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    Ballard's Resort

    4.5 (17 reviews)
    Closed 6:30 am - 10:00 pm

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    Eater walleyes in the box.
    Kevin K.

    Family owned business that can make two people feel special or a group of 20. Great fishing, accommodations that are clean and comfortable. Best asset the resort has is their people. Friendly lodge workers, guides that are smart, savvy and entertaining and owners that mingle with their guests and locals.

    Wow! Came here for a father-son fishing trip (as a 13th birthday present for my son). This place came highly recommended from some friends. Those recommendations were stellar and yet didn't do proper justice. The folks working here are incredible. Friendly and accommodating. Truly, felt like we knew our guide and server all our lives. Such wonderful people. The food at the restaurant was exceptional and the fishing, as well as the memories even better. Thank you, Shane (our guide) and all the staff! What a memorable and amazing experience!

    My favorite spot. 11 fish from here! One day!

    AMAZING place. Excellent fishing! Guides! Customer service! Restaurant ! We drove 2000 miles and were absolutely Thrilled! The fishing huts were clean and warm. The cabins tidy, clean and cute! The staff, especially Linda, were so helpful. The chef prepared the fish we actually caught for a minimal fee so we had ribeye and sauger for dinner. They grilled half the sauger and cooked the other in a Cajun spice. Excellent all the way around right down to the sack lunches we bought.

    Tamra V.

    I have fished in the summer multiple times with Ballard's Lake of the Woods Black Island in Canada, Wonderful fishing experiences. This time we are trying ice fishing in the Baudette Minnesota facility. The accommodations and staff are exceptional! I would recommend this to everybody!!

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    Great time , great staff, and great food. Fishing guide (Mer)) got us on fish all 3 days with a few slot fish.

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    My brothers and I had a great time. We had tree guides in three days, and all were great. Plenty of fish, good food. We will go back.

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    Sportsman's Lodge

    Sportsman's Lodge

    3.2(23 reviews)
    0.1 mi

    So it might even be five stars if you're the target market. I'm a little bit not. There's a lot to…read morelike here, though. The Lodge rooms are warm, pretty spacious, and come with a freezer to store your catch. There's a pool and hot tub, which could be a little bit warmer, but not bad. You can everThe on premise cooking is hearty meat and potatoes stuff, and will keep you well fueled for a day on the water. (They offer an included meals plan, but by my math, not worth it unless you eat a LOT.) There's wifi, it's spotty and would not be enough for streaming, but you can check email. Their fishing guides will definitely get you to where the walleye are. We came back just one shy of the legal limit for a boat of six, and two anglers were kids who barely fished. Now, a few bads. First, the lodge rooms are comfy, but gosh those walls are thin. When the room above us was occupied, we heard every footstep, TV show, or discussion. Second, the property is really showing some age. The biggest sign is the microwave in the lobby, which trips the circuit breaker if you actually use it. But third, and this is where I think I'm just not their target market... the fishing charters are really designed for people who know exactly what they're doing. I'm not an experienced walleye angler, and I wanted to understand how to find the spots, where we were, what to watch for on the sonar, etc. Pretty much the guide service here is get driven to spot, get handed a rod, and jig in silence. I asked questions and learned a few things, but when you get two word answers, you learn not to ask too much. So all in all, not a bad place, and definitely an inexpensive option, but I might've gotten what I paid for.

    2nd year going to Sportsman for MEA weekend. We chartered a boat for 1/2 day and totally lucked…read moreout: we got a great captain! His name was Joe and he was so experienced. Highly recommend him! Caught 24 We stayed in a small cabin (2 bedroom), it was perfect for the four of us - no frills, but had all we needed. Lodge staff here is always hit or miss, especially late in the season when everyone is tired and ready for the break between fall and ice fishing. Always great service over the phone though! Kids had fun at the arcade upstairs and adults had fun with the bar/pull tabs.

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    West Wind

    4.2(13 reviews)
    47.4 mi
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    Arrived on a Friday just after noon. The staff was friendly and gave us a deal on minnows and we…read morewere escorted out to our sleeper. The video shows interior of a 2 person sleeper with beds down upon arrival. Was warm and holes were ready. Bedding was not clean (bodily fluids smeared on fitted sheet near garbage can) and garbage can had garbage in it (paper towels and a pop bottle). Consider bringing your own fitted sheets. Overnight winds caused bridge to be unstable and a vehicle had gone through 3am Saturday morning, and received a visit early Saturday morning telling us to shelter in place until someone physically came to tell us it was safe. No one stopped by or called to check on us until Sunday morning to plow us out. The outhouse was completely full by Saturday night and no one changed it out all weekend. Bring paper towels with you to cover the mound. Rented a generator but only had gas enough for 8 hours. Couldn't get back in to get more gas. Lucky to have brought enough water and snacks, including lots of beef jerky, to last us the weekend. Brought a jackery which came in handy to charge phones 2nd night. Word of advice that they didn't tell us, if renting a generator, bring a gas can and extension cord. Bring a power strip and extra power banks. If you have your own poop bucket, consider bringing it with plenty of bags and TP. Plan to be stranded for a few days, just in case of blizzard conditions. Shack we were in was very drafty with the high winds and there was a 2 inch gap above the door. The windows were also very drafty. We had two large bath towels with us and hung one over the window which helped a lot and stuffed the other in the gap above the door that helped. Then the propane fumes built up since there was no air vent. There was a small propane cooktop as seen in the video. The propane lights added warmth. Caught and kept 7 walleyes 15-16.5", one really small walleye was thrown back, and kept one nice size perch during the 2 days and 2 nights lines were down. Would have liked to make it in to eat at the bar but that never happened.

    Walleye dinner was great however lots of little bones. Great homemade tar tar sauce. Salad was just…read moreromaine, 4 croutons, tiny bit of cheese. Wild rice soup was awesome! Service was good.

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    West Wind - Propane heater and rattle reel holes in 2 person sleeper, bed up.

    Propane heater and rattle reel holes in 2 person sleeper, bed up.

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