Minnesota's Best Ice Castle and Glacier House Rentals on Beautiful Upper Red Lake, Minnesota
We invite you to be our guest!
About us
What we do
We offer beautiful ice house rentals and Guide Service on Upper Red Lake, Minnesota. We invite you to experience Ice Fishing in our warm and impeccably maintained Ice Castle and Glacier brand ice houses.
Fresh Ice and Warm House on Arrival
We pride ourselves on high quality customer service! Part of that is giving our guests a warm, cleaned, sanitized ice house and relocate the house to fresh ice.
Our Team's Commitment and Values
Our team sticks to timeless values of respect and dependability. We offer our guests warm hospitality and safety through old fashioned hard work, attention to detail and unparalleled fishing passion! We further support our guests with our Guide Team who all have training from Thad and Noah on customer service and operation, and who all have years of experience with Ice Fishing on Upper Red Lake.
Our Guides are passionate and hard working who stay on-ice to support you!
Our Process
1) Reserve your sleeper house and dates by texting and talking with Thad (507-360-6405). This is also a great time to ask questions. View our Rates and fleet.
2) Review our FAQ section to help prepare for your trip. This section includes location, what to bring, what is provided, cancelation policy and fishing regulations.
3) On the date of arrival connect with us and share your ETA. This helps us manage the day and have your house ready upon arrival.
Note: Check in is after 1PM and Check out is before 9AM.
Read about our team here: Meet the Guides and to help you prepare for your trip please read through our FAQ section. Thank you for choosing us!
Experience, Dedication and Service
With many years of experience on Red Lake out of Jr’s Corner Access on Red Lake, our crew knows the fishing and ice patterns.
We deeply value our guests and the relationships we build. We offer warm hospitality. We have many repeat guests who have fished with us for years, and our business has grown through their referrals!
On many of the Ice Fishing Facebook forums and groups, you will see our name being shared as the best on Upper Red Lake!
We don’t take that for granted and work hard to earn and keep that reputation and are very grateful for the support!
Old School Kindness and Conversation
Fresh Ice and Warm Houses
We pride ourselves on high quality customer service! All houses are cleaned, sanitized and placed on fresh ice in for each new guest rental. The house will be warm on your arrival and it really is a stress-free set up so you can enjoy the time with your friends and family and fish!
Customer Experience
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Excellent outfit put us on fish for 3 straight days. Guides were as helpful & friendly as could be. Heat and generator ran flawlessly for 3 straight days. Would highly... read more
Damon Fuhrman
January 20, 2022Thad and his crew did a great job putting us on fish! This was our first trip to Lake of the Woods. My buddy and I took our... read more
Nathan Wear
October 20, 2021Thad and his team are awesome. Extremely helpful and professional. We went up to Lake of the Woods. They took care of us all the way. ... read more
Matthew Payne
February 20, 2022You’ve come across the best in the biz! We Recommend RLK’s to everyone 🎣!! Thad, Tanner and Luke from RLK’s will take care of ya and make you feel... read more
coach sprick
October 20, 2021 -
Highly recommend Thad at Rlk along with his guide Tanner they were absolutely amazing to work with and always helpful with anything we needed!! Will definitely recommend to anyone asking!!
Amanda Mattheisen
February 20, 2022THAD AND TEAM WILL PUT YOU ON FISH. Clean ice castles, friendly and very knowledgeable! Will be booking Red Lake and LOTW for 2021 season!
Buddha Moua
October 20, 2021I was a customer at RLK guide service 2 years ago and one word comes to mind when describing Thad's operation is CLASS. They also treat customers the way... read more
J Bird
October 20, 2021Took two trips this winter with Thad and crew couldn't be more pleased with the accommodations and professionalism of these guys! Best of all they put us on fish! Had... read more
Zachary Kellerman
October 20, 2021 -
Thad at RLK is hands down the best guide service to use on Red Lake or Lake of the Woods! Thad is one of the nicest person you will... read more
Justin Frette
October 20, 2021Had a great time on Red Lake. Thad and his team are the hardest working outfitters around. Great accommodations and they put us on the fish. I... read more
CJ Kulla
January 20, 2022I was a customer at RLK guide service 2 years ago and one word comes to mind when describing Thad's operation is CLASS. They also treat customers the way... read more
October 20, 2021Took two trips this winter with Thad and crew couldn't be more pleased with the accommodations and professionalism of these guys! Best of all they put us on fish! Had... read more
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