The Winter Season has begun! Join us for our daily food and drink specials!

December 9, 2014 by Sportsman's Lodges

The Winter Season has begun! Join us for our daily food and drink specials!

Dockside Dining Room
Enjoy a delicious breakfast dockside.
Open for the winter season Saturday, Dec 6.
Daily 6am-10:30am

Sandbar
Come watch the big game, enjoy good food, drinks and entertainment.
Open for the winter season Friday, Dec 5.
Open 11:00 am daily
Food menu served 11am-10pm.
Pizzas and drinks 11am-close.

Specials

Happy Hour
Daily: 9pm-11pm
$1 off rails and domestic beer

$7.95 Lunch Specials Monday – Thursday 11am-3pm

Sunday Funday
Free apps 5pm-gone and $5 Bloody’s & Cesears all day!

Margarita Monday
$5 Margaritas and $1 off Burgers all day

Long Island Tea Tuesday
$5 Long Islands all day

Whiskey and Wing Wednesday
$1 off Windsor all day
$1 off Wings all day

Thirsty Thursday
$3 Bottled Beer Special – Bartenders Choice – All Day

Frisky Friday
Mixed Drink Night – $3 Special all day – Bartenders Choice

Shotski Saturday
Shot Specials all day. Stop in and see what is on special today!

Plus more nightly food specials.

Musical Entertainment!

Check out our complete schedule here

Riverside Dining Room
Enjoy fine dining, wine and spirits and our famous salad bar
while taking in the beautiful view of the Rainy River.
Open for the season Friday, Dec 5.
Daily 5:30pm-10pm.
Reservations are not required but suggested.

Specials

Wednesday – Full Rack of our slow roasted signature baby back pork ribs served with soup and salad bar and side. $19.95
Friday – Surf n Turf
Saturday – 14 oz Slow Roasted Prime Rib
Sunday – Buy two or more dinner entrees of equal or lesser value and receive a free glass of wine with each entree.

Plus more nightly specials throughout the week! www.mysportsmans.com 800-862-8602

Ice Update

December 4, 2014 by Sportsman's Lodges

12-4-2014

Ice update!!!

The crews have worked hard all week and have made some nice smooth trails to and from the fish houses. There is 16″ of ice on the lake and 14″ on Four Mile Bay (the bay we access early in the season to get to the lake). The cracks have mostly healed and things have come together nicely for our opening weekend of ice fishing. The rainy river has 8″-10″ of ice.

The snowmobile trail to Oak Island will be marked next Tuesday or Wednesday with the trail to Warroad and the Rainy River to Baudette trail being marked the day after the oak trail. We are very excited about the ice thickness and the upcoming season. The guides have done some scout fishing and report good water clarity and some hot action. Please remember that it is still early and there may be thin weak spots of ice yet. At this time there are no full size vehicles allowed. Please call ahead or check our website to find out the latest ice report. Also remember we only report on the areas we travel and fish and the entire lake is certainly not treated equally. Safety first! Good luck fishing! For reservations contact us online or call 800-862-8602. Bring on the season!!!

Lake of the Woods South Shore Fishing Report

December 2, 2014 by Sportsman's Lodges

12/2/2014

Ice Fishing Season begins Friday!!!!!!

The ice has come along nicely but we must stress safety and for people venturing out on your own, follow the resorts marked trails…if there isn’t a resort trail it is a no go area. Any place there is current is still going to be thin ice. Thin spots of ice remain and with the new dusting of snow it is tough to see different areas of ice. With all that said we have a strong 11″-12″ in the Four Mile Bay and 12″-13″ on the lake. We have checked ice all the way out to 26′ of water. Water clarity is good and there are have been quite a few small to nice eating fish being caught in 22′ and some slot fish being caught in shallow in the morning and evening. The ice is rough and we will be spending the beginning of the week grooming and making trails and the most importantly checking and rechecking the ice thicknesses.

Lodging is available now. The Sandbar and Riverside Dining Room opens Friday, Dec 5 serving lunch, dinner and drinks. The Dockside Dining Room serving breakfast opens Saturday, Dec 6.

Oak Island Lake of the Woods Fishing Report

December 2, 2014 by Sportsman's Lodges

12/2/2014

It won’t be long!

The ice is coming along nicely, we are very happy with the early, cold start to the year. We currently have 6-10 inches of ice around the island, a little less and a little further out. We have a couple of inches of snow that is also blanketing the ice. We do not have an official start date yet but we anticipate within the next 10-12 days. It takes a little longer around here than the south end to get things sealed up due to current. We are excited to start but safety first!

The season starts soon! Do you have your reservations in yet?
Give us a call 800-772-8411 or log on to www.oakislandlodge.com

Lake of the Woods South Shore Fishing Report

November 25, 2014 by Sportsman's Lodges

November 25, 2014

Rainy River

Ice update! Due to the warm temps and winds this past weekend the lake went backwards in the ice making preparation. There is about 3″ of ice off of birch beach and a little further out the ice is moving with the wind. Morris point had a large hole open up. Four mile bay where we access the lake remains good and has about 9-10 of ice now. There are 2 cracks right now to watch for. With the forecasted weather for today and tomorrow We will not be checking any until Wednesday. With the look of the extended forecast we are still skeptical that we will be able to start fishing by a week from today. It’s early, lots of time left. Safety first! Click here to view the River from our dock cam.

