Mac's Twin Bay Resort on Lake Mille Lacs in MN

PARTY!!

2009-08-04T17:46:00.000-07:00

Join us this Saturday at Buzzie's from 3-5 pm to celebrate Kevin's big win!!!!

Kevin wins the FLW Professional Walleye Tournament at Lake Winnebago!!!

2009-07-19T07:24:00.001-07:00

We'll get more details to you in a day or two, but expect a great party coming up to celebrate Kevin's big win!!
http://liveleaderboard.com/EventData/FLW_Tour/2009/Winnie/day4_am/pages/100_8668.htm

Kids Contest Winners for 2009

2009-07-13T14:57:00.000-07:00

152 kids and a beautiful day! Here are the winners (L to R):

Most Fish Blake Zortman

3rd Place Brady Peterson
2nd Place Angelina Hanson

1st Place Nia Martin

Great fishing, great fun!

2009-07-13T14:54:00.000-07:00

Nice slots being caught out on the rocks with slip bobbers. Eric went out last night with a couple of our friends. Eric (age 9) caught 3, Tim got 1 and Chris got 0. Hmmm.

Weather has been great. Lots of sailboats and pontoons heading out for pleasure cruises/sails.

Don't forget that Buzzie's has their Tug of War on Saturday!

Summer 2009

2009-07-10T19:40:00.000-07:00

Summer is flying by this year! We've had some great weather and lots of folks up to enjoy it. This weekend is Isle Days, and we'll again host our Kids Fishing Contest on Sunday. Check it out at www.islekidsfishingcontest.com.

Buzzies will have their annual Tug of War on July 18. Give them a call at 320-676-3999 for more details!

Awesome Fishing this Weekend! 1/11/09

2009-01-12T07:11:00.001-08:00

Greetings to everyone!

We had numerous reports of great fishing all weekend. All but one group in a rental house had at least one walleye. I must have heard about 6-8 larger walleyes (24"+) and I've posted a few pictures already.

I had a chance to go up in a two seater airplane and took some great pictures! Arlo and Eric got to go as well. I'll be putting up some photos from that as well. It gave me a great appreciation for our road systems. All are so well-organized and neat. Lots of room between houses...great job, guys!!! Some of the other sets of houses from other resorts were pretty bunched up.

It's been a great year for fishing and for folks getting up for some R&R. Buzzie's is not only doing karaoke every Saturday, but now they've added a meat raffle, too. Always something fun brewing over there!! Give them a call--320-676-3999--they have some yummy specials and can tell you all about them.

Thanks for asking about Jim (Dad). He's still recovering from his surgery, but he is in the office for a few hours again! If you see him in the chair, it's just because he isn't supposed to sit upright for too long--pretty painful.

1/5/09

2009-01-05T16:05:00.000-08:00

Very cold day up here in the country. Temp was -20 this morning when I woke up.

Guys were out plowing and marking roads to gravel all day. If all goes as planned, we should be heading out with houses later this week.

1/4/09

2009-01-05T16:02:00.000-08:00

Roads to Hennepin are just fine.

Folks are reporting a good amount of action from the perch and walleyes. Had one group that went out farther in their portables--to the gravel--and filled out on walleye in about an hour!

Just a few cars got stuck over the weekend. No other reports at all. Rumors about break-ins are greatly exaggerated. One house had a ruler go missing, nothing else.

Rentals are busy, but we still have our weekday 2 for 1 special. Those are quite a good deal, so check your calendars and try to come see us!

1/3/09

2009-01-05T15:59:00.001-08:00

We didn't get all the snow they've been predicting. Just a little snow, really, and a bit of rain. Some of the highways are a bit slippery, but our roads are plowed nice and wide and marked with reflectors, so everyone can come and go. Buzzie's has a big crowd in for karaoke !

We got the roads plowed out to Hennepin and took a few houses out there. Waiting to see what the snow might do.

Our oldest son turned 18 today. Wow. Pretty hard to believe. He plans to enlist in the Marines early this week. We are very proud of him.

Fishing has been pretty good with the snow forecast, but the cold weather to follow may hamper that a bit. Even with that, folks are having a great time & enjoying their houses.

12/31

2009-01-05T15:58:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year's to all of you! Fishing reports are pretty good. Perch activity, walleyes, and some eelpout. Lots of folks up enjoying the holiday. Lots of snowmobilers and wheeled houses. Nice to see everyone out and about.

12/28 update

2008-12-28T16:54:00.001-08:00

What a busy weekend! How wonderful.

Fishing seems to be a bit slower than last week, but I still had lots of good reports. One group was up for 24 hours and had 11 walleyes (5 keepers)--in their house, not a portable either! Another had 7 perch, others had 'a few' perch. Another told me a great story about having a huge muskie up to the hole but that its head was too big. Wow. It got tangled in his lines, so a minute or so after it got off the first time, he had it on again. This time it t-boned itself up against the hole and got off.

