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Rent a Sleeper Fish House for Family Fun

There are many ways to enjoy ice fishing on The Walleye Capital of the World.  One of the adventures enjoyed by many is staying overnight in a sleeper fish house.  Both resorts and independent sleeper fish house operators provide the opportunity to experience staying overnight on the ice.  It’s not for everyone, but for many, it is just what the doctor oARNESENS SLEEPER HOUSErdered when the goal is to get away from it all and have the opportunity to fish 24 hours a day.

Fishing out of a sleeper fish house is almost like ice camping.  You are in a spacious and cozy fish house for 2-3 days with friends and / or loved ones.  Regardless of the temps outside, inside the fish house is nice and balmy.  Fish from your bunk bead or with slippers on if you would like.  Good times to break up a long winter season.

There are many types and sizes of sleeper houses, but most often, a bed, strong heater, cook stove sometimes with a oven, bait and rest room facilities, which do not include running water, are included.

Planning for meals, sleeping bags, pillows, blankets, evening activities, beverages, camera gear, cell phones and your fishing gear is part of the experience.northern lights ice permanent sleeper 300x198

A wide variety of people enjoy sleepers.  Families, couples, groups of friends, girls weekend, and bachelor parties are some of the groups who enjoy short term living on the ice.

When you stay in a sleeper house on Lake of the Woods, try and remember to look at the sky on a clear night.  Being so far north combined with very little light pollution allows the stars, planets and milky ways to just pop!  It is a breathtaking view not to be forgotten.  If you really get lucky, perhaps you will experience the northern lights.

A few years ago, I had the opportunity to experience a sleeper fish house with my daughter and her “friend”, as a protective dad might say.  Daisy and Cody had never experienced or slept in a sleeper fish house before.  We enjoyed good times, good fishing, a variety of good food and made memories that will last a lifetime.  These highschoolers at the time learned about ice fishing, quickly understood the advantage of a Vexilar, and developed a love of ice fishing that remains to this day.  We still talk about our trip and plan on doing it again this year.  A tradition has started.  Check out the video of our sleeper fish house adventure, full of plenty of fishing activity!

For more info on renting a sleeper fish house on Lake of the Woods, go to www.LakeoftheWoodsMN.com/Lodging for a complete listing.

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