Adrian's Resort
Baudette (Wheeler's Point)
From $65 (nightly and weekly rates) · 2025
Outfitters · Lodges · Guides
Minnesota · The North Woods
Resorts, guides and ice houses on the Minnesota side, with the rates they publish.
Lake of the Woods covers about 950,400 acres across Minnesota, Ontario and Manitoba. 307,010 of those acres are in Minnesota, and the DNR samples them every year as one of the state's ten large walleye lakes.
People come for walleye and sauger: from charter boats and guide boats in summer, and from heated fish houses on plowed ice roads in winter. The 2024–25 winter alone logged about 2 million angler hours on the Minnesota side.
I. The lodges
Pick by what you want to fish and how you want to get there.

17 places to stay
Resorts along the Rainy River and at its mouth run big charter boats out to the lake and fish the river itself for spring walleye and sturgeon. Baudette has the motels, stores and the city campground.
Baudette (Wheeler's Point)
From $65 (nightly and weekly rates) · 2025
Baudette
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Baudette
From $200–$500 / night · 2026
Baudette
From $64 (nightly and weekly rates) · year not stated
Baudette
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Baudette (Wheeler's Point)
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Baudette
From $40–$50 / night · year not stated
Baudette
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Baudette
From $50 (nightly and weekly rates) · 2026
Baudette (Birchdale area)
From $65 (nightly and weekly rates) · 2026
Baudette
From $160–$390 / night · year not stated
Baudette
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Baudette
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Baudette
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Baudette
From $129–$179 / night · 2026
Baudette
From $25–$40 / night · 2026
Baudette
From $55 (nightly and weekly rates) · year not stated

7 places to stay
Arnesen's at Rocky Point, Zippel Bay, Long Point and the Williams-area sleeper outfits sit on Big Traverse Bay: roughly 25 miles across and mostly under 25 feet deep. In winter the resorts plow ice roads up to 20 miles out.
Roosevelt
From $135–$320 / night · not stated (open-water page)
Baudette
From $50 (nightly and weekly rates) · year not stated
Baudette
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Williams
From $80 (nightly and weekly rates) · 2024/2025
Baudette
From $80 (nightly and weekly rates) · summer page undated; winter 2026-27
Warroad
From $150–$260 / night · 2025-26 winter
Williams
From $60 (nightly and weekly rates) · year not stated

11 places to stay
The piece of Minnesota north of the lake, cut off by Canada. About half the resorts are on the mainland at Angle Inlet and half on Oak and Flag islands, reached by boat from Young's Bay.
Oak Island (Northwest Angle)
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Angle Inlet
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Flag Island (Angle Inlet)
From $85 / night · year not stated
Oak Island (Northwest Angle)
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Angle Inlet
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Oak Island (Northwest Angle)
From $81 (nightly and weekly rates) · 2026
Angle Inlet
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Northwest Angle
From $60 (nightly and weekly rates) · year not stated
Oak Island (Northwest Angle)
From $108 (nightly and weekly rates) · 2027 (page also lists 2028: $115 / $195)
Oak Island (Northwest Angle)
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Angle Inlet
From $65 (nightly and weekly rates) · 2026
II. On the water
| Boat | Full day | Typical | Half day | Typical | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guide boat, up to 3–4 anglers | $500–$900 | $750 | $400–$650 | $525 | 7 |
| Charter or launch, up to 6 | $850–$1,250 | $1,015 | $450–$750 | $680 | 8 |
Adrian's, Zippel Bay and Wigwam sell single seats on a charter: $175–$195 a person for a full day. "Typical" is the median of published rates. Most operators don't put a year on their rates.
Lodges that run their own guides are listed with the lodges above.
| Guide | Full day | Half day | Boat | Species |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angle Andy's Guide ServiceAngle Inlet | $750 | – | Guide boat, up to 3–4 | walleye, muskie, northern pike, smallmouth bass, crappie |
| Auston Anderson FishingBaudette | $500 | – | Guide boat, up to 3–4 | walleye, northern pike, sturgeon, smallmouth bass |
| Briggs Guide ServiceBaudette | $850 | $450 | Charter boat, up to 6 | walleye, sauger, northern pike, bass, sturgeon, muskie, crappie |
| Ford's Guide ServiceWilliams | Call | – | ||
| Jason Groll Fishing Guide ServiceBaudette | $750 | – | Guide boat, up to 3–4 | walleye, sauger, sturgeon, northern pike |
| Joe Cooper FishingAngle Inlet | Call | – | muskie, walleye, crappie, perch, smallmouth bass, northern pike, lake trout | |
| Mike's guide service (Mike Hamburg)Baudette | $650 | – | Guide boat, up to 3–4 | walleye, sturgeon |
| Reel Adventures Fishing ServiceWarroad | Call | – | walleye, sauger, perch, northern pike | |
| Trophies OnlyWilliams | $900 | – | Guide boat, up to 3–4 | walleye, muskie, sturgeon |
| True North Guide ServiceWarroad | $550 | $400 | Guide boat, up to 3–4 | walleye, sturgeon, northern pike |
| Zup's Guide ServiceBaudette | Call | – | walleye, sauger, perch, northern pike, sturgeon, smallmouth bass, crappie |
III. Hard water
Day houses are rented by the person, sleepers by the night.
