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MN Fishing Connections
Look no further than the Minnesota Fishing Pros for top-rated fishing guides in Northern Minnesota. These professional fishing guides have decades of experience fishing premier lakes throughout northern Minnesota, including the famed Lake Winnibigoshish. Take a full-day or half-day guided fishing trip with one of these world-class guides. You’re sure to learn the latest and most successful fishing techniques, while catching plenty of fish and enjoying a great time on the lake.

Fishing With Vern
Welcome to V2 Guide Service. My name is Vern Valliant and have been enjoying outdoor activities around Deer River and Northern Minnesota for over 20 years. Fishing is my greatest passion. I specialize in walleye fishing but enjoy other game fish as well. Fall fishing for pan fish can be exceptional as well. I provide high quality fishing rods and reels along with a boat that can handle all your fishing needs. If you are in the mood for a fun filled fishing experience on one of the northern Minnesota’s quality lakes or rivers, contact me by phone or email and….”Stop Wishin and Go Fishin”!

Winnie Walleyes
There’s nothing I love more than putting people on fish! While targeting walleyes on legendary LAKE WINNIBIGOSHISH is my passion, I also fish a variety of species on area lakes such as LEECH, BOWSTRING, SAND, ROUND, and BALLCLUB. I take great pride in teaching kids of all ages the joy of fishing. I feel my patience, knowledge, and attention to every client’s abilities allow me to provide the best fishing experience possible.

Royal Guide Service
I’m Roy Girtz, a Minnesota Fishing Guide with more than 15 years professional guiding experience. I am a Coast Guard Licensed Captain, fully insured, CPR/First Aid Certified and have fished the waters of northern Minnesota since I was a young boy. I take great pride in being a knowledgeable and friendly guide that strives to make each guide trip a great experience for every client.

Moose Lake Wild Rice
Family owned and operated since 1973, Moose Lake Wild Rice sells wild rice that is 100% naturally grown lake and river wild rice from Minnesota and Canada. If you enjoy wild rice as much as we do please visit our online store to buy gourmet wild rice as well as pure maple syrup, wild rice pancake mix, fish batter. We also offer gift baskets containing a variety of our gourmet products.

Great Plains Outfitters
Welcome to Great Plains Outfitters, providing professional guided hunts throughout the Rocky Mountains. Owner and lead guide Dirk Jenkins has over 20 years experience helping hunters find and harvest the trophy of YOUR lifetime! Contact Great Plains Outfitters today, let us plan your dream hunt for mountain lion, bighorn sheep, antelope, elk, mule deer, bear, and whitetail deer. Located in Wyoming, our guides know where you need to go to harvest your big game! Serious Hunts for Serious Hunters!

The Gosh Dam Place
The Gosh Dam Place is a “Must Stop” when in the Lake Winnie area. The restaurant and bar at Gosh Dam Place is a great place to relax, have your favorite beverage, snack, or meal, and discuss the events of the day with old friends and new found friends. If you are looking for that short stay that most resorts do not accommodate, try the Gosh Dam Place where we have 11 hotel rooms and a fish cleaning house. Bring in your catch and let us prepare your meal for you!

Pokegama Golf Course
Pokegama Golf Course of Grand Rapids is a Northland favorite. You’ll enjoy our 18 hole layout on the shores of beautiful Pokegama Lake. Men’s, Women’s, Senior’s and Junior golf associations as well as the Minnesota PGA have chosen Pokegama as a host site for many local, regional, and state golf events.

Hound Heater
Back in 1988, I designed the first Hound Heater. It was extremely important that the unit be safe, easy to install and extremely reliable. Since then, we have sold thousands. Each year I try to make improvements, never forgetting safety, easy installation and reliability. I have come up with a design that I am truly proud to say it is the BEST Hound Heater ever.

Fred’s Live Bait & Tackle
Fred’s bait has been a tradition with anglers fishing the Deer River-Chippewa National Forest Area for 50 years. You’re only minutes away from great fishing spots like Lake Winnibigoshish, Leech Lake, Cass Lake, Sand Lake, Bowstring Lake and literally 1000 more in Itasca County. The bait is always fresh and we have the tackle you need to find and catch fish

L & M Fleet Supply
Our locations in Grand Rapids, Hibbing, Virginia, Cloquet, Bemidji, Park Rapids, and Detroit Lakes are ready to help you with all your shopping needs. Our stores carry a variety of products for all your needs; fun and recreation, fishing, hunting, farming, automotive, paint, hardware, power equipment, clothing and much more! We also have a Service Dept to meet your needs!

Glen’s Army Navy
For over 60 years Glen’s Army Navy has been in service to the Northland of Minnesota. Starting in 1946 when the original Glen opened a small Army-Navy surplus store on Highway 2, until now when about all that is left of those days is the name. Gone are the G.I. fatigues, in their place is just about anything anyone needs for hunting, fishing, camping, and the outdoors.

Northland Fishing Tackle
Northland Fishing Tackle® products are designed by fisherman for the quality conscious anglers of the new millenium. The entire management team are fisherman who surround themselves with experienced northwoods fishing guides, veteran charter captains, professional tournament anglers and the famous Team Northland Pro-Staff! These fishing experts provide us with valuable product feedback and innovative fishing ideas that keep us on the “cutting edge” of the fishing tackle industry.

Ray’s Sport & Marine
Ray’s Sport & Marine is the premier marine dealership in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. We are a locally owned and operated business, providing products to make your outdoor living easier and more enjoyable. We service the entire Itasca and Range area.

Bader’s Pheasant Run 
2590 112th St. NE, Federal Dam, MN 56641, 218-654-5097
Hunt for Pheasant, Quail and/or Chukar Partridge in seven different fields with your choice of habitat. You easily understand why Bader’s Pheasant Run is the top choice of hunters in northern Minnesota.

Elich Taxidermy
200 Hakala Ln., Bovey, MN 55709, 218-327-9293, Jeff Elich, elichtaxidermy@yahoo.com
Owner and Award Winning Master Taxidermist Jeff Elich will give you a high quality product to remember that special hunt or catch for many years to come. Give Jeff a call or send him an email. You will be glad you did.

Frabill, Inc.
Frabill, Inc. is celebrating 70 years of providing the most trusted gear in the fishing industry. Frabill’s fresh and saltwater products include a wide selection of landing nets, portable aeration systems, bait containers, bait care, bait traps and seines, and other fishing accessories. Our ice fishing product mix consists of portable ice fishing shelters, ice fishing rods and combos, tip-ups, bait containers, portable aeration and other ice fishing accessories.

Minn Kota Motors
2009 marks the 75th anniversary of Minn Kota® Motors. That’s 75 years of innovation. Of power. 75 years on the water, with the best-built trolling motors in the world.  Since its founding, Minn Kota has led the way in product innovation and cutting-edge technology. Our list of Minn Kota “firsts” supports this commitment to trolling motor development and the fishing community.