Fall projects are in full swing! We look forward to seeing you in December! Do you have your reservations in yet? www.sportsmanslodges.com

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Christmas gift idea!
Always the right size color and price! Sportsman’s Lodges gift certificates. Purchase yours online today!

Frost Fest Specials at Sportsman’s Lodge Rainy River Location!

November 21, 2014 by Sportsman's Lodges

From November 20-December 10, purchase $50.00 worth of clothing, gift or tackle from our Gift Shop and receive $10.00 off or Get $5.00 free when you purchase $25.00 in gift certificates. From December 11-December 17, our special is purchase two entrees and receive a free appetizer or a bottle of wine or Get $5.00 free when you purchase $25.00 in gift certificates. www.sportsmanslodges.com

The Baudette-Lake of the Woods Chamber of Commerce once again presents Frost Fest! The event runs from November 20-December 20 with a huge kick off day planned for Saturday, November 22^nd. Over 80 vendors will be selling their wares at the Craft and Vendor Extravaganza that runs from 9am-3pm at the Lake of the Woods School. Other events of the day include Holiday Light and Fish House Parade, Community Dinner, Window Wonderland Walk, Tree Lighting, an appearance by Santa and Fireworks. Your purchase of a button not only helps support the day but it allows you to take advantage of great holiday specials.

Lake of the Woods South Shore Fishing Report

November 20, 2014 by Sportsman's Lodges

November 20, 2014

The cold and ice have made their appearance in Northern MN. The weather forecast looks like it’s bringing the cold and snow again after a slight warm-up over the weekend (nothing over freezing, though!!). The Rainy River has a layer of ice on it but still has some open spots. Reports are saying that the Lake is frozen over in spots as well but we have not yet ventured out. The water temperature has dropped to 32.2 degrees. Click here to view the River from our dock cam.


The view of the International Bridge from Peace Park in Baudette.	From the Sportsman’s Docks looking out toward the Gap.

Wheeler’s Point Launch

Fall projects are in full swing! We look forward to seeing you in December! Do you have your reservations in yet? www.sportsmanslodges.com

Contest! Free Trip Giveaway!
Click here to enter for you chance to win!

Christmas gift idea!
Always the right size color and price! Sportsman’s Lodges gift certificates. Purchase yours online today!

The freeze season has certainly been kick started!

November 14, 2014 by Sportsman's Lodges

-1 degree this morning. Pictured is the river in front of the lodge and Four Mile Bay just around the corner which leads out to Lake of the Woods. We still need a stack of good ice making days to be safe and low wind but we are on a roll! Stay tuned! Get your reservations in, it won’t be long! www.sportsmanslodges.com.

Front of lodge 11-14-2014

Four Mile Bay just around Wheeler’s Point and outlet to Lake of the Woods 11-14-2014

Lake of the Woods South Shore Fishing Report

November 12, 2014 by Sportsman's Lodges

November 12, 2014

I realize this is the fishing report but let’s face it…everyone had hunting on their mind this past weekend. Did you have success??

Thank You

Another great season is in the books! To all of you who visited this past summer, thank you. If we missed you this season, we sure hope to see you soon. The bar, dining room, many lodge rooms and pool are currently closed. Fall projects are in full swing as we get ready for our winter season. Cabins and villas are available to rent through November. The reservation desk is open year round. Make your winter reservations now online or by calling 800-862-8602! We have the first week in December in our sights to start our winter season mother nature willing! Stay tuned!

Also, it looks like the cold and snow are on their way. The high temps might get close to the freezing mark and the lows are dipping down into the low teens. The water temp has dropped below 40 degrees; it currently sits at 34.1. Before you know it, ice will be here and we will be fishing again!!

The Baudette Bay is completely frozen! Ice-making weather is here!

Winter is just around the corner! Have you made your reservations yet?

www.sportsmanslodges.com

Contest! Free Trip Giveaway!
Click here to enter for you chance to win!

Christmas gift idea!
Always the right size color and price! Sportsman’s Lodges gift certificates. Purchase yours online today!

Lake of the Woods South Shore Fishing Report

November 5, 2014 by Sportsman's Lodges

November 5, 2014

River fishing has not disappointed the anglers this week. It seems as if anywhere from the International Bridge to the Gap has produced limits of walleyes and saugers. Depths from 18’-20’ have been producing the most using green, orange or gold jigs tipped with a frozen shiner. Fishing up north has been producing too. Areas by Garden Island in 20’-25’ depths have given anglers their limits as well. Weather-wise, it looks as if we are coming into a cool down. Highs will be in the high-20’s to low-30’s and lows will be dipping down into the mid-teens. The water temperature is currently at 41.9 degrees.

Chuck and Heather Fowler 30.5 in, 26 in and 21 in walleye Guided by Captain Mike