About

Welcome to Birch Dale Lodge

Many years ago Sam Bruetsch pushed his way into the deep

wilderness of Northern Ontario and in 1948 started building the

original outpost camp. Today Cheryl and Marcel Pinette continue

to run Birch Dale Lodge and Campgrounds in the fine traditions

created by the Bruetsch Family.

Walleye Fishing

The Fishing
Eagle Lake is one of the largest lakes in Northwestern Ontario.

Its diverse structure combined with healthy weed-beds and

countless feeder-streams produce game fish in great numbers

and sizes. Walleye fishing is outstanding with guests catching

between 20 and 50 Walleyes in a day. Guests also commonly catch

large trophy Walleye in the 8 to 12-pound class with a few each year

reaching 14 pounds.

Eagle Lake is also the birthplace of the slot program for Northern

Pike and Muskie. This conservation method has been in place for

over 10 years and now our guests are astounded at the numbers of

Northern Pike in the 15 to 25-pound range that are being caught. This

could also be said about Muskie, which is what Eagle Lake is famous for.

Eagle Lake has a 54-inch minimum because of the availability of giant

trophy Muskie. Eagle Lake produces unbelievable numbers of Muskie

between 40 and 45 inches with quite a few each year in the 50 to

56-inch range.

Muskie Fishing

Eagle Lake is also stuffed with Lake Trout, Smallmouth Bass and Perch.

Lake Trout in our lake have an astounding average size of 8 to 10-pounds.

Small good eating size Lakers and big trophy Lake Trout up to 30 pounds

are available. Perch are everywhere and can be found in great numbers.

Eagle Lake might be the best bass fishing lake in Ontario. Not only are

Smallmouth Bass found in great numbers, their average size is unbelievable.

You don’t even have to drive far from camp to run into Smallmouth Bass as

big as 7 pounds. On an average day you can catch 30 bass. There are days

where you just lose count because they are feeding like crazy.

The Hunting

We are located just west of Dryden Ontario and south of the town

of Waldhof.The Dryden area over the last few years has become the hottest

spot for Whitetail Deer hunting in Canada. Big bucks with impressive racks

and heavy bodies are all over the place. Even though most outfitters in the

area have started offering Whitetail Deer hunts, there are so many thousands

of square miles of wilderness compared to a handful of outfitters that the

population of Whitetail Deer remains high. Government biologists are saying

more hunting needs to be done to prevent overpopulation. We welcome you to

come and help us manage our deer population with either rifle hunts or bow hunting.

Since the cancellation of the Black Bear hunt in 1999, the Black Bear population

has skyrocketed. It is estimated that there are more Black Bears than people in

Northern Ontario. Our Black Bear hunting guests enjoy an 85% harvest rate with

Black Bears as big as 500 pounds being taken. The harvest rate would be higher

if our hunting guests did not have the confidence to pass of smaller bears and

wait for a big old male.

The Lodge
Birch Dale Lodge also offers many family activities and local

attractions. There are also a variety of packages available to fit

your needs and budget. We have housekeeping cabins, which can

be upgraded to American Plan. We also offer camping for RVs,

Campers, Tents and 5th Wheels.

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