Rates and Bookings
2027 Fishing Packages – Experience the best fishing Reindeer Lake has to offer. Different options for different budgets
Fly/Drive Option: We offer trips for the cost conscious that want all the perks of a full American Plan but are willing to use some of their own time before and after the trip. The amount of extra time needed is actually much less than our guests realize, compared to the competition who charters to their lodges from Saskatoon. We can save our guests thousands of dollars on their trip while still getting a full service experience with amazing fishing. In general, our offering involves getting yourself to Saskatoon and then driving to Southend, SK. From there, depending on the price option you choose, you board a covered boat or a float plane to Tate Island Lodge. The full 5 day, 6 night trip price is $3450USD+tax (with boat in), $4150USD+tax (with float plane). See below for further details.
Tate Island Lodge is a boutique operation with big camp infrastructure. This means that during your stay, your group may have the property to yourselves or you may share the property with one or two other small groups. We don’t expect to have more than 10-12 guests at any given time, THAT’S IT! Your evening down time spent in and around our massive lodge will be anything but crowded. In addition, we’ve switched the whole camp over to solar power therefore the hum of the generator is kept to a minimum and our guests can enjoy what they prefer to hear on their adventure away from the city, THE SOUNDS OF NATURE!
Drive/Fly-In or Boat
Our drive/fly-in option is achieved by driving yourself to the south end of Reindeer Lake, Southend, SK. This is done by flying in to Saskatoon, renting a SUV and driving approximately 6 hours north to Southend. From there you will choose to board a Tate Island Lodge chartered float plane to Tate Island Lodge or ride in our well equipped Hewescraft boat up to the lodge. The float plane ride is 30 minutes, the boat is a scenic 2 hours. Dates are flexible, contact us to discuss your dates, we do our best to work with your desired schedule. All rates quoted are based on 5 days of fishing. If more or less days are wanted, contact us for a custom quote. Less days increase the rate when broken down by a daily ratio, more days decrease the rate when broken down by a daily ratio.
DIY Option
Have a larger group that loves comfort but prefers to manage their own day to day? This is available from July 13 to September 30th. Experience Tate Island with basic service. Enjoy the first class accommodations but with an outpost camp twist and significantly less cost. Bring your own food with full use of our lodge kitchen and be your own fishing guide (limited to a specific radius around the lodge but guides still available on request). Due to the various ways this package can be tailored, please contact us for pricing. Include the number of people in your party, preferences (guide or no guide), and use of our boats or bring your own.
Our 2027 American Plan rates above are based on and include:
- 5 days of fishing (if you want more or less days, please contact us for customized pricing)
- 2 guests to 1 guide service (guests fishing/travelling alone to add $150 per day)
- 18ft Alumarine boats, including casting platform, carpeted floors, spring ride padded pedestal seats, and 40hp 4 stroke motor
- large modernized accommodations with washrooms and large cabins that sleep 2
- two queen beds per cabin – YES! that’s one queen bed per person!
- meals (chef on site)
- daily traditional shore lunch when weather permits or bagged lunch if requested the day before.
Not included in the packages: alcoholic beverages (you can BYOB), taxes, gratuities, fishing gear, license, toiletries and baggage overage charges. We recommend that licenses be purchased ahead online at www.saskatchewan.ca/residents/parks-culture-heritage-and-sport/hunting-trapping-and-angling/angling/buy-an-angling-licence
Deposit and Payments: $900 due at time of booking and remaining balance due 60 days before trip. Deposits are non-refundable but will be transferable to the following year with 90 days notice. Final payments are non-refundable but transferable up to 60 days before your trip.
Bear Hunting
5 days, 5 or 6 nights $5,200USD plus taxes, license, taxidermy, and gratuities. We offer limited tags for both June and September to manage our resource and ensure the maximizing of opportunities for large bears. The bears in our region offer numerous color phases and generally of high quality as our guests can get great opportunities for Boone and Crockett/Pope and Young class bears. Once your hunt is complete, you are welcome to fish on your own or hire one of our guides to fish with you for the remainder of your trip.
A helpful hint: when researching your bear hunt, ask our competition how many tags they are planning to sell, the size of their area, and number of hunting locations they have because at Tate Island, we pride ourselves in limiting our tag sales giving our guests the best opportunities for big bears. For 2027, we are capping our bear trips at 4 spring hunts and 4 fall hunts. We want to have pictures of big bears. If you choose to pass on your bear opportunities waiting for a bigger one and your trip ends without a bear, we’ll refund $1500 from your trip.