A smaller resort set on the bank of the very big lake in the Chippewa National Forest. Remote and fairly quiet, aside from the occasional barking resort dogs, the resort area is surrounded by fairly thick forest and dirt roads. Oddly enough, there was a significant amount of garbage strewn around the entire resort area. The frozen pizza we had from the lodge was really good - they get them from some company out of Fargo, ND. Our cabin offered the kitchen basics, and none too comfortable beds. Fortunately, we brought along our own set of kitchen knives - they came in handy for our meal prep. Fire wood is available for purchase and we discovered that the wood we purchased our second night was not well dried. Made for a difficult start, as well as a long-smouldering fire. Water temp and weather conditions were not conducive to walleye fishing so we did not venture out onto the lake. However, we did stroll the lengthy dock to take in the vastness of the lake and ponder. read more

Stayed in one of his sleeper shacks and the help let it slip that he hadn't moved the shack for over a month. Well we proceeded to catch absolutely nothing out of his crumby sleeper and when asked about relocating to some fresh water he just blew our party off and wouldn't even give me the time of day. Stay away from this lodge the only thing worse than the fishing out of this resort is the extremely greasy food at the bar . The owner is a prick as well at least talk to or check up on your guests during their rating getting them to do the simplest thing like replacing a battery in our shack was like pulling teeth . There's too many good outfits out there don't waste your time at this one . read more

Pay a lot to go out , nothing plowed, they came out on a Saturday night during the bite and plowed loud all around us .

Nice place! Great people, great cabins! Had lots of fun. Cabins are nice and clean, resort was so fun!

Myself and 5 other gentlemen stayed at this resort for a week. The staff was incredible and they go over and above expectations. We all really enjoyed our stay and I would recommend this place to anyone wanting to get away. The fishing was also very good. read more

staff are incredible but there is a few things missing in the cabin and the bathroom ia creepy

We've have stayed at High Banks Resort 4x over different summers. Each stay we had a phenomenal time with our 5 kids. We have rented the pontoon for fishing, used the kids splash pad, swam in the lake, enjoyed the playgrounds, jumped off the water trampoline, ate in the lodge and had so much fun. We've also gone up in the winter for sled dog rides and used their ice road entrance to Lake Winnie. I highly recommend them. Their hospitality is the best! read more

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The owners are so nice! They're very friendly, they just take awhile when you're done eating to take your money and have you pay. The food is really good but the sweatshirts in the shop are super expensive. The cabins are crummy and the beds aren't comfortable at all but it's okay for a few days. Most of fish you catch you have to throw back because of the guidelines so it's kinda disappointing but it's not bad. read more

High Banks Resort - The view is very pretty! The cabins are crummy and it's not all put together or fancy but it's nice for a few days. - Resorts Near Me - Deer River, Minnesota

My fishing club and I have patronized many different resorts and outfitters all over ND, MN, and Canada. We are all experienced fisherman and understand fishing is up to us and catching is dependent on many factors outside the control of a resort. Good service is what we look for when choosing to return to a resort. It is easy to make a statement that we will never return to High Banks Resort but these are the reasons why: Lack of service for one. If you are looking to sit out in a sleeper ice house so you can get away and drink with your buddies without the tiresome interruptions of guides checking on you, then High Banks may be your resort. The house we were in had been in the same spot for at least one other group as there were dead minnows and chewing tobacco wads all over the holes. We asked for some tips on what had been working and got nothing because the "kid" we thought was our guide was not "into fishing". We asked to be moved to deeper water because we had a day of nothing but bait sized perch. Not only were we ignored but we watched the resort staff move all their other empty houses in our area to deeper water. The owner of the resort was so rude to 2 of our party several other witnesses in the resort lodge apologized for him because they felt he was so out of line. The owner told us if we wanted any tips on what was working; hire a guide (at $400 per day). A few other things to mention: They don't guide you to the house just a hand drawn map, the propane tank was empty when we got there and it took them over an hour to get a new one out and fired up, there were no back-up heating options, no fire extinguishers, the door wouldn't latch, and they didn't check in on us again after the first morning, we were there for 2 days more. We will not be returning to this resort. read more

I just spent a week here with my fiancé, and I have to say we absolutely loved it! Our cabin was amazing, the owners and staff were super great people! Extremely accommodating and helpful with anything and everything honestly I did not want to leave. I highly recommend this place! Totally in love with it!!! read more

My fishing group had a horrible experience with High Banks Resort. When we checked in we were told that we could get coffee anytime after 7 before heading out to fish. At 7:30 we had to wake the owners up to grab coffee and find out where we were going to be fishing. From there on, they were beyond rude. Rick pointed to the ice road we would take to our fish house. When we got there it was locked, so we had to drive back to ask someone to come out and unlock it. When Rick came out, he told us that he "needed to wisen us up on a few things" and we were out of line to wake his pregnant wife up. We had a group of 4, but he put us up in a fish house made for two, so two of us had to fish outside. After 4 hours the fishing turned off and we asked to move...we were moved to a house that was reminiscent of a 70's porn shoot. We caught nothing and went back bummed. The second day we were pointed down a road again, and after an hour the propane tank went out. We drove back to let them know and Rick started swearing and screaming at us. We said that as paying customers it is not out of line to expect that our rented house would have propane. Rick became unhinged and took a swing at two of us and had to be restrained by his friend. We were given a refund of the balance of our stay and told to never come back, and that we were blacklisted from any resort on the lake. We packed up and left never coming back. Sorry to hear that you had a similar experience. read more

The check in is at the bar so the first person you see is the bartender. What a jerk!!! Who the hell does he think he is!?! Why would they want him as the first impression?!? The grounds were kind of messy and could use some attention. At first the owners were nice then when we asked for items for the cabin that should have been standard like knives in the kitchen they were so rude! . They just got snippy and nasty! Beds were not comfortable. Run down inside. It was mostly the bartender & wife but the husband wasn't so great either. We watched him argue with other guests right in front of us. Not worth the $$. We won't be back. read more

We have been going to Highbanks Resort for 6 years and love it! Our whole family cannot wait for our yearly trip in August. Kim & Rick (owners) are always so welcoming & friendly. They run a great special in August for Veterans too! The cabins are always clean & the boat service is a plus! read more

This was our second year fishing on Lake Winnibigoshish. Our experience last year at a rival resort left a really bad taste in our mouths, but we liked the lake and the area so we wanted to go back. We decided to stay at High Banks Resort and it was definitely a great choice. Rick, Kim and their boys as well as all of the resort staff we encountered are awesome people and made us feel at home immediately. We had an issue with our boat battery on the first day and they gave us one of their spare batteries to use for the day until we could get a new one. They gave us tips on some of the Walleye fishing hot spots and anytime we asked for anything they were more than happy to accommodate us. We will definitely be going back to High Banks! If you are looking for a resort to stay at on Lake Winnibigoshish, High Banks should be on the top of your list. read more

Quiet family resort with outstanding boats, we went on a. Groupon, and will go back. Not your average fishing boats (40-50hp motors) and really quiet place. Good pizza too - spent too much time reading and sleeping - but a really quiet place. Great get out of town and relax place -liked staying there. Only bad point is they seem to value number of beds in a cabin over quality of the beds. I will go back read more

Worst place ever!!!! Cabins need to be updated, for example they had old utensils in kitchen and fixtures should be fixed (unsafe). Food at lodge was horrible. Most importantly the owners were very rude and stubborn. Husband yells at his guests and gets into fights and wife is a mental case!! Owners need a serious reality check! read more