Ice reports are awesome. 15-18 all over. We have all houses--big and small--out to I. In other words, we are west of Hawkbill about halfway to Hennepin, and also have some roads directly west from our point. Kevin was out marking roads to Hennepin today, so we'll be working on them over the next few days. It's pretty likely that we'll drive there by New Years, but give us until Tuesday to call us so we can be sure.

For those of you who are used to talking to Jim in the office (my Dad), he'll be out for a week or two. He's having surgery on his leg tomorrow and will be there for about 3-4 days before heading home for recovery. So, you'll hear a few new voices: KD and Leslie in addition to Brooks and me.

Have a great (short) week! See you soon.

Karen McQuoid

12/26

2008-12-26T18:02:00.004-08:00

We are plowed out to Road I right now. Seeing 15-18" of ice consistently. Still want you to stick to 20 mph, though:)

We have some openings this weekend for rentals. We'll take some 24 hour stays through New Year's, so check with your friends and make plans to come see us! Buzzie's will have a great New Year's Eve buffet for $15.95 and karaoke after that. Plan for a fun time with all of us!

12/24

2008-12-26T18:02:00.003-08:00

Office will close at 3 pm today. Hope all of you have a Merry Christmas!

12/23

2008-12-26T17:58:00.000-08:00

Guys are still plowing and opening roads. It's a 'typical' winter again:) Great ice, and plenty of plowing. We have a few new faces...

Dereke is working the lake, focusing on the rentals. He has 5 years experience on the lake working for a different resort. He's a friendly guy, so be sure to give him a wave!

KD is joining us in the office. My dad will be having some surgery on his leg Monday, so he'll be out for a week or more. (not to worry, he should be fine. Surgery at Abbott. He'll be there 3-4 days). KD works as a bartender for Buzzie's, so you'll see her face all over:)

We're really proud of the team we have working for us. We think they are the best on the lake. Experience, friendly and always ready to get things done for our customers.

12/21

2008-12-26T17:57:00.001-08:00

Some good fishing reports this weekend. Seeing some walleye, a few nice perch...shallow seems better. Looking forward to seeing lots of folks over the holidays.

12/20

2008-12-26T17:50:00.001-08:00

Ice is good. Houses are out. Fish are biting. Why are you reading this instead of heading up to see us?

Happy Saturday!

12/18

2008-12-18T18:06:00.000-08:00

We'll be out to Roads A, B, C and E this weekend. Driving will be fine. We do expect some snow, so we'll be out plowing.

A few of you have asked for a 'map' of our roads. This is a great idea, but I don't have one for you yet. I'll try to talk to Kevin about doing this and maybe get it out next week.

Karen

You betcha, they know about us in LA now!

2008-12-17T20:10:00.000-08:00

We hosted a group of women for a 'Becoming an Outdoors Woman' ice fishing weekend, and one of the ladies was a freelance writer. She wrote up an article which was just published in the LA Times: http://travel.latimes.com/articles/la-tr-icefishing-2008dec14

12/17

2008-12-17T19:57:00.000-08:00

Roads A, B, and C are plowed and open. Ice ranges from about 12-15" & we've been plowing for a few days now. Hoping to get Road E open tomorrow, probably won't get to F for the weekend.

We are ready for you to get your house out and drive to it. Give us a call at the office and we can get all the details. If you email, I might miss it (spam filters etc.) , so please call to be sure we get you everything we need.

Our rentals are out already. One party was there for just a day this week and kept 26 perch. We'd love to see some new faces ready to enjoy our awesome lake and see howluxurious ice fishing can be!

12/15

2008-12-15T07:34:00.000-08:00

The sun is UP, the temperatures are DOWN and Isle kids are happy (no school).

We'll be working on plowing over the next few days. By the weekend, we should be able to pull all houses out and allow driving. We'll be watching what the cold weather does to the ice to determine how many roads will be open.

We have openings for rentals this weekend.

Stay tuned.

12/14

2008-12-15T07:33:00.000-08:00

The storm definitely came on strong this morning! Lots of snow and wind is coming. Hard to keep the windows cleaned off very well. Going to close the office as soon as the last renter checks in and gets settled in their house.

12/13

2008-12-15T07:31:00.001-08:00

We are getting ready for the 'Big Storm.' Our ice conditions are excellent, so everything should be fine.

12/12

2008-12-12T06:49:00.002-08:00

Howdy! We are pulling small houses out to Roads A & B. No driving this weekend, ATVs and snowmobiles are ok. Give us a call as soon as you can if you plan to come up. Be sure your bill is paid up, let us know when you’ll be here, and we can get everything setup.

We do have rentals available for the weekend, too, so check out some pictures on the main website (macstwinbay.com) and give us a call to reserve your house.

Pray for a SMALL snowfall on Sunday.

12/11/08

2008-12-12T06:49:00.001-08:00

Kevin is out plowing Roads A & B today. ice still looks good:)

12/10

2008-12-10T05:59:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday to Kevin today!

He'll be out working on the ice and I'll get you an update when I have one.

All is looking good:)