The fishing stories that add to
the history of our lakes are legendary. But pictures and tales
tell only part of the story. Our lakes have a long history of
exceptional fishing that can only be truly understood by
experiencing them yourself. Come celebrate the state's
biggest holiday and make one of our fabulous lakes your annual
Minnesota Fishing Opener tradition.
Catch a glimpse of a stringer of fish with smiles attached to the ends and you can feel the legends grow. Come....and you'll create your own memories on our lakes.
Each
"Up North" Minnesota resort can provide you with equipment you need to get on the water and also let you in on a few fishing "secrets" to give you a better chance of success. Whether you are looking for an excuse to sit on the water and work on your tan, put a meal of fresh fish in the pan, or a trophy on the wall, our resorts are at your service.
For young and old alike, fishing is just plain fun. It's also relaxing, entertaining, challenging, sometimes frustrating, and other times very exciting. That realization that you have a "big" fish on the other end of your line has gotten more than one heart pumping. Our "Up North" resorts are located on some of the finest fishing waters in the state. Crappies,
bluegills, walleyes, large and smallmouth bass, northerns and muskies populate all of our lakes.
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Longville Area Lake Maps
Explore Longville's local area lakes:
Big Sand Lake - Big Sand Lake is located 18 miles
north and east of Longville along Highway 200, or 1.5 miles west
of Remer. the lake is known for its wealth of bluegills,
northern pike, crappies, walleyes, largemouth bass and rock
bass.
Lodging:
Balsam Bay Resort
Blackwater Lake - Blackwater Lake is a a 722 acre
lake that has 7.5 miles of shoreline and a maximum depth of 67
feet. This lake primarily has northern pike, walleye, and
largemouth bass and secondarily for bluegill, crappie, yellow
perch and tullibee (cisco). Northern pike are abundant in
Blackwater Lake and the catch rate has been historically high
compared to others.
Lodging:
Pine
Haven Resort
Boy
Lake - Here's what Minneapolis Star Tribune
outdoorsmen, Ron Schara, says of Boy Lake in his listing of
little known walleye hot spots: "Oh boy, here's one that
oughta be good. Located north of Longville, Big Boy is
3,145 acres of good fishing, with a walleye count that is twice
the state average.
Lodging:
Timber Trails Resort
Girl Lake - One of the most popular chain of lakes
in Minnesota begins on the shore of Longville. Guests to the 3
lakes can travel by boat to downtown Longville. The 3 lakes
boast some of the area's best fishing and water recreation.
Fishing is good all year long with a wide variety of species
available. The walleye is most popular fish caught on the chain
but muskies, largemouth bass, northern pike, sunfish, crappies
and perch are also abundant.
Lodging:
Long
Birch Lodge
Longville Campground
Longville Inn Motel
Pine Ridge Resort
Lake
Inguadona - Lake Inguadona is located 3.5 miles
east of Longville on Cass County Road 7. The lake is over
4 miles long and is 1/2 mile wide on the south end. Little
Boy River flows through the lake and there is access to Rice
Lake on the south through the Little boy River.
Lodging:
Anchorage Inn
Leech Lake - Just 8 miles north and west of
Longville is Minnesota's 3rd largest lake. Leech Lake
spans nearly 30 miles east to west and 24 miles north to south.
Leech is a nationally-renown walleye, musky and jumbo perch
fishery.
Lodging:
Anderson's Northland Lodge
Huddle's Resort
Pikedale Lodge
Little
Boy Lake - Little Boy Lake is located 3.5 miles
south of Longville on Highway 54. This 2.5 mile long lake
is one of the most popular lakes in the Longville area.
The lake has record Muskies and it also provides anglers with
walleye, northern pike, largemouth and smallmouth bass
opportunities. A channel links Little Boy with Wabedo
Lake.
Lodging:
Little
Boy Resort
Thielen's Resort, Rainbow Bay
Long Lake - Located just 2 miles north of Longville
on Highway 84 is Long Lake. The lake is nearly 8 miles
long and generally 1/4 to 1/2 mile wide. Steep banks
surround the lake except at the location of the 2 resorts on the
southwest corner of the lake. Fishing is great with a
variety of species from which to choose. They include:
northern pike, walleye, largemouth bass, crappie and bluegills.
A public access is located on the northwest side of the lake.
Lodging:
Camp
O'My Dreams Resort
Deer Trail Resort
Thunder Lake - Located east of Longville off County
Highway 7, Thunder is a crystal-clear, deep, spring-fed lake
with infinite soft and hard-bottom structure that is
nearly 5 miles long and 1.5 miles wide. It has a maximum
depth of 105 feet in the main lake basin and covers nearly 1350
acres. This lake is loaded with walleyes, crappies, perch,
bluegill, northern pike, largemouth and smallmouth bass.
Trophy walleyes, smallmouth and northern pike are taken every
year. Spring, summer and fall will all produce great
fishing opportunity.
Lodging:
Thunder Lake Lodge
Wabedo Lake - Wabedo Lake is located 4.5 miles
south of Longville off of Highway 54. Record muskies, but
also great walleye, northern, bass and exciting panfishing for
crappie and bluegill are present.
Lodging:
Little Ponderosa Resort
Pinedale Resort
Widow Lake - Widow Lake is located 8.5 miles
east of Hackensack in northern Cass County. It has an area
of 180 acres with a maximum depth of 46 feet. An angler
fishing on Widow Lake has an opportunity to catch a multitude of
fish species. The lake is managed primarily for largemouth
bass and crappie.
Lodging:
Cedar
Bay Resort
Woman, Child & Broadwater Lake Chain - One of the
most popular chain of lakes in the Minnesota begins on the shore
of Longville. Guests to the 3 lakes can travel by boat to
downtown Longville. The 3 lakes boast some of the area's
best fishing and water recreation. A total of 7 resorts
are located on the chain. Fishing is good all year long
with a wide variety of species available. The walleye is
the most popular fish caught on the chain but largemouth bass,
northern pike, sunfish, crappies and perch are also abundant.
Lodging:
All Seasons
Resort
Broadwater Lodge
Kee-Nee-Moo-Sha Resort
Minne Tepee Resort |
