At Lloyd Lake Lodge, we are proud that our guides are local. In many cases, they have grown up here and learned to fish from their grandfather or father, who have likely guided for us over the course of the years too. The connections are everywhere, and the guiding legacy here is rich and intergenerational. It is a privilege to share a boat and learn local fishing lore and Indigenous traditions, including fishing technique and how to clean and prepare fish, from our guides. If you’ve ever tried cleaning a fish, you know it’s more complicated than it looks—it takes a true expert to make it look easy. Observe the speed and grace with which a guide prepares the catch for shore lunch and prepare to be impressed. Bonus: they love sharing their knowledge, so if you want to learn, they are thrilled to teach.

You will be spending a lot of time with your guide, sharing your story with them, and they will be sharing their story with you. We believe this mutual storytelling process is a powerful thing that leaves everyone enriched and with full hearts to carry home.