How to Choose the Perfect Canadian Fishing Lodge for the Women You Love
You love fishing. You love the whole experience, mostly. You also love your girlfriend or wife. It would be fantastic to combine the two into the same experience.
You may not be sure how to entice her to come with you. And you want to make it fun for her. If it is fun, she will do this with you more than once.
I can give you 10 suggestions to pick and choose from. They have been developed from actual experience and field tested with success. The first 3 and the last one are important to include in your plan.
When you decide which suggestions to include in your strategy, remember that this fishing trip will be different from your past trips — the ones that did not include a woman. Allow for this difference. This is about her and about the fishing.

1. Invite her on a fishing date.
Yes, a date. It can be a romantic gesture on your part. Tell her why you love fishing. Don’t make it generic. Make it personal. You love fishing because:
· It is your time to unwind in a beautiful and serene natural environment.
· Of the great time you have conversing and bonding with your buddies.
· There’s the challenge and thrill of a successful catch.
Explain your own reasons.
Then tell her that you love her and want her to come with. She needs to hear you actually say the words.
What not to do: Do not assume she knows you want her to come. Do not hint. We men do not respond well to these methods of non-communication either.
2. Have a conversation about what each of you expect on the trip.
You may expect to drive non-stop for several hours to reach the destination. She may need a couple of stops. For “comfort” or Starbucks.
You may expect not shower for a few days. She may be unwilling to go without a shower for that long.
Discuss with her how your past fishing trips went, all the details and mundane logistics, and find out how she feels about it all. Adjust for her comfort.
What not to do: Don’t simply tell her how fishing trips have always been with the guys. This is a discovery conversation to accommodate both of you.
3. Pick a great destination, like a fishing trip to Ontario.
The best spot for you may have been an hour and a half hike to a high altitude lake. Field expedient latrines or none at all are just fine. Boiled coffee over a campfire is bliss. This would not be a good date.
Your girlfriend or wife will probably not agree that is a desirable destination. Consider a fishing lodge in Canada where the fishing is fantastic. So good, in fact, that a novice can be very successful. This will be useful if you want to want her to fish with you again.
This experience would be much more comfortable.Create a dream date for a budding outdoors woman and novice angler.
Whatever destination you choose, you are going to return from there closer to the woman you love than when you left home.
What not to do: Do not insist that your favorite spot will be perfect without describing the merits versus the challenges. Listen to her concerns. Act on them.
4. Get her some gear of her own.
She will need gear that fits her properly. This is going to be as important to her success and comfort as your gear is to yours. She needs the right clothing and the right equipment.
What not to do: Do not send your very important woman out into or on the lake with ill-fitting hand-me-down gear. Do not hand her a rod and reel that are not suited to her stature or skill level. She will not want to experience this for long or repeat it.
5. Hire a guide.
This will take care of some of the less than fun aspects of fishing. You both can then focus on the fun parts that might hook your girlfriend or wife on fishing.
No boring hunting for the spots the fish are hiding. The guide will put you on the fish and help you show her how to catch them.
What not to do: Do not take your girlfriend or wife someplace you don’t know where the fish are.
6. Keep it clean.
You may be used to it, but your lady does not want to handle or see the remains of your last several catches. Remember, you are trying to impress her.
What not to do: Do not ask her to sit in a nasty boat. Do not ask her to handle offal.
7. Allow for primping.
She is a woman, even on the lake. It is important to her to look good. She does it for you. She doesn’t want to look rough and not put together to anyone else either. Establish a compromise, if necessary.
What not to do: Do not tell her to hurry up because she “looks good enough”. You could embarrass her. Worse, you could provoke a fight. Don’t do that either.

8. Catching fish is not everything.
Sounds sacrilegious, I know. Actually we all know this. Show her that fishing is also about being together. It is also about being in the beautiful outdoors. And great conversations away from distractions. It is about the bonding that fishing buddies do. Tell her you want that with her.
What not to do: Do not make catching fish the priority that comes before her and all else.
9. Her potty needs are important.
Men typically will not reel hooks out of the water to take a leak onshore. She may need exactly that. She may be really put off if you point to a bucket and roll of toilet paper in the back of the boat. That is a level of embarrassment way above her going outside not being properly “put together”.
What not to do: Do not show irritation at having to accommodate her need for privacy. Do accept this as one of the ways this trip is different than with your buddies.
10. Know when to pack it in.
A fishing trip with the woman you love is only fun as long as BOTH of you are having fun. Watch for signs she is getting bored or worse. Be proactive here, do not wait for her to complain. She does not want to complain. You want her to love it, so offer to take a break or call it a day. This will pay off for both of you.
Wildewood on Lake Savant is a fishing adventure resort located in remote wilderness of Ontario, Canada. Andy Kerecman manages their blog (https://wildewoodonlakesavant.com/about-resort/blog/) that celebrates the pristine landscape around the lake and the amazing trophy fishing that can be had.
