The Best Ice Fishing Cabins in Wisconsin
Adventures at Wisconsin's Premier Ice Fishing Resort
Stay at POV Cabins & Ice Fish Off Our Shore
Don’t stay at a hotel – spread out for your ice fishing trip and stay at POV Lake Resort – the premier ice fishing resort in Wisconsin. Our resort offers renovated studio and 2-bedroom ice fishing cabin rentals directly on the famed North Twin Lake – making watching your tip-ups that much easier. Hang with your friends and family and have the quintessential Wisconsin Northwoods wilderness experience! Come see why so many anglers return year after year to the area for a well-stocked lake, professionally-cleaned cabins, breathtaking scenery, and some of the friendliest people you’ll ever meet.
POV’s Plentiful Waters
North and South Twin Lakes are one of the nation’s premiere ice fishing bodies of water. Wintertime jigging in the weed beds produces excellent results. These lakes offer tremendous opportunities for catching walleye, northern pike, crappie, blue gills, largemouth bass and smallmouth bass. Both lakes are located within the Nicolet National Forest. These northern Wisconsin lakes produce trophy fish year after year!
More Info to Up Your Ice Fishing at POV
Don’t want to haul all of your gear here? We make it easy for you! Stay at POV Resort cabins – with quintessential Wisconsin ice fishing shack rentals and some of the top ice fishing in the state (shack rentals starting at $75). Included in a full day or full weekend rate is an insulated ice fishing shack, a heater, ice fishing jigging poles, lures, and seating. We also have an optional Vexilar fish finder add on and a lightweight electric auger on hand to drill new holes. We offer a fully-equipped 4 person wooden shanty or a 4 person pop-up tent for rental – with or without gear. To reserve an ice fishing shack, click here for more info and availability.
We have the best amenities you want to find at a Northern Wisconsin resort – a heated rec room, a general store on-site with food/beverages/bait, and an fish cleaning hut. We have high-speed WIFI throughout the main campus – so we’ve got you covered for a streaming movie after a long day on the ice.
For the latest ice fishing report on North Twin Lake, click here. We always recommend avoiding the pinch points between the island and the POV point on the mainland as well as the narrows between North and South Twin Lakes – water flow makes for thin ice. To see a Vilas County fishing report click here. And last but not least – Hook and Bullet has a really great NTL fishing report, click here.
- Colin Crawford’s Guide Service – a local favorite of ours — Colin is a really great guy and lives right in downtown Phelps! His guide services are available for individuals, groups or families on a half-day or full-day basis.
- Pertile’s UP North Guide Service — Up North Guide Service is owned and operated by Captain Jason Pertile, guiding in Forest, Vilas and Oneida Counties in northeast Wisconsin. He mainly fishes for walleyes and panfish, and am one of the few fishing guides having 25 plus years of experience in northern Wisconsin.
- Mark Haynes Guide Service Whether you’re looking for walleye, musky, panfish, or bass, Mark Haynes Guide Service will provide you with a great day on the water!
Remember to be safe on the ice everywhere! Read – Flag Up! for safety and tips from the Wisconsin DNR. Always be aware that ice thickness can vary on the same body of water and follow all recommended safety precautions.
- Ice Safety Advice everyone needs some advice some times – this is great info!
- A Fathers Time-Tested Ice Fishing Tips
Pamela and Scott Toshner are avid ice anglers and parents of twin girls. Here are the Toshners’ tips for ice fishing fun with the whole family.
- WI DNR Fishing Regulations – always good to know!!! Check out to refresh your memory before heading out on the water.
- Wisconsin DNR’s Go Wild Online License Sales– conveniently get your license online before heading out.
- Phelps Convenience Store – best live bait. These guys are really friendly and it is only 7min down the highway in downtown Phelps!
- Wisconsin’s Free Ice Fishing Weekend – If you are just testing the waters of this winter activity, visit Phelps on the third full weekend in January.
- Compete in Ice Fishing Tournaments | Phelps is home to three ice fishing tournaments every year, one on North Twin Lake. These tournaments are a fun way to get out on the ice and get to know your fellow fishermen better. Visit Phelps’ Chamber Events Calendar for updates. Also Eagle River hosts several ice fishing tournaments a year – see the Eagle River Chamber event calendar for all of the details!
Testimonial | Ice Fishing Getaway
“This was our first time at POV Resort but it will most definitely not be our last. We had an awesome time. Our cabin was very cozy and offered everything we needed to be comfy after our days on the ice. We also rented the Deluxe Ice Fishing Package which we greatly enjoyed. This was our first time ice fishing, the staff were very helpful. We were able to catch a fish, which was our goal!!! We are already planning our trip for next year.” – Dave – 5 Star Rating
POV has the best ice fishing resort shoreline in the Eagle River area (even Google thinks so!). And yes, we we may be biased but check out our reviews – guests think so too.
