The secluded northeastern point of Minnesota (sometimes called "the arrowhead") is a land of outcrops, cliffs, clear-water basins and wild rice streams. It is home to moose, timberwolves, bald eagles . . . and lots of fish! The Ely area is home to big walleye, deep lake trout, burly smallmouth bass, and some of the best northern pike fishing in the country. To this we can add pockets of bluegills, crappie, brook trout, largemouth bass, perch, and, on a few lakes, splake.

Just about every guest here at Pine Point Lodge brings a fishing rod. But, for about half of these folks, fishing is just ONE of the things they want to do during their stay. They want to go out on our 19-mile chain of lakes, bait a hook or attach a lure, and catch some fish. They usually come back with a few walleye, a northern pike or two, and a couple of smallmouth bass. Then it's off to the fish house to fillet them up, then back to the cabin for a fresh fish-fry. Sometimes a couple of cabins will get together for a spur-of-the-moment group cookout; the fishermen bring the main course, and the non-fishermen supply the salad and dessert.

 Most of these fish are put back into the lake to please another sportsman. Should any fish sustain an injury, or are just too tired to "make-it", by all means bring them back in for a hearty meal. And we have no problem at all if a guest wants to take home "the biggest fish I ever caught" to have mounted and hung on the wall.