“Travis, Sam, Dan and the rest of the crew at Sunset are fantastic top-notch! Always helpful and courteous and a bunch of fun to be around when we get back to camp!! Travis is always willing to lend a hand if you need anything from help fixing mechanical issues to telling you wherethe best bet will be to fish the next day! Sam is always great in and around the lodge and Dan Doocy is also great, always serving up tons of laughs in the restaurant bar!
I have also fished with Dan Schmidt (fishing guide) and I can’t say enough good things about his willingness over the years to share with us great spots to fish on the MN and Canadian side in the winter and summer months. I’ve also fished with Dan in Florida now that he spends most of his time now based in the Punta Gorda and Matlacha, Florida area. Recently, I took my family to Fort Myers and my two young daughters and my wife went out with Dan down there and we all had a blast catching snook, drum and snapper! The kids loved all the action and my wife and I caught our share as well! If you want a great guide experience in MN/Canada on Lake of the Woods or in Florida near Ft. Myers/Punta Gorda; call Dan Schmidt!! You want the best experience from a resort on Lake of the Woods in the NW Angle; the only place to call is Sunset Lodge on Oak Island!! I can’t wait for the next trip!! – Chris L "Employees are very friendly loved every momment we were up there I can;t complain about a single thing other than wasn't able to use phone but honestly I dont care, went here to get away from drama to fish and relax and caught one of the biggest perch of my life just right off the beach of this resort." - Matt L “Great staff.” - Darren M "Fun people working there, and a great place to catch the sunset over apps and drinks. A good mix of personalities and wonderful service. Go there and you will not be disappointed." - Jerry
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“The staple of oak island” – 5 Star Review by: Jon Pietruszewski
“First time stay at Sunset Lodge. It was and awesome experience. The service was great, good accommodations and the food was also great. Felt like VIP treatment the whole stay.” – David Bayerl “Great Food, Great Place to Visit!!” – Mark Enge "Sam & Travis are great Managers😉 Everything about the stay was perfect! We will be back!” – Julie Pairoiero (Erdmann Crew)
“Just got back from Sunset Lodge . Had a great time with Lindy Pro Staff Steve Kapaun. Fishing was great and the Lodge staff where top notch and the food was great. Highly Recommend Sunset Lodge.” – Gary Havelka “Just got back from Sunset Lodge. Had a great time. Went on a guided crappie trip in to Canada. Sam at the lodge was very helpful in getting us a Canadian fishing license and helping with calling in to customs. Our guide was Scott from BonBons guide service. Scott was very friendly and helpful. Scott put us on the fish. The crappie bite was a little slow but we got 39 crappies. Smallest was 12” biggest was just shy of 16” with an average size about 14”. When the crappies slowed down Scott moved us to a good walleye hole. We got our limit of of walleyes in less then an hour. The walleyes were not really big but good eaters (16”-21”). We were on the American plan were the meals were included. The food at the lodge was great. Have to try the tot-chose. Everybody at the lodge were very helpful and friendly. Definitely recommend Sunset lodge for a great place to stay and great fishing. I am definitely going to be back.” – Jason Schaaefer “Can't wait to get back.” – Doug Bents “By far, the best fishing experience I've ever had! Highly recommended!” – Nick Carter "We had a BLAST hope to see you again next year!!” – Gina Knutson
"Thanks for another great trip. 3 years of great fishing and hospitality." - Shawn Madsen Group “Thank you for another unforgettable trip to Sunset Lodge. As always, the fishing, food, and hospitality were top notch! Good Fishin!” - Perry Good “We really enjoyed our stay from December 27th to December 30 under the Pitzen group; the staff is awesome; fishing was great and Ronnie the best!” – Jackie McGee “Flew in for a burger. Was not disappointed.” - Joseph Kapla “Wanted to say thanks to Sam and all the people working at Sunset. Once again we have a great time. The guides were awesome. Coming back in 4 weeks.” David Desart "Great place to go for a remote feeling ice fishing trip. Spent a few nights/days here ice fishing with Sunset Lodge. Did do a one day trip into Canada for crappies as well. Everything was great. Food portions were good, drinks were good and prices were extremely good, especially considering you are on an island and everything needs to be brought over. Staff was very friendly and the guides were very easy going and helpful. It nice that ice houses were a little further out and not piled on top of other resort houses. Very remote feeling on the edge of the wilderness. Fishing was good as well. Would definitely recommend. Have been to other resorts on the island and Zippel Bay ice fishing and this one ranks right up there. Each it's own feeling and pluses & minuses." The Monte “We had a BLAST hope to see you again next year!!” – Gina Knutson
"Thanks for another great trip. 3 years of great fishing and hospitality." - Shawn Madsen Group “Thank you for another unforgettable trip to Sunset Lodge. As always, the fishing, food, and hospitality were top notch! Good Fishin!” - Perry Good “The staff here goes above and beyond the call of duty to make your vacation a success. This was my first time here and I was really impressed with the staff, food, lodging,etc” – Joe K
