Overview

Immerse yourself in nature with a visit to one of our outpost camps in northern Saskatchewan. Feel the freedom of complete seclusion where the only distraction from the incredible fishing is the spectacular scenery.
  • Northern pike, lake trout, walleye and grayling are available throughout our selection of camps. 
  • There are five Outpost Camps to choose from – Hickson Lake, Dead Lake, Upper Foster Lake, Daly Lake, and Bill’s Lake.
  • Make yourself at home in one of our cabins, which can accommodate as many as eight people. We supply the boats, motors and gas to explore your new surroundings. Satellite communication is available. Your task is to simply relax.
  • Each outpost rate is based on three nights accommodation for four people. 
  • Includes airfare from Thompson’s Resort, 16′ boats & fuel, fishing nets and tubes, and cookware.

Packages

Our Outpost packages are a great option for avid anglers and those wanting to get away from it all. Spend your days on lakes seldom visited, enjoy the privacy and amazing landscapes.

​All Outpost Packages are based on 3 days, 3 nights, but additional days can be added for an extra cost (see details below). All packages include return flight from Thompson's Resort, boats, fuel, and rustic cabin accommodation. Guide and/or cook are available for an additional fee.

​Departing flights to the Outposts leave between 8:00am -9:00am and many groups choose to stay at Thompson’s Resort the night before, additional charges apply. All Outpost trips have a minimum charge of 4 people. ​

All Outpost Packages include:

  • Return airfare from Thompson’s Resort
  • 16ft aluminum boats and fuel
  • Three nights accommodation at outpost camp
  • Generator or propane powered cabins
  • Fishing nets and tubs

What You Bring:

  • Food and beverages
  • Rods and tackle
  • All-weather clothing
  • Sleeping bag and pillow
*Please note that weight restrictions are strictly enforced by Transport Canada: 60 lbs / person.

Dead Lake
Dead Lake is our most popular Outpost and the closest to Thompson’s Resort. Experience excellent fishing for walleye and pike at any point in the season. Two cabins are waiting for your group to settle in, with a beautiful beach inviting you to enjoy the water.

Specifications:
  • Flight time: 12 minutes
  • Capacity: 8 beds
  • Fish species: northern pike, walleye

Cost:
  • $1,350 / person (minimum $5,400)
  • $200 / person for each additional day

Hickson Lake
Also known as Hickson/Maribelli, this Outpost has one cabin and three boats, and is by far our most scenic Outpost! Take a break from the great fishing and check out the nearby ancient Indigenous rock paintings.

Specifications:
  • Flight time: 30 minutes
  • Capacity: 8 beds
  • Fish species: trout, pike

Cost:
  • $1,450 / person (minimum $5,800)
  • $300 / person for each additional day

Bill's Lake
Bill’s Lake is the farthest Outpost from Thompson’s Resort, but undoubtedly the best fishing we have to offer (possibly the best in Saskatchewan). With all four sport-fish present, Bill’s Lake is a spot you don’t want to miss.

Specifications:
  • Flight time: 70 - 90 minutes
  • Capacity: 6 beds
  • Fish species: trout, pike, walleye, grayling

Cost:
  • $2,500 / person (minimum $10,000)
  • $400 / person for each additional day
We spent three full days at Bill’s Lake Outpost Camp and lost count of the number of fish we caught and released. Large numbers of Arctic grayling and whitefish were caught at the river’s outlet less than a 15-minute boat ride from the cabin. These fish were repeatedly caught and released casting #6 Len Thompson Lures or a Big Sky Jig into the fast current of the river outlet.  Lake trout were caught trolling a #2 and #4 Len Thompson lure behind a three-way rigging system.

Walleye were caught almost everywhere in the lake including off the dock and in the river right behind our beautiful outpost cabin. We consistently caught two and three-pound walleye casting into two feet of water in the river. Walleye as big as 10-pounds were abundant and a thrill to do battle with but the two-pound walleyes that joined us for lunch and supper every day during our stay at Bill’s Lake were the most talked about and memorable walleyes.
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Northern pike was our number one targeted species and we lost count of not only the number of pike we caught but also the number of pike that stretched the tape past the 40-inch mark, including several pike stretching the tape past the 43 and 50-inch mark. One of the many highlights of our trip was catching nine northern pike over 40-inches on 11 casts. This was truly a trip for anglers that have a goal of landing monster northern pike. There's no shortage of monster pike within the depths of Bill’s Lake. I can’t wait to return.
Wes David host of Fishing the Wild West TV

Upper Foster Lake
With two cabins and four boats, Upper Foster is our most spacious Outpost. This lake has a strong lake trout population and exceptional pike fishing. Upper Foster is remote and challenging for adventurous groups!

Specifications:
  • Flight time: 45 minutes
  • Capacity: 8 beds
  • Fish species: trout, pike

Cost:
  • $1,950 / person (minimum $7,800)
  • $300 / person for each additional day
I just returned from a self-guided fly-in fish trip to Upper Foster Lake in northern Saskatchewan on June 9-12, 2020, with Adventure Destination International (ADI). The night before our fly-out we stayed at Thompson’s Resort where we stayed in a beautiful log cabin with all the comforts of home. The next morning after a hearty breakfast in the restaurant we met our floatplane on the dock and buckled in for a breathtaking 45-minute floatplane flight to Upper Foster Lake a lake that is only fished by (ADI) clients. Upper Foster Lake is well known for the monster northern pike that stretches the tape well past the 40-inch mark, however, my goal was to target the lake trout that lurk just below the surface at this time of the year.

Anyone that has done battle with lake trout knows that this species will test any angler's stamina and equipment. When you speak about lake trout fishing you often think about deepwater and long battles with a hardy species with a never give up attitude. During the month of June, that same hardy species with a never give up attitude is calling the shallow water 20-5 feet in depth home and when you hook up, which is extremely often, the battle is instant and starts only a few feet from the tip of your rod! During my trip, I lost count of how many lake trout I caught and released in the shallows and at least 40 of them came within eyesight of the remote cabin.
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To answer your next question. Even though I was in the remote boreal forest of northern Saskatchewan, the facilities at Upper Foster Lake were amazing. A wood-burning stove provided the heat while the generator-powered the lights, fridge, freezer, stove, hot water tank, water-pump which provided running water and the shower-house which soothed your aching muscles after a long day of catching and releasing large lake trout and northern pike.       
Wes David host of Fishing the Wild West TV

Daly Lake
Daly Lake is a medium sized lake with many island and inlets. The outpost camp is situated on a larger island in the south east part of the lake. The outpost consists of two cabins. A fairly new cabin is built down near the water edge and an older, more rustic cabin perched on a rock outcropping. There is power supplied by a gas generator to the newer cabins!

Specifications:
  • Flight time: 45 minutes
  • Capacity: 8 beds
  • Fish species: trout, pike

Cost:
  • $1,950 / person (minimum $7,800)
  • $300 / per person/ per day

Fishing the Wild West TV

Whether you stay at Thompson’s Resort and fish Otter Lake or spend your days fishing one of the many walk into lakes for a variety of trout species or teat yourself to a self-guided fly-out fishing trip of a lifetime for monster northern pike, walleye, Arctic Grayling, or lake trout, at one of ADI’s many outpost camps and lakes, I assure you, you’re going to have a fishing trip of a lifetime.   
Wes David host of Fishing the Wild West TV