Anglers across North America are continuously searching the market for the finest in Fishing Lodges and guess what? Many have found it right here! For those guests that have written us a kind note and for many others out there, Anderson's Lodge has been their choice for many years and again was their choice in 2009. With an incredible amount of repeat business from one year to the next, one thing is clear - Anderson's Lodge will provide you with the ultimate fishing vacation. Here are what some of our guests from 2009 have to say and the experiences they are excited to share!

P.S. Give us a call on our toll-free number at 1-800-465-1098 to request references, giving you a first-hand account of their fantasic fishing experience.

Dear Jackie and Jody,
With 5 years of wonderful Andersons Lodge experiences under my belt with my father, it was time to allow my wife and two daughters the opportunity to enjoy the thrill and beauty of fishing in Canada. Our first trek as a family to Anderson's was in 2004, when my daughters, Nicole and Kendall were 10 and 8 respectively. It was a tremendous experience for them and when the following year vacations were between Disney and Anderson's, the family vote was unanimous, "We want Anderson's!!" Imagine that….Truth be told, we ended up at both places, more out of my personal excitement of knowing that I had found in Anderson's a truly special place for the family to enjoy each other, talk with each other and become bonded in ways that will be happily recalled through memories years down the road. With 6 years now under my belt with my "girls up north", I can only say thank you for making each year enjoyable. It is the special attention that you provide your guests (including the wonderful guides you have selected for us) and the sincerity of your actions that make Anderson's a home away from home.
The girls have already upped the ante, and are looking to beat their 2009 achievement of landing 6 muskies. Indeed, we all look forward to 2010!
Sincerely
Jeff Nepote
10/01/09

To: Anderson's Lodge
Hey Jackie and Jody, here are a couple pics from our trip. I will have a ton more later. This is me with the 49" musky in the first two and Jason Muhle with his 48" and 51.5". What a trip!!!!!!!!
Brandon
The Hallboms
Thank you ALL!

We have returned safe and sound. Just wanted to thank you for the Great experience! We have included 2 photos of James E. Hallbom on 08/25/09 with a large Northern. Have a nice fall. Best to you,
Harold Hallbom

From: Yohe Ent. Inc
Subject: Thanks!!!
………The buzz is all over the Northern Michigan oil and gas community about the great time that was had on the Canadian Shield- Anderson's Lodge fishing trip. Thanks again for everything!!
Respectfully your pal,
Brad

Jackie:
Here is a picture of Don and Mike McCord with our first day's catch of fish. Could not believe how big and thick the fish were this year. As always, we had a great time.
Jim Crouch

From: John Cooling
To: fishing@andersonslodge.com
Subject: 2009 Trip
Jackie/Jody - Thanks for everything we had yet another great trip this year. Anyway, I thought you guys might enjoy the attached photos from this year's trip. They include some really nice smallies and our first ever Muskies. I will send them to you in 2 separate emails. Can't wait for next year and MH5.
Take care,
John Cooling

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009
To: fishing@andersonslodge.com
Subject: Sean's Fish
Thanks very much for a wonderful fishing experience for my son. Here is a picture of Sean Finucan with his guide after catching the huge northern pike. He wore the patch for many days after he returned home and has sent this picture to all his friends. It was a great first experience in Canada for him.
Thanks,
Kathy Finucan

From: Brent Belot
To:fishing@andersonslodge.com
Subject: Pictures/Thankyou's
Hello Jackie,
We just wanted to say again we had a great time at the lodge and fishing was amazing. Your team has done a great job of setting up a truly relaxing and fun fishing experience. All of us loved everything about the trip from accommodations, staff and boating all first class ++ in my books. I am looking forward to bringing my son and wife next year. I have attached a few pictures from our trip.
Again thank you very much for a great time.
Brent Belot

From: Fred O'Dell
Sent: Monday July 20, 2009
Subject: Reservations
Thanks for the hospitality. Pray for weather and Anderson's Lodge does the rest.
Fred O'Dell

To: fishing@andersonslodge.com
Subject: Thanks
Jody/Jackie
We had a very good time at Anderson's Lodge. Rooms, fishing, food, service and hospitality were all excellent. Really enjoyed the pleasant and friendly staff, and the exceptionally clean cabins. Very glad we used the Bowrider for better travel and fishing- it works well for four people fishing. Roy did an excellent job and we enjoyed fishing with him- he has many stories. And last but not least, thanks for the use of the car… See you next year!
Thanks again
Dan and Karen Gallistel
Darryl and Sherri Veit

