Brindley’s Blog

Lake Starting to Freeze - Nov 2019.mp4This is a preview of what's to come...lake is starting to freeze! We are booking up for ice fishing, but check out our availability this winter for guided ice fishing.

Just wrapped up our open water season at Brindley's. We got  the cabins winterized, docks removed, boats put away, slipcovers removed, and some odds and ends to finish up. We definitely have a lot of leaves to clean up, but that's all part of running a resort.We want to thank all our guests who have stayed with us this year and all our employees for all their hard work.

Father's Day Weekend is always a busy weekend at Brindley's Harbor. We have had lots of families in the past and present who are repeat guests...memories and traditions have been made and we are always happy to see them come back year after year. Along comes with that is when kids grow up and start their own families.

 Minnesota fishing opener has arrived and we had a fantastic start this weekend! The weather for the most part was great, despite a little bit of windy condition. We are happy to see past and new guests at Brindley's Harbor Resort.

       We are seeing signs of Spring...weather warming up and the harbor and lake are thawing out nicely...not to mention beautiful sunset reflecting on the harbor!  We are a little over two weeks to fishing opener and lots to get ready for, but we are excited after a long winter, weather is warming up and we will be right on schedule. Within the next two weeks, our crew will be putting in docks and boat slips, cleaning up cabins, getting rental boats ready for...

Ice fishing on Leech Lake continues to be a popular attraction.  We have been doing guided ice fishing packages for 23 years and we would like to take this opportunity to thank all our guests who have stayed with us during any of those winter seasons. Even though we just came through the worst conditions we have ever seen on the lake, we plan on hitting it hard again next year.For anyone that has not stayed with us a typical stay includes a team of on ice guides that go out and fish with yo...

      As we start winding down at Brindley's for the regular season, there's still a lot of work to do behind the scenes. The docks are getting removed, boats are getting winterized and put away, and some of the cabins getting winterized and shut down for the winter. We cannot thank our staff enough for making this season another successful operation to make our guests' stay enjoyable.

Check out our new YouTube account! We have a high repeat of business with our guests and we take pride in all we do to keep our resort a great place to be. Our goal for this account is to feature our resort on what we offer throughout the year from fishing during open water season to ice fishing in the winter, provide a place for families and loved ones to gather and share memorable experience.

Brindley's have rental boats for our guests. Our dock hands do a great job making sure your boat is ready before you're ready for your fishing trip.All boats have fish locators, GPS, lights, deluxe pedestal seats, live wells and (optionally) electric trolling motors. Check out more info on our different rental boats to suit your needs.

      Kids fishing contest on Thursdays  at Brindley's Harbor during the summer months is one of the fun events for families. Greg and Mike usually weigh them in and measure. The winner gets a trophy and a Brindley's merchandise.

  Rolling into the middle of summer, typically fishing is catching up! Awesome job to some of our guests who caught these walleye! With beautiful weather and good fishing, what more can you ask for? Brindley's Harbor Resort's central location puts you near these fishing honey holes: Pine Point, Stony Point, Ottertail Point, Traders Bay, Agency Bay, Goose Island, The Narrows, and The Hardwoods. Don't forget, we do the fish cleaning for you so you can enjoy your fresh catch without ...

       As registered guests, we provide summer activities for families. One of those are the Turtle Races held on Wednesdays. We provide the turtles and depending on how big the crowd is, each person participating gets to name their turtle. Whoever gets to the finish line wins a treat!

  Beautiful day to enjoy water activities at Brindley’s Harbor! We have water equipment our guests can use during their stay such as kayaks, SUPs, sailboat, trampoline, and paddleboards. We also have 3 docks and the harbor where you can cast your fishing rods and fish.

The 4th of July at Brindley's Harbor turned out to be a beautiful day despite the big chance of rain. Everyone is out enjoying the weather...swimming in the beach, fishing, tubing, sailing, paddle boarding, kayaking, etc. The lake is also warm enough to refresh yourself.

Family Bingo on Tuesday nights (6:00 - 7:30 pm) is one of Brindley's Harbor Resort's popular activities and long time tradition during the summer season. During this time, our lodge gets filled with guests of all ages. It's $.25 per card and winner takes the pot.

As summer starts to set in and lake is getting warmer, we finally put the trampoline out! School is out and we are getting more families with kids staying at Brindley's Harbor Resort. We also have a new set of docks installed recently near our sandy beach area.Our docks are used for fishing, or when you just want to jump off and swim during the summer months, or just plain hang out.

One of the services we offer at Brindley's is renting out our fleet of boats to our guests.  We have a variety of boat rentals from 17' to 20' with 70 HP up to 150 HP. All boats come with fish locators with GPS, live wells, electric trolling motors (optional), nets, life preservers, and lights.

Happy Memorial Weekend! We are pretty much fully booked and we are happy to see our guests back and see new people at Brindley's Harbor. The weather has been beautiful and fishing has been good especially the walleye fishing at night.

MN Fishing Opener has finally arrived! Brindley's Harbor is all up and running. The lake is open, all boat slips are in, cabins are ready, and the guests have arrived!

Ice fishing season may have been done a month and a half ago, but for the last time, it happened this weekend. As the ice keeps melting and breaking apart from the edges, we were still able to walk on parts of the lake to go fishing.Usually around this time of the year is the best time to perch fish. But with the late winter weather in Spring and not being able to go on the boat to explore other areas, we were not expecting to find the right spot.

There is hope! It's definitely been a long winter, but we are finally seeing signs of Spring...weather warming up and the harbor finally starting to thaw out! We are about 3 weeks to fishing opener and we are still hoping for open water!

Happy First Day of Spring! Even though the snow is starting to melt slowly, we can’t help but look forward to this view in a couple of months or less. This photo shows one of our docks at the resort, which is a few feet away from the lodge.

Our ice fishing operation for the season just wrapped up a few days ago. We want to say thank you to all our guests for your business and to our guides who have put in a lot of time and effort looking for fish for our guests this winter. We look forward to our open water fishing in the next couple of months.