Relax on beautiful Oak Island on Lake of the Woods just 9 miles from the Northwest Angle of Minnesota. Look out your window and yes you can see Canada, you are that close. This beautiful lake home is set in a pristine area but still has the comforts of home to keep you connected and just a stone throw away from Sportsman’s Oak Island Lodge for guided fishing, dining, gas and bait.
Happy Thanksgiving!
From our homes to yours, the staff at Sportsman’s Lodges wishes you and your family a Happy Thanksgiving!
It’s Freezing Season!
The freezing season is in progress. Late last week small bays froze over including the Baudette Bay in Baudette and parts of Young’s Bay at the Northwest Angle near our Oak Island location. The forecast for the week ahead is calling for lows in the teens. We expect to see the bays continue to make ice and the big lake continue to cool down. Now all we need is the wind to keep calm and subzero temperatures and we will start to make some serious ice. It is crazy how fast the season can change. Once we get below zero we can make an inch or two a day! When we get 10-12 inches of safe ice, we are ready to roll! Stay tuned for updates. At this point an early December start date is in our sights.
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Gift Cards Available
Looking for a great gift idea for the angler on your list? We have gift cards available. Always the right color, size and price! Click here to purchase online now.
Saturday, December 26, Wednesday, December 30 and Saturday, January 2
Wednesday, January 6 and Thursday, January 14
Rates quoted are price per person plus tax, based on double occupancy at the Sportsman’s Lodge Rainy River location. Upgrade to our new villas for an additional $18 per person. Click here to book now or call us at 800-862-8602!
Thanksgiving Day Office Hours
Our office will be closed on Thanksgiving Day. We will re-open Friday at 8am.
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Weather is cooling down!
We are starting to see the temperature dip. Snow and lows in the teens is in the forecast today and for the rest of the week! We are ready to get this water cooled down and make some ice. Current water temperature is 37 degrees. Fall projects are in full swing and we are doing our ice dance! Who is with us?
Once we get the our first blast of cold air we just need zero degrees or colder for 10 days and we will have 10-12 inches of safe ice to start our season. It doesn’t take long once we start freezing. Get your reservations in now. Many dates are filling up fast!
Ice Fishing season is soon here!
Stay tuned for updates. We are looking to another fun year!
For reservations click here to book now or call us at
Baudette/Rainy River Location: 800-862-8602
Oak Island & Eagle Ridge Location 800-772-8411
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Winter Ice Fishing
3 Great Destinations & 4 Great Winter Packages!
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Sportsman’s Lodge Rainy River Location
12 miles north of Baudette on the Rainy River just a hop, skip and a jump from the south shore of Lake of the Woods.
3 nights lodging in your choice of a lodge room or cabin, 2 days ice fishing including the fish house, use of jig sticks, jigs, bait, transportation to and from the fish house, fish cleaning and 8 delicious meals – *$464 midweek/$524 weekend
Or in our new villas – *$518 midweek/$578 weekend
*Price per person plus tax and based on double occupancy
Click here to request a reservation or call 800-862-8602. Click here to contact us.
Sportsman’s Oak Island Lodge
Located 9 miles off the Northwest Angle on beautiful Oak Island, MN Lake of the Woods
3 nights lodging in a villa, 2 days ice fishing including the fish house, use of jig sticks, jigs, bait, transportation to and from the fish house, fish cleaning and 8 delicious meals – * $510
Or in our condos – *$525
*Price per person plus tax and based on double occupancy
Click here to request a reservation or call 800-772-8411. Click here to contact us.
Sportsman’s Lodge Eagle Ridge
Located 9 miles off the Northwest Angle on beautiful Oak Island, MN Lake of the Woods just 1/4 mile from Sportsman’s Oak Island Lodge
3 nights lodging, 2 days ice fishing including the fish house, use of jig sticks, jigs, bait, tackle and fish cleaning and 8 delicious meals – *$510
*Price per person plus tax and based on double occupancy
Click here to request a reservation or call 800-772-8411. Click here to contact us.
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Sportsman’s Lodge Sleeper Houses
Fish on the south shore of Lake of the Woods. Drive to our office located at the Sportsman’s Lodge Rainy River location 12 miles north of Baudette, MN and we will take you from there!
