good lakes for Bass and vacation

[mwal]

Hi

The other half wants to go to a resort this summer. I want to be sure there are good bass opportunities. Please give me some suggestions within a 3 1/2 hour drive of the cities.

Thanks

Mwal

[thatoneguy]

The Leech Lake area is great for bass, and has a ton of resorts to choose from. There are also lots of great bass lakes nearby that are smaller and easier to fish if the wind kicks up.

[bassfshin24]

Mille Lacs is a great bass lake. One of the top smallmouth lakes in the state. Also the lake can be awesome for Largemouth. It's a great multi-species lake.

[Stick in Mud]

Mille Lacs is a good one...if you like fishing largemouth, there's some great fishing in the Rum River by Kathio State Park.

[Juan Grande]

Carmike,

I've thought about staying at Kathio, but have only stayed at Father Hennepin. Can you catch bass from shore or is the river deep enough to fish a 17' boat?

[JBMasterAngler]

Pretty much any Brainerd area lake will give you what your looking for. Grand Rapids area would be a good one too.

[corncob]

You have way too many choices, and likely will get brain scald trying to make a decision......Bemidji,Walker,Fergus Falls,Park Rapids,Grand Rapids,Ottertail,Alexandria,Brainerd,and then there is AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!...There I go again!...Just keep Mama happy, and all is well.

[Stick in Mud]

Lol, funny post, grizilla. You're certainly right.

[fishuhalik]

ditto grizilla. put your finger on a map of minnesota anywhere north of the metro & you're covering at least 3 great bass lakes. i'd hit up the grand rapids/marcell area like others have mentioned, but i'm partial since i grew up there

[reinhard1]

i agree with the Marcell area and Grand Rapids for largemouth mainly [smallmouth also]. North Star Lake has some resorts on there with bass and more. for smallmouth i would check the Arrowhead area from Ely to the gunflint area and Isabella/Finland area as well. good luck.

[Pherris]

Well if you can spare the extra hour traveling Vermillion is a great bass (LM and SM) lake. Not as busy as some of the others mentioned and you can always find calm water. Also have nice Hiking Golf and casino. Just more to help scall the brain.

[Raider4ever]

I will vouch for the GR area. Gazillions of lakes and resorts. Most have great bass fishing.