No Fishing License required during Take-A-Kid Fishing Weekend June 5-7, 2015 in Minnesota.
This is a great time to teach a kid a sport he or she can enjoy for a lifetime!
Minnesotans 16 or older who take a child 15 or younger fishing don’t need a license that weekend. http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/fishing/seasons.html
Check out our kids two nights lodging and one day guided charter fishing packages starting at only $172 plus tax. http://sportsmanslodges.com/rainyriver/rates/summer/
http://www.startribune.com/sports/outdoors/300169731.htm
http://www.grandforksherald.com/outdoors/recreation/3720459-brad-dokken-big-one-got-away
And what to use to reel in one of these prehistoric fish.
http://lakeofthewoodsmn.com/how-to-catch-a-sturgeon/
Sturgeon Fishing is in full swing! Now through May 15 is the best time of year to land one these prehistoric monsters!
Check out this cool video. Lodging and Guided Trips still available! Give us a call www.sportsmanslodges.com 800-862-8602
Last day of walleye fishing is tomorrow, April 14. The season will then close for almost a month, reopening May 9. This past weekend the action really heated up! We are looking forward to May 9! Check out our Facebook page for some pictures of the latest action! www.facebook.com/sportsmanslodges
Moving on to Lake Sturgeon and Northern Pike!
Just because walleye season is ending doesn’t mean their is nothing else worth fishing for at the Walleye Capital of the World, Lake of the Woods. The prehistoric monster lake sturgeons are active. This past weekend was excellent. Lots of 30-65 inch were caught and released. Catch and release season goes until April 23. Take one season (within size limits) is April 24-May 7. We have another catch and release season May 8-15 before the season closes altogether for a month and a half May 16-June 30. Spring is also an excellent time to catch some nice pike. This season never closes and Lake of the Woods is one of the top 5 lakes in all of Minnesota’s 10,000 lakes to catch a trophy!
Hook a deal with our spring lodging rates as low as $40* per person per night through May 20!
*plus tax and based on double occupancy
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Wheeler’s Point landing is open!
Birchdale, Frontier, Vidas and Timbermill Park as well. Our lodging is full for 4/10 & 4/11 but we have openings the rest of the month.
Lots of fishing opportunities available!
Walleye season is open until April 14, re-opening May 9. Sturgeon catch and release season is open now through April 23. Keep one within size limits April 24-May 7 and catch and release again May 8-15 before the season closes for a short time May 16-June 30. Northern Pike season will be heating up very soon. Spring is a great time to catch some of these monsters and did you know Lake of the Woods is one of the top 5 best places in the state to catch a trophy pike! Northern pike season is open year round.
Spring Lodging Special
Lodging as low as $40 per person per night! (plus tax based on double occupancy) Now through May 20. Guided trips and boat docking available too. Book your trip today! 800-862-8602 or online by clicking here.
Open Water shore to shore west of Baudette now. We expect it to be open to the lodge by today or tomorrow.
Wheeler’s Point 4-2-2015 Open Holes!
Vidas Landing east of Baudette 4-1-2015
Clementson 4-1-2015 (east of Baudette)
South Shore view of Lake of the Woods 4-1-2015
Vidas Landing is now open! Three ramps are now open to launch your boat on the Rainy River.
Vidas, Frontier and Birchdale. Click here for a map of their locations. Timbermill Park on the east edge of Baudette will be next! Open water is flowing east of Clementson within 5 miles of Baudette right now. Weather forecast looks favorable for melting of the ice this week!
3/30/2015
Sportsman’s Lodge Open Water & Fishing Report
Rainy River Report
Birchdale and Frontier landings are open. Boats are being pushed off Vidas landing (8 miles east of Baudette), still 10 feet shore ice. Ice should be gone in a day or two. Open water is reported west of Clementson now and we expect it to be to Baudette by the end of the week. The weather forecast looks much warmer this week. We should make some good progress opening the river up! Nice sturgeon and walleyes are being caught. Bite is picking up by the day and the warmer weather should help too! Best approach for walleyes right now is a 3/8-1/2 oz. gold or chartreuse jig tipped with a minnow. Sturgeon, #5 hook, 1-2 oz. weight and a gob of night crawlers has been working best in deep crevices of the river bottom. For pike, casting buck tails and assorted flashy spoons work well in weed beds and open bays.