3 Nights lodging in a sleeper fish house and 3 days fishing.
Includes the fish house equipped with bunks, restroom, table and chairs, cook stove and oven, kitchen utensils, drinking water and bait. Jig sticks available upon request – *$254 midweek/$282 weekend
5% discount with 6 people in a house.
*Price per person plus tax and based on double occupancy
Click here to request a reservation or call 218-634-1589. Click here to contact us.
P.S. – Fishing packages make great gifts! Gift cards available! Always the right size, color and price for the angler on your list.
Purchase yours online now! Click here to visit our gift shop.
Happy Veteran’s Day!
Thank you to all the great men and women who have served! Our hats are off to you!
Ice Fishing starts in less than a month
The stage is starting to be set for the 2015-2016 ice fishing season! Water temperature is on the decline, air temperature is in the 30’s and 40’s and snow is in the forecast. We are busy working on fall projects an tuning up equipment. It has been a beautiful fall but we are ready for ice fishing! It is amazing how fast it can turn. Once we get the blast of cold air we just need zero degrees or colder for 10 days and we will have 10-12 inches of safe ice to start our season. Get your reservations in now. Many dates are filling up fast!
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Stay tuned for updates. We are looking forward to another fun year!
For reservations click here to book now or call us at
Baudette/Rainy River Location: 800-862-8602
Oak Island & Eagle Ridge Location: 800-772-8411
Looking for a gift for the angler on your list?
Purchase a Sportsman’s Lodge gift card. Always the right color, size and price! Purchase online now http://shop.sportsmanslodges.com/catalog/category/5235389
It’s Holiday Party planning time!
From an afternoon of cookies and hot chocolate to an evening of appetizers and cocktails, a full 5 course meal with entertainment, a day of ice fishing or a whole weekend affair, let Sportsman’s take care of your event! We cater to groups up to 300 for dining, 200 for lodging and 150 for ice fishing. Contact Jennifer our group specialist today for a quote.http://sportsmanslodges.com/rainyr…/groups/request-proposal/
11/4/2015
Few more weeks of fishing in boats
Anglers are still launching boats and reeling in some walleyes. A few more weeks of fishing in boats and then we should start seeing some ice forming to get us ready for an early December ice fishing start. We start ice fishing with 10-12 inches of safe ice. Our typical start date of our winter ice fishing season is by the first or second week in December. The ice can form quickly when the temperatures cool down. Once we get down to zero degrees or less we can make an inch of ice a day.
This week’s bite has been good and the cooler it gets the better we expect it to get.
Current water temperature is 43 degrees. The best bite has been outside the Light House Gap and Morris Point Gap in 22’-26’ of water using pink and gold jigs or spinners tipped with a minnow. In the Rainy River the best bite has been at first light in the morning for a few hours and just a few hours in the evening before dark in 14’-19’ using pink and gold jigs or spinners tipped with a minnow. Wheeler’s Point, Wabanica Bay, just out in front of Anchor Bay Trailer Park about 3 miles west of Baudette, in front of the Baudette airport just on the west edge of Baudette and Clementson Rapids area have all produced some nice walleyes. Our guide boats are all put away for the season but lodging and docking is available if you would like to go out on your own.
This week’s forecast
Fall Lodging Specials through November 30!
Take advantage of our fall lodging as low as $40* per person per night. Our restaurant, bar and pool are now closed until December but lodging remains open through November! Click here to learn more. Book your stay today! *plus tax and based on double occupancy
Ice fishing season is just around the corner.
Book your stay now for the most options and availability.
10/28/2015
You still have time!
Water temperature is 46 degrees. Walleyes are biting and it looks like the weather is going to allow us at least a few more weeks of soft water fishing. Lodging rates as low as $40 per person per night! Give us a call to reserve your stay.
Check out this video report from our good friend Joe Henry from Lake of the Woods Tourism Bureau.
Grouse Season moving into peak
The leaves continue to fall and the birds are in abundance. Come and explore the Beltrami Island State Forest right out of our back door! Over 66,000 acres to explore! http://sportsmanslodges.com/rainyriver/activities/hunting/
Hot Fall Deals at Sportsmans!
Starting at $40 per person per night Lodging Special through Nov 30!
Winter is just around the corner! Do you have your reservations in yet?
Ice Fishing starts in 40 days!