From: Doug Shantz
Sent: Wednesday July 15th, 2009
To: Anderson's Jackie
Subject: Thanks
Hi Jackie, Jody and staff ……..I did want to express my thanks on behalf of the Home dealers. Our trip to Anderson's this year was again a first class event. We were well taken care of by you and your staff. The meals in the restaurant were awesome but slightly out done by the shore lunches the guides provided each day. The fishing again was fantastic and I heard many good comments about the guides we had…………We do look forward to more good years in the future. I know we have the dates decided and I would like to hold spaces for 26 at this point. See you next year
Doug Shantz
Home Hardware Stores Limited
Merchandise and Marketing Manager LBMOntario

From: Doug Frenzel
Sent: Thursday July 9th, 2009
Dear Jackie and Jody
Thank you and thank you again so very much for your quick actions with my accident of burning my hand at Tom's Landing. I appreciate you all so much. I am just about completely healed now and I want to pass this Thank you along to everyone who helped me in this ordeal……. And just a note, I did get to fish and the fishing was absolutely the best again.
Thank you,
Doug, Tyler, Cole Frenzel, Craig and Michael Steve

Sent: Sunday June 21st, 2009
To: fishing@andersonslodge.com
Hey Anderson's staff,
Had a great time at Tom's Landing last week and thought you might want a picture of my 29" walleye. Biggest one I have ever caught. Also thought you might want to put it in your magazine to also show the weather can be great up there too. Thanks
Greg Smith
Minneapolis

To:fishing@andersonslodge.com
Subject: Another satisfied customer
Hi Jackie:
Another very satisfied customer. Master walleye-28 ¼ inches, caught on Lac Seul, Monday May 25, 2009. I came up with Mark, Rick, and Bill Deslauriers. Just thought I would share the photo with you. Say thanks to Joel!
Michael Allum

From:ndicianni@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
Jackie,
We did have a rougher than normal year, but with 7 patches the fishing for "Big Walleyes" was great. The weather did produce some challenges this year. All of the usual spots did not produce, so we had to hunt further north for fish. I think the cold weather, snow and ice, kept the walleye moving down from their beds. However, the fish we caught were typically 22 plus inches.
We normally catch a few fish in the 25 to 30 inch range, but this year it seemed like they were the norm. We did have a tough time catching lunch fish, 17 inch and under, but we never went hungry. While the quantity of fish was off the quality of fishing was super! We did discover a number of spots that produced plenty of action even on the windiest of days; those have been added to the log.
Our 7 patches made up for the weather. Russell's 31 inch walleye was the biggest of the trip, he was so proud. Jon Starck, who had gone patchless for the last 7 years, got three walleye over 28 inches and our newest fishing buddy Skip picked up two patches within the first couple days. He was a bit confused as to why it was such a big deal to catch walleye over 28 inches since most of the fish he was catching were over 25. It was Skip's first Canadian fishing trip and his expectations were exceeded to say the least. He also caught and released a 38 inch Northern saying he would like it to have a chance to grow up; at that point Russell had to hit him. I did manage to get in on the patch count with a 28 inch walleye, but with all the big fish being caught it didn't seem like a big deal. However, I did not turn the patch down and added it to my collection. Other then the weather it was a typical fishing trip for us. It was great to see Dick and I hope I didn't bore you with the old photos of the last 20 plus years of coming up to Anderson's. As usual we enjoyed great hospitality, service and equipment. Did I mention it was cold this year? I think we could do a GoreTex commercial because we never got out of our rain suits.
Give our best to all the staff, you and Jody. We will see you next year, but please turn up the heat.
Warmest Regards,
Nick DiCianni and gang

Tuesday June 2nd, 2009
Hi Jackie and Jody,
Thank you again for the awesome hospitality, accommodations and service provided on our 1st of many trips to Anderson's Lodge. We truly had a great time and look forward to seeing you guys again real soon. We would also like to get some electronic copies of the trout that Jody took, to show our families. Send our best to Gary, Murielle and Johnny Carpenter, they were all superb hosts.
Best regards,
John G Smith

From: Ron Sigur
Subject: To Jackie
Jackie,
I have included a couple of photos. WHAT A FANTASTIC TIME!!
Ronald David Sigur

