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    Straight Lake State Park - Chipmunk.

    Straight Lake State Park

    5.0(3 reviews)
    43.9 mi

    I literally had the entire state park to myself yesterday, Tuesday, in the middle of summer. I was…read morehiking and there were no other cars there. The night before it was me and one other camper in 10 sites. We have 10 walk in tent sites. You need a reservation. It's $15 a night for up to six people per campsite. There's a picnic table in a fire at each site. There are pit toilets. There is no electricity anywhere in the park including no lights even in the parking lot. It's awesome. Great to see the night sky. On the east side of the park there is a picnic pavilion and several picnic tables with a charcoal grill On rainbow lake. Straight Lake has a boat access so does rainbow lake, but you have to carry the boat from the parking lot. Non-motorized boats only Like canoes and kayaks. Several miles of singletrack hiking trails as well as the Ice Age national scenic Trail which transects the park. I had trouble finding firewood in the area so I could not have a campfire. You're supposed to bring it in from only 10 miles away and the gas station in Frederick and Luck did not have any and I didn't see any roadside stand selling wood. If you want tranquility this is your place

    Beautiful state park. Enjoyed a picnic by the lake, hiking on two trails, and seeing a variety of…read morewildlife. It was so quiet with only a few other people at the park. We plan to go back again and do some more hiking on the same and other trails.

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    Straight Lake State Park - Trillium. One of many of these beautiful native wildflowers that covered huge areas throughout the park.

    Trillium. One of many of these beautiful native wildflowers that covered huge areas throughout the park.

    Straight Lake State Park - Racoon.

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    Straight Lake State Park - There were lots of wildflowers throughout the park.

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    There were lots of wildflowers throughout the park.

    FISH CRAZED GUIDING - Happy Lou

    FISH CRAZED GUIDING

    5.0(1 review)
    15.7 mi

    My family and I were looking for a fishing guide for a day while camping on the Minong Flowage. I…read morecalled a local bait shop ahead of time, they recommended a guy that was out of state but recommended Johnny at Fish Crazed Guiding. Well, I got on the phone with Johnny and right away I could tell he was the perfect fit. My goal was for me and the kids to learn as much as we could in one day on the water, and Johnny was so ready to teach that he just launched into answering a bunch of my questions right there on the phone. We've gotten really into fishing the last couple years but are new to the midwest and have been struggling to catch consistently, especially at the end of summer to early fall. I told Johnny we weren't after trophy fish, but we wanted to catch stuff and we wanted to learn as much as we could. Well, Johnny was excited to teach, but still towed the line and said, "Oh we'll learn plenty, but we'll also catch fish, and big ones." So then we got to setting up a trip, and I asked if he would be willing to come to the Minong or to a lake nearby, both to lessen the driving for us but also so we could see how he goes about finding fish on a new lake. This is where Johnny really stretched to meet us. He said he would accept it as a professional challenge. During the week before our trip, Johnny texted with me about his lake scouting progress and sent us some pics of big bass caught in one of the lakes. When we finally met at the boat launch of a lake he had never been to, he was raring to go catch some fish! He re-iterated that, no matter what happened, no one ever got skunked on his boat. So we set about mapping the lake, looking for structure, weeds, the right depth. He talked me through how to read a fish finder and where the fish are, and answered questions about his tackle and presentations. He kept it simple, straightforward, and was willing to share all of it! He is a fisherman through and through, and when me and my kids turned out to be pretty determined in the face of the weather (a windy, cold mid-October day), he really doubled down on making sure we got as much out of the day as we could. That day I learned how to find fish and use electronics, what baits to throw at what depths, how to scout out a lake, a bit about boats, and, did I mention? We caught a lot of fish! About 30-40, all told, a dozen worth keeping for pictures, big pike and smallmouth bass, and one hearty bluegill on a crankbait. He was patient with the kids, which is nice, 'cause they weren't always patient with him, they seemed to think they knew where to go and what to do next, ha. He was not only patient with me and all my questions, but seemed eager to answer every one. By the end of the trip, we had learned a ton, caught a bunch of fish, spent a day on the water in weather we wouldn't usually be out in, and loved every moment of it. And no one got skunked on his boat. The real clincher is the confidence he left us with. We got back to camp, and my 9-year-old son just couldn't stop, he started fishing right off the campsite beach using his new tactics and the chatterbait Johnny had given him, and he caught the biggest smallmouth of the whole day! Then the next morning him and his cousin were out in a canoe together fishing in our little inlet, and he hooked a northern pike, his 7-year-old cousin at the front of the canoe netted it, and the boys brought it in for a picture, got the hook out, and released it... ALL BY THEMSELVES. Thanks, Johnny, for the leg up in the world of fishing.

    From the owner: I’m Jonny Gettle of Fish Crazed Guiding a fishing guide in Hayward,Wi that loves catching fish! I…read moredon’t get skunked and generally neither do my clients! I only use artificial baits until musky season with suckers! I don’t troll and don’t allow alcohol in my boat! None! I catch lots of Panfish, including Crappies, both flavors of bass, and both flavors of Essox at high levels! I’m a run and gun type fisherman and don’t play around and take fishing very seriously but still allow myself to have lots of fun while doing so!

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    FISH CRAZED GUIDING - The boys catching their own pike from a canoe using their newfound confidence the morning after the trip

    The boys catching their own pike from a canoe using their newfound confidence the morning after the trip

    FISH CRAZED GUIDING - Smallies all around

    Smallies all around

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    Fred Thomas Resort - resorts - Updated May 2026

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