Haida Gwaii

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If you enjoy fishing and being outdoors then you need to make the trip to the Haida Gwaii, formerly called the Queen Charlotte Islands. Haida Gwaii stands for "Island of the people" in the Haida language. Access is limited to the island and it can only be accessed by fairy or by plane. The island is known to experience severe earthquakes due to the converging pacific and North American plates. The most recent severe quake occurred on October 27, 2012 when a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the island. This was the second largest earthquake recorded in Canadian history but luckily there was little to no damage and no deaths or injuries.

Besides the risks of earthquakes, the Queen Charlotte Islands have some of the best fishing and scenery in Canada. Once you are on the island you can take a drive to the nearby fishing resorts or take a floatplane to the remote resorts on the western side of the island. The Queen Charlotte Islands are home to some of the best salmon fishing waters on the planet and records are broken here every year.

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Naden Lodge is a world famous fishing lodge located near the village of Massett. The fishing lodge has all the amenities that you would every need including high speed internet, pool table, satellite television, 
a spacious sitting room with a view, reading loft with views, a huge sundeck, and an outdoor hot tub (Naden, n.d). Naden lodge is equipped with world class fish boats including their fleet of 2008 Boston Whaler Conquest boats equipped with 150 hp motors (Naden, n.d.). 



Not only does Naden lodge provide guide services on world-class boat but they also provide food, dry clothing and all fishing equipment needed to have an enjoyable trip. Some of the highlights from this past season were the 61.5-pound monster Chinook caught on July 23rd and the 271-pound Halibut (Naden, n.d.). Naden Lodge guarantees its clients a memorable and enjoyable experience.

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Naden Lodge also has private air carriers that transport customers from Calgary and other western Canadian cities. If you are leaving Calgary at 6:00am to head to Naden Lodge you can expect to be out fishing and have that first fish on your rod by 9:30 am! Not only does the private air carrier save you time but it also saves you money. Naden Lodge estimates that customers will save $1200 total by flying on their private carrier planes.


If you and enjoy fishing and are looking to get away from the city I would highly recommend visiting Naden Lodge on the Queen Charlotte Islands. 

Naden (n.d.). Naden Lodge. Retrieved December 3, 2012, from http://www.nadenlodge.com/fishing-lodge-queen-charlotte-islands.html