Short answer: Bakers Narrows Lodge gift certificates are available now for any dollar amount. They can be put toward an ice fishing package, an open water trip, a cabin stay, or a meal at The Club House. We sign them in the lodge office and mail them to you, so call 1-866-603-6390 or email info@bakersnarrowslodge.com to order one.
Every December it is the same problem. You are shopping for someone who fishes, and they already own three rods they do not need, a tackle box they cannot close, and a pile of gear they swear they are going to organize. Another lure is not going to land. Another pair of gloves is going to end up in the truck with the other four pairs.
What they do not have is the trip.
That is what a Bakers Narrows Lodge gift certificate is. It is not a gadget they will stack on a shelf. It is four days on Lake Athapapuskow, a cabin with the heat already on, and the kind of lake trout that make people drive a long way north to find.
The gift for the angler who already has everything
Ask most serious anglers what they actually want and you will not hear a product name. You will hear a place. Anglers in Minnesota, the Dakotas, Wisconsin and all over the Midwest have Northern Manitoba on a list somewhere, and most of them have been meaning to get up here for years. The trip keeps sliding because nobody ever makes the first move.
A gift certificate makes the first move for them.
There is also a practical side to it. Buying gear for an experienced angler is risky. They have opinions about brands, line, hooks and rod action that you are not going to guess right. Nobody has ever opened a fishing trip and wished you had picked a different one.
How Bakers Narrows gift certificates work
We keep this simple on purpose.
- Any amount. You decide what you want to put on it. It can cover a full package for one person, a share of a group trip, or just a good head start on one.
- Good toward anything we offer. Ice fishing packages, open water packages, cabin stays, guided days, snowmobile rentals, or dinner at The Club House.
- Signed in the lodge office. Every certificate is written out and signed here, which is why there is no online checkout for them.
- We mail it to you. Call or email, tell us the amount and who it is for, and we will get it in the mail so it is in your hands for the holidays.
To order, call 1-866-603-6390 or email info@bakersnarrowslodge.com. If you are local, the local line is 204-681-3250.
Because they are hand-signed and mailed, give yourself a little lead time. If you are cutting it close to Christmas, tell us when you call and we will work with you.
What they can put it toward
Here is the part that makes the gift feel real when they open the envelope. Point them at a specific trip.
Deep Freeze Fishing Package
This is the one for anglers who like running their own show on the ice.
The Deep Freeze Fishing package is four nights and three days in a deluxe private log cottage with daily maid service, a hot breakfast every morning, and one day with a fishing guide. The guided day gets them dialed in on where the fish are sitting, and the rest of the trip is theirs to fish how they want. Snowmobiles, ice shacks and fishing gear are available to rent at the lodge, so they can travel light.
The lodge sits right on the shore of Lake Athapapuskow. In winter that means they can get on a sled at the cabin door and be on the ice in minutes, which is not something most lodges can say.
All-Inclusive Hardwater Package
This is the one to give when you want the whole thing covered.
The All-Inclusive Hardwater package includes a modern log cottage with daily maid service, all meals including dinner on arrival night and a hot breakfast the morning they leave, a personal fishing guide for the group, all the gear and equipment they need including bait, and fish processing. Guided days run 8 hours on the water, with a shore lunch, a bagged lunch or a trip back to the lodge, whichever the group wants that day.
There is a two person minimum on this one, which makes it a natural gift for a pair. Think a father and son, two brothers, or a couple who have been talking about a winter trip for years.
Or let them pick
Not everybody knows what they want yet, and that is fine. A gift certificate does not lock them into a date or a package. Plenty of people use one to put a deposit on a summer walleye trip, bring a group up for a long weekend, or simply take the pressure off a trip they were already planning.
Our ice season generally runs December through April, and open water runs roughly May through November depending on ice-out and freeze-up. That gives them a lot of room to use it.
Why a trip beats more gear
A few honest reasons a trip holds up better than a box with a bow on it.
It gets used. Gear gets replaced, loses favor, or sits in the garage. A trip gets taken, and then it gets talked about for years.
It is time with somebody. Most of our guests do not come alone. They come with a brother, a dad, a kid, an old friend they do not see enough. The fishing is the reason, but it is the four days together that people remember.
It is something to look forward to. Handing someone a trip in late December, when it is dark at five and nothing is happening, gives them something on the calendar. That is worth something on its own.
A few things to know before they come
A couple of details worth passing along when you hand over the certificate.
Licenses. A Manitoba angling license is required and is not included in any package. We do not sell or print them at the lodge, so they will need to buy one in advance.
Bait. If they are coming up from the States, do not bring bait across the border. We sell bait right here at the lodge, so it is easy to pick up once they arrive.
Getting here. We are a drive-to lodge just outside Flin Flon, reachable on paved road the whole way, which surprises a lot of people who assume Northern Manitoba means a floatplane. There is an airport about half a mile away if they would rather fly, and we can shuttle them over.
The Club House. Our restaurant is open to the public year round, and a gift certificate works there too. For a smaller gift, that is an easy one.
Order a gift certificate
If you have an angler on your list this year, this is the one that actually lands.
Call 1-866-603-6390 or email info@bakersnarrowslodge.com, tell us the amount and who it is for, and we will sign it and get it in the mail to you.
Frequently asked questions
Can I buy a gift certificate online?
No. Every certificate is signed in the lodge office, so ordering is by phone or email. Call 1-866-603-6390 or email info@bakersnarrowslodge.com and we will mail it to you.
How much should I put on it?
Whatever you want. Some people cover a full package, others put on a set amount and let the recipient build their trip around it. Call us and we can talk through what the trips they are interested in generally run.
Can it be used on anything, or just fishing packages?
Anything we offer. Ice fishing and open water packages, cabin stays, guided days, rentals and The Club House.
Does it expire?
Give us a call and we will go over the details with you when you order.
Can several people go in on one?
Yes, and it is common for group trips. Families often pool a certificate for a dad, or a group of friends splits one as a birthday or retirement gift.
What if they want to come in summer instead?
That works. A certificate is not tied to a season or a package, so they can use it on an open water trip just as easily as an ice trip.
