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I am planning a trip up there and I was wondering if I could get some help on a good starting point to fish and good access points. I will be fishing with a portable and would like somewhere I can get to with my pickup.

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zipple bay is a nice start.they have many plowed roads.resturaunt with great food,bar,and bait.i was up there last weekend from saturday till monday afternoon.fishing was great in 30ft of water nice eyes and saugers.plenty of small 1's to keep ya busy before the nice one's come in.im heading back up there next saturday 16th staying till monday.

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What about some good places to stay. What would you recommend without getting to expensive.

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you talking about resorts or hotels?all the reosrts r pretty much the same price from i have exsperianced.but if you get a few guys the cabins r very reasonable.but the weekedns get more pricey

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I was kinda wondering about hotels if there are any in the area. I have never been up there and it is about time that I go. It will problably be just my brother in law and me. I would plan to go during the week anyways. I work road construction so I am laid off in the winter so I get a lot of time to fish.

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Bassbozo I will ttt a post from some years back that will give you some info as to access spots along the south shores.

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also the very 1st topic on lake of the woods forum has links to the resorts if you wanna do some price checking for cabins.

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and yes there r many spots on the south shore.you can access the lake.

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mnhunter we are also heading up for 4 days of fishing out of zipple bay. we are staying in a sleeper. not sure where they will put us but hopefully on fish. i do knows some guys up there this weekend at zipple staying in sleepers so hopfully it is good. do you fish by any sleepers or just all around. we are hoping for nice weather to go and venture out if the sleeper isnt doing very well. good luck

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zipple does a great job putting there houses on fish.i used to rent from them all the time till i built my sleeper.now i just keep my house up there.if your buddy's are up there and they do good find out what depth they r at then call zipple and request a house at that depth of water.once in a grea twhile i will fish by a zipple house but not very often.i try to stay away from the crowds and other sleepers.my house is the same color as the zipple houses so i try not to get to close.lol

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we are goning up next weekend also so hopefully the fishing will be good. if the weather permits we will venture out. is there away to get any carry out pizza places close? also are emerald shiners at zipple lodge and do they have plenty of fatheads? i will post how they did early next week.

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the bar at zipple has frozen pizza.as for the emerald shiners not sure if they do have them.i only get the silver shiners and fatheads.lately the fish wanted the shiner over the fathead.but we managed to get a few on the fatheads.i always by both.

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hunter how much are the shiners and can you usally get them at zipple. do they keep very long and are they smaller then the normal shinners. always hated buying shiners for northers because they usaly die easily. thanks for the info you have been supplying

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they have the silver shiners long and skinny.they have been holding up pretty good.they charge 4 bucks a scoop.

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i'll be at the resort to catch the last 20 laps of the 500 next sunday. lol

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Packman, iffin Zippel is selling Shiners I would guess they will have local caught Emerald Shiners for you no doubt. Log Cabin Bait is east on #8 about 7 miles and they'll have em. All the bait shops in Baudette will have local caught Emerald Shiners too. I'd say you'd probably wanna have a bag of Emerald Shiners fishing over around Zippel, I would anyhow.

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