| Outfitter | Day house | Sleeper | How you get out |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian's ResortBaudette (Wheeler's Point) | 2025/2026 winter: $100/person full day, $70 half day | $125/person/night, 2-night minimum (2025/2026) | Transportation add-on for early ice; plowed road from Wheeler's Point per forum post (unofficial) |
| Angle Inn LodgeOak Island (Northwest Angle) | Yes | – | |
| Angle Outpost Resort & Conference CenterAngle Inlet | $65/person/day ice fishing only (undated Explore Minnesota snippet) | – | |
| Arnesen's Rocky Point ResortRoosevelt | $104/person/day incl. transport, fish house and chubs (2027 winter rates page) | Overnight fish house packages $274/person for 2 nights, 2 days up to $788/person for 7 nights, 7 days (2027 winter rates page); generator $50/day | Track van |
| Ballard's ResortBaudette | Winter 2026-27 per person: full day $175, half day $100; includes bait, tackle, fish processing and guided transit | – | Bombardier track vehicle |
| Bayview LodgeBaudette | Yes | – | |
| Beckels BunksBaudette | 4-person day house with bathroom $300 flat rate (undated) | 2-man 8x16: $500 (2d/2n), $550 (3d/2n), $600 (3d/3n); 4-man 10x20: $850, $1,000, $1,100; 6-man 8x30: $1,500 (3d/2n), $1,650 (3d/3n); flat rate plus tax, undated | Plowed roads to fish house; shuttle not stated |
| Border View LodgeBaudette | Yes | Yes | Private plowed road; lodge transport offered at same rate |
| Border View Lodge North (formerly Wheeler's Point Resort)Baudette (Wheeler's Point) | Yes | Yes | Private plowed ice road; sleepers 10x20 with no generators |
| Bugsy's on BosticBaudette | $90/day per person; year not stated | – | Ice road day pass $20 per vehicle per day (per rates page) |
| Ford's Guide ServiceWilliams | – | Yes | |
| Fred's BedsBaudette | Yes | Yes | |
| Gibbins Fishing (Gibbins Ice Fishing)Baudette | – | Yes | Bombardier to and from the house |
| Hennum's Oak Island LodgeOak Island (Northwest Angle) | price not published; ice service includes house, transport, bait and fish cleaning | – | Fish house, transport to and from the house, bait and fish cleaning included (listing wording) |
| Jake's Northwest AngleAngle Inlet | Yes | – | Daily Bombardier transportation; ice season about Dec 15-Mar 15 |
| Jeff's Ice-O-MiniumsWilliams | – | per person, 2-3 night stay incl. taxes and minnows: 4-person shack (13x17) $325 (4 people)/$375 (3); 6-person (13x22) $325/$350/$400; 8-person (13x28) $325/$350/$375; 10-person (13x34) $325-$425; extra nights $25/person; third night free; season Christmas week to late March; own site, year not stated | |
| Lakeroad Lodge Motel & ChartersBaudette | Yes | Yes | |
| Long Point ResortWilliams | Fish house by hole count: 4 hole $160, 6 hole $240, 8 hole $320, 10 hole $400, 12 hole $480, tax included, bait not included (year not stated) | $325/person 2 nights, $375 3 nights, $425 4 nights, tax included (year not stated); generator $50/day | Plowed road to ice houses (third-party and resort listing text); not stated on rate page |
| LOTW SleepersWilliams | – | Per house per night: up to 3 people $450 Sun-Thu / $600 Fri-Sat; 4 people $600/$800; 5 people (11x22) $750/$1,000 (2026-27, excl. tax and gratuity) | Track vehicle early season; later plowed marked road off Grayston Beach Road, staff guide you in |
| LOW Fishing CompanyBaudette | from $90 (1-4 people), Captain Experiences, year not stated | from $250 (1-4 people), Captain Experiences, year not stated | |
| Morris Point Lake View LodgeBaudette | $100/person/day, $70/person half day; heated, pre-drilled; extra house in a package $100/day (2026-27) | – | Plowed road lake access; season pass $300 for independent anglers (2026-27); package rates include it |
| Rainy River Resort (Elkhorn Outfitters)Baudette (Birchdale area) | Winter 2026 per person: 2n/1d $270; 2n/2d $370; 3n/2d $440; 4n/3d $610 | Winter 2026 per person: 2n/2d $230; 3n/3d $345; 4n/4d $460; 5n/5d $575 | |
| Reel Adventures Fishing ServiceWarroad | Yes | Yes | Bombardier ride to and from the houses |
| River Bend ResortBaudette | $145/person/day, $90/person midweek (Sun-Thu), 2026-27 ice season; 4- and 6-person houses, includes bait and fish cleaning | 3 nights + 3 days of fishing $400/person priced for a group of 4, up to 6 people, generator included, 2026-27 | not stated for day or sleeper houses; Walleye Inn package guests are led out each morning from Miles Lab Bar & Grill |
