Our Waters - Lake Vermilion, Minnesota

There are few places on the planet that offer the abundance and variety of fishing that the Lake Vermilion Minnesota region does. The ways to fish are almost too numerous to mention; wading small streams, float tubing small lakes, canoeing, renting a small rowboat, hiring a guide to take you fly fishing, or hiring a guide and his/her boat to try to land a state record walleye.

Over 40,000 acres, 1,200 miles of shoreline and 365 islands make Lake Vermilion a fisherman's paradise. Long renowned for walleye, bass, northern and pan fish, and offering trophy potential in each species, Lake Vermilion is also recognized as Minnesota's new, untapped muskie fishing resource.

The list of species is also a long one... walleyes, of course, the aggressive smallmouth and largemouth bass along with voracious muskie and northern pike.

You can make this a solo excursion where the only other living things on the body of water you're fishing are the ones that live there, chattering red squirrels, bald eagles soaring overhead, moose wading in the shallows near you, and the loons calling across the lake. Or you can make it a family trip with several people in boats anchored off a rocky reef waiting for the movement of your slip bobber to signal the start of a walleye feeding frenzy!

If you are thinking of hiring a guide during your visit you should try to do this from home before you come to our area. The best guides are booked weeks and months in advance. Many visitors get hooked on our area and have annual reservations. If you haven't done this please inquire about a guide.  When you hit town you might get lucky and find an unexpected opening, but it is always better to book in advance. Be sure to talk to your guide before the day of fishing so you'll know what to expect, what to bring, and be able to talk about how you want to fish. You're paying the freight so be sure to get the type of excursion you want.