Loonhaunt Lake Outpost Video
Watch our full guide about Loonhaunt Lake Outpost. See cabin and booking details.
In this video we share:
0:00 – Welcome to Loonhaunt Lake Outpost
0:05 – Aerial View of the Private Seaplane Dock & Beach
0:15 – Complete Tour of the Cabin Interior & Kitchen
0:33 – Exploring the Remote Water System
0:44 – Off-Grid Living: Screened Porch & Main Living Area
0:59 – Plan Your Ontario Fly-In Adventure
Video Transcript
When did a week last feel long — in the good way? Where the days stretched out, and there was always somewhere new to point the boat?
That’s Loonhaunt Lake — a fly-in outpost in Northwestern Ontario, about 19 air miles from Nestor Falls, and the largest lake in Northwest Flying’s system. A sprawling, remote water you reach only by floatplane: walleye and northern pike, smallmouth bass, lake trout — a different fish for every part of the day.
This is where a group finds its own rhythm — coffee on the screened porch, a shore lunch that runs long, four bedrooms of friends comparing the day’s fish after dark. The lake gives everyone something.
Picture your own group spread across all that water, miles from the nearest road, the loons calling as the light drops. You could spend another season meaning to get here — or you could be on it.
What’s a week this far from everything worth to the people you’d bring?
Your family.
Your friends.
Your escape.
We’re just glad to bring you there.
Loonhaunt Lake is a fly-in fishing outpost operated by Northwest Flying Inc. in Northwestern Ontario, reachable only by floatplane from Nestor Falls. This page and its video introduce the largest and most popular lake in Northwest Flying’s outpost system — a spacious cabin sleeping up to eight, set on a sprawling, remote lake about 19 air miles from base.
Loonhaunt is the all-rounder. Where some outposts specialize, Loonhaunt holds the full mix — walleye, northern pike, smallmouth bass, and lake trout — across extensive structure and varied water. A single day can move from jigging walleye on a rocky point, to casting for smallmouth in a shallow bay, to trolling deep for lake trout.
That range is why it suits groups who can’t settle on a single species and want options every day.
The cabin reflects its popularity: four large bedrooms and a big screened-in porch overlooking the water — room for a full group of family or longtime friends. This is a genuinely remote, fly-in-only lake. You won’t be fighting road-access crowds for structure, and there is far more water than any one group can fish in a week.
Watch the video to see what a week on Loonhaunt feels like, then read the trip-planning answers below covering group size, the flight from Nestor Falls, the species you can target, and how remote the lake really is.
For more than sixty years, Northwest Flying has flown groups to these remote lakes from its base in Nestor Falls, Ontario. Loonhaunt is the choice for groups that want variety, space, and the full range of Northwestern Ontario fishing in one place.
4. KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Loonhaunt Lake is a fly-in fishing outpost in Northwestern Ontario, reached only by floatplane from Nestor Falls.
- It’s the largest and most popular lake in Northwest Flying’s system — a spacious cabin with four bedrooms and a screened porch, sleeping up to eight.
- Four target species in one lake: walleye, northern pike, smallmouth bass, and lake trout, across extensive structure.
- A genuinely remote, fly-in-only lake with far more water than one group can fish in a week.
- About 19 air miles from base — a short floatplane flight.
What kind of fishing trip is Loonhaunt Lake best for?
Loonhaunt Lake is best for groups who want variety and don't want to commit to a single species. As the largest lake in Northwest Flying's system, it holds walleye, northern pike, smallmouth bass, and lake trout across extensive structure, so a single day can include all of them. It sleeps up to eight and suits families and longtime friends who want options every day and plenty of room to spread out.
Last reviewed: 2026-06-05How big a group fits, and how far is the flight from Nestor Falls?
The Loonhaunt cabin sleeps up to eight anglers, with four large bedrooms and a screened-in porch, and is reached by floatplane from Northwest Flying's base in Nestor Falls, Ontario — about 19 air miles out, a short flight into the bush. Trips depart between 9 a.m. and noon, and round-trip airfare, boats, motors, and unlimited gas are included in the package. (See the Rates page for full pricing and what to bring.)
Last reviewed: 2026-06-05What can you catch on Loonhaunt, and how does the water fish?
At Loonhaunt you can target walleye, northern pike, smallmouth bass, and lake trout. It's a large lake with extensive structure — rocky points, shallow bays, and deep water — so a typical day might mean jigging walleye in the morning, casting topwater for smallmouth after lunch, and trolling for lake trout over deep structure in the evening. Fishing changes through the season as fish move and feed in different locations — not better or worse, just different — so your approach shifts from spring through fall.
Last reviewed: 2026-06-05How remote is Loonhaunt Lake?
Very remote. Loonhaunt is reachable only by floatplane — about 19 air miles from Nestor Falls, with no road access, no cell service, and no Wi-Fi. It's the largest lake in Northwest Flying's system, a sprawling body of water with far more structure than any single group can cover in a week, so you fish in genuine wilderness without the crowds you'd find on a drive-to lake. A comfortable, fully equipped cabin is your base, with miles of water to explore.
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