“Had a great time! Your staff did great thanks” – Nick S “It was good! We had a great time. We didn’t catch a ton of fish but we had fun.” – Chad A "We had a very good fishing trip. This year we fished 4 days! Fishing was good to great. The weather was colder than normal but that is the price of fall fishing. We were very pleased with the service and food while at the resort. The food is as good as a high priced restaurant! The staff is very good. Each day we drove our boats to the docks someone was there to help dock the boats! We had a great time and will return next fall again. A special thank you to Sam as she is a dedicated employee that works hard! She always has a smile! You guys have a special manger to be sure..Take care." - Rick "Travis, Samantha, Dan, Cory & Alex did an outstanding job of taking care of us! We had a great time! The gravel road getting in/out of Canada is in terrible shape and beat us up pretty good…other than that though the trip was fantastic!! We’ll be coming back again for sure! Is Cabin B & Cabin C available for my group of guys if we came up March 6th to March 10th or Feb 27th to March 3rd?? Thanks again!" - Chris L "Great people. Great food. Couldn’t have had a better trip!” - 5 star FB review Nicole Hubbard
“Everything was just fine! Staff was friendly and courteous. I will definitely be staying again in the future. Thank you.” Todd Farris “Thanks to all who helped make our week memorable! This 40 inch muskie though not a trophy will forever be the signature fish of the trip! Caught trolling a rainbow trout rip stick on medium light walleye rod and 6lb braid! I will come back for him in a few years when he’s a 50!!”- Bill Diehm “Sooo Beautiful & Relaxing!!! Great Staff!!” – Carla Kiner “Each time I come up here it gets better.” – Mike Swiridow “We had a great time at Sunset Lodge. Every member of your staff was outstanding and had excellent customer service skills. We felt welcomed from the moment we initially docked out boat at the dock until the moment we left. The food was also excellent. All-in-all, I would say I would give it a 4.7 out of 5 stars. Definitely a place I will return to. Thanks for asking and tell your team to keep up the great job! They are awesome.” - Mike Schulz “From my initial conversations with you – to checking out, we had a very good trip. Sunset even checked on us at the boat landing as we had experienced some motor issues. The fishing was slow however the lodge was a great time. Thank you. I hope to visit on the hard water this year.” - Larry Eidem “We enjoyed and had a great time. The staff is great. We will be back next year and also probably ice fishing over the winter.” - Larry Raasch “As always a great experience. Samantha and the staff are fantastic. A few of them were just filling in or just new but they did fine. Thanks again and I’m planning on a June trip again with 6-8 people so I’ll be in contact again when I get a head count.” – Jim Steen “Glad the pictures came through. Have a good fall season. Thanks to the staff up there for the hospitality.” – Bruce Larson “Hi - my son and I had a great trip. It was our first time at Sunset Lodge. The staff was great, welcoming and focused on making our trip work. Walleye and Muskie fishing was great for us. Travis gave us some good ideas for spots given this was our first time in the area. The owners are lucky to have the dedicated staff on site. Other guest were very friendly too and added to a nice environment. Thanks.” - Bruce and Bennett Larson “Sunset Lodge is a spectacular place to vacation at. They have a staff that is world class, from the minute you arrive they are there to assist you, they are very knowledgeable and friendly. The fishing is phenomenal, we caught walleye, perch, northerns and crappie’s. The cabin we stayed in was freshly re-done, super clean and had everything we needed for our long stay. The bar and grill was excellent! Great food and drinks! We ate there every night! We can’t wait to go back up there, in fact we planned a trip for the winter! My wife and I go to numerous fishing resorts during the summer and winter and Sunset lodge is by far the best places to catch walleye’s, If you are looking for an adventure of a life time, this is the place!" - Jeff Van Den Einde Delano, MN “We had an absolute blast again! It was the first time up there for my wife and she loved it! Thanks for everything you do and did for us to make it such a memorable trip, can’t wait till the next time!” Thanks again!" - Jeff Van Den Einde Delano, MN 4 Star Trip Advisor Review: “Great staff at Sunset Lodge! Food was good with generous portions. This was my first trip to the Northwest Angle and I hope to go back. The fishing was "spotty" although most other guests caught more than we did. Just the same we brought home a couple of meals of walleye” - Review by: JoeK1011 "We just wrapped up another full week on LOTW at Sunset Lodge. As always, We received great service on the docks from Travis and Corey. Thanks for your hard work in making the experience more enjoyable. Fishing- We battled through 20+ mph winds that blew from 4 direct directions over 4 days. The weather is always crazy on LOTW. Our focus, as always, was the muskies. We did not put the numbers in the boat that have in previous years put the size of the fish was definitely more impressive. The 2 largest fish