Sure you know Lake Mille Lacs is beautiful and you’ve heard the fishing is great but is that enough for the ultimate Minnesota lake vacation? We don’t think so. Good thing a Mille Lacs lake vacation at The Red Door Resort offers so much more!

Sure you know Lake Mille Lacs is beautiful and you’ve heard the fishing is great but is that enough for the ultimate Minnesota lake vacation? We don’t think so. Good thing a Mille Lacs lake vacation at The Red Door Resort offers so much more!

Sure you know Lake Mille Lacs is beautiful and you’ve heard the fishing is great but is that enough for the ultimate Minnesota lake vacation? We don’t think so. Good thing a Mille Lacs lake vacation at The Red Door Resort offers so much more!

Open Water Season is Here and the Fish Are Biting on Mille Lacs The Mille Lacs Fishing Opener was a good one on the North side of the big pond.  The fish are biting and the weather is beautiful after a cooler spring.  Come up to The Red Door Resort for a angling get-a-away.  The […]

2023 Open Water Angling Competitions The open water season is now underway and for those anglers looking to participate in some competitive fishing there are a number of tournaments on Mille Lacs Lake to choose from.  The following open water tournaments are ed with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) as of this blog’s […]

Smallmouth bass fishing on Lake Mille Lacs is a great choice. Mille Lacs was on BassMaster’s Best Bass Lakes: Central list for both 2022 and 2021.  But every angler knows it’s not just about being at the “right” body of water.  Here are some tips to ensure you have the best opportunity for catching those smallies!

When adventure calls us off-site we know just where to go - Minnesota State Parks! In fact just a half hour drive from our location on Lake Mille Lacs you will find two of our favorite parks: Mille Lacs Kathio State Park and Father Hennepin State Park. Opportunity for family-friendly hiking swimming beautiful views and fascinating Minnesota history...

Overnight we received 1″-3″ of snow and the NW wind is blowing 40 mph off the lake.  Looks more like winter than spring.  Especially when most of the week prior had been in the 70’s and sunny. Cindy and I have been busy sorting and packing stuff out of or house on the hill and […] The post April 16th 2023 first appeared on Lyback's Ice Fishing.

Yesterday I made my last trip out on the ice to cover the areas we normally go for leftover blocks and whatever was left out there that shouldn’t be.  Due to the workers this year picking up all the blocking and chains sawing it out right away after the house was pulled off it’s spot […] The post April 14th 2023 first appeared on Lyback's Ice Fish...

The melt is on up here….. finally.  the last couple days have be approaching 70 degrees and things are going fast. We went out yesterday and picked up the road stakes.  Most were standing and melted around the base so it was easy to grab them and go the problem was that there was a […] The post April 11th 2023 first appeared on Lyback's Ice Fishin...

When adventure calls us off-site we know just where to go - Minnesota State Parks! In fact just a half hour drive from our location on Lake Mille Lacs you will find two of our favorite parks: Mille Lacs Kathio State Park and Father Hennepin State Park. Opportunity for family-friendly hiking swimming beautiful views and fascinating Minnesota history...

Today I took down the signs along the driveway and new office and got ready for the next batch of snow.  We are forecasted to receive 4-6 inches and very strong north winds the next 36 hours.  So March came in like a Lion and is going out like one too. Earlier in the week […] The post March 30th 2023 first appeared on Lyback's Ice Fishing.

After the snow and wind we received yesterday and today I have decide to permanently close our access for the season.  We received 6″ of snow very strong NW winds which blew the snow our direction.  What roads I did have are now only distinguishable by the  stakes on the one side of them. As […] The post March 17th 2023 first appeared on Lyback's...

Everybody focuses on finding the perfect place to stay fun activities to do while you are there and planning out travel. But what about making sure you have a few places to grab a bite to eat in between? Well we have you covered for your trip to northern Minnesota with our top 5 picks for restaurants on Lake Mille Lacs to try out while you are here...

Yesterday I went out and opened up the roads.  There is just a lot of snow out there.  Some areas on the main roads I had going all winter and had alot of ice under them had water along bank and had to move over closer to the stakes. With the rain/snow forecasted Thursday-Friday  (4-6″) […] The post March 15th 2023 first appeared on Lyback's Ice F...

We temporarily closed our access on Saturday.  We received 10-12″ of snow over the weekend  and our access to the lake remains closed for now. Tuesday I plan on going out and seeing if it’s going to be worth the effort and gas to reopen the roads as it looks like more snow coming the […] The post March 13th 2023 first appeared on Lyback's Ice Fish...

Yesterday the anglers that went out did not have much action.  Perch were mostly small and no Tullibees were reported. With the predicted 5-8′ of snow   we opened up the roads before so whatever we get won’t be as bad to plow.  With the forecasted east wind it goes against the “grain” with the way […] The post March 11th 2023 first appeared on Lyb...

Yesterday fishermen that went out for the Tullibee did not have any luck. One said he didn’t even mark a fish.  Sorta of strange as last week the bottom was crawling with lake flies in the  bug stage of their life.  Normally that attracts Perch and Tullibee because of they are easy food. But who […] The post March 10th 2023 first appeared on Lybac...

Yesterday we reopened roads to the Perch Northern Pike areas  and to the Tullibee Hole. We have wheelhouse spots plowed for those that want to go out along and road are wide enough for parking if you are portabling. We are to receive some snow over the next 4 days but will keep the […] The post March 9th 2023 first appeared on Lyback's Ice Fishing...

Yesterday quite a few anglers showed up and gave the Perch and Tullibee a try.  The nicer sized Perch were active in the early morning and late afternoon and the midday was slow with just  small Perch that were active.  The Tullibees seemed to be none existent out in the Tullibee Hole yesterday but a […] The post March 5th 2023 first appeared on L...

Yesterday the bite was slow for most. There were many small Perch and Walleye but not much for “keepers.” Fishermen didn’t stop and report their catches so I will presume it was slow. Rentals overnight also didn’t have much action after dark; they reported when they came off the lake this morning. After Christmas when […] The post December 24th 20...

Fishermen out on the ice yesterday were busy with Perch and small Walleye. I received pictures of slot Walleye from a few anglers late afternoon and early evening.  From reports this morning it was pretty quiet overnight. Checking the ice in close we are good with 14″ plus the first 1/2 mile but beyond that […] The post December 23rd 2024 first ap...

Yesterday fishermen had a lot of action with mixed results. Small Walleye and Perch dominated the catch for most but some slot Walleye were reported; some sent in pictures of over-the-slot Walleye and the largest was a 26″ the largest I’ve seen.  Checking the ice the first 3/4 mile out where the rougher ice was […] The post December 22nd 2024 firs...