This time of year anyone with a pulse is looking forward to not thinking about packing lunches or missing assignments or early mornings or anything that requires mental gymnastics. It’s the season of backpacks down and fishing rods up right? Wrong–well sort of. Yes the end of the school year means throwing away those half-used […]

Much like life every vacation isn’t always full of warm days and endless blue skies; some days as with anything real and worthwhile are a little cool and cloudy. When you escape to The Red Door Resort for your summer getaway we don’t want you singing “Rain Rain Go Away” with a frown on your […]

You’ve done it!. You’ve booked a long weekend at The Red Door Resort. First congratulations you’ve chosen wisely. Now the fun really begins; the planning of these special days and nights of quality memory-making with the family. Feeling a little stressed? Think you could use a Minnesota resort vacation guide? Oh where oh where could […]

The ice is out and the votes are in. This is the hap-happiest season of all on Lake Mille Lacs and we hope you’re as excited about it as we are. If we had to guess you’re looking forward to the warm sun the evening bonfires the picnic lunches and the WATER! Funny you should […]

So you say your idea of the perfect summer vacation is hitting the open road with the family in your house on wheels. You stock it with the must-haves the essentials the basics and the staples ensuring that at any moment you’re ready to park unwind and explore. You’ve done your homework and you find […]

They say that change is the only constant in life and when it comes to 2025 at The Red Door Resort a change is a-comin’ to make your fun family vacation more than amazing. We want it to be as the kids say epic! Winter hasn’t slowed anyone down on the north side of Lake […]

Yes there is still ice out on the main lake.       Click to enlarge The next couple days we at forecasted to receive 3-8 inches of snow which will prolong the ice-out.  it’s looking more and more like a “normal” mid to late April ice-out for us up here. For those that read […] The post March 31st 2025 first appeared on Lyback's Ice Fishing.

After watching the ice with hopes of reopening for a little while I decided not to.  We are closed for the season. Thank You to all of you that patronized our business this season. Cindy I and the workers really appreciated it.  After going thru a tough couple years it was nice to have a […] The post March 22nd 2025 first appeared on Lyback's Ice...

One of the best parts of this time of year is the anticipation of something great right around the corner. A build-up-to-the-ball-drop-in-Times-Square moment or the dramatic lift-off sequence before a rocket launches into the sky. For those of us tired of winter and ready for the next great thing a good old-fashioned countdown to summer […]

Mille Lacs Lake Summer 2025 Fishing Regulations Released March 13 2025 Today the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR) released the 2025 summer open water fishing regulations for Mille Lacs Lake walleye.  Walleye regulations are relaxed and anglers will have the opportunity to be able to keep two walleye per angler per day.  Mille Lacs...

We will remain closed until after the rain/snow storm passes this weekend and see what is left out there for ice and decide if it is even worth continuing. The top 4-8 inches of ice is pretty soft and honeycombed but there is still almost 24″ of good ice out there.  It would have to […] The post March 13th 2025 first appeared on Lyback's Ice Fishi...

Mille Lacs Lake Perch Limited REduced March 10 2025 Today the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR) announced that starting tomorrow Tuesday March 11th and lasting through Sunday November 30 2025 the limit for perch on Mille Lacs Lake will be reduced from 20 fish to 5 fish per angler per day. The angler possession […]

Today it warmed up with a strong south wind. The top few inches of ice is getting soft now. By the looks of it and lack of any calls from fishermen I’ve decided to close the access for the week. Next week if it starts freezing again I will reopen for ATVs or snowmobiles (if […] The post March 10th 2025 first appeared on Lyback's Ice Fishing.

Today will be our last vehicle and wheelhouse traffic day through our access. The sun and warm temperatures over the previous few days have softened the top few inches of ice. Fishermen reported that the first 4-6 inches of ice are partially honeycombed and then they hit 24″ plus of good hard ice.  But with […] The post March 9th 2025 first appear...

Yesterday we went and checked out the ice and most of the water that was on top refroze.  Along the roadbanks there is water that is not frozen solid so it should be avoided but the rest is pretty good going. One fisherman out yesterday tried numerous spots deep and shallow for perch and found […] The post March 7th 2025 first appeared on Lyback's...

The last couple of days with a bit of snow a lot of wind and temperatures cooling down it looks like most everything froze except for the road banks where it is layered. Our access is still in good shape but the warmer temperatures over the weekend will soften things up out there. We will […] The post March 6th 2025 first appeared on Lyback's Ice...

After today we will be closing down our access for the next few days. Tuesday through Thursday could bring rain snow and strong winds. After that we’ll see what it looks like out there and decide if we will be open for the weekend.  Keep watching the report. Reports from fishermen over the weekend said […] The post March 3rd 2025 first appeared on...

Today a few anglers went out early and tried for Perch and Tullibee with little success I presume. They left the ice about lunchtime.  One group is still out in the basin SW of Spider so we will see if they report later. It has been cold enough at night that the water on top […] The post February 27th 2025 first appeared on Lyback's Ice Fishing.

Not too much happening out there the last two days.  A few went out but not much luck with the Perch.  Lots of smalls in the deep water the shallow basins had better size.  It’s getting pretty wet everywhere now with the melting during the day. And with the weather forecast of very strong NW […] The post February 26th 2025 first appeared on Lyback...

Well it’s over.  The Walleye season ended February 23rd at midnight.  Sunday and Monday were spent getting houses staged on the roads and pulled into the storage lot . By the end of today all the houses will be in will off the ice. The last Walleye weekend fishermen had mixed results. Mostly small Perch […] The post February 25th 2025 first appear...

This time of year anyone with a pulse is looking forward to not thinking about packing lunches or missing assignments or early mornings or anything that requires mental gymnastics. It’s the season of backpacks down and fishing rods up right? Wrong–well sort of. Yes the end of the school year means throwing away those half-used […]

Much like life every vacation isn’t always full of warm days and endless blue skies; some days as with anything real and worthwhile are a little cool and cloudy. When you escape to The Red Door Resort for your summer getaway we don’t want you singing “Rain Rain Go Away” with a frown on your […]