Jackie and Jody,
As always we had another fantastic year at the Lodge. Of course Shawn always knows where to find the fish. We enjoyed the additional adventures at Little "V" this year. See you next year
Thanks again for a lovely time
Melodie

From: Dale Dunn
Sent: Wed., September 30th, 2009
To: fishing@andersonslodge.com
Subject: Trip
Dear Jackie and Jody,
Joe and I wanted to thank you for an excellent trip. Everyone was very nice and professional. The gentlemen attending to Kakebeka, I forgot his name, but he hooked us up with some hotspots for walleye. The cabins were excellent; I was really shocked when we first saw them. I know a lot of time, money and hard work went into building these out in the middle of nowhere. The fishing was awesome, and like I told you when we got back, we got tried of catching pike. Thanks again, and we will try to get back up and see you guys.
Dale

July 31st, 2009
Dear Jackie and Jody,
Just a quick note to say thanks- as usual, everything was great! Carlos and the wait staff do a great job. If we could get him to cut back on the quantity, oh well. Every year we look forward to Carlos' soups and desserts. The cabins are great too, very clean and neat!
As you may know last year fishing was good. I added up our trout. Marge caught 19 the first day, in two days I caught 33. I'm not sure if that got beat last year. We look forward to trying next spring (That's 52 Lake Trout- WOW!)
The walleye officially got measured at 29 ¼". According to the Ministry of Natural Resources it was 21 years old. It was tagged at Pelican Rapids- can't get any closer than that.
Well, hope you are having a good summer. ……We look forward to seeing you next spring.
Best Regards
Bob and Marge Wysong

Hi Jackie,
I am sending you a few pictures for your brochure if you choose to use them. We had a wonderful time at your lodge this year and I am already thinking about a return trip next year.
Dave Dehaven

Jackie and Jody,
Thanks again for a great trip. The weather was perfect and the fishing was incredible. We caught a boat load of walleyes in and above the slot. Lac Seul lived up to its name as the "walleye capital". The pike were also cooperative, plus we had a few of those elusive muskies at the end of our line.
As usual your customer service is second to no one. Looking forward to next year. See you at the Chicago Show.
Bob Evan

Subject: My First Canadian Fishing Trip
Hello Jackie and Jody,
I just wanted to drop you a line about my fantastic fishing trip with all of you people. I got my fish home in great shape, no problems at any of the airports, or with customs, they just inspected the car. We haven't eaten any of the fish yet, but we will soon and it will be a great meal to remember.
You people have to be the best in this business around. I had a great time, the food was fantastic, the cabin was great, and the scenery is great. Johnny knows the lakes like the back of his hands and he knows how to cook too. I'm attaching three pictures of the three largest pike I caught; they all were around 35" long. I'm already trying to get a group of three other guys lined up for next year, I'm telling them all just what they are missing if they don't come up and go fishing with you people. The only thing that I was hoping to see was a moose or bear but I didn't see either one. Did see some eagles though, they are a beautiful sight.
I will be calling you in the near future about next year.
Your Lone Fisherman
Dick Somers

To: fishing@andersonslodge.com
Subject: Thanks
To all at the lodge, I would like to tell you that we had the time of our lives! We were in cabin 2 from the 10th- 14th. Tom the guide was great! The food was out of this world. The cabin was perfect. The fishing could not have been any better. You are all so lucky to live in such a beautiful spot in this world. ……….We hope to see you next year about the same time; as soon as we can all get a schedule that fits…we hope to bring a few more friends. We'll be setting up our next trip soon.
Thank you all again,
Mark Fanoele

Monday August 17th, 2009
Hello Jackie and Jody
Just want to say that we all had a great time. Excellent services, food and everything was very clean let alone the fishing. We all want to come back next year …..
Thanks,
Bruce Bond

8/15/09
Jackie and Jody and the Anderson's Family
While looking in the afterglow of yet another wonderful experience at my favourite fishing destination, I could only reflect on this years journey…From the planning stages to the interminable wait for departure day and before you realize it back home- but wonderful photo memories to relive again and again…this year was particularly memorable having our foresome of all the "boys" in our family for the first time.
As expected the two rookies caught the biggest fish and truly got "hooked"! Time tested the whole experience was memorable and very rewarding - the fishing, our guide, Rick, the great food and your wonderful guidance for warm hospitality were first class as always- and yes we are already thinking about our next visit!
Dick Claydon

