For those of you old enough to remember, its the land of Sky Blue Water (Hamms Beer) lol and the…read moreland of 10,000 lakes. Located in Itasca Co. Minnesota about 200 miles north of Minneapolis MN. North Star is surrounded by state (Bowstring) and National (Chippewa) Forests. Its approximately 832 acres in size. It deepest part is 90 feet with about a 30 foot average. It has about a half dozen family and fishing resorts with scattered private homes. When fishing, anglers can expect to catch a variety of fish including Bluegill, Brown Bullhead, Largemouth Bass, Muskie, Northern Pike, Rock Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Yellow Bullhead, Yellow Perch, Pumpkinseed. You can expect to see a variety of wildlife in and around the lake. From Loons, Eagles, Heron, Hawks and hummingbirds all the way up to deer, caribou, black bear and even an occasional moose and even timberwolf. Some spectacular sunrises and sunsets are often the normal. And I've even seen the Northern Lights a couple times. They call this area "The Edge of the Wilderness" and they're right. No traffic, no hustle and bustle just a great place to unwind, relax and enjoy the peace and quite of your surroundings. Even if the fishing is not as good as you like, I guarantee you will come back relaxed and rejuvenated.

This is a beautiful beautiful lake---medium sized and not hard to navigate at all----safe without…read moremany rocks and logs. Most often the water was a smooth as glass. You can catch as many sunnies and perch as you can handle here if you hit the lake up in the morning. Not busy at all and during the week I was there it often felt like I had the entire lake to myself.....Fabulous...clean water.

Nice smaller lake with a nice public access to launch from. If you like catching Northern Pike it…read moreis a good choice. The water is pretty clean and there aren't a bunch of weeds like many small lakes.

We were there for a week. Very impressed on how organized clean EVERYTHING is! We enjoyed the peace…read moreand quiet atmosphere! The fishing was GREAT! Frank and Ann & the crew were extremely hospitable! It was well worth the 8 hour trip! Thank you all for making it way better than expected! Dan & Dalon

Our family has been coming to this resort for 22 years and the place has never let us down. The…read moreowners do an awesome job of being host and providing an unforgettable experience. Over the 25 years we have been coming up here, the property continues to be updated but always retains the same feeling it gave me when I was 15. My parents brought me here and now I am bringing my family here. Place accommodates kids of all ages well. Amenities are great, boats are newer, property is in great shape, and sunsets are amazing. Thursday night fish fry tops it off!

WOW is all I can say. Coming to Nisswa/Brainerd you want to go fishing and Walleye Dan is the only…read moreguy I will do it with! He has a new boat, brings all the gear, knows all the spots, very knowledgeable about the area and everything going on with fishing/otherwise, was SO HELPFUL to my son for his first time fishing, and overall a wonderful person to hang out with for a couple hours on the lake for a beautiful morning fishing. We had such a wonderful time and caught a lot of fish- mostly large/small mouth bass. Dan lived up to his WalleyeDan name and we caught a walleye as well (even with a banana on board which I learned is bad luck) It was such a wonderful experience my son loves fishing, we had a great time, Dan cleaned the fish for us and we made them for dinner that night. A true MN fishing experience that you come to Nisswa for! HIGHLY recommend and will be booking again when we come back!

Worth mentioning, this review was left for Jon Larson who is no longer with the Walleyedan team for…read moreseveral years. Jon has his own charter, and weve continued to fish with him for over 10 years! Going back again in two weeks! Never a trip that we havent caught MANY! Always a 5-star review Call him at 763-213-2550 or https://www.facebook.com/larsonsguideservice/

Excellent service and large inventory! Highly recommended. Locally owned and serve locals and…read moretourists.

Cabellas it ain't...but who really needs 99990 types of lures? This spot has the goods and helpful…read moreadvice to make your fishing trip eventful. They sell live bait and today a dude came in buying the biggest suckers live bait I have ever seen. As a novice fisherman, I simply asked what he was fishing for, he didn't respond. When he had paid and left the store, our friendly staff said it was probably muskie (but that the dude was secretive).

Steve has taken my two boys out on Leech Lake the past couple years with me, then with their…read moregrandpas. Steve has the patience of Job baiting hook after hook for the kids, and he has always quickly gotten the boys into the fish. They also came back with enough fish to feed a dozen people and Steve quickly cleaned them dockside for us (faster than I've ever seen that many fish cleaned!). Steve is not just great with kids, he's a hell of a guide. I'd highly recommend him to anyone in the area as both an excellent guide and also just a great guy to go fishing with.

Steve has one thing on his mind: make sure the customer catches fish! We really liked Steve. He…read moreis a true outdoorsman in every way. Very knowledgeable about fresh water fishing. Claims he isn't a great fly fisher but I actually doubt that. He had excellent knowledge of Leech Lake. We loved his boat. Very clean and very spacious. It was extremely comfortable. We wanted to fish for Walleye and learned a lot about the fish and what makes perfect fishing conditions. Steve has all the equipment to make his job successful. All the GPS, sonar and additional tricks. I really was impressed. He cleaned our fish like a pro. Tonight we are having fish tacos! Hey, he's a Mello nice guy too!.

Great place in the north woods. Clean water. Nice people. Good sized lake for many activities.read more

woman lake is a medium sized lake....and you can certainly enjoy boating, sking, tubing, and just…read morefloating along the lake. There are numerous large sized homes along the shoreline if you are out sight seeing. In the evening you can hear the loons and watch the fog out on the water very beautiful. Not a very busy lake...so that is nice for safety reasons.

Neat place! Nice people! Prices are in line with the local…read morelife bait, but the quality of their bait is a little nicer. Leeches are lively and are in clean, clear plastic containers. They are not trying to hide anything. Night crawlers come in live styrofoam containers in 1 or 2 dozen choses. I am not a minnow connoisseur but they looked lively and schooled up with lots of type and size s to chose from. They have all the other sundries as well; bait hardware, rod Maintenace items and even maps and shirts. Staff is polite and helpful with out being pushy. That is always a bonus item to me. The only strike I have against them this they are not open 24 hours, but they are open 7 days a week.

The worker( I think she said new owner) was so helpful, friendly and knowledgable! We visited many…read moretimes to either look around or purchase bait. They even have ice! Such a cute and unique tackle shop.