kississing Family Lodges, General Manager at Kississing Lake Lodge
Responded Sep 30, 2020
Thank you Bruce for taking the time to write a review! I'm glad to hear you had a great time with us. We hope you will join us again for a trip to catch big Northern Pike's and hear amazing fishing stories from fellow fisherman!
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I have had five trips to Kississing over 10-12 years, and all have been exceptional. The fact that you are practically alone on this large lake (only others from Kississing) is amazing to start. Having done primative/self sufficient fishing/camping over the years it is nice to have an "all inclusive" that is still remote. From the breakfasts, to shore lunch, to dinners the food is great. The shore lunches are simple and exceptional with the fresh fish. The breakfasts and dinners are good comfort foods. The remote setting makes the meals special. Eggs, pancakes, cereal, pasta, chicken, pork, etc.
The staff inside and outside the lodge are terrific. They are guest centric and work hard to address any needs.
The fishing is outstanding. Our most recent trip (late July) was the "slowest' fishing trip I have had regarding catching fish. Regardless, we caught plenty of nice fish and never had to eat just potatoes and beans at lunch! The guides were always nice and worked hard to put you on the fish.
The cabins are also simple but nice, and more than adequate. Comfortable beds, hot shower, nice space. You are very remote remember!
All in all it was another great trip. Whether you are going with a group of friends, guy-trip, or a couples trip with a spouse that has not fished much (mine has fished most of her life and was quite prepared for the days on the water casting), it is an outstanding fishing venue on all accounts. Don't set your expectations that you are going to a Ritz, but if you have any remote fishing experience at all you won't be disappointed with this location.
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Date of stay: July 2022
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Response from The Kississing Family Lodges, General Manager at Kississing Lake Lodge
Responded Sep 14, 2022
Thank you for sharing your trip experience! We enjoyed hosting you and your wife this summer and look forward to your return!
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I traveled to Kississing Lake Lodge with my adult children in August 2022. It was my 5th trip there and their first trip. My first four trips were in 1998, 2003, 2008 and 2013 with my Dad. I would go every year if I could afford it, but I'm not a wealthy guy, so it takes me a few years to be able to save enough money to go. This trip was meant as a tribute to my Dad who dies last fall.
Everything about Kississing Lake Lodge is 1st Class. from the booking of the trip, the pre-trip communications, the recommendations of staying at the Grand at the Winnipeg Airport (literally 50 steps from the airport), the flight to Flin Flon and the ride to the float plane base, the float plane flight is incredible and seeing the lodge on approach on a summer evening with calm water is magical. Upon arrival, you are greeted by the Lodge Manager and she explains what will be happening (I call it the routine) over the next four days. Honor bar and hors d'oeuvres in the lodge before dinner, your luggage and gear will be in your cabin after dinner, Wake-up knock at your cabin at 6:30am with coffee or tea, breakfast in the lodge at 7am, at the dock at 8am for your fishing adventure to begin, shore lunch at noon, back to the lodge at 5pm, bar and hors d'oeuvres at 6pm and dinner at 7pm. It is the same each day and each trip.
The meals are also first class. We had spaghetti, pork loin, prime rib and baby back ribs for our four dinners this trip. breakfast consist of eggs and your choice of sausage, bacon or ham, hot cereals, pancakes and french toast. And the shore lunches are out of this world. The guides have several locations for shore lunches where they have brought picnic tables and have fish cleaning stations set up. within 15 minutes the fish are cleaned and potatoes are frying, If you're lucky, you'll see a resident bear, waiting her turn for the leftovers.
The fishing is also 1st Class. on this latest trip the three of us caught 6 fish over 40". Our guide was Gabe and he was incredibly attentive. He maneuvers the boat so each person has a chance to cast in the direction of where he thinks the fish are. He suggests types of lures to use, he handles all of the fish. When there is a big fish on, he is at the side of the person with the fish. He is a extremely knowledgeable of the lake and fishing. After each of my trips to Kississing, each guide has reached mythic status in my stories and in my mind, but they earn it.
If you've made it this far in this review, you have obviously determined that I love this place and highly recommend anyone to go. It is an expensive trip, but it is well worth the money.
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Date of stay: August 2022
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Response from The Kississing Family Lodges, General Manager at Kississing Lake Lodge
Responded Sep 14, 2022
It was great to have you back, Paul! We're happy to hear you enjoyed your stay and found the meals, service, scenery and most importantly fishing, to be first class!!
