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Fishing

Blackwater Fishing Info Website

Blackwater Lake is a great lake for both the serious and casual fisherpersons! Whether you are after good eating walleyes, huge bass or just want to let the kids reel in some sunnies Blackwater provides great opportunities.  Bass, walleye, and crappie fishing in Blackwater Lake can be very good, and there are definitely some wall mounters in these waters.  The Smallmouth Bass fishing is particularly excellent mid-summer.  There are northern pike, and pan fish to be caught as well.

Fishing Blackwater at night with a full moon during the dog days of summer can be particularly exciting. At this time of year Largemouth Bass love to hit surface lures at night, and there is nothing more exciting than hearing a 5 pound bass explode out of the water after your lure in the dark of night, and the best part is that some of the best night time fishing is right off of our docks!

Map of Area Lakes (PDF)

Woman Lake is a great walleye fishing lake and it is also known for its muskies, and at Blackwater Cabins you are less than a mile away.  Leech Lake is the largest nearby body of water and is another great Musky fishery - from Blackwater Cabins you are only half an hour from Leech Lake!

 If you were ready to wet a line 10 minutes ago then be sure to stop by the following site to get your MN Fishing License online.

MN DNR

2007 Fishing Regulations

No matter what your skill level or "luck," a day on the lake is always better than a day at work!

Our lake cabins are also situated right down the road from all the bait, tackle, snacks, and fuel a fisherman or woman could need. The Mule Lake Store is full of wonderful products and knowledge of the local lakes.

Fishing Links:

• Fishing Minnesota

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Biking

Biking / Cycling is one of this region's most popular activities.  Your biggest challenge to enjoying biking / cycling in the area will be having to stop!  Here are two major biking trails and one smaller trail for you to enjoy. This is just a small sampling of the biking possibilities that the area has to offer.

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Hiking

Blackwater Cabins are located right between two great hiking trails and are within an easy day trip of dozens of trails.

1.  Deep Portage Conservation Reserve  is a 6,307 acre reserve with an onsite environmental education center, conference facilities, interpretive center and 20+ miles of beautiful trails.  We recommend the Bog Walk!

2. The Wood Tick Trail a great section of trail for backpacking.  There are many primitive campsites on the shores of the small lakes along the trail.  Many of these lakes are stocked with trout and can provide quite a wilderness fishing experience.

3. The North Country Trail goes from Central North Dakota to Upstate New York. This trail connects with a portion of the Wood Tick Trail and also offers many day hike options.

4. Many other trails in the area offer views of the beauty and majesty of northern Minnesota's wild places. This link will bring you to the Cass County page listing many of the trails in the county.

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Birding

Birding Trip Announcement!!!

From wood warblers to waterfowl, Blackwater Cabins will provide plenty to seek and find for both the beginner and the avid birder.  My personal favorites are the warblers that can be heard singing in the trees in May and June.  Other birding highlights at the cabins include a great grey owl perched above the driveway and the annual nesting of bald eagles in a white pine near the cabins.  Highlights during the summer of 2004 include: 30+ Scarlet Tanagers along the drive way in one day during spring migration, amazing common nighthawk migrations both spring and fall, nesting bald eagles, and a house wren nesting in an old paper wasp nest near the house.  This summer we also had a pair of Common Goldeneyes on the lake.

As an avid birder for many years I am VERY happy to take people to the best spots in the area and even to find local "target" birds like Yellow Rail or Nelson's Sharptailed Sparrow, just let me know you are an avid birder before you come and I will be sure to have the latest info on sightings in the area ready for you!

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Golfing

These are just a few of the courses in the area.  This list is not a ranking in anyway. 

1.  Ridgewood Golf Course and Country Club : Lake Inquadona-Longville,  218-363-2444. 

2.  Pine River Country Club :  Pine River: 9-hole par 36, 3455 yard course and driving range; 218-587-4774.

3.  Black Bear Golf Course: Pine River, 218-587-8800 or 888-768-2327.

4.  Chippewa National Golf Course: Whipholt, par 36, 9-hole course and driving range in the Chippewa National Forest; 218-363-2552.

5. Tianna Country Club : par 72, 18-hole course in the Chippewa National Forest; Walker, 218-547-1712.  

6.  Wedgewood Golf Course: par 28, 9-hole course on Steamboat Bay of Leech Lake, Walker, 218-547-2666.

7.  Long Bow Golf Course : 18 holes, par 72. Walker, 219-547-4121.

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Dining

From fish fries to fudge, the eateries around Blackwater Cabins will not disappoint your palate. We can help you find what your looking for!

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Other

There is an amazing array of activities:

Movies-  Bear Pause Theater a four screen movie theater in Hackensack, MN just 8 miles away

Camp for the kids!- Deep Portage Conservation Reserve offers many great camps for kids including Hunter Safety camps for young hunters , a Young Women in Science Camp, Fishing Camps and even some camps for adults.  Check it out.  Send you kid to Deep Portage and stay at Blackwater Cabins only 7 miles away!

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