Lake of the Woods Adventures guides are true professionals when it comes to fishing and hunting. They have been chosen not only for their professionalism but also for their passion for the outdoors and true love for guiding. Our guides are professionals that use their knowledge to give you the very best trip they possibly can. We enjoy the fact that people who were once guests are now friends. Over the years our guides have become favorites amongst both fisherman and hunters and we take pride in that.

Dave Bonke/Owner-Operator

Dave has spent most of his life enjoying the outdoors from a very young age. He has been a guide in the area for 10 yrs and has had the opportunity to explore and enjoy what Northwestern Ontario has to offer . He guides on Lake of the Woods and also numerous fly-out lakes. While passionate about fishing  the whitetail hunting bug certainly is in his blood. Dave like all our guides enjoys sharing his knowledge and skills to assure you a memorable fishing or hunting trip.

Clary has been guiding in the area for 10 years and guides on Lake of the Woods. Like all our guides he also guides fly-out lakes and is very knowledgeable with Kaiarskons as it is one of his favorites for targeting Lake Trout. While enjoying fishing he has a great passion for whitetail hunting and has spent numerous years exploring and scouting this vast area. His knowledge makes him very good at targeting Northwestern Whitetails.

Clary Makinson/Owner-Operator

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Scotty Shlopski/Professional Guide

Scotty was born and raised in Nestor Falls and has spent his whole life exploring, fishing, and hunting this area. Guiding is second nature to Scotty and guests enjoy his laid back manner. Being raised in the area he started to guide at a very young age and continues to do so with great passion and enthusiasm. His knowledge of Lake of the Woods and area is excellent when it comes to fishing or hunting whitetails.

Doug Johnson/Professional Guide

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Lake of the Woods Adventures and Guide Service

Nestor Falls, Ontario

(807) 484-9974    fishing@lotwadventures.com

Mike Grant/Professional Guide

Doug is another of our guides who is born and raised in the area. His sense of humor and ability to keep his guests laughing is a trait many people have enjoyed over the years. Doug's knowledge of Lake of the Woods makes him successful when it comes to your for fishing trip. Being a trapper his knowledge of the area certainly comes into play during our whitetail hunts.

Mikey is the youngest of our guide crew and has been guiding in the area for the last five years. He is our Musky Nut and spends countless hours on the water fishing for them. He is also a very competent whitetail guide and has successfully guided many of our clients to trophy bucks.