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It was my 2nd year and it has me wanting to book for my 3rd. The fishing was good, but last year at the same time we went the lake trout were coming up shallow and we were catching them from the dock , as this year we had a funny weather and it made them being 2 weeks late . The pike fishing was hot. We went to the outpost camp, Hassett Lake and their we caught the lake trout we had come up north to fish. Hassett is probably the most beautiful places to fish. I will definitely be returning to the outpost camp Kississing Lodge has to offer. We were able to catch fish for a lunch shore every day we went out and they were getting better every time! Only issue with the food was a beautiful prime rib was over cooked and tough to chew. Our server Was great always in a good mood which was nice and always wanting to help with anything we needed. Writing this review making me want to book for next season LOL.!! Tight lines!
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Date of stay: September 2021Trip type: Travelled with family
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Let me be brief and concise: nice duplex cabin (units 2 & 3) with separate bedrooms and bathrooms and good lighting and electrically heated when necessary with decent water pressure and plenty of hot water, friendly people but unnecessary lengthy boat travel "to pass the day" according to a candid guide for a boat other than ours (be ready to boat 30-40 minutes each morning for your 1st fishing stop and many lengthy jaunts for your additional fishing stops for the each day with it all seeming very unnecessary given the immense size of the lake and the enormously abundant islands), good aluminum boats (17'?) with fast 50HP Yamaha engines and casting platform w/ swivel seat, okay dining but certainly not 5 star, breakfast availability ends at 800am so sleeping in on your vacation is discouraged, "not a Canadian fishing experience": we've been to Kississing's back-country island camps 6 or 7 times with excellent fishing (40" pike and lots of pike and walleye every time but once) but this time the numbers were down and we didn't get even one 40"+ pike (however, it could have been our bad luck given that many other parties during our 8 day stay said they did get those big ones), we jigged most late days after dinner in a deep hole very near the lodge on our own for lakers but didn't get a hit and heard of only 2 caught in our 8 days (the guides were very dismissive of even bothering to try for them).
August (our month) could be the worst month with the other months each having their advantages (June = ice out with hungry fish, July with water temp and weed growth still not excessive and September with lakers coming into shallow, rocky areas for spawning).
Adjacent cabins 2&3 may very well be their best depending upon your group size (2 separate bedrooms each with one double bed + 2 separate baths with showers (no tubs), good lighting and close to the Lodge & Office.
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Date of stay: August 2022
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Response from The Kississing Family Lodges, General Manager at Kississing Lake Lodge
Responded Sep 14, 2022
Thank you for taking the time to write a review! We are glad you found the accommodations to be comfortable. We're sorry to hear you found the boat travel to be lengthy - this is sometimes required to experience Kississing Lake to it's full potential. We appreciate your feedback!
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I would like to start by saying that this was one of the best trips I have ever been on! I went on this fishing adventure with my husband and my grandson; the memories that were made will last a lifetime! I was able to truly disconnect and relax at this beautiful lodge in the north! The staff were absolutely amazing and so accommodating. My husband is not the most mobile person, so the staffs care of him was outstanding; they went above and beyond and their attention to detail was excellent! Our guide was the best! Incredibly knowledgeable, and he kept us entertained throughout! We were able to meet the owners who were incredibly kind, hospitable, and clearly committed to giving their guests an exceptional experience! The fishing was amazing, some very memorable catches of pickerel, pike, and lake trout. The food in the lodge and the shore lunches was delectable, the service was spot on, and the scenery was breathtaking! 10/10 would recommend this trip to anyone looking for an unforgettable fishing experience!
