Print it. Bag it. Bring it.Phones die, screens crack, and most of this water has no signal. Print this map, fold it into a zip-top bag or dry bag with your license, and you have a backup your electronics can’t give you. Every marker is numbered so you can say exactly where you are.
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boondocks Landing and Battle River Rentals Resort landing, south-east shore | Access / boat ramp | 48.06624, -94.68471 | Resort landing at the Battle River corner of the lake. |
| 2 | Outdoor Authority Fish House Rentals Fish house rental, Waskish | Outfitter / canoe rental | 48.19634, -94.53125 | Rents fish houses for the winter season on the state-managed water. |
| 3 | Big Bog State Recreation Area Big Bog SRA, Waskish | Park / conservation area | 48.17538, -94.51297 | State recreation area at Waskish with the boardwalk out into the peat bog. |
| 4 | Hillman's Waskish | Bait, tackle & fly shop | 48.16691, -94.51201 | |
| 5 | Red Lake State Forest Red Lake State Forest | Campsite | 48.16547, -94.50928 | State forest camping on the Waskish side of the lake. |
| 6 | Red Lake Rentals Boat rental, north shore | Outfitter / canoe rental | 48.08862, -94.60499 | |
| 7 | Rogers' on RED Resort campground, north shore | Campsite | 48.08802, -94.60700 | |
| 8 | JR's Red Lake Access Resort access, north-east shore | Access / boat ramp | 48.07535, -94.63990 | |
| 9 | USGS 05073500 Upper Red Lake at Waskish Primary level reference | USGS gauge | 48.17520, -94.51483 | Lake level gauge for this water. |
| 10 | Designated Special Management Waters - Upper Red Lake Minnesota Rules 6264.0400, subp. 59 | Regulation section limit | 48.12109, -94.77633 | Upper Red Lake and its listed tributaries are a designated special management water under Minnesota Rules 6264.0400. Check the current DNR regulations before you fish. |
Gauge: USGS 05073500 — UPPER RED LAKE AT WASKISH, MN. Live flow on the web page.
Species: Black Crappie, Northern Pike, Tullibee, Walleye, Yellow Perch
Regulations: www.dnr.state.mn.us/regulations/fishing/index.html
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.
Waskish public landing - the main state access on the east shore and the departure point for most guided boats.
Tamarac Bay - shallow protected water at the northeast corner, productive early and a refuge when the main lake blows.
Rogers Landing - north shore access with parking, used heavily during the ice season.
Highway 72 corridor - the road along the east side, with several small approaches and winter ice roads.
Battle River area - the northwest corner, farther from the crowd and worth the run on calm days.
County ice roads out of Waskish - plowed access maintained by local resorts through the winter fishery.
Bemidji, about sixty miles south - the nearest full-service town for lodging,
Spring: the opener in May is the busiest stretch of the year, with fish shallow and spinner rigs working over dark flats.
Summer: drifting and trolling across open water in eight to twelve feet, with early and late light the most productive windows.
Fall: cooling water pulls larger walleye into predictable feeding periods and the crowds thin considerably.
Winter: the signature season here, with pl