Hello readers, and welcome back to PFSL for the 2022 season. We've been busy here for a few weeks now doing some maintenance and upgrades around camp. We kicked off our 2022 season this week with first group arriving June 28th. The river was high but the week was very hot and dry so the water level has been steadily dropping, and warming up!

The action was slow starting off for this first group. They were seeing lots of fish, but it was only a glimpse of what was barreling through on the...

The plane has touched down back in Goose Bay, and our last group for this year leave having had a very successful 5 days. Hosting this group, for us at the lodge, certainly had its rewards. We put 16 yo Liam 1 on 1 with Hedley, and I think the young man had the experience of a lifetime. Hedley gave him a dose of his pro guiding experience, and coached him into being camp highliner! Liam and his grandfather Derek, won't soon forget their trip to Pratt Falls Lodge. Hedley figures Liam is...

Labrador in general is dry as tinder right now. The Eagle, now at a flow of 90 cubic meters per second, is a shadow of its normal self. Lowest we have seen it this time of year in my memory. 1.35m. Cool nights, and an abundance of fish still trying to get in the river have been the key to our anglers success. Most days this week the water temperature starts at 62F and goes up to 68F by end of day.

There have been plenty of fresh fish, and some beautiful maxi grilse coming in. Also still...

We often have first time anglers to Eagle that smash their personal bests in the hook up numbers. That's fun and wonderful, but when a few guys out of a group of 10 that have been fishing here for 20+ years have personal bests...it's a statement that the fish runs are having a great year. The action has been excellent all season, and this week is no different.

However, the action has slowed some the past couple days with the water getting low. Water temps have cooled a little since...

"I caught 2 salmon in my lifetime, until now, when I've hooked more than I'll likely ever see again", was the comment from one Eagle River beginner when I arrived at the lodge yesterday and asked the golden question: "How's the fishing?". Last night was a celebration of a fantastic week for this group. 10 year repeat offender, Chris, added, "Dwight, everything was fantastic. The fishing, your staff, the food. This was one to remember"

As a host/outfitter it certainly does make the job...

The float plane will be in the air shortly, it is a beautiful day, and every guest leaving the lodge today has aslmon fishing stories and memories to last a lifetime. This was a great week on the Eagle. River conditions were excellent, the fish have been in steady fresh supply, and our guests have been hooking up. We have some great stories of lost and found lines, one with a fish still on it that was reeled in hand over elbow, and another of an entirely lost rod! Guide, Bob, tied a fly on...

Y'know that scene in Lord of the Rings, where Froto Baggins excitedly yells, "The eagles are coming!!" When the Eagle's show up and take out the nazgul? Sorry, movie geek out moment here. Well, the excitement is similar here when those first big grilse show up. A guest remarked when his fishing buddy latched onto his first maxi-grilse yesterday,(after seeing nearly all big fish the last 5 days), and it stripped his reel well into the backing! They are powerful fish, and there is a lot of...

A little mechanical trouble delayed my arrival to the lodge yesterday, but it was nice to get there and be approached by some happy guests about their experience so far since arriving on Thursday. The fishing has been good, the food, weather, guiding. All great commented one guest. We're thrilled to hear that as it is always our goal to ensure you have a great time when we host you on the Eagle.

Lets talk about the fish. Everyone has been hooking up. Not huge numbers of fish being caught,...

Hey all! We hope you have wintered well and didn't catch the Covid blues. We are thrilled to be fired up for another season here on the beautiful and bountiful Eagle River. Mother Nature spat on our predictions, as we have been saying the river would be low for the season start this year, seeing the spring thaw happened about 6 weeks early. Not the case. More than enough water is what we have, but it has been dropping at a good pace the last 36hrs or so. There were some hard showers...

One thing that can be said about this season is that it has been quite steady success for our anglers. Likely related to the steady decrease in water. The weather cooled a bit for most of last week and water temps went back to 64-65 F for several days. Our guests that left on Saturday averaged 15-20 each for their stay. Our incoming trio of Dad and two sons have had some success with 3 apiece. Not bad in what are now tough conditions. The weather was hot yesterday and extremely hot today...