| Royal Dutchman ResortBaudette | Yes | Yes | |
| Ship's Wheel ResortBaudette | Yes | Yes | |
| Sportsman's LodgeBaudette | – | Yes | |
| Springsteel Resort & MarinaWarroad | $95/person for 2+; ages 6-12 $75; 0-5 free (2025-26 winter) | $125/person/day, 4-person houses, 3-person minimum, 2-night minimum (2025-26 winter); generator $50/day | |
| Sunset LodgeOak Island (Northwest Angle) | $105/person full day, $75 half day (2027), 4-, 5- and 6-person houses, bait and transport included | – | Heated Bombardier to the fish houses |
| Sweet's Sleepers Cabin & FishingBaudette | Yes | Yes | |
| Trophies OnlyWilliams | $300/day (6-hole) | $650/night 4-person 8-hole; $750/night luxury loft 10-hole; 3-night minimum; plus 6.875% sales and 3% lodging tax | SHERP amphibious vehicle on guided trips |
| Twin Island SleepersWilliams | $100/adult per day, kids 6-12 $65, 5 and under free; full day only (2026-27) | Per person: 1 night midweek $230, 2 nights $335, 3 nights $390, 4 nights $485 (2026-27) | Ice access or transport to and from house included |
| Wes Harder's Guide Service (Fishing Up North)Warroad | $300/day flat, 4-person with bathroom | per house: 8x20 $900 (2 nights)/$1,000/$1,100; 8x16 $800/$900/$1,000; 8x12 $550/$600/$650; extra 24 hr $200 ($100 for 8x12); year not stated | launches from the Swift Ditch public access, plowed road ($15 road donation) |
| Wigwam ResortBaudette | Half day $60+, full day $95+ (heated house and bait); extra ice house $120; year not stated | – | Guests follow a guide or drive own vehicle on the resort's plowed road; the ice page says the resort has no bombardier and no sleeper houses; 34 fish houses |
| Young's Bay ResortAngle Inlet | $110/day all-inclusive via Red Fox Ice Fishing Company (year not stated) | – | Bomber (track vehicle) from Young's Bay |
| Zippel Bay ResortWilliams | Angling-only package $85/person midweek, $95 weekend, 4 to 16 hole houses (winter rates page, year not stated) | Sleeper packages from $205 to $495 per person depending on size/duration; 2-man 1.5 days midweek deep water $225 (winter rates page, year not stated) | Plowed ice roads; guests may drive their own cars on the ice roads |
| Zup's Guide ServiceBaudette | Yes | – |
IV. The almanac
Fishing dates are from the DNR's 2026 regulations. Ice dates vary with the weather; ask the resort.
V. Field notes
VI. From the DNR's nets
DNR fall gill-net survey, September 2025
The 2024–25 winter saw about 2 million angler hours on the Minnesota side.
VII. Regulations
2026–27 season (May 9, 2026 – April 14, 2027)
From the DNR's 2026 Minnesota Fishing Regulations (effective March 2026 – February 28, 2027, border waters, pages 67–70). Rules change each March; check before you fish.
VIII. Asked at the dock
A guide boat for up to 3–4 anglers runs $500–$900 for a full day. A charter or launch boat for up to 6 runs $850–$1,250 for a full day. Rates are per boat, not per person, and usually include bait and gas.
Mid-May to early June and September to October for open-water walleye; mid-December to March for ice fishing. March and early April bring the Rainy River spring run (catch-and-release).
Driving to the Angle crosses into Canada, so you need to report to Canadian and US border services. Some Angle resorts will bring you across the lake by boat from the south shore, which avoids the crossing.
The DNR manages the Minnesota side for walleye, sauger, yellow perch, northern pike and lake sturgeon. Local guides also target smallmouth, muskie and crappie.
Photos: Zippel Bay State Park, Minnesota - Sunset on Lake of the Woods, Tony Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0; Water sports on Baudette Bay, Baudette, Minnesota - DPLA - 7865214642eb43757b39c2fcd83b6544, Bjornaas, Haakon, 1884-1949, Public domain; Lake of the Woods Beach at Zippel Bay State Park, Minnesota (38845944862), Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0; Most Northerly P.O. in Contiguous US, Angle Inlet MN, Lorie Shaull, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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