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. 

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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. 

We clear fresh ice for every guest and offer warm houses on arrival Ice Castles and Glaciers

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!

Lots of walleye and crappie

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!

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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!

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Old School Kindness and Conversation

Fresh Ice and Warm Houses

Customer Experience

Finished out the walleye season strong with RLKs Guide Service! All I can say is it's by FAR THE BEST rental experience I've ever had! The guys made sure we were safe, warm, set up and using the right rigs! They were a call away 24/7 for all our needs. Personable, kind, accomodating, and man were we ON the FISH! 14 and 15" crappies, 17" walleye limits, rattles all night long and Jumbo perch, starting within minutes of stepping into the house! 10 out of 10! We will be back next year! RLKs gets our vote for guide service of the year!
Heidi H.
Ice Fishing Guest 2025
The guys at RLK are awesome. they were very friendly and checked in every day to see how things were going. shacks are well taken care.
Ryan M.
Ice Fishing Guest 2025
Thanks again for an awesome weekend and great accomodations! We will definitely be back. You and your team exceeded all of our expectations and we will be booking for January 2025!
Ryan M.
Ice Fishing Guest
  • I 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 Avatar J Bird
    October 20, 2021

    Thad 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 Avatar Nathan Wear
    October 20, 2021

    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 Avatar Damon Fuhrman
    January 20, 2022

    Thad 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 Avatar Matthew Payne
    February 20, 2022
  • THAD 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 Avatar Buddha Moua
    October 20, 2021

    Had 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 Avatar CJ Kulla
    January 20, 2022

    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 Avatar Amanda Mattheisen
    February 20, 2022

    You’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 Avatar coach sprick
    October 20, 2021
  • Took 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 Avatar 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 Avatar Justin Frette
    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 Avatar Amanda Mattheisen
    February 20, 2022

    You’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 Avatar coach sprick
    October 20, 2021
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The team at RLKs is top notch...warm hospitality, great fishing insight. Really good, helpful people. We give them our highest referral!
Jeff & Lukas
Ice Fishing Guests 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Upper Red Lake Ice Fishing Guides
I'll be going with you guys every chance I get! We had a great time! Thanks again...you guys have a great team very friendly n helpful!
Dan
Ice Fishing Guest
ice fishing guests
Family Friendly Ice Fishing Guides MN
The team at RLKs is top notch...warm hospitality, great fishing insight. Really good, helpful people. We give them our highest referral!
Jeff & Lukas
Ice Fishing Guests
Upper Red Lake Ice Fishing Guides
I'll be going with you guys every chance I get! We had a great time! Thanks again...you guys have a great team very friendly n helpful!
Dan
Ice Fishing Guest
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