1. You are allowed to bring from the U.S. into Canada no more than 5 cases of beer or 2 40-oz. bottles of liquor. The first case of beer or bottle of liquor is duty free. After your first case, you will be charged about $7/case duty. Each person is allowed this. Beer and liquor is expensive in Canada. Beer is around $40/case and a 40-oz. bottle of liquor is over $40.00.

2. For the fishermen who do not like to wash dishes we suggest that you bring paper plates, cups, bowls, as well as plastic spoons, forks and knives with your party.

3. You can make your own hotel/motel reservations. The best ones in Fort Frances, Ontario, are: the Bayview Motel #807-274-5347; the Rendezvous Hotel #807-274-9811; the Red Dog Inn #807-274-7721; the Voyageur Inn Motel #807-274-9805; and the Super 8 #807-274-4945. If you would rather stay on the U.S. side they have: a Holiday Inn #218-283-4451; a Days Inn #218-283-9441; a Super 8 #218-283-8811; or the Falls Motel #218-283-8434; when you make your reservations, please let us know which motel you are staying at.

4. For the fisherman who flies into International Falls, MN via Northwest Airlines or private aircraft and needs transportation to a motel or our airbase, North Air Limo Service will pick up your party for a fee of approximately $12 per person. If needed, we can make these arrangements for your party.

5. TACKLE SUGGESTIONS: WALLEYE – spinners with minnows, leeches or worms, June Bugs, Mister Twisters, Beetle Spins, and jigs. Colors should be purple, gold, yellow, red, silver or white. NORTHERN PIKE, LAKE TROUT, SMALLMOUTH – any type of shiny spoon or plugs 2-6 inches in length. Daredevles, Red Eye Wigglers, Dr. Spoons, Mepps, Rapalas and Lazy Ikes.

6. On your departure from the lake the pilot will check the cabin, the grounds, and the boats to see if they have been cleaned for the next party. If they have not been cleaned, the airplane will not leave until this has been done. We need everyone's cooperation on this and it shows good sportsmanship to your fellow fishermen!

7. For those of you who would feel more comfortable with telephone communication to the outside world from your remote wilderness cabin, satellite telephones are now available to everyone at a reasonable cost. We have 9 phones available to rent on a first request basis at a cost of $100/trip. You can also rent a satellite phone and even a fax phone from "Outfitter Satellite Phones." Their number is 877-436-2255, or you can go to their website at www.gpsphones.com/rentals.htm. Your regular cellular phone will work most of the time at the Tessup Lake Outpost cabins.

8. Confirmed fly-in and fly-out times are approximate times only. Call us about one week before your trip for a more accurate fly-in and -out time.

9. We will try to answer the 4 most asked questions:
Question: How's fishing?
Answer: The fishing is always great. However, sometimes the catching is slow!
Question: What are they biting on?
Answer: An assortment of live bait and your favorite artificial lures!
Question: How much bait should we take?
Answer: Some guys take in a 100 dozen (assortment of minnows, leeches and crawlers), and some guys go strictly artificial. We suggest everyone take in at least a dozen/day/person of some type of live bait.
Question: What is the weather going to be like?
Answer: Seasonal!