Watch our full guide about Gordon Lake Outpost. See cabin and booking details.
In this video we share:
0:00 – What True Wilderness Quiet Looks Like
0:18 – Gordon Lake Outpost Location (Nestor Falls, Ontario)
0:22 – Tour of the Gordon Lake Outpost Cabin Interior
0:44 – Off-Grid Cabin Amenities: Kitchen, Living Room & Showers
0:54 – Private Dock, Boats, and Lake Overview
1:17 – Plan Your Ontario Fly-In Fishing Trip
1:30 – We Bring You to Adventure
Video Transcript
What does quiet actually look like? Not the quiet between meetings. The kind that stretches for miles, where the only sound is a floatplane fading out and water settling behind it.
This is Gordon Lake — a fly-in outpost in Northwestern Ontario, about 40 air miles from Nestor Falls. One cabin. One small, deep, structure-rich lake that quietly gives up some of the biggest walleye of your life. From up here you can see it: nobody else. The whole lake is yours.
Inside, it’s simpler than you’d expect, and better. Real beds. A full kitchen. Coffee at a table where the only view is the water you’ll fish all week. This is where the stories get told — the cast that finally worked, the fish nobody believed.
Picture your own group here. The boats tied at the dock. The lake going still as the light drops. You could keep planning the trip you always mean to take — or you could be standing on that dock.
What would a week this far from everything be worth to the people you’d bring?
Your family.
Your friends.
Your lake.
We’re just glad to bring you there. Northwest Flying.
Gordon Lake is a fly-in trophy-walleye outpost operated by Northwest Flying Inc. in Northwestern Ontario, reachable only by floatplane from Nestor Falls.
This page and its video introduce one of Northwest Flying’s five outpost cabins — a newer cabin, built in 2018, on a small, structure-rich lake about 40 air miles from base, roughly a 36-minute flight.
The video is an aerial and interior tour: drone footage of the cabin and shoreline, a look inside at the cabin’s beds, kitchen, and living space, and wide views of the lake itself. It is designed to show you exactly where you’ll stay and how remote Gordon really is.
Gordon is for experienced anglers and groups of up to six who want to chase a personal-best walleye, not just fill a cooler. The lake is small but deep, with intricate structure that rewards anglers who read the water. Walleye are the headline; strong northern pike round out the fishing. When your group flies in, the lake is yours for the length of your stay.
Below the video you’ll find trip-planning answers covering group size, the flight from Nestor Falls, the species you can target, and how the exclusivity works.

4. KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Gordon Lake is a fly-in trophy-walleye outpost in Northwestern Ontario, reached only by floatplane from Nestor Falls.
- The cabin, built in 2018, sleeps up to six and is the only cabin on the lake — one group, complete seclusion.
- The video tours the cabin and lake by drone and inside — showing the accommodations and the remoteness firsthand.
- Gordon is a small, deep, structure-rich lake known for personal-best walleye plus strong northern pike.
- About 40 air miles out — roughly a 36-minute floatplane flight from base.
What kind of fishing trip is Gordon Lake best for?
Gordon Lake is best for experienced anglers and groups chasing trophy walleye. It is a small, deep lake with intricate structure that rewards careful reading of the water, producing personal-best walleye along with strong northern pike. It suits groups of up to six who want a more technical challenge and complete seclusion rather than nonstop numbers.
Last reviewed: 2026-06-05How big a group fits, and how far is the flight from Nestor Falls?
The Gordon cabin sleeps up to six anglers and is reached by floatplane from Northwest Flying's base in Nestor Falls, Ontario — about 40 air miles out, roughly a 36-minute flight. 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 Gordon, and how does the water fish?
At Gordon you can target walleye and northern pike. The lake is small but deep, with plenty of interesting structure — points, drop-offs, and humps — that holds trophy-class walleye and challenges experienced anglers. 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: 2026-06-05Do you have the lake to yourselves?
Yes. Gordon's cabin is the only cabin on the lake, so when your group flies in, the water is yours for the length of your stay. No shared shoreline, no competing boats, no waiting for the productive structure. One group, one cabin, one lake.
Last reviewed: 2026-06-05Back to Videos

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