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Date of stay: September 2022
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From the minute we landed we were greeted by the lovely Alana. Alana is so knowledgable and so helpful. I will start our review by saying that "nothing" is too much trouble for the management and staff. We were taken to our Cabin 2 minutes from the main lodge and being from the city wondered if we would get hot water for showers. The result is that hot water is almost constant. First night dinner at the lodge and a meeting of the other fishermen.(This trip all guys).After dinner a drink and a chat and quickly discovered that even though my son Adam and myself are Canadians (Toronto), All the other guests staying at the Lodge were Americans. Everyone got along well and as the days went by the stories and photos became bigger. WOW!! The fishing is exactly how it's described by the lodge. The food from breakfast to dinner is also great. Ive been fishing all my life but never to the degree of our 4 day trip. My son Adam and myself had discussed this bucket list "FATHER AND SON" trip for years and now Adam suggested for my past birthday that he would surprise me by booking the 4 day trip. Yes the fishing was beyond our expectations but bonding with my Son was even bigger. I even discovered that Adam loved country music and then our wonderful guide Johny was also a country music lover so for 4 days I fished to country music from both of their phones and guess what Ive become a fan too. Johny was amazing and nothing was too much trouble for him. He is very knowledgable as he lives at the Lake and if the fishing slowed even for a few minutes he would say "ok guys let's try a move" so on and on we went. Lunch was amazing with all the guides meeting up on an Island where they put their gas stoves and pans and cooked both the Pickerel (Walleye) and the Pike. The fish tasted amazing the way they seasoned and flowered the fish.. These guys knew how to remove ALL the bones and made fresh caught fish and chips of which Ive never tastes as good. Then along came BOBO who lived on or around the lunch Island. What a treat. around 3 years old and never bothered us at all. He just wanted our left overs. The Planes are such a treat landing on water for me was a first and we did an extra fly out to a lake nobody hardly ever fished. It was worth the extra cost to spend a day on this lake and I kid you not both Adam and myself caught 200 walleye on that day. I can't say enough good things about all the friendly staff including lodge and cabin staff as well as the dock staff. By the way our boats were 18ft and wide so very stable. We loved this trip so much we have just rebooked it for next June 28th for another 4 days in heaven. Thank you Lake Kississing lodge for a wonderful trip. Tony and Adam Burnett. Toronto.
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Date of stay: July 2024
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Trip type: Travelled with family
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Response from Kississing Lake Lodge, General Manager at Kississing Lake Lodge
Responded 4 weeks ago
Tony, what a pleasure it was to have Adam and yourself stay with us this summer. We are very happy to hear that you enjoyed the environment and accommodations back at the lodge, as well as all of the adventures that come with being out on the lake. We look forward to seeing you again next year for more great memories and country music listening. :)
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This was visit #14 for my son and me; we've taken a number of friends over the years, and many of them have been repeat visitors as well. Much of this year's fishing was curtailed by the weather (strong winds stirred up bottom sediment) until the last day, which was spectacular! My final cast on the final day produced a 42" pike, and others in our party were catching all day.
I have mobility issues: the lodge staff, pilots and guides were outstanding in helping me transfer from float planes to boats, rocks and docks.
As always, food at the lodge was great, and oh, those shore lunches! Even on slow days we always caught enough for lunch.
Cabin staff and dining room servers had such wonderful smiles -- even at breakfast their positive attitudes started each day on a great note.
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Date of stay: July 2023Trip type: Travelled with friends
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My dad and I recently spent my 31st birthday at Kississing, this was my first fly-in fishing trip ever. From the start to finish we treated like kings lol... if a member of staff could help in anyway they would. The food was 9.9 on 10....... we had a great shore lunch as they’re offered every day your fishing . Juanita one of the owners was the best chef I’ve ever had cook for me ! I notified in advance about my diabetes and they worked around it perfectly. She even baked me a birthday Cake the day of. The fishing was good but not great. We found out the second last day of our trip that you can catch master trout off the dock right in front of the lodge ..... lol . One day we did a fly out to Crow Lake and it was good fishing there for walleye and pike, we had limits of walleye in 25 minutes and we caught limits of pike too with a 38.5 being the biggest. The weather wasn’t that cooperative so I feel with proper weather it can be amazing. I had great trip I wanna book again . Beautiful place for fishing . Food is amazing
Joel Bruneau
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Date of stay: September 2020Trip type: Travelled with family
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Response from The Kississing Family Lodges, General Manager at Kississing Lake Lodge
Responded Oct 7, 2020
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience, Joel. We're so happy to hear you had a memorable birthday at Kississing Lodge and would love to have your group back in the future!
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My best friend of 53 years and I just completed a “bucket list” trip to Kissinging Lake Lodge for a 4 day fishing and “get away from it all” trip. Our expectations were exceeded on all fronts, and having the opportunity to enjoy the company of other travelers in a relaxed, small group setting was priceless. This family run operation, which has the owner’s wife, Juanita, on site greeting guests and cooking all meals, fired on all cylinders. Their young staff of high schoolers and college attendees was an obvious learning experience for them, as well. Do yourself a favor…if you love to relax and fish, get there…Soon!
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Date of stay: September 2022Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Response from The Kississing Family Lodges, General Manager at Kississing Lake Lodge
Responded Sep 14, 2022
Hi Jim, Thank you for sharing your experience! We're happy to hear the trip was all you expected and even more! It was so great to have you fish with us this summer - we hope to have you back!
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"It's best to get to Winnipeg a day early. Our commercial airline flights were delayed getting there and the return trip. Had to rebook 4 times to get home."
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