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Sleeper Ice house rental on Vermilion - Jan 8th


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Hi All -

Myself and a group of old friends are looking to continue our tradition of renting sleeper ice houses on Vermilion this Winter (approx 8 of us). I have already reached out to several of the local guides I am aware of and have emailed the Vermilion Guides league with no success. We had rented from Cliff for several years and it was always an amazing experience with top notch service from him and we would love to come up again this year.

So far no one I have spoken with up there is renting their houses anymore so I figured i'd give the message board a shot to see if any locals/resident or any other guides I haven't already contacted up there would be interested in renting their sleepers to make some quick cash. We are looking to rent for one day/night on Friday January 8th, we'd arrive that morning and depart by noon on Saturday. 

Please let me know if you or anyone else are interested in helping us out. Thank you so much for your consideration.

- Ian 

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I too have wondered why there aren't many sleepers on Vermilion. Is there just not enough business/traffic to justify it?

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Good question. Such a gem of a lake I would assume this would be a good business opportunity in the off-season. 

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Fish house rentals is a tough business!

Unless you have a bunch of house you just cannot charge enough to make it profitable! If I charged as much as I thought I needed to for the 2 or 3 houses that I rented I probably would never rent one!

Plowing roads, upkeep, keeping the houses on good spots, heat, bait, etc. is a full time job.

If anyone chooses to rent to Ian and his group I highly recommend them! They are a great group of guys!

Cliff

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12 hours ago, LittleLongLake said:

Hi All -

Myself and a group of old friends are looking to continue our tradition of renting sleeper ice houses on Vermilion this Winter (approx 8 of us). I have already reached out to several of the local guides I am aware of and have emailed the Vermilion Guides league with no success. We had rented from Cliff for several years and it was always an amazing experience with top notch service from him and we would love to come up again this year.

So far no one I have spoken with up there is renting their houses anymore so I figured i'd give the message board a shot to see if any locals/resident or any other guides I haven't already contacted up there would be interested in renting their sleepers to make some quick cash. We are looking to rent for one day/night on Friday January 8th, we'd arrive that morning and depart by noon on Saturday. 

Please let me know if you or anyone else are interested in helping us out. Thank you so much for your consideration.

- Ian 

I could rent you guys some day houses in the Ely area.  I don't have enough sleepers for 8 people tho.

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Thanks Cliff! I certainly understand what you are saying and I have seen first hand from you that this is a first time job. I'm sure it makes it difficult for you to enjoy your own fishing when you guests to worry about on the lake. Really appreciate the experiences you have provided us in the past.

Hi Mike - I just sent you an email this morning maybe we can work something out

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