August 13th, 2009
Ms Jackie Duhamel
Mr. Jody Morin
c/o Anderson's Lodge
Dear Jackie and Jody
Enclosed is a photo of Jane and her Master Angler Walleye (27 ½) caught August 3rd, 2009 on Lac Seul. As she reminds me frequently this is her second Master Angler Walleye. Shawn continues to do an outstanding job and we look forward to him guiding us next year. Thanks for another enjoyable fishing trip and we look forward to seeing you next August.
Sincerely,
Thomas White

Dear Mr. Morin and Ms. Duhamel,
I had an absolutely wonderful trip to the north. One of the highlights was my trip to Sioux Lookout. Your lodge is fantastic - you have managed to provide an extraordinary experience for all of your guests. It's an incredible setting. Our weather was perfect, the company terrific, all topped off with my favourite roast turkey dinner. Couldn't ask for more. Thank you as well for your very thoughtful gift. I wish you every success.
Regards
Donna Cansfield
Minister of Natural Resources.

August 3, 2009
Hi Jackie, Jody and all the gang at Anderson's,
I just wanted to send you a short note to say Thanks again for a great fishing trip. I have been on several different fishing trips over the years, and this was my 6th trip to Anderson's it is without a doubt that your accommodations and the quality of your service is first class and rates 5 stars!! The weather was tough, but I know that this is not a normal year. Kudos to Bill, our guide he worked his tail off to find and gets us over the fish. He did a great job considering the weather conditions. The first afternoon of fishing, we tried our luck with Northern Pike, my son Daniel caught a master angler pike 42 ½ inches 17 ½ Lbs. That was a great thrill!! Not just for my boys, but for their dad to see the expressions on their faces as that northern came up along side the boat. That was worth the price of the trip alone. This was the first time fishing for my three teenage sons. So I knew that Anderson's would be the place to bring them to make an awesome first impression of what Canadian Fishing is all about. I must say they are hooked. All they talked about on the way home was coming back next year. Enclosed are a few pictures that we took.
See you guys next year!!
Tim Lockwood

August 21st, 2009
Dear Jackie and Staff:
I wanted to provide the picture and CD file of the Muskie caught back in July that finally made the master list. You and your staff again, exceeded our expectations making the 8 days we spent in Canada at Anderson's Lodge more than memorable.
I have provided many of your business cards to friends and business acquaintances' who are dedicated fisherman. The experiences we have had in 2008 and 2009 genuinely reflect the highest degree of quality a Canadian Outfitter can provide. Your guide staff is not only highly knowledgeable about the lake, but they also have a very high degree of respect for the land and the aquatic environment. I was very impressed with the way Tim Bird was able to revive many large Pike and the 44 inch Muskie I was fortunate to land after a long battle. He and the rest of your staff are true professionals. The staff at the restaurant was also very professional, friendly, and able to provide some of the special dietary needs we requested. The food and preparation of the meals both at "Foxy's" and the shore lunches was unparalleled.
As we did in 2008, we will again recommend Anderson's Lodge to anyone who seeks high quality Canadian fishing experience at a very reasonable cost. We hope to see you again in 2010.
Best regards
Glenn and Pat Hammes
Blairsville, GA
P.S I am providing the enclosed photo's also for Tim Bird…his masters walleye and a few other of his many aquatic accomplishments over the week. He is truly a professional Canadian guide.

From: Dan Swetnam
Sent: Monday, July 20th, 2009
To: fishing@andersonslodge.com
Subject: Hi Jackie!
Just a note to thank you and all the staff for a wonderful experience….my family really enjoyed themselves. Wanda put us guys to shame by catching the most fish the first day….it really made the trip for me….I'd also like to thank Bill, our guide for putting up with us rookies… his expertise made a huge difference in our catch…plenty of walleye and pike…only the weather of 5 days of rain and cold, put a little bit of a damper on things…but, overall, the experience was top notch…For all of you reading this and wondering about a Canadian fishing experience…you will find EVERYTHING you want at Anderson's….there is none out there that can compete with every aspect of the Anderson's package. Thanks again!
Dan Swetnam, Wanda Monroe, Justin, Ryan and Tristan Meyers
P.S. Hope we can come back again as a family reunion