Winter Travel
Visiting Bayside Resort and the Leech Lake area in the Winter time offers a completely different experience than what you can expect in the Summer. You can choose from a wide variety of outdoor activities. From snowmobiling to ice fishing, snow shoeing to cross country skiing, or just a getaway to relax in front of the fireplace, staying with Bayside Resort on Leech Lake offers a great place to enjoy what the wintery Northwoods has to offer. You can choose to stay in our year round cabin, on the ice in our Ice Castle, or combine the both of them for a winter fishing package.
Check out our pricing and availability below. Unsure of ice fishing or staying on the lake over night? Read below to give you an idea of what you can expect to experience.
Never been ice fishing or spent the night on the ice?
Ice fishing is truly a surreal, relaxed, memorable experience. No other type of fishing is as relaxed and low key. Imagine sitting in the comfort of your soft, comfortable couch, looking down an ice hole. There is nothing like seeing the many layers of sparkling ice opening up to the crystal clear water that only winter can offer. As you are watching; a fish swims by, completely relaxed and unaware of your presence.
When ice fishing you can be an aggressive angler and use a rod and a jigging method or you can relax, watch TV, play cards, games or even nap and let the rattle reels and minnow do the work for you. Ice fishing can also be exhilarating. Not much in the fishing world can compare to landing that trophy fish through a 10-inch wide, 2 foot deep hole by bringing the line and fish in hand-over-hand with no net.
When it's time to eat, meal prep is easy with the stove, oven and microwave. Those hard won, naturally refrigerated fish are exceptionally good and "Shore lunch" tastes better than ever.
As bedtime approaches you can crawl into your comfortable bed and continue fishing via the rattle reels and minnow. The overnight sounds of the continual ice formation is another natural beauty of ice fishing. The pops, the groans and "ice songs", are unlike anything you hear outside of ice fishing. If Northern Lights produced a sound, the cosmic sound of the ice "singing" is what we image the Aurora would sound like.
Worried about the cold? The only time you will need a jacket is when you step outside to take in the sights, head to your vehicle or if you want to set up a tip-up rig out the big bay windows. The thermostat controlled, forced-air furnace, can be set for any temperature and will keep you as warm as you would like.
Winter REntals & Pricing
Cabin 8: 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom, modern, central air conditioned cabin with gas fireplace and large deck. Queen and a twin bed in two of the rooms, twin upper/full lower bunk bed in the third bedroom and a twin bed and twin upper/full lower bunk bed in the fourth bedroom. Living Room has a gas fireplace, a hide-a-bed couch and cable TV. Fully equipped large kitchen with dishwasher and all dishes and silverware, microwave and coffee maker. Wi-Fi access inside the cabin.
November - May
$405/day $2025/week
8 person rate base
Deluxe Boss Ice Castle Rental: 8'x26' Boss XL edition Ice Castle with slide out can be set anywhere on the lake (as ice conditions allow). We move it to where the fish are biting.
What's Included
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Two tables
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Ten 10-inch holes
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6 beds: 1 Queen, 2 bunks, 3 sofa beds
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Stainless appliances
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3 burner cook top with oven
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Full size fridge
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Forced Air Furnace
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Rattle reels
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Rod holders
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Hole covers
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Camera hook-up by each hole
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Measuring Stick
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Generator with gas
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Propane
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Bathroom with replacement bags and TP
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Two TV's with Dish Network service and a DVD player with surround sound.
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Garbage Can and liners
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CO and smoke detectors
$375/day* $1750/week*
includes Generator and Gas
Castle and Cabin Combo
$575/day $2500/week
Call to book Combo package
Ice Castle Rental: 8'x17' Gull Lake edition Ice Castle can be set anywhere on the lake (as ice conditions allow). We move it to where the fish are biting.
$275/day* $1250/week*
includes Generator and Gas
Castle and Cabin Combo
$475/day $2000/week
Call to book Combo package
Call for Eelpout Festival pricing
What's Included
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Nine 10-inch holes
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4 beds, sleeps 5 comfortably
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3 burner cook top with oven
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Dinette table (converts to a bed)
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Sofa (converts to a bed)
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Forced Air Furnace
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5 Rattle reels
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Rod holders
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Hole covers
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Measuring Stick
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Generator with gas
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Propane
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Bathroom (stool and bucket system) with replacement bags and TP
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25-inch TV with local channels and a DVD player with surround sound.
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Garbage Can and liners
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CO and smoke detectors
Check-in 12:00pm
Check-out 9:00am
All rentals must have a valid credit card on file. Extensive clean-up, lost or damaged items, or damage to the Castles that occur during the rental period are the responsibility of the renter and will be charged to the card on file.
What You Need to Bring
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Bedding and Pillows
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Cooking Equipment (pots, pans, utensils)
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Dinnerware
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Fish cleaning supplies (Please dispose of guts in a garbage bag. Do not throw them on the ice or down ice hole)
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Water for drinking and cooking
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Cleaning soaps, towels, rags, etc
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Personal Fishing Gear
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Bait
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Personal care items
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Minnesota Fishing license