Upper Red Lake’s exclusive remote ice fishing outfitter
Offering remotely located rental sleeper houses fully serviced by track driven transport.
“Go where the fish are, not where the road ends.”
10’x20′ four man sleepers are $295 per night per sleeper for the 2020/2021 ice season.
Houses and restrooms are sterilized between each guest for COVID-19 using fumigated hospital grade industrial disinfectants and stringant cleaning standards.
Jonny P didn’t like the rules, so he made his own!
A new approach. Red Lake Remote changed the Red Lake ice game with a pack of tracked transports, a fleet of custom built all aluminum sleeper houses and a new north shore access miles from the closest ice road access. Red Lake Remote utilizes tracked machines to safely transport anglers and gear to and from the large10’x20’ four man sleeper houses. You have a choice of five separate check in times, from 11:30 AM – 3:30PM to arrive and be transported to your sleeper. Simply park your truck, SUV, or even high mileage smart car safely in our secure private parking area. Then we load up in one of the tracked transports and head out to where the fish are biting in the set up, clean and ready sleeper houses. No more risking your safety or the safety of your vehicle on the ice, no more worries about bad weather, bad ice road conditions, getting lost in high winds and storms. Red Lake Remote does everything possible to keep you away from the ever growing wheelhouse crowds and noisy road systems on Upper Red Lake while utilizing small out of the way spots and structure the Petrowske family have been fishing for just a touch over a century.
Our sleeper houses
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Sleeper house features:
Four-person 10’x20’ 8 hole sleeper house. 4 twin bunks with real mattresses, gas stove with 20” oven, gas lights for those not wanting to use generators. Attached private restroom, vented Empire furnace, insulated rubber floors, 36″ insulated doors with thermal window, three sliding thermal windows. Houses are also wired for 110v power with three LED lights, 3 110v outlets 2 interior circulation fans, outdoor floodlight and bathroom heat with 110 power. Must bring your own generator and cord. House is placed separately from other units and will not be moved together for groups.
Frequently asked questions.
Red Lake Remote does not recommend large groups or multiple house reservations. We do not place houses close together for groups, and all at once check-ins are not allowed. For large groups, with 5 or more anglers requiring multiple houses at one time, we suggest one of the many road based outfitters that are setup to handle larger groups and already have the houses close together, or offer 5-8 man houses.
- Think of it as a primitive cabin on ice.
- Bring sleeping bags/bedding, food, drinks, pots, pans, dishes, cooking utensils, paper towels etc. Bring a spatula and co*cktail ice! Everybody forgets the spatula and ice. If you do forget the spatula and ice you will receive a healthy dose of grief from your guide before he finds you a loner spatula and removes a bag of ice from his secret stash. Don’t be the group that forgot the spatula and ice.
- All your ice fishing gear, rods, tackle and even an auger if you want to go exploring or move tip ups around past the outside holes we will drill for you. Bring the auger extension, it is 1/2 lb and takes up less room then a pair of socks.
- Spare batteries for flashers/cameras if on a multi day visit. Charging pack for cell phones. RLR staff will not take possession of a cell phone to charge it.
- Fillet knife, batter, oil and pan to cook fish. Don’t forget the spatula!
- Bring bait! TWO SCOOPS OF MINNOWS PER HOUSE PER NIGHT has been the average when the fish are going.Do not run out of bait during a hot bite at 1AM trying to save $5.00! Do that and next year will be paired up with the groups that forget the spatulas and ice. A five gallon bucket with a lid used to haul in bait works great to haul fish back out.
- Everything will be loaded in the back of a Chevy Suburban, pack accordingly. For the over-packers we also use a customized ski trailer to haul out things that can take a few bumps and get snow on them. Rule of thumb is what you can pack into a vehicle to get here we can get onto the ice in one trip.
You bet! We actually encourage it. Bringing a mode of all terrain transportation will give you access back to your vehicle at a whim so you will not need to wait for a transport during off hours. Also a great way to get out and explore even further past the houses, take off mid day pike fishing or run out deep after dark for crappies in the nearby crappie grounds. We are all about mobility and catching fish, snowmobiles and ATVs are welcome.
Yes, most simply run a cord through a cracked window. We recommended very long cords to get the generator as far as possible from the sleeper house and fishing.
Sorry no pets allowed, no exceptions to this rule.
Private directions will be included with your booking confirmation similar to the instructions James Bond would receive. Directions will also be on the 30 day reservation reminder.
No public access, no wheel houses, no portables and wheelers and no sad stories. No looking for your lost buddy, lost dog, lost wind blown gear, lost fishouse or other wild excuses to sneak across the access. I have heard and seen about every trick from anglers trying to get across the property. We do not plow a road or plow the deep lakeshore drifts out of the way, we drive over them with tracks, trucks on tires go into them. Previous attempts to sneak across have had a 100% failure rate. Red Lake Remote Ice Fishing operates out of legally posted and enforced private property that is monitored 24 hours a day by both on-site watch andsecurity cameras.In other words if you are not an active Red Lake Remote client with a reservation you are not authorized to enter the property, and the 1/2 mile driveway into Red Lake Remote and neighboring cabins is also posted private property controlled by Red Lake Remote. Red Lake Remote’s lake site is a private, peaceful and secure access exclusively for Red Lake Remote clients and we are serious about keeping it that way.
Houses are No-Smoking per Beltrami County Ordinance 38A
