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$1,195,000

Shares of “Stewart’s Lodge and Camps Ltd. which includes but is not limited to:

District Lot 1617, Range 3, Coast District, Except Plans 13877 & 29550 PID 014-198-631

License of Occupation and lease as follows:

$10,135.69 (2007)

Stewart’s Lodge is a world-class wilderness fishing lodge operation with an extensive history in British Columbia’s most famous rainbow fishing areas including Nimpo Lake and the Blackwater River of the Chilcotin country. This family owned lodge has been operating since 1953 and has catered to an international clientele seeking the ultimate in fly-fishing. Stewart's has long been recognized as the leader in trout fishing operations in British Columbia.

It is being sold as a package which includes the full facility lodge, 3 bedroom log home, 2 bedroom log cabin, 8 - 14’ x 16’ log cabins, 4 staff cabins, several service buildings, aircraft hanger, docks, and fly-in outpost cabins and equipment as shown on the equipment list.

The lodge on Nimpo Lake is accessible year round by vehicle and has power and phone. There are 6 fly-in out-post camps, all of which include log cabins, docks, boats and all equipment to service each camp. The equipment list is extensive and includes: many boats, motors and fishing equipment, contact us for a complete list.

This lodge is the hub of activity for the area and Nimpo Lake is the destination point for many international clientele coming to fish the surrounding area as well as the Blackwater and Dean Rivers. Nimpo Lake is an adventurous destination for floatplanes. It is the jumping off point for many fishermen, hunters, hikers, canoeists, and eco-tourists seeking the wilderness experiences in Tweedsmuir Park and the Ilgachuz Range.

This operation has been kept in the family for 50 years and it is now being offered for sale. This is an opportunity to purchase a well established, quality run business within one of the most recognized rainbow fisheries in the world. The opportunity includes the chance to own a legend and continue to build this tourism business into the 21st century. There is no other comparable to this operation, with such a promise of on-going success into the future; it is in a class by itself.

Web Site: www.stewartslodge.com

LEASE FEE: Eliguk Lake $1,517.78

License of Occupation Fees:
For: Moose Lake, Toms Lake and Tsilbekuz Lake combined are $1,256.41

In the heart of British Columbia’s Chilcotin country, Stewart’s Lodge fronts the pristine shores of Nimpo Lake, surrounded by the rugged grandeur of the Coastal Mountains.

By Road: turn west onto Hwy 20 at Williams Lake. Nimpo Lake is located approximately 290 km (180 miles) from Williams Lake on Hwy. 20.

By Air: Scheduled flights from Vancouver to Williams Lake, Anahim Lake, Bella Coola and Bella Bella

By Sea: BC Ferry from Port Hardy to Bella Coola, then east on Highway 20

Hydro & phone to main lodge, good year round road access.

NIMPO LAKE
Nimpo Lake is “The Floatplane Capital of BC”, it is 988 ha. (2,440 acres) in size with a mean depth of 11.9 m (39 feet) to a maximum depth of 24.4 m (80 feet) at an elevation of 1117 m (3664 feet); it will usually ice over from November to May. Nimpo Lake itself boasts some the finest rainbow trout fishing in all of B.C. In addition to wild rainbow trout, the country surrounding offers cutthroat and Dolly Varden trout. Situated at the foothills of the coastal mountain range, Nimpo Lake has breathtaking scenery and crisp fresh air. The surrounding countryside consists of lodge pole pine, aspen and spruce forests.

Nimpo Lake was selected as the venue for the 1993 Commonwealth Fly Fishing Championships - and those guys know fly-fishing!

Canoe the Famous Blackwater River, through remote wilderness lakes, and virgin environment unspoiled by logging. Fish for the equally famous Blackwater strain of the Kamloops trout. Pick your drop-off point, and arrange vehicle drops and food caches.

Outdoor enthusiasts with an historical bent can tackle one of Canada’s ultimate hikes, the ancient Grease Trail of the Carrier Indians, now known as the Alexander Mackenzie Trail. Hike into history, retracing all or part of the steps of the famous explorer on the trail that extends 420km from the mouth of the West Road (Blackwater) River, north of Quesnel, through Tweedsmuir Park to Dean Channel west of Bella Coola.

Fly out to camp in a mountain getaway, or fish the multitude of mountain streams for rainbow and cutthroat trout, the lakes and rivers for Dolly Varden to 14 pounds, and the deep lakes for Mackinaw and Whitefish. The Chilcotin country offers one of the few remaining areas where all the fish are native to the systems. The streams provide exciting fishing, with the wild trout guaranteeing you action found in few other areas. There are hundreds of lakes up here, most within 25 minutes by floatplane from Nimpo Lake, so consider spending a day, or a week or two, away from it all in wilderness only found in British Columbia.

Itcha Ilgachuz Provincial Park is a roadless wilderness area north of the town of Anahim Lake, where Highway 20 starts its descent to the coast. The trailhead for the park is reached by traveling about 18km north of Anahim Lake on Lessard Lake Road, then 64km on a so-so gravel road. The park is home to mountain caribou and grizzly bear, and contains some of the finest fishing in the province. Hiking, camping, cross-country ski touring, and winter camping are also popular in the park.

CHILCOTIN AREA
The Chilcotin stretches from the Fraser River to the Coastal Mountains divide. It’s a land of dramatic landscapes and rivers, fantastic rock formations, hundreds of lakes… a land where vast ice fields and alpine meadows contrast the valleys and grassland. Grizzlies, caribou, mountain goat, moose, bighorn sheep and deer roam free. Even cattle roam unfenced. Once you visit the Chilcotin you will have to return!

IMPROVEMENTS ON EACH LAKE ARE AS FOLLOWS

Nimpo Lake
Log Lodge: Dining room with seating for 16, kitchen, den with stone fireplace, main office with registration, 2 bedroom living quarters, and a large deck overlooking the lake running the entire length of the lodge overlooking the lake. Hydro and phone service.

Log Guesthouse