Uncharted rivers, glacially-formed sand eskers snaking across the sub-arctic landscape, a rich First Nations heritage matched with the amenities of a five-star resort, create a medley of incredible possibilities. Undoubtedly the best adventures, professionally organized, expertly managed to ensure a memorable journey.
The North Seal Area
With over 12 river systems and over a hundred lakes, Ganglers has 117 boats spread over this vast watershed which you can experience from both water and land.
North Seal Watershed
The unique North Seal River watershed sprawls from northwestern Manitoba to Hudson Bay. The epitome of pristine – the North Seal is a Canadian Heritage River, only accessible by air and 230 miles from the nearest road, 640 miles north of Winnipeg, MB and just below the 60th parallel and Nunavut.
The lodge on Egenolf Lake is on the main juncture for the North Seal River System and the epicenter of our exclusive 6,000,000 acre allocation. Your adventures here are an exclusive experience. You will explore, fish, and fly over some of the most virgin, beautiful wilderness in the world.
It wasn’t until Ganglers decided to move their operation here in 1995 that this unique area was truly opened to sport fishing. Today, it sits as pristine and amazing as thousands of years ago as Gangler’s guests enjoy ‘the Land of Little Sticks.’
Eskers exist throughout the
North Seal Area
The North Seal watershed has one of the highest concentrations of eskers in the world!
Wilderness biking on an esker top
Enjoy a unique ride through the transitional boreal forest or on the top of the eskers on a Salsa Fat Tire bike. It will be a ride unlike any you have ever experienced. Or you can be dropped off by floatplane and enjoy your biking expedition back to the lodge!
Bike to the top of an esker!
First Nation History
Aboriginal peoples used the eskers to seek out game.
Tours available upon request
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Tundra Tour
Wildlife use eskers as travel routes as did the Aboriginal peoples
Available via fly-out
Exploring the Eskers
Our esker tours are a unique way to experience these incredible geological formations.
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Interpretive Tour
Medicinal plants used by Aboriginal peoples grow near the eskers.
Tours available upon request
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85,000 to 21,000 years ago
Most of North America was covered by several massive ice sheets that were more than 2.5 miles (4 km) thick. The ice sheets advanced and partially retreated several times, each time scouring the landscape under their massive weight.
By 25,000 to 21,000 years ago, the Laurentide Ice Sheet had reached its maximum, covering all of northern Manitoba (and indeed, most of North America south to the States of Minnesota and Wisconsin). However, by 21,000 years ago, a warming trend in global climate initiated the final melting and retreat of the ice sheet northward. As the ice sheet retreated in a northeastern direction, it left behind a scared landscape, and the melting ice created the largest lake on earth: Glacial Lake Agassiz.
Lake Agassiz covered more than 170,000 square miles (440,000 sq. km.), inundating most of Manitoba and parts of Saskatchewan, Ontario, Minnesota and North Dakota. The northern shoreline of the massive lake was located at the North Seal River. Lake Agassiz was larger than any currently existing lake in the world. The lake drained and refilled several times from 13,000 to 8,000 years ago. The final period of draining was massive and occurred quickly. The final flood of freshwater from Lake Agassiz into the Arctic Ocean caused a global sea rise of up to 9 feet (3 m), a change in oceanic circulation patterns and a temporary cooling of the climate globally. The final melting and retreat of the ice sheet in northern Manitoba not only temporarily created Lake Agassiz, but also left behind a more permanent and spectacular geologic formation: eskers. Eskers are large sand dunes created below glaciers as the ice sheet melted. They are formed within and between segments of meltwater channels cut into substrate below the base of the ice sheet, as meltwater velocity drops near the terminus of the glacier.
What’s Next
The Lodge
Yes, there are vast amounts of really, really, big fish. But your trip to North Seal River Lodge is also about adventure, discovery and luxury.
More Than Fishing
We know each guest has unique individual dreams and desires for their trip. Our personalized attention will assist you in choosing the activities that will set your trip above all others!
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