were 49.5 and 50.25. While everyone seems to have a story of the “one that got away”, we certainly had several of those this week too. Even when the fish were not aggressively biting we continued to raise many large muskies. In fact the overall size of the muskies we were seeing was MUCH larger than the normal LOTW fish we’ve seen in years past. Most fish seemed to be in the mid to high 40’s with several that exceeded 50. Mike lost one fish that we never got a look at on the first cast Thursday morning. The fish did not head shake or thrash. I just pulled away with as a true giant does. Even the 50.25” caught the next morning did not cheer Mike up much. When Mikes says “Big fish” after the hook set…..you know it’s a big fish. In fact he called the 49.5 and 50.25 ”small” on the hook set. When our arms got tired we caught plenty of walleyes. We even found time to tag several +15” crappies, that never gets old! Thanks again Sunset Ledge for making the experience great. See you next year." Mike Tengwall/Eric Guddal “Had a great time and appreciated the wonderful hospitality! The staff does a great job of making sure we are taken care of and are enjoying our trip.” - Derek S
“Took my 15 year old son and his buddy up for a quick trip before school starts. Great location, great staff and nice cabins. Highly recommended.” - Derek S “This is my second visit here. Stunning sunsets, great food, friendly staff and nice cabins. The blankets on the bed are so soft. I hope to bring a group of Women next summer. One of my favorite places and always a grand adventure getting here.” - Barb Carey “What a great place!!! People are so friendly and very accommodating!!!” - Gerri H “It was great!” - Terry M "Trip was awesome. Great help as always. We will definitely be back." - Greg H “Thanks for the great weekend!! Facilities outstanding as always. Food to perfection. Staff was awesome……….along with the phenomenal quality fish caught we could not ask for anything better. Looking forward to coming back as soon as possible!! Sunset is the only place to go.” - Tony P “The accommodations are great the staff did a very good job We definitely plan on coming back again , Definitely made us feel like we belong there you guys did above and beyond. You have a great staff.” - Doug B “Hello, We had an awesome vacation at Sunset Lodge! * Fishing was great. * Food and drink were delicious. * Overall service was best yet! Some more details..... We were always greeted at the dock and someone was always there to get us gas, bait, ice....etc. - Dan "the bartender" is one of a kind. His service is off the charts great and we always have such a great time chatting with him. - Sam is everywhere and can do it all! She is such a hard worker and is always in great spirits. Thanks, we had a GREAT trip! Joe S “Absolutely amazing food and great service with an awesome view!” - Dustin C “We did have a great time. Your dock area was very nice. Your staff was great and always willing to help. ( big plus). Thanks for everything and maybe we will see you next year.” - Randy A “OUTSTANDING! Sam does a great job for you. I noticed more fresh food like fruit with breakfast and salad with dinner that had a good variety of greens. I’m not a health nut but I’m too old to eat the crappy deep fried diet I had in my younger days so I appreciate the fruit and veggies and noticed more of that on this trip than on previous trips. Anyway, things were GREAT and some things were even BETTER than I was expecting. My customers were VERY impressed with the entire operation. You run a great show up at Sunset and your staff performs well (even when you are not around) so good for you. I can’t wait to get back to your place!” - Taylor S "We had a great time! Thanks much." - Lisa P “We had a great experience! All of the staff was awesome. Do you have anything available for me and my wife, August 17th leaving on the 19th? We don’t need a kitchen, we prefer your bar & restaurant!” - Jim D "We had a great trip and hope to be back again. All the staff was AWESOME, and your chef makes a killer steak (according to my son Alec that ordered it every night)! Reed was a fantastic guide and added to the enjoyment of our trip." - Cindy M “It was great! Thanks” - Chuck S "Thank you for the making our 2018 fishing trip in June the best. Your resort is 1st class. I would like to get something set up for 2019. We had 6 people this year. Might have 8 or so next season. The boat commute out of Baudette worked so slick. I was really impressed with how well your staff treated everyone. The whole group still talks about what a great time it was. I'd like to get something set up relatively soon as I know you guys tend to book up even a year or so in advance. Thanks again for being such great hosts!!!" - Eric H "Being first timers there it was more than expected. The accommodations, staff and everything else especially the food was excellent. We enjoyed the walleye bites. We plan to come back next year and maybe use the 15% discount Sunday through Wednesday. Dates haven't been decided yet. How do we go about reserving the same cabin if there is 6 of us? Thanks again." - Steve T "Everything was great. Travis and Corey were awesome, food was great as always, Samantha was friendly and helpful." - Tor S "Great food and Spectacular views!!" - 5 Star Trip Advisor Review Tabitha U "Absolutely love Sunset Lodge! Wouldn’t stay anywhere else. Great accommodations, food is excellent, and the staff rocks!" - 5 Star Trip