For a map of the boat landings on the Rainy River, click here.
Season Open Dates: Walleye until April 14, re-opening May 9 Sturgeon now through April 23, catch & release. April 24-May 7 keep one within size limits. May 8-15 catch and release. May 16-June 30 closed. Northern Pike never closes.
Hot Deal! Spring Lodging Rates as low as $40* per person per night!
*plus tax and based on double occupancy. Click here.
Happy Easter!
The lodge will be closed Easter Sunday but lodging will remain open that day. Give us a call to book your stay 800-862-8602 or reserve online here. Guided Trips & Boat Rentals available! Check out our options and reserve yours today.
3/11/2015
Is spring coming early or are we just being teased?
Like much of the state we have received some warm weather this week too. What does this mean for ice fishing? Safety first! At this point we have only lost snow. We still have 33 inches of ice on the river, 38 inches on Four Mile Bay and nearly 4 feet on the lake. The forecast is calling for highs in the forties through the weekend and lows in the upper twenties/lower thirties. Mostly overcast skies (this helps!). Next week’s forecast cools down with highs in the thirties and lows in the lower twenties. We see no problem fishing through this weekend and possibly next week. It all depends on how much sun and warm temperatures we get through this weekend. We check ice conditions daily and will keep you updated! Daily reports can be found on our Facebook page here.
24 inch walleye
Caught & released by a member
of the Rohwedder group, caught on
a chartreuse swedish pimpleGarrett Rohwedder
25 inch walleye, released
Caught on a red buckshot spoon
in one of the sleeper housesA good day! Pink was the hot color!
Sent in by Travis Campbell
How’s fishing?
We have a variety of houses in the mud and reefs in 25-32 feet of water. The ride out to the fish houses takes anywhere from 15-45 minutes. If we had it our way, the shorter the ride the better however, the fish aren’t agreeing this year. That’s fishing! Our goal is to give you the best fishing experience possible so we go where the fish are. A mix of walleyes, saugers, tulibees, a few perch and pike have been reeled in this week. Bright colored jigs orange, pink and gold have been working well tipped with a minnow. Buck shots have also done well. A little jigging and using a vexilar helps your fishing success!Walleye fishing open until April 14, re-opening May 9. Limit change on the Rainy River and Four Mile Bay March 1-April 14. Pike season never closes and sturgeon fishing is catch and release now through April 23, keep one within size limits April 24-May 7 and catch and release again May 8-15.
Trail Report
Grooming has ended for the year. Trails are being maintained by local resorts with drags. Use caution around the pressure ridges. Pressure ridges pull apart and push together when the temperature warms and cools.
River Fishing
Won’t be long and we will be back in the boats. The river is open 58 miles east of the resort right now. The first landing near us that will open will be at Birchdale, 38 miles away. When? Good question? My guess is 10-14 days at this point. Lots of factors come in to play of course, stay tuned! Lodging rates as low as $40 per person per night (plus tax based on double occ) April 1-May 20! Get your reservations in now!
3/11/2015
Fish On!
Warm weather has been in the area, but we are still freezing at night and the 10 day forecast is calling for much of the same. We have lost some snow but ice is good, no loss. As long as we don’t get a stretch of nights not freezing we see no problem continuing to ice fish through our season. Here at Oak Island we will be for ice fishing through March 21 and the lodge open through March 22. The main lodge near Baudette does not close during ice out.
Anglers have been reeling in 30% walleyes, 60% saugers and the balance in perch and northern pike. The catching success has increased over the past week. Depths ranging from 17’-27’ have been doing the best. As far as big fish, a few nice 38” and 41” pike have been caught as well as some nice walleyes in the 22”-27” range. A good run from 8am-10am and 2pm-5pm have been the most aggressive times of the day. Gold jigs tipped with a minnow are the hot ticket and keeping your jig really tight to bottom.
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| Grant with one of his nice walleyes he caught! Way to go Grant! Sportsman’s Oak Island Lodge |
Ice Conditions
38+ inches of ice in the areas we travel and fish.
Ice Road from Young’s Bay to Oak Island
Open and in good shape. This could change based on the weather conditions so please call before coming out.
Trail Report
Trails are in fair condition. A little slushy depending on the daily temperature.
Summer is just around the corner!
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