Ice fishing outfitters across the US
Find an ice fishing guide or fish house before the ice sets.
Guided ice fishing, fish house rentals, and sleeper houses from North Dakota to Vermont. Pick a lake, see who runs trips on it, and send them a message. It's free for you and free for them.
Outfitters on the map
Hover or tap a pin to see who it is. The numbered circles are groups of outfitters, so click one to zoom in.
Pick a region
Nine lakes and areas to start, from North Dakota to Vermont. More are coming.
- MinnesotaMille Lacs LakeWalleye, jumbo perch, and pike about 90 miles north of the Twin Cities, with fish house rentals and plowed roads off resorts around the lake.Season: usually December to MarchFish: Walleye, yellow perch, and northern pike
- MinnesotaUpper Red LakeShallow walleye water out of Waskish, with private ice roads, sleeper houses, and its own walleye limits set each winter.Season: usually December to MarchFish: Walleye, black crappie, and yellow perch
- MinnesotaLake of the Woods (Minnesota)Walleye and sauger out of Baudette, Williams, Warroad, and the Northwest Angle, with resort ice roads, day houses, and sleepers.Season: usually December to MarchFish: Walleye, sauger, and northern pike
- WisconsinLake WinnebagoWisconsin's largest inland lake, an hour from Milwaukee. Club-built ice roads, walleye and panfish, and the February sturgeon spearing season.Season: usually January to MarchFish: Walleye, yellow perch, and white bass
- WisconsinGreen BayBig Lake Michigan water from the Fox River mouth to Sturgeon Bay, with trophy walleye, perch, and whitefish on the Door County reefs.Season: usually December to MarchFish: Walleye, yellow perch, and lake whitefish
- North DakotaDevils LakeNorth Dakota's big perch lake on Highway 2, with walleye, pike, and white bass, SnoBear guide trips, and no closed season.Season: usually December to MarchFish: Yellow perch, walleye, and northern pike
- MichiganSaginaw BayLake Huron walleye and jumbo perch about two hours from Detroit, fished mostly by machine from Linwood, Au Gres, Sebewaing, and Bay City.Season: usually January to MarchFish: Walleye, yellow perch, and northern pike
- MichiganHoughton LakeMichigan's largest inland lake, with walleye, pike, and bluegill through the ice and Tip-Up Town USA each January.Season: usually January to MarchFish: Walleye, northern pike, and bluegill
- VermontLake ChamplainPike and perch in the bays, plus lake trout, salmon, and walleye, on both the Vermont and New York sides with reciprocal licenses.Season: usually January to MarchFish: Northern pike, yellow perch, and walleye
How it works
Pick a lake
Use the map or the regions above. Every outfitter we could find is listed, pulled from their own websites and tourism listings.
Compare who's there
See who runs guided trips, sleeper houses, day houses, or resorts. Prices only show when the outfitter states them in US dollars.
Send them a message
Tell them your dates and how many are coming. It goes to the outfitter, not a booking middleman, and we never take a cut.
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