Advisor Review John W “We absolutely loved our stay at Sunset Lodge. We really enjoyed the laid back atmosphere and friendliness of the staff. The staff was there to help and answer any questions we had and were very helpful to us (being it was our first time at the angle). The food was outstanding and service in bar/restaurant was excellent. The fishing was tremendous as well. My wife wasn't happy as she likes to read a book while we fish but the darn fish kept interrupting her from reading! The other visitors were friendly and fun to visit with as well. We will definitely be back to Sunset Lodge. I'll send a couple of pictures if I can figure it out. And feel free to share the above with whoever you like. The only negative was the headache I had the last morning from helping Dan the bartender celebrate his birthday!” - John C
“Samantha did a nice job and was very helpful. She was always there with answers to our questions. Very helpful on the pricing checkout and did the bill at least 3 times so we could make it custom for our group. The main lodge was very nice and the food and drinks were good! Sara was our server for breakfast and she was so much fun I will personally never forget her. If I still worked at Frito- Lay I would have stolen her from you. Ray was an excellent guide and a lot of fun for three days and we will ask for him back next year. I never fished with Forrest and heard he did a good job. We loved the Islands and will be back next year!” - Tom W “Hello, just wanted to thank everyone at Sunset for another great trip. It had been a couple years since we were there and you keep making improvements each time. The staff was friendly and helpful and Sam as always brightens everyone’s day with her smile. Thanks” - Mike B “Sunset Lodge is a very nice place to visit for a day or for a week. If you have a boat or float plane, it easy to visit. If you need a ride from Young's Bay, Northwest Angle, cal them as you enter Canada. We crossed the border at Roseau/South Junction. It took us about and hour to drive to Young's Bay. There is plenty of parking and as we arrived our boat Captain was in the parking lot looking for us. We were on the boat in short order and off on a 15+ minute ride to Sunset Lodge. The lake was smooth and beautiful. There are several island with beautiful cabins and resort to see on the way. We were met at the Sunset Lodge dock by staff to take our belonging to the Lodge. Sunset Lodge is a a tranquil sight as you approach it from the lake. It is a beautiful place with a very welcoming feeling. The staff are all well trained and very customer focused. They work well together and create a very comfortable and friendly environment that makes guess feel right at home from the start. The facilities are well maintained and there are numerous activities that you can engage in beside fishing. There were several families at the Lodge enjoying themselves. The are many places to sit on Lodge's many level deck and porch space. You can soak up the rays or enjoy a book in the shade. The main Lodge had a store, bar, restaurant, lounge area, and games to enjoy. The rooms are spacious and well maintained. We enjoyed a late lunch and found the menu to be full of a diverse selection of items. Our group enjoyed he Walleye bites and lemon pepper wings and salads. The wing were some of the best I have eaten. The food was prepared to perfection and promptly served. The portion size was well in line with the pricing. There is something on the menu for everyone's desire. Try the Bloody Mary...very good! It is a popular place with local residents and guest from the mainland and other nearby island. It was great to met many of the other other visitors...there is a great sense of community. The fishing the day we were there was fantastic the day we were there. People were returning with their daily limit. The Lodge kitchen staff will prepare your catch for your evening meal. It was a great way to spend the day and we plan on returning in the future.” 5/5 Star Trip Advisor Review Richard S “Everything was excellent!” - Mitch M "The trip was great, in the 4 days I think we fished around 40 hours even though the winds were pretty strong on Sunday and Monday. The lodge is fantastic, the people working there are great. I will add a couple of thoughts we had. The food was great if you liked the food, if would be nice to have an alternative option. We were on the American plan. I think we would have liked to eat dinner earlier around 5 instead of 7, because we wanted more time after dinner to go out to fish. The best fishing is early and late in the day. I’m already planning on coming back next year, I will contact you with a schedule soon. Regards, - John J "Another great week at Sunset, can’t wait to get back. If I could book for next year, 3 of us again same as this year."" - Rob B "Wow, great trip to Sunset again great staff and awesome fishin even saw wheel house willy." - Brent W "Great place. Great staff. Cabins are awesome and the guys running the docks are always helpful when we pull in." Rich G "As usual the group at Sunset did a wonderful job. Chris did a great job with the meals, Dan did a great job behind the bar and Sam made checkout a breeze. Dockboys did an excellent job as well. Look forward to being back there next summer. Good friends of mine are coming up in August. There is an outside chance I could sneak away